The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-26


ness such! q fright ful este 81 lie and ~.
Property without doing some solid
thinking. Nations cannot pay The
enormous cost Of keeping armies II
the field without giving heed to the
icost OfsWaf, where the money comes
from, and what will be the result "a
themselves, y I
The thrift Of European nations has
made possible accumulation Of vast
thordes Of gold, upon which they have
drawn as the war progressed and only
because Europe has been saving fol
decades can II now spend at such
"a terrific rate. But even with all the
vast resources the time has come
when governments have deemed II
Iwise TO caution the people against
waste. and to encourage saving as 9
matter 81 patriotism. 4
In England the thrift movement
has become SO; apparent that It has af.
lfected everything from the burning
LOT gas in the bathroom to the prun.
ling OF salaries in Parliament. Il hal
been suggested that there be appoint.
led a commissioner Of thrift to make
the work thorough, systematic and
widespread. 81 I: 4
The men in the trenches receive
but twenty four cents o day and Brit.
ain argues that ~ they can sacrifice
their all, why should not those al
home and those higher up sacrifice
something? All sorts Of schemes
have been suggested, + from the taking
over Of the railways by the govern.
lment. thus cutting down expenses. e
| the dismissal of servants In the house.
hold. But whatever the plan, the idea
Is to economize. a
The British parliame ntary war say:
lings committee Is flooding the United
kingdom with leaflets. calling upon
everyone to help "buy victory and
peace by investing In the war loan.'
Some Of the points made as to why
the nation should save and how to dc
1T are as follows: S. Z,
Save for the country's sake. be-
cause 1t is now spending SIG, 200. 000
"a day and must find most OF the mon
|ey out Of the savings Of its citizens.
Save for your own sake, because
while work and wages are good now,
hard times may come after the war.
'sSave SO that we need buy as little
as possible from abroad. We are buy
ing from foreign countries Sc, 900, 600
IA day more than they are buying from
Ius. I. Il.
"Save because whenever we import
things that are not absolutely nee
essary II becomes more difhcult to
import and pay for all things that
are absolutely necessary.
"Saye because the more We import
from abroad the more difficult it.Sis
to prevent gold leaving the country
in payment. Save, then, because our
store Of gold is vital to our credit and
Ito our financial power. n
Save because by so doing you will
help your country to give financial
help to our allies who are less rich
than we are. s..
mo saving Is too small to count.
II As. 100000 people save an average
Of even half a crown q week, the to-
tai Is hugeit means nearly $15.-
uVU,UuV q year. n
"Eat less meat.
"Be careful with your bread.
Waste nothing. To waste food is
as bad as to waste ammunition.
Save especially in all things
which have to be imported; food ana
drink Of all kinds. tobacco, petrol
rubber, etc.
use home products, wherever pos
sib1e. and be careful even with these.
Before you spend anything think
whether it is necessary.
"1f you possibly can, grow your
own vegetables
Where there Is no thrift there can
be no lasting greatness. No man ever
becomes a really great man unless he
is thrifty. No nation can become
great or sustain It's greatness unless
at the very foundation lies the thrift
of the people. Thrift is the surest
and strongest foundation Of an em-
pre-" said Lord Roseberry, $50 sure,
so strong. so necessary, that no ma
ton can long exist that disregards
it."
!. Wherever there Is destruction Of
property, thrift must replace It.
Waste Is waste and cannot be recov-
erred. Insurance does not replace
loss. It simply distributes 1t. The
house that burns is gone. The owner
may build another from the proceeds
of his fire insurance policy, but the
loss Is there Just the same, spread
over many rather than one.
The financial adjustment that must
take place. when the war is over will
impose a penalty on the whole world.
Thrift must build up what war Is