The Liberty Loan: Address of Hon. W. G. McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury Delivered at a Meeting of Business Men and Bankers of Iowa in Des Moines, May 21, 1917
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1917. Pamphlet. 65th Congress, 1st Session, Senate document no. 40. "Presented by Mr. Smoot May 31, 1917. 13 p.; 23 cm. Wrapper title. In April 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I, the Emergency Loan Act authorized the issue of Liberty Bonds to raise money to support the Allies. Initially they did not sell well so Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo initiated a campaign to encourage people to buy the bonds. In this address, he urges business leaders and bankers in Iowas to support the sale of Liberty Bonds. Very scarce. In Fair+ Condition: brittle, with resulting separation of leaves and chipping at edges; clean and complete. Fair +. Item #008921
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