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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
4
The notice urges Canadians to subscribe to Victory Bonds, arguing national prosperity depends on loan funds to sustain trade with Britain and allies. It claims bonds offer 54% interest, act as safe collateral, and can be quickly turned into cash, making participation patriotic and profitable for all Canadians.
Canada faces ongoing war costs into 1920 despite victory. Government cites $610 million raised last year spent, $400 million to veterans, and Britain repayment. Victory Bonds are presented as safe long term investments backed by national wealth. Canadians urged to buy to support veterans, markets, reconstruction, and hospitals.
The Victory Loan 1919 is pitched as the bridge between war and peace linking demobilization costs with reconstruction. It funds Soldiers' Civil Re establishment training and farm loans under the Soldiers' Land Settlement Act while supporting pensions and grants for disabled veterans and dependents. It secures overseas credits to preserve Canada’s trade links, with bonds offering 6 1 4 percent interest and selling above par.
Canadians faced tuberculosis among wounded in France besides shell and gas. By August 1918, 3,909 soldiers were returned to Canada and placed in sanitatoria under Soldiers Civil ReEstablishment. About 20,000 more disabled troops will be funded by the Victory Loan 1919.
A wartime appeal urges Canadians to support the Victory Loan to finance sale of surplus grain. It argues eight million Canadians consume about 60 million bushels annually and warns that without funds the nation cannot sustain prosperity. The appeal emphasizes personal investment as essential to Canada’s economic machine.
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