Show proclamation by the president of the united states of america every duy day tile the great principles for which we are fighting take fresh hold upon our thought and purpose and make it clearer aliat hat the end must be and what we must do to achieve it we now know more certainly than we ne ever knew before why free men brought the great nation and government we me love into existence because it grows clearer and clearer what supreme serece ben ice it Is to be Amer americas cas privilege eto to e render to the alie world the anniversary of the discovery of 0 america must therefore jince for us in this fateful year EL a peculiar aud and thrilling significance we ili make it a da ilay y of ardent rededication to the ideals upon which our government Is fouli founded ded and by which our present heroic tasks are inspired now therefore I 1 woodrow wilson president of the united slates oj of america AmerIC 2 do appoint saturday the 1 th day of october 1918 as liberty day on that day I 1 request the citizens of every community of the united stats city town and countryside to celebrate the discovery of our country in order to stimulate a generous response to the fourth fourtly liberty loan commemorative addresses pageants harvest home festivals or other demonstrations should be arranged for in every neighborhood under the general direction of the secretary of the lie treasury and the immediate direction of 0 the liberty loan committee in co opera tion with tile the united states bureau of education and the public school authorities thor ties ldes let the peoples response to the fourth liberty loan express the measure of their devotion to the idea ideals a which have guided the country fro from in its discovery until now and of the their r determined purpose to defend the them in and guarantee their triumph for tile the purpose of participating in liberty day celebrations all employees of the federal government throughout the country choso whoso hose services can be reared pared may be excused on oil saturday the day of october for the entire tiny day in witness whereof I 1 have hereunto set my hand and caused the sed seal of the united states to be affixed done in the district of Colu cihla this day of september in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred find and eighteen and of I 1 the lie independence pen dence of the united states of 0 america the one hundred and forty third WOODROW WILSON by the president ROBERT LANSING secretary of state |