Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1918 — EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS [ARTICLE]

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

One of our new boats has been named the Licking. Whether or not it proves a desirable name will depend on whether it gives or takes. The kaiser’s partnersip ■with Gott on the western front is rather distracting his mind from his alliance with Mahommet on ’ the aastorn front. Does that bill giving the President power to requisition the timber of the country w’herever necessary, have any reference to the fences of the politicians? It might be hinted to those patriots who are so patriotically holding onto their earthly jxossessions, that Liberty bonds at 4 % Per cent will be much more attractive than a direct tax. The proceeds of the Liberty loan, including the greater part of that loaned to our Allies, are being spent for American products—the products of our factories, our farms, our ■mines, and other industries.—ln lending< to the United States the people of the United States are lending to their best and largest customer and obtaining the safest investment in the world. When you hear a patriot lamenting the fact that he is past the service age, remind him that those within that age are giving 365 days a year to their country, and that by scratching around right lively he might discover opportu lities to employ at least a part of his time the same way even here at home. Many other things Besides fighting are to be done.

| The cycle of money invested in Liberty bonds is short and complete. The people lend the money to the government, the government lends some to our allies, and our government and our allies straightI way spend the money, or the greater portion of it, among the people of the United States. In some instances the money paid in by wage earners on one installment of Lib—--1 erty bonds is i*aid by the government" to their employers, and by r 4heir employers paid back to them in the way of wages before the next ' bond installment is due.