New Outlook Volume 117 - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...merely about peace;" true for the League, but equally true for every organization which has anything to do with the prosecution of the war. "If," says Mr. Short, the Secretary of the League, " our League has not something to do in the winning of this war that no other agency can do so well, I, for one, should ask for a leave of absence in order to engage in some work that has to do directly with the defeat of Germany." This is admirably put, and ought to relieve the League to Enforce Peace from the charge of pacifism which has sometimes been brought against it, and justify its welcome by those who believe in the spirit and purpose which have been so well expressed on its behalf. FIVE BILLION DOLLARS Five billion dollars subscribed by millions of people--this is approximately the final result of the last Liberty Loan campaign. Though the Liberty Loan represents the best possible investment open to any citizen of the United States, it goes without saying that the great bulk of this subscription was obtained, not on an investment basis, but on the grounds of patriotism. No industrial enterprise in the world could ever have drawn from stocking and bank account, from daily wage and salary check, so huge an outpouring of the people's money. Those who believe immediate self-interest to be the ruling passion of mankind must be very much at a loss to explain the subscription list to the Liberty Loan. As unusual as the total of money collected were the methods employed for its gathering. The Boy Scouts and Carnp-Fire Girls, women with automobiles and those with worn shoes, men with ample means and men without savings, all co-operated with their local banks and loan committees in pushing the successful drive. In almost every community the effo...