THE WAR LOAN DAY BY DAY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17077, 3 September 1917, Page 5

THE WAR LOAN DAY BY DAY.

A FINAL APPEAL

BY SIR JOSEPH WARD

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(Per Press Association.) vvJUjuJjlL\:.tt!OjN, Hepemno: 2. The final appeal by fair joseou Ward tor subscriptions to the War Loan :— .Fellow Citizens,—On tliis tlie-.iast. ■day for su-DscriDing to the largest and most important loan, ever nuseci uy JNew Zealand, 1 make n final appeal to the people ot pur i;ominioir tor their w^ole-iiuarted and practical assistance. Were '-he-life oi,some.dear one dependent upon, cur -money, which of us would nasitate a moment to spend our last pound or to incur iuture liability in oruer to avert the calamity:- Which or.us woulo. see a , loved mother or wire or chad suffer or dio and continue to hoard up the gold -which wciuu save themr Howmuch more, then, 'should v.c .apare. neither elrort nor money nor the pledging of property, to hasten the coming victory and so curtail to the utmost of our power the further sacrifice of tjie lives of our beloved ana noble fathers, husbands, brothers, and son-;, who are enduring the consequences of the fearful conflict now raging. Should- thoy fail -through lack of oair support, there.is afar worse fate awaiting us than sickness 'or death. ■. Kemeinber.Belgium ! Remember the Lwsitania!. Remember Nurse Oavei! Remember the murdered -women and babies of England! Is any sacrifice of money adequate to ward-oft' such inexpressible horrors ? It is not alone pur possessions that we must preserved It is our freedom, that those we hold most dear should never be ground under the iron heel of the barbarous conquerors of Belgium. Whether you can lend £1, or £10, £1000, or even £10,000, I urge you to lend it in the same spirit in which you would part Avith every, earthly possession to save your dear ones and your country. You cannot afford to wait until our'army is m want. You cannot afford to wait until the enemy is at our gates. Now is the time to act. Let the amount be ever so small, it is needed in 'this great1 hour of our national

trial. The total of many small sums will ~reaeh millions. The loan will officially close at five p.m. to-morrow. Sufficient grace will be given to enable societies, companies, and trustees to complete their arrangements after ; the.:legislatibn has been passed by ■Parliament legalising theiraction/ I wish everyone to personally participate in this^great effort to finance" bur troops to victory. There is no cause greater than freedom, and we must all be prepared to pa,y, the piice, however <n-eat. . GEORGE WARD. September Ist, 1917. •'■: