El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-10-25
MUST LEARN

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failed to realize the Importance O.
individual effort In maintaining tina
government. We realize 1t now. We
must entirely, change our viewpoint
our attitude toward government. The
change must come into every house
hold. Every ounce of energy in every
American home must he mobilized.
What II viii Cost
prior to the war the total income
OF the American people was $40,O 00,-
100000. or this amount there was
saved and put into new Investment
81, 900, 900 300 or $4,000, 100000. NOW
THE WHOLE MET INCOME OF
AMERICA PRIOR TO THE WAR
WILL NOT BEGIN TO PAY FoR
THE WAR.
"The last congress appropriated a
totsl 81 over $4,000 ,ooo, 600 for the
war. This that The countr,
must produce $4,000 10000 In prod
ucts and msterlaIs more than the ne
tional production before the war"
What js a Billion?
I'VE are just beginning to think in
terms Of billions. A billion 10 some
thing that 10 almost impossible for the
human mind to conceive. A billion
dollars represents dollar FOR every
minute Of time, day after day, week
after week, month after month, year
after year, since the birth Of Christ.
Twenty billion dollars means twen-
ty dollars a minute for every minute
Of time since the birth Of Christ.
Not Dollars But Resources
Each dollar Of a billion or twenty
billion must represent some material
resource to be used in the war. The
dollars merely represent the possible
products and materials that can be
turned out. W. must put into the war
every bit of material that
can possibly be put into it IL we are
to bring about a peaceful settlement
of the conflict.
I'VE must have unlimited ships.
"We must have unlimited NUM-
tions.
I'VE must have unlimited food.
I'VE must have an unlimited num-
Der of soldiers as fast as we can
them.
The Quickest Way
THE quickest way In which we can
end the war is to 90 straight into the
Of It with all the power we CAM
comm and. How are we to do this?l
We can not do 1t II every citizen pur.
the even tenor Of his way. There
must be a change. All our human
energy must be shifted from peace
pursuits Into the production Of mate
'iaIs, Of food, Of equipment for war;"
The speaker here reviewed the
work Of congress in preparing to pros
the war to a successful conclu.
'ion.
The Issuing Of Bonds
THE greatest thing the government
las DONE" he said, 'fs to issue bonds,
n order to get dollars to use as a
means to an end. These dollars must
,e used to mobilize our resources, in
to have something which can
'e used. The dollars themselves do
lot do the work. The dollars win all
kept at home. There is no coun-
ry to which we may go with them to-
'uy. We must produce the things our
elves. The extent to which we can
these things must be meas
red by the dollars.
"The agricultural production of this /
has been brought to seven
cen billions of dollars. We must have
nore. The government this year will
nut into the wal twice that sum. So 8
We must produce and put into the war
ur whole previous net income and
hen double it. We have got to turn /;
0 actual production. How are we go
ne to effect this? There is one way
a which every citizen may aid. !,
Don't Compete With Uncle Sam :
when the government goes into
he market to buy stuff for the war ,
must compete with every one Of
S who is buying In the market. We ,
lust reduce our competition with the /,
to the minimum. When .
70 refrain for instance from vast :
lg a gallon Of gasoline we leave that
luch more to be bought by the gov :
rnment. The same applies to food :
roducts and everything else needed !.
y the government. :
Two Ways to Help !
"We car help the government in :
yo ways. ,
I'VE can increase the supply of prod y
cts and avoid as far as possible COM !,
into competition with the govern /.
Ient as a purchaser of the things the 4
overnment needs. u
The same principle an be applied :
all kinds Of service. When the G
nployer dispenses with unnecessary v
Dor he releases that labor to the g
overnment, which needs it badly ia $
unitions factories, in shipyards, in n
othing factories. When the call for S
Dor comes the private employer II
ust turn loose ell he can BY giving b
ir money We also help offer labor a
Iducements to get in and help pro- n
lce." s.
The senator went in some detail
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