New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-02
KITCHENER URGES.
BRITISH TO SAVE
Every One Must Work
Harder than Before
War, He Says.
WOULD USE LESS
COAL. COFFEE, FOOD
Choice Is Between Self-Denlal
at Home and Scarcity in
the Trenches.

London. March IA great meeting
. hold in the Guildhall at London
ID 10 jnauguratc a national savings
,m,a;rn. The Lord Mayor presided
.rJ tbc speakers included Earl h',en-
.~cr Secretary Of state Tor War -. a.
Pslfour. First Lord OF the Aamlrs',S
l".....l5 1lcKcnns, Chancellor OF thc
i,es-tooner. and A. Bonar Law, Secre-
,orv Of state for the CoIoh'es'
lord Kitchener said; o
~ want lust as many men as we
cot a. soldiers. We arc bound 10
Go" eIl The men that can possibly De
80 from industry. agriculture anu
'F-,crco We cannot produce all our
0.ry pcacc time requirements:
80, lie population must 80 snort o.
.t,,rcs or the army must 80 sh0,
.,''. ,.,,,ri.ions and other indispenSao'e
'" ..,,o civilians prepared TO let thei'
-. ~ the trenches endure haru-
.t;ns While they are not ready 10 MARI
au sarrifccs Of harder work. III,
s,oased effort and increased economy
Must Exhaust the Enemy.
I'D kitchener urged his hearers to
o;Sor the fact that the war was
'.-,,ria "a infict economic exhaustion
I'll ss 4 conflict of armies, ana thal
"o,si5erod from this aspect IL direct,y
eo-cerned every man, woman ana chsla
j" a az, = representative OF Great Brit
.-,nies in the field he contin-
,,od 81 want 70 appeal on their behaiI
20 the civilians at home TO play their
-. s.rcnuouslv. Whether the army IN
ne feld. entirely dependent as 1t IS
an tho civilian army AT home Tor 1000
continent and munitions, can get those
,birgs I'm sufficient quantities depends
,hsoiu.clv and entirely on whether
o-e~v man end woman At home SHOWS
lilo utmost energy IN production ana
.ho utmost economy ~ consumption
ANY failure in this respect helps inc
enemy 10 win just As much as inc SOL
dior who refuses 10 do his utmost on
.ho field Of battle.
moreover. We want 20 provide our
Allies as much as possible with these
aTbe question is how all these things
can be done az the same time. how we
can take millions of men from the
workshops and farms and yet provide
Tor al the needs of the civil population
and the army millions in the held. II
those left behind only work as hard ss
they did before. and all the consumers
consume as they did before the war,
our problem Will be insOluble
Imports Must Be Reduced.
"Hitherto we have filed the gan by
vast importations, but the Chancellor
c the ExcheGuer and other financial
authorities impress US with the vital
necessity Of reducing our imports. Inc
dilemma is that either the civilians
must 20 short Of things which they are
accustomed TO IN peace times or the
armies must 20 short OF munitions and
c.ter indispensable supplies. Which IS
u 70 be 9'
Lord Kitchener appealed for economy
in everything. particularly in coal,
foodstufs, alcoholic liquors, petrol and
oils, tea. coffee and tobacco, and cloth
ing Of all kinds, especially woollen ar
iicles.
III every one works his hardest
Lord Kitchener concluded. all produce
everything the army needs and save
everything possible 10 invest in gov
eminent securities, a.! viii be dong
their bit. II they fail in this duty, they
are injurinC their friends IN the
IcuChtc 1Al 4As VI li4e t"N 4"si"''~-
cause"
Balfour Adds 10 Warning.
A. J. Baliour. First Lord of the Ad-
riralty, recognized that the question
Of personal expenditure was dlfhcult
and delicate one. at is easy" he SAID,
80 lecture other people. but what IS
'mportsn. is to make every man I'M
derstsnd that ne should examine his
ovH expenditure 20 sec how much IN
the national interest he can cut 1t
down"
Nj NcKcnna said the country mus
bear the burden of increased taxation
10 provide means for carrying on the
War, a. there were not many nations
able 10 lend Great Britain either money
or good. lie declared that II con-
SUMPTION continued al the present rate
there would not be enough goods sup
Piled in tie world 10 compensate for
ne immense destruction occasioned By
The var.
Every ore. he said. ought TO take
stock Ct his daily habits and see what
ne could give up. What was needed
was TO teach the people TO postpone
helr expenditures. The only way 10
avoid heavy taxation was for the ma
uon 70 save lie moved resolution
70 the effect that the meeting recog-
alzed thai no sacrifice was too great 20
insure victory, and that 10 pledged II
sell 70 use all means 20 that end. The
resolution was carried unanimously.