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_ Miss Canada: In humility, be-
.¢a_u__se__o_f _the sacrifices which have
!>.¢91_!mH<¥¢ for me. _But _.in 'pride
because o -the Spirit, of Fortitude
ot ,your Sons, _I _come to__ enlist
your :host sympathetic support, as
expressed by your' financial aid,
_to enable me _to meet the many
_obligations that still remain* to-
wards the men who fought. I
relate... wish you t_0-_‘_ i>r<>'-_'idea H12
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iwf Clfhéiis: Perhaps you miglit lilce to
talti this ogportunity of telling us how you
exp' "t e 36l0',000,()00 wi- loaned to you
last-_year?` `_" ' . " '
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, ll'-.Il/lisa Caiiadia' I would. You
wiIlf_‘_..}?ecnll “that I. asked you for
.funds to ¢§'rry_`.0s t11¢._.wf1f._.s11d tb
;en_ablé_ me to advance credits' to
_Greet Britain _=m<1._ ,Q_v1‘.AIfl¢S> wh_°.»
_by_,_th‘,eir_ purchases here, have
prospered our ‘farms and factories.
Doyou ‘want details?  , __  _ _
L A 'C`llSlZei1S`: Yes. The indie facts and
figures you giye us, the _more _fully will you
answér“th'e`ni1tllfi_1l queries of those to whoni
you' are now_appénliii`§ foil aj fu'rth’ei" loan. '
_ Niiss Carissa: very swell, 'firm
I suggest y u_,ask_i1_ic' qi_i_es_t_ions.
, .Thatiis fii¢"he`st.__iv2y__:o bifissmlt
the facts. »
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l-  Citizens-: How much of the Victory
Loan 1918'did you use for war expenditures?
 nFfiss‘5‘C-iiuaua-9: 'riiree-iif.¢h~s of if
-$3 _$00,000 in fact. Bfefqre ,gig-
 ` "" e_'diture_ ’eta_il,_fl
wls }§:"`Z§pl.:?i'n that; ygiir do-'
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mobilization expenses as against
fhbse of mobilization have been
concentrated within a few months.
The' expense of transporting our
“Army overseas was spread cvcr
niore than four years. Consequent-
f §§lf',the cost of it did not bulk so
arge in any one year’s budget.
But to bring home in a few n:_oni'_lj,s
l1und`reds of thousands of men,
¢%l}ead from England, France and
anders,_;Ita1y, Egypt, Pale-stin~
_~'  ar-off Siberia, was a §;i5>_f__i:niti1_
 ,lgexpensivc task. _.lt taziecl nil
 resources. ' _ _
”’_'“` Clfizelisr' Realizing thc conditions you
faced, because ofthe shortage of shipping, and
rememberinfr that other parts of the Empire,
were eager for the speedy return of their men,
I  think ydu did yc_ry_ well. Give us now. the
d§tails of yoiir war expenditures.
_ ' _Miss Canada: $312,900,000, was
' ent for the .payinent of ,soldiers
_,Rennes th@Arrn`istice'#-the cost ipf
M _Qing tgehm, part cost-_0_f bringing
{‘ "  ho `e,_separation_allowanegS
_  Qhieir dgfpéndents, the »I1flaix1,ten-
Q1* ' _pf hospitals, their medical.and
 'ins ti%\i¥.S»;-if1»B1'if2i_“ a*?_WS‘-ll #Y
Qin, fo _organi'zation:an`}i’ con.
' ”' loft e_Dep_ar.fment0f So'di_ii§1'
‘ Re- stablishment (W _Q15 ,-
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ln] addition to this, I have
already authorized and am. paying
@,ra_t_i_.:iti€_S to_ soldiers ofr`i_ __ their
t_l_'is,charge..'  ,'. i
 Citizens: What is ilu- amoiint. of the
grzituiiy?
Miss canada: 1 uses s59',oi)‘o',0iio
of the Victory Loan 1918..foi_° this
purpose,_ and expect to ' use
$61,000,000 of Victory Loan 1919. _
(filtiiletisz Did you :nuke -any other (lis-
hurseinculs under the licailiiiig' ol' war
<:xpciidi'tures? - _ _
__ Miss Canada: Yes, $9,000,000
was__sp‘en_t at Ijialifax, tp be__ u__se'd irr
ijecojnstriiction after the disastcf.
Citizens: We quite app’re<:iatc ihc fact
that these were all necessary war c,\`pendi-
tures. Perhaps you will tell ig; i`\o`\v what you
dd in the \v;\.y of advancing credits to Great
Britain and our Allies? ' 1 ~
_ Miss Canada: With pleasure.
I argvfanced Great _Britaiii $173,'-`
500', 001 to help purchase your
grain; and I loaned h}er_ another
$_30_i000,_000 to buy other food st`u_if_s.
'Cifizerisz Dir] Great Britaiii buy any
f;sh from us? ' _ ‘ '
Miss Canada: Yes, $9,000,000
worth. I loaned her the money to
payyou for it. _
Citizens: \Vere there any other loans to
Gres: _1§r'_iia;n?_ _ , __ ’
' _Miss __ Canada: Yes, Great
srigoia e_oPs1,1‘f__ $2_900_.0Q9_ w0rt!1_._<>f
ships built here. I loaned her the
money to pay for  Then I
1o'aned‘ .her $5,500,000' to meet other
obligations _in ,_ _ _ connection _ with
munition purchases.
1,5 §€_itizens:'What security" have you for
all this? ._ __ _
Miss f Canada: Great Britain‘s
pledge to repay-ebacked by the
reso_u_rces_ that made her Banker,
Maitéufacturer and Bulwark torlier
All _' s__durin_g-the war.
Citizens: That's good enough. Did you
do zinytlliiig for our Allies?
Miss Canada: I loaned them
$8,200,009 to buy your foodstuffs,
raw material and manufactured
products.
CICIZGUS: That accounts for last yenr’s
I_.oan. ' Will you tell us' now why you need
another Loan, and how you purpose using it?
~Miss \Canadai¥~l need another
loan to,Iin'ish`_'payin`g the expenses of
demobi1iz'at`ion§`siiic'e the _ proceeds
of the 1918 Loan _were exhausted,
and _to meet the _obligations I still
owe to “your -Soldier Sons." I also
need~m'oi_1ey: for`»___National Working
Capital.  _ - .
€l12lZe!‘lS2 What are the obligations to
soldie_rs?_ _ _ _ _ _ '
_ Miss Canada: The cost of bi‘ing~
ing thjem home. The paymentof
all _those still undemobilized, in-
cluding ,sick and wounded,,Wh0 are
still in hospital, _and who of course
_,remain on the Army Payrolluntil
discharged, `Th_e _upkeep of hospif-
tals, an their medical and nursing
_?l_fai_fs_.,' ~_  _ ' __ _ -
,Citlzensz How i-nuch will these items
entail? ‘ __
'Miss camidm szoo,ooo,ooo.
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__CifiZér`iS: Does that include the gratui-
ti'es?_ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _
Il/fiss _Canadaz No. I shall need
$6l:,00'Q,Q_l)Q _of  New Loaf: to lin-'
ish paying these. _ _ _
. _Ci:i'zeiis=' will that ineiuoe the money. :O
h|ianc6_._the` Dept. of_ Soldiers' Civil Re-
:-stablisliment, includiiig the Vocational
Training Schiiols, and the \v'orki`iig out of the
Soldiers" Land Settlement Act-?_
H M_ls's__Canada-=: No: l__esti’rnate
557i09!l»000. _f_Qf.€h_iS‘~‘ _ 1l\ilV¢_2l1lT9?‘lY
appi°o_ved_ loans t_o_the _amount of
$20,000,000 ,to _soldiers a1§:§:a’dy`,sé,t-
tledon the land under t, is Act.
_ Citizens: llow' many soldiers are taking
mlitiiitaige of it? _ ,
_Miss Canada: Up to August
l5_th_,~__29,495 soldiers had applied for
l=H`\_<l__1'1f1d¢f the terrh,s‘_e_f _tha 'A'_c__r-
2_2,2'3?1 applicati'ons` had been ap-
proved. 9,04_3_ men \_vei‘e__ already
hissed C11 fv~rm`_S'.§ and mil_Iib`r_1S_i>_f»
acres will be _under cultivation,
that might otherwise' be idle.
Citi?/ens: What do you`cons_ide_r the
grént_national ad`va_`ntage of liaying soldiers
become farmers, apart from increased pro-
duction of food. _
_, Miss Canada‘:_Tl_i-e love; of out-
door li_fc and t_he_resourcefulness_ of
our soldier _ citizens are _ ju__st the
qualities is e12i¥<é_fh¢i'1i.S\i1_¢;c@S`sful
farmers, and upholders of the best
Canadian ti‘ad'ition`. I
Ci_fi'zens:.. Have' you any other war
obligations? -  _ _
Miss Canada: Not that I foresee.
_I have _coyerjed the major 0f_i‘és`.____ 
Citizens: You 'purposc.exten‘cling further
credits to Great Britain :intl our Allies, do
yoi1n"<§t? »-'- “ '_ , "  '_
_ _Miss Canada: Yes, to t_he`exten't
that your Loan will pe`rm_;it_  to.
_ Citizens: why sexi fs__'Gr'¢i§;13ii11;:in ami
our Allies if th_ey__can't_p_:fy_'_Cash?__
Miss Canada_: Their orders are
absolutely essentia1__t_t_;_ the Qgntiquf
ance of your- agricuturc and in"-
dustrial prosperity. ,_fIf‘Ii_e _g_na`!5,`1ll;'
tude of _ their ___orders',, and the
amount of employment thus core-'
ated will depend upon _the success
of the Victory Loan 1919.
Citizens: Willi ,youexphiin s~.iin;»ly' :i_I_:
idea f_»_f credit. an<.l.whj/ it is so iiev:css=:ii _v i‘_;i'.
we shduid .i'_“»'e it?
Miss _Can-ada: Farmers _ and
m'an}lfacturcrs (and t_l1'_at incliidesz
the \§_orlte_rs oh tl';e_se,orders) must
P _ . _ 1
bei  d cash for their products." _
I _ Therefore I must borrow money
frornyou to give credit, __teiriii~:-r,-
arily, to Great Britain and our
Allifes. ,
1~__;._.ié,‘ctually,_ no money will pass
ouiioi Canada.
 »_,_I‘i';ycn do not grant this c.°c-dit,
otl1_'\:;r_count_ries__wiil; and they wiil
1; the 11’2\d'¢»_ Md l1.1W¢_f~l\~> ¢_mi>1<>:~'-
 that, shouldhe yours, to dis#
 _lte amongst their wo,rke_rs__
_ -, _3'}.Af,nd rerfnen1be`r,».you .absolutely
heed-.these f?l_‘<l_€¥Sf U5. ¥_l??’fillf“l_f¥'_¢tY&-
,_ igient.  _ you don't _finance
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_ ` <f_fu1, business ,'_,will_ feel the
, E sion _and con_dit_ioi'&s__ _every-`
____  will be adversely a ected.
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_ And -explains her War Financing to her citizens: ‘
citizens: will you use the process; or
the Loan for any other purpose?
Miss Canada: Yes.i I must
carry out , _the National Ship,
building and Reconstruction pg-0'..
gramme. I a`i_n also committed to
_adyance loans to Provincial Hous-'
ing Commissions. ,
citizens :I what are inaividuai-personal
advantages to be gained _ i`n buying Victory
Bonds? _ i _
Miss Canada: The fact that
Vi¢t0l;y Bonds are among the
world s premier investments-in
secui_'iry-~in good interest yi`eld-
and in ready saleability.
r 'Citizens  What do you mean by Secllrlityl?
_ Miss Canada: I mean that the
whole resources of -Canada-all the
assetsof ati the people-pius"al1 the
‘Yselih _!¢f.__t9.._l>_¢_ __dis¢Qv_e_1:¢d____i§
§F'_1hi_nd my_pled_ge_.to repay youyour
principal when _due and to' inset'
each interest payment.. __  _ _
' Citizens: What do 'you rineaniby 
interest yield?" _ _
Miss Canada: You receive , 
your savings de_po_si_ts 3%._,,1nv¢§;
In my Bonds, Wi_th_ the securi_ty__g3`,
all Canada behind? you, and you
get 5lé%- ' ~ .- 
Citizens: What doqyou mean by “ready
saleability?" _ _
Miss Canada: I mean that if, at
a__ny time, you wish to get__C3sl_i for
‘victory Bonds-t_hat1i,s,fsell the  
you can do it at a r'nor"neiit’s. 
Qr, if you want to borrow moneyiojj
them, any bank will loanit to' yojii'
and accept them as security. 
all. rractifel purposes Vi¢f_Q1§vf
Bonds are as good as money, ex-
cept that if you keep n bill in a box
at lioine, or in ri _vault,_it do_esn’,t
_elarn in'ter‘est~-:but Victory Bonds
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if->1.*_»:_=1 hy S§1_‘vf'iu,';s_ Banks and _,my
<>l‘»l<;2_.ni.:m  uiidoubtcd.
iii...-:::_;: lin you ‘think Victory Bond!
in raw., wi \;ilu'_>r
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of , »».. ~~i|-.i-.ii-ilsliip, Miss Canada, and
ri;»_lz/5 :~"--;<l1lig;ilim1S WC lfavé (0 
sons, »_i=r l»i'o_tl;crs-_to our farmers and in-
du.~trial ,,i‘oducers~-to` our wOi"l£_ers` 'eve -_
where to Yoii, th'e Spirit of mil' 
'country ~-to those, who have so giadlg__a\H
gallantly flied for her-we pledge ourselv 
bpy youg _VictorydBp_nds to the ahbsolufe 
o oura iity an t_usepsure eres’ ‘
of _our highltst and best ’ag'|:>i'r2i:'ibi:?';g
Canada and all Her 'peop1`es.' '  
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