| Show I Proclamation by the President President President Pres Pres- ident of the United States of America I Every Enry day the great preat principles for I which we are ure lighting take InIce fresh holt hoid upon our thought and purpose and make It clearer what Ih the end must be and what we must do to achieve It It We Ve e now know more certainly than thun we wc ever el knew before Lefore Vh why free men brought the great nation and government government govern govern- ment we love Ion Into existence because it grows clearer and clearer what supreme supreme supreme su su- preme service it Is to be Americas America's privilege to render to the world The anniversary of or the discovery of AmelIca America Amen Amer ica lea must therefore re have for us in this fateful year a n peculiar and thrilling significance We should make male it n a day dllY of ardent rede to the Ideals upon which our government Is s foun founded ed and by which our present heroic tasks are Inspired Now therefore I Wood Woodrow row Wilson President tnt of or the United States of America do o appoint Saturday the day of October l 1018 18 us as Liberty d dy On that day I request the citizens of or evel every community of the United States city town and aid c countryside to celebrate celebrate cele cele- brate brute the discovery discover of or our country In order to stimulate a u generous response to the Fourth Liberty Loan Commemorative addresses pageants harvest est home hoarse festivals festI or other demonstrations demonstrations demonstrations should be arranged for in every elj neighborhood un under er the general direction direction c- c tion tIun of the thc secretary of the treasury and the immediate direction of of the Liberty Loan comma committee In cooperation cooperation opera co tion with the U United itell States bureau of education and the public school au au- Let the peoples people's response to the Fourth Liberty Loan Loun express the he measure of their devotion to the thc ideals which have guided the country f from om omIts its discovery until now and of their determined purpose to defend them and guarantee their thell triumph For the purpose of participating in Liberty day cele celebrations all employees of the federal government go throughout the country countr whose services can be spared may be excused on Saturday the day of October for the entire day In witness whereof I have ha hereunto set my hand and caused th the seal of the United States to be affixed Done In the District of Columbia this day of September In the year ear of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred Hundred Hundred Hun Hun- dred and Eighteen n and of the Independence Inde Inde- of the time United States of America the One Oue Hundred and Fort Forty Forty- third WOODROW WILSON By the President ROBERT mT LANSING Secretary of State |
