Show Gov Edge Says Our Financial I Mobilization Will Awe Prussia ATLANTIC A CITY May 25 Governor Go Governor Edge in his address of X welcome at the tile opening of the convention of the New Jersey Bankers Bankers' association said I New ew Je Jersey has gone over the top witla with witha a vengeance In the time third Liberty loan loal and r recognizes co that too loo much credit can not be given iven the banker for the I part art he has haH played in this great economic victor victory may not riot have respect for Americas America's military machine In this hour of merely preparations an and making ready on our part but there Is no doubt that has Imas d respect for our forces of financial mobilization With three successful loans loam In a single le year car popularly subscribed by millions of AmerIcans Amer Amer- and running beyond ten billions of oC dollars has hns already alread felt the sting and the pinch o of leas AnTes financial mancial man finan cial prowess War Yar did not find our financiers finan firman- ciers either unprepared or inefficient If H Liberty bonds were subscribed as ns a matter of or patriotic enthusiasm they ought to be he held onto as a matter of self seU interest I 1 have hae no doubt douht that the bankers bankers bank bank- ers ma may be depended upon to spread this gospel among investors of or the governments government's govern govern- ments ment's Liberty Issue Already Alread bonds of or orthe the tho third Liberty loan are belling below helow lUll lr In Wall nil street an and it l has Imas been ben irresponsibly irre Irre- reported in newspapers that om of or these sales were ere authorized by banks I cannot believe believe- o that the time banks are ar responsible However no matter what the ha cause may be hell It I is hI most apparent that tho the governments governments government's gov gov- credit is not impaired and that l the chief sufferers s are arc the time sellers 1 the financial question Quito obviously QU o n Is one of paramount Importance In modera modern modern mod mod- ern era warfare Undo Uncle Sam n ned ds the disinterested disinterested dis dis- interested and patriotic advice of his bankers and financial men in steering the country countr financially Shall ShaH we continue continue continue con con- to raise mone money tJ by bonds In as all great a ratio as In the time past or must there be an increase in taxation 1 have havo a full rull measure of confidence In Inthe inthe the tho sterling loyalty and patriotism of American patriots at homo home which leads lends mo no to believe that tha t they are arc ready and willing to meet any I. I new w financial obliGations obligations obliga obliGa- in backing to the fullest extent our sons and brothers on the firing line whether It be taxation or not I am un convinced that thai our moneyed mone-ed men are entirely willing to pay more Income taxes and to pay largely Increased ex excess excess ex- ex ce cess war profits taxes on the ground that if they mal make maIne c money tho time thc they arc glad to pay a n proportionately larger share shara of or orthe the tho cost of tho integrity of or that democracy under and by the protection protection protection tion of which th they are arc permitted to do buSi business ness It is no longer radical and Socialistic to 10 sa say that the time direct tax tux which hits hardest hard hard- est eat at the time man who is best able to pa pay Is more equitable an and just than lain the tIme indirect indi tax which burdens tho the poor b by adding add add- Ing InS to the cost of or necessities used b by Iy r everybody These arc alc extraordinary times an and they require extraordinary treatment nt of or governmental affairs affairs au and policies |