The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-27
Pleasures Hinderlne War Work.

Pleasures Hindering War Work.
i In the article that appears below.
clipped frcm the Ner Orleans Times
pieayune Mr.. Frank a. Vanderllp. the
dollar-per-year financial genius. Is free
" quoted. The Banner has in Il previ-
GUS issue cited that he laid aside his
duties in New York city to assume
others for the Government-for which
lie is paid only one dollar per year.
We are pleased to present to you some
thing this far-seeing financial giant has
had to say, and earnestly commend its
close reading and application.
Frank 4. yanderlip. the United
States official apostle of thrift. told
New Orleans, Louisiana and Missis-
sipii Wednesday how that virtue must
win the war to make the world safe for
democracy.
The master of finance who gave up
management Of the National City Bank
Of New York, the country's most pow
erful financial institution, to serve the
people at salary of one dollar a
year. made three speeches in less than
the twelve hours he was here. But his
audiences included besides New Orleans
business men and bankers, war saving
committeeman, Red Cross representa-
tives. and food and fuel conservation
lists. more than two hundred members
Of. the state. parish and country dis
tricts and members of the war savings
committee Of Louisiana and Mississippi
gathered here in conference.
Through these men Mr.. Vanderlip'S
messages are to go-to the hundreds OF
thousands of people in the two states.
with an earnestness. assured by an en-
thusiasm Wednesday which Mr.. VAN
llerlip delared excelled any demonstra-
ton he Lad seen in the eighteen states
through which his present tour in the
interest OF war savings has taken him.
Mr.. vanderlip's address was an ex-
position of facts Of how pleasure as
usual and business as usual " on
the Fart of American citizens is fur
nislling the Kaiser with his greatest
ally. The thoughtless purchase or use
of things A person could get along with
out. even those things which might cas-
uaily he classed as necessities. is com
handing work by laEor which should
be turned to the manufacturing Of the
things needed by the Government fol
the carrying on of war.
Tie most startling statement by hin
was an illustration of how this lack o.
sacrifice on the part Of the American
People was directly hindering the wOrl
of properly equipping the soldiers.
. In our camps are men imprOperl.
clothed. and. insufficiently drilled be
cause Of the lack Of fighting equip
nlent,' said he. |. have seen in on
camp 10000 men with rifles for Onl
1900. | have seen them drilling wit
sticks. have seen 1900 men in hospi
tails equipped for only 500. have see
great strings OF horses which for tw
months had feen exercised only wit
halters because Of the lack of saddles
have seen machine gun companie
that have never seen Il machine gun.
saw some made in France machin
guns which French officers had hrougll
over with them with which to drfl
American troops. But worst Of all |
the lack of big guns. In some of til
camps the men are drilling with make
shifts two wheels with an initatio
gun mounted uron it.
Every time you force labor to SUI
ply you with an unnecessary articl
yon detract that much labor from til
work of supplying the Army's needs.
Winning the war is our job nov
But we cannot win it until every OIL
realizes his responsibility of al,sOlutel
getting ready TO fight. And in til
measure in which we feel this person;
responsible i'll our souls, will we
that measure get ready for war.
France is sick unto death wit
fighting. French courage will he
flaming torch always, but there Is
limit to endurance. This war Is MP
Great Britain and the United State
The British and American navies al
our outi,osts now. We are in vel
serious condition.
We have been uncOnsci0usly della
ing getting ready to fight. Every ma
wclaan and child can play part
this war.
The thing we have got to do no
Is to win the war. And this is going
help us in the most direct way to vi
the war. II we do not accept the le
son. If we do not accept the person