The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-28
SERIOUS CONDITION


Kansasp City, Mo.-Feb. 27-That
the United States is facing q serious
economic condition as q result Of
the heavy burdens placed upon it
by the war abroad and by the, pro-
verbal thriftlessness of the rank
and file of our population, was
voiced today by S. w. Straus,
President Of the American Society
for Thrift. In a communication
presented by him to the committee
on Thrift Education of the Nation
al Education Association, of which
Straus is q member, in session here,
he declared that the present abnor-
NAL prices for commodities is an in
dication of serious conditions.
81 believe every member of this
committee is willing to admit the
seriousness of the economic situa-
ton in America" Straus declared.
"While it is true that We as q ma
ton are prosperous, it is equally in
controvertible that as individuals we
are profigate. In this country the
records of the Surrogate Courts, for
example, show that 80 out of every
100 men who die leave no income
producing estates. Only 3 per cent
leave estates amounting to $4,000
or more. Out Of every 100 women
who are left widows, only Is are in
good or comfortable circumstances.
The other 48 are obliged to go to
work, and thirty-five are left either |
in absolute want or are, to great
extent, objects Of charity.
At the present time, and for
several years, we have been going /
through a period of abnormal prices
for commodities. The American
housewife today is paying her
grocer and her butcher prices that
are reminiscent Of the days of the
Civil war, but it is not specifically
the high cost Of living that affords
cause for alarm. The seriousness of
the situation lies in those facts that
make the cost of living high, and
is to a great extent thfiftlessness.
The European war, which is the
most prodigious example of waste
fitness in the history of the world,
is responsible to great extent for
the untoward conditions in America.
Values running in the billions have
been wiped out in the unhappy lands
across the sea and the end is not yet
in sight. All humanity must help
share the burden Of this waste.
Every citizen in America today is
help paying this giants tax. And,
what is more distressing, there will
be no let up with the dawn Of peace.
The enormous war bills Of Europe
viii place load upon the citizens Of
America for many years to come.
At the same time we have an addi-
tional burden the thriftlessness Of
our own people, and this il proven
bal. We are the Belshaxzar of all
nations. We have for generations
been seated at the Babylonian feast
Of plenty. But the hand has written
upon the wall. Unless we take
warning we will suffer the fate of
that ancient city, which for 1000
years ruled the world with undisput-
ed sway.
Il feel safe in saying also that
every member of this committee
will agree with me in the assertion
that only through our schools can
the change from these unhappy con
ditions be brought about. Begin at
the foundation. Teach thrift to the
child of today if you would have the
man Of tomorrow thrifty"
"This is the chief lesson that
American history teaches US; A ma
ton which ignores the teachings Of
thrift to its children will never be
permanently thrifty"
When the bowels become irregu-
lar you are uncomfortable and the
onger this condition exists the
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