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Show THE FEDERAL LAND BANK OF BERKELEY The Federal Land Dank Is In receipt re-ceipt of tho following telegram from Secretary of tho Treasury William G. McAdoo and President Joyce will nppreclato any publicity you can get for it: "No class of our peoplo aro more vitally concerned In tho successful prosecution of the war with (ler-mnny (ler-mnny than tho farmers. Tho value of their products depends upon th" maintenance of America's right to Freedom of tho Seas. This right bo-Ing bo-Ing ono of tho chief things challenged challeng-ed by the German Kaiser In this war, If our commerco can bo destroyed de-stroyed at tho will of any foreign power at any time that It suits tho purposo of that power, as submission to tho German Kaiser's edict would bring about, tho farmers would bo unable to sell their surplus crops In tho open markets of tho world and tho valuo of our principal farm products pro-ducts would decline below tho cost of production. America can never surrender this vital right. Wo must vindicate! it. Wo can swiftly win this war; maintain our prosperity and securo tho safety of our democracy democ-racy If wo go forward with resolution resolu-tion and courngo and support our gallant armies now already in tho field. "To do this tho farmers of tho 1'nlled States as well as all other classes of our peoplo must lend their money to tho government by buying I'nlted States Liberty Ilonds which bear four per cent Interest nnd aro exempt from almost nil taxation, state, local and federal. Farmers eons ns woll as tho sons of all classes of American citizens .ire now In tho field. Wo cannot equip them with tho arms and ammunition am-munition which will glvo thorn the best chnnco to save their own lives anil to win tho wnr quickly unless the government can soil Llboity Iionds from tlmo to time. It Is not only a question of saving the rights and proporty of tho farmers farm-ers r.nd of all tho peoplo of the t'nl-ted t'nl-ted States but aUo supporting our soas who havo ulruaay buwn called to tho colors and through whoso val-Jor val-Jor nnd fighting ability wo shall soon ro-establlsh a stablo and Just peace In tho world. "It Is tho hlglTest duty of patrlot-,nin patrlot-,nin of tho farmers and every other class of our peoplo to Riipport our gallant soldiers in tho war nnd uphold up-hold America's vllnl rights. Tho least service any good citizens and patriots patri-ots can perform Is to lend his monoy to tho government on tho safest security se-curity In thg world. Send these facts to all farmers In your community commun-ity and urgo them to do their part." Signed, W. G. McADOO. |