Excerpt from The Second Liberty Loan of 1917: A Source Book Our Government has authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to float a Second Liberty Loan. This means that the people of the United States are called upon to support President Wilson and Congress by lending money to their Government to carry on the war. Our unprecedented expenditures for the physical, mental, and moral well-being of the soldiers will be historic. They testify to the personal attitude of a Democracy toward those who risk their lives for Country and Humanity. With an ever-growing belief in the righteousness of the cause for which America is in the war, the people stand ready to help. They must, however, do their part intelligently as well as patriotically. The Secretary of the Treasury will need the generous assistance of thousands in disseminating reliable information throughout the villages, towns, and cities - information as to the security of Liberty Loan Bonds and the urgent need for hearty, speedy subscriptions to the Loan. This Source Book has been prepared for use by those who will aid the Government by addressing audiences on the subject of the Second Liberty Loan. The information it contains is official and of interest to people in all sections of the United States. If local information is desired by speakers, they will find their District Liberty Loan Committee ready to furnish all that is obtainable and accurate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.