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over, with victory ours and American soldiers today standing 

 guard on the bank of the Rhine River. 



To pay these debts, therefore, is to pay for a victory won by 

 American troops, and we who were not able to fight in France, will 

 be proud to do that. It will be our way of showing gratitude for 

 their sacrifices, and it will demonstrate our determination to make 

 America a debt-free country, with larger prospects for employment 

 and advancement, for the soldiers who return. 



It will take ten months to demobilize the American Army to a 

 peace basis. During those months our fighting men must be 

 clothed and fed; the estimated payroll for that time amounts to 

 $827,970,800, and the Army's meal ticket for the same period will 

 cost about $279,428,130. 



All these American heroes have to be brought back and deposited 

 in their homes at Government expense ! The bill for transporta- 

 tion will demand $400,000,000 ! 



More than one and a half billions dollars are thus needed for the 

 A. E. F. alone. To that sum we have to add large outlays for the 

 care and vocational training of disabled soldiers — ^men who gave 

 their best for Liberty, and must now rely on American gratitude to 

 support them, or teach them new ways to earn their bread. 

 Greater amounts will go for the munitions and supplies ordered 

 before the war ended. 



We will put over this Victory Liberty Loan! We will buy 

 Victory Notes! America's will to finish the war will prove as 

 strong as the will of her indomitable soldiers ! 



