Show proclamation by the president of the united states of america every day tile the went cat principles for which we are arc lighting take freit hold upon our thought und and purpose and make inake it clearer what the end must be nud and what hat we must mu A do to achieve st it WO we now how know more certainly than we ever knew before why free men brought the lie ireat great nation nhuon anti and government we love into existence because it grows grous clearer and clearer what hat supreme service it is to be americas liege to render to the world horld the an nier sary of the discovery of america must therefore have for us its in ili this fateful year a peculiar and thrilling significance we should make it a day of ardent rededication to tile the ideals upon which out our government government is founded and by which our present heroic tasks are inspired 1 now the therefore lefore 1 I woodrow wilon allson president of the alic united suites states 0 of america do appoint saturday the day of october 1018 as liberty day on that day I 1 request the citizens of every community of tile united states city town tonii and countryside to celebrate bra te the discovery of our country in order to stimulate a generous response cespon se to the fourth loan commemorative addresses pageants pageant harvest home festl festivals als or other demonstrations should be arranged for in every neighborhood under the general direction 0 of tile the secretary of the treasury sury and d the immediate direction of the berty liberty loan committee in co operation with tile the united states bureau of education and the public school an authorities thorit ties les let the peoples response to the fourth liberty loan express the measure of their devotion to the ideals which have guided the lie country from its discovery until now and of their determined purpose to defend them and guarantee their triumph for bor the purpose of participating in liberty day celebrations all employees of the federal government throughout the country whose services can be spared may be excused on saturday the day of october for the entire day da in witness I 1 have bave hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the united states to be affixed done in ili the DI of columbia this lolli lay day of september in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred ann and Eight Elgh teon em and of tile the independence pen dence of the united states of america the one hundred and forty third WOODROW WILSON by bv the president ROBERT LANSING Re secretary cretan of state |