Graham guardian., 1917-11-30

try, owing to the fact that we have
about double the population. Eng.
lind has speeded up her production
Of wealth, denied herself SO much,
that despite the fact that millions of
her finest specimens of human ma.
terial are fighting, despite the fact
that she had raised previously about
la like amount of Billion Dollars in
loans, and Is paying 21a Billion Dol
ars yearly in taxes, she was able
till to produce this enormous amount
IN 80 day campaign
Germany is speeding up her pro.
duction along the most scientific
Lines, and is starving herself. That
is the sole reason Germany exists
today.
Are we super-men that we can do
things differently to others?
Let us forget this talk of Uncle
Sam soon cleaning up the Germans
when he gets there" The Germans
will not be cleaned up" by talk. or
en- by bravery alone. They must
De fought with their own weapons.
hard work and self.denial-the
things that win wars.
Again, the man who cries. Let
the rich man pay has not grasped
the elementary facts of the situation.
The rich man is paying, and WILL
pay for the Government already is
calling for as much as 5O% of his
profits In the shape of Income and
War Profit Taxes.
IL Is true that the Government is
not taking away the rich mans can.
ltal, but neither is It asking the less
wealthy producer to part with his
capital. All alike must retain their
capital In order to run factories.
tarm the land, build ships, equip
armies, and provide wages.
1t would be an entirely mistaken
policy to attempt to use the capital
wealth OF the Country to finance the
war What you need, what the gov.
ernment needs, what the whole world
needs, is an increase, a very great
increase. in the INCOME of rich and
poor alike.
You farmers must produce more.
must work harder: the uncultivated
land of this Country is a STANDING
Feproach Hr working-men,
must Van wor,.,
must economize and save in the
home You wealthy automobilists
must curtail your extravagances and
let the Automobile Manufacturer be
free to make trucks and cars for the
Government. You society women
must realize that it is vulgarity and
almost treason to keep an army of
workers making your clothes when
they could be doing useful work for
The Government. You children must
help with the housework and free
men and women to fight and pro.
duce goods needed by the Country.
We must get together for greater
efficiency.
We must save or perish.
PART II.
We will assume that you have
agreed the conclusions in Part /,
and have resolved to produce more
wealth, to work harder, and to deny
yourself In the matter of food and
!uxuries.
Soon after adopting these measures
you will find yourself growing rich
er, accumulating money at much |
greater rate than ever before.
Your duty and your common-sense
demand that you loan this money to
your Government.
BY doing this you will make a
very definite contribution to the sue
cess of the war. The additional |
crops you grow, the additional hours |
you put In at your work, the little
hardships you endure as you econ
omize, will feed soldiers, will buy /
guns and ammunition, build air-shlps,
Will crush Germany, will make the
world safe for business and safe for
democracy.
How can you best lend your
wealth, the product of your labor
and self-denial, to your Country?
BY buying Liberty Bonds.
But" you say, "The Campaign
for the Second Liberty Loan is
over"
Yes. The flags have ceased to
wave, and the bands have stopped
playing, but have you a Bond? Or
4 you have, have you purchased to
he limit of your ability?
In those sections where people
we're Indifferent to The Loan, the
Bankers came forward, shouldered
he responsibilities OF their custo-
ners, and bought Bonds far in ex.
,ess of their share, because they be-
ieyed that sooner or later, their GUS
omers must see reason, and would
,e anxious to purchase Bonds. II
'ou have no Bond, purchase one from