| Show THE IF DOLLAR BOND IN ISSUING liberty loan bonds bondi in a de denomination as small as 50 the secretary ot of the united states slates treasury has put it in the re reach c of al most very every american citizen to do a reaud breand actual service to his country not all can fight not all can render personal service in other ways but those who are denied the privilege of serving their country in person have the privilege ot of serving by lending their money to win her victories but it to is not patriotism alono alone that urges the buying of 0 liberty loan bonds thrift and a wise economy in investing small savings commend these liberty loan bonds to small investors they are sate safe and considering si their tax free quality tree free from all federal state and local taxes inheritance taxes excepted and free from any war tax that may hereafter be levied affording an absolutely sol net income of 3 12 1 2 per cent they constitute an ideal investment for savings nor is there any reason tor for waiting tor for a later bond issue in the expectation of a higher rate of interest being obtained for the law provides that should such bonds be issued later liberty loan bonds may be exchanged tor for them at par SENATOR REED SMOOT can always be depended upon to aid in righting wrongs and in protesting against unjust legislation recently many ot of our business men wired the senator urging his influence to have the finance committee modify the pending revenue bill eliminating the unbearable oppressive and immediate tax carried by that measure thus preventing the business stagnation that should sure follow its passage in its present torm form senator smoot replied to the telegram as aa follows you can rest assured that the bill as aa it passed the house never will pass the senate the finance committee Is now holding meetings every day tor for the purpose of rewriting the same I 1 shall not support any measure that will have a tendency to unduly oppress business I 1 have been fighting to prevent the raising of 0 more than one billion and not to exceed one billion two hundred fifty million by appropriations the balance ol of tho the expense to bo be raised by the issuing of 0 bonds from the very day that I 1 was asked into con arance erance with the secretary ot of the treasury washington at war to la a place every american must watch closely says an exchange for washington virtually is taking over till all aurmen androney and money for fighting the kaiser it too much to say that your future and our future must depend chiefly upon the moves of 0 washington in the world struggle neither the public nor the newspapers wish military information made public that would aid the enemy but a censorship that in any way interferes with public criticism of the government or of government officials is unthinkable except in a despotism and nothing can or will justify ll it before the american people we are not going to bo be as prussian as that |
