The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20
BUDGETaSTEMI
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ExEMPLIFlED AT. FARMlNGToM,
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FAVORED BY STATE OFFICERS
Each Man Contributes Aecordfhg II
His. Meanssand The Financial
Campaign subscriptions
Are ELIMINATED

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Des Moines, Dec. f7-As the fesuir
OF a movement started in the little
town of Pennington, Van Buren, county
Iowa, and acting Saturday by the Iowa
state council Of defense, the United
States government is to- besaskedi ami
urged to adopt the budget system Of
caring for tine years financial dernands
uenf the people ortthe nation, and con
gress is to be asked to provide suit!
able legislation TO. put the system into.
effect and give such methods of rails.
ing money the sanction OF legality.
The idea is to do away with the
centinuay financial campaigns praise
money by popular. subscriptions for
Liberty bond issues, Red Cross needs
and other associated calls for funds.
~ No. Solicitation 9f'@
BY It each man, without ssolici-
tation will be required to give ae-
cording to his means. By the bud
get system one call for money will
cover : all prospective I demands.
Continuous campaigns, spread out
over weeks, months and years, will
be discarded. " >,''t OK. X
Down in Pennington, OF, in Van
Buren, county, what is known as the
,iy,ert MI ,c lv.
full operation: 1t is a simple budget
method of meeting the financial dem
ands and calls OF the government and
its allied organizations requiring fin
ancial maintenance from the people.
In Van Buren, county a man has been
named in each township, familiar with
the financitl ability of every resident,
to handle the work. The people have
+, voluntarily paid into a central fund
their proportion of the amount OF
money the county is expected to be
called on to pay for the Red Cross
and all other financiti demands.
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When, then, the call is made GU
the people of that county, the central
committee simply draws a scheck for
the amount. No campaigning is re-
quired after the initial effort. The
needs have been so far anticipated the
Farmingto plan workers have cleared
up years work in few weeks. Their
energies are conserved and they may
go about other business that might
be neglected during the successive
campaigns for money. =
Must Force Economy " -
THE time has come when we have
got to save. The people can not stand
it. to be stopped today, tomorrow and
the next day for money for all these
things, Said Gov. Harding" "'' d"
In this cricis two things are nes'
essary: 49,. :, '."t.~
First, an army, trained, equipped
and prepared to fight under any cir
cumstanees. .'.F' H7'A a".' "a .F'@ W ~
Second, the same sort Of an army
to keep business going at home. Right
now with winter. coming on we are
up against serious situation IN the
state of Iowa-fier, feed, men out OF
employment because Of the early win,
ter. ""'s =, Wv u W 20 i. d.
"Unless we do get down OH earth
get our feet on the ground, and arrange
matters so our people can take care,
of the calls made upon them far in
advance, we are going to have stag.
nation IN business and the morale Of
the people at home is as important as.
the morale of the army at the front.
"We should send a tital wave out
from Iowa to Washington that will
sweep into operation newer and
more effective method.
First, we should demand that no
more. organizations be promulgated,
and the governmental machinery al
ready organized be used. $50. III.
Second, on all gife organizations
and there are several mighty good
ones that there be a budget system
adopted for at least a year in advance
and. word of the needs sent out so the
people may know: : r. $50 i
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