South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14
Labor and the War
BY Robt. Grant of The VigiIantes.

CRobert Grant, judge of the pro-
bate court of Boston author OF
"Unieavened Bread. - The Chippeu-
ddles. An Average Man and
other novels. and one of the over
seers of Harvard university. is one
OF the uost distinguished members
OF the American Academy of Arts
and Letters
Only two classes have been 0eue-
dted financially 10y the war: the
people with material. or products
essential TO its conduct and the men
and women whose earning power
has doubled or trebled through
the departure overseas of the young
able-bodied men of the nation.
Rme large sums have been made
by the dealers i'm supplies which
the government required; 6ut CON
gress may be counted on 10 take
care OF surplus profits hCnceforth
until the return of peace Yet for
every proGtecr (to perpetuate an
ugly word for lack OF a better) i'm
munitions or merchandise there are
q hundred thousand working men
and women who are on easy street
for the first time i'm their lives be-
cause OF the advance ia wages.
While people ON a fixed income such
as clerks. school teachers and let
ter carriers are having difficulty in
making two ends meet. numerous
employees of one kind or another
are comparatively speaking i'm
clover
The sensation is am agreeable one
and no one besI7dses IL 10 them
certainly not i'm the first flush of
prosperity when the desire 10 buy
Things. which they have never been
able 90 afford and always hankered
after makes the dollars burn in
their pockets one has only TO i'm.
quirc i'm order To ascertain that bust
ness in many lines is going on as
usual. not through the purchases of
old customers but of brand new
set intent on diverse minor luXuries
that one associates with fun
curse In sense this war period
is the hey-day of labor. for the rea-
son that an army of people OF small
means are better Oft than they ever
were before But If these wage
earners are TO emulate the patri
otism OF their brothers who are Civ
ing their lives magnificeutly in or
der 10 crush soJf sitting Hilitarism
and safeguard demoCracV. their
watchword must be thrift not i'm
diligence: they must inculcate saw
ing not spending. Except by rigor-
Gus individual self denial and the
dedication Of the savings of the
mess To the cause of world liberty
the war can not he won. We are
an of as .n the trenches or can Doe
If we choose 10y doing what the GOV
eminent asks OF us. and the Stacker
IS he or she who having the op-
portuu.ty for service is TOO sordid
or lght- minded 10 rise 90 it
Ia the first place we are asked TO
torego or 10 De abstemi0us I'm uSjns
certain foodsturs So that Our sol
diers and their allies may have an
that shes require This is not much
or a hardship for any body. Next
every one Is imp.ored 20 be as eco
romica' as he or she can in order
To and the government 10 raise the
Sigantlc sums necessary for carry
ing on the war This il no great
hardship either. II is war of en-
durance the result OF which viii
hinge ON individual sacrifice;
victory is impossible. without CO.
opera zion i'm saving 10y the entire
nation The mass are not urged 20
give. but 20 save Millions are be-
.ns given by The wealthy 10 main
taiu lhe various wan charities. AT
that IS asked ~ lLe rank and Gle IS
that they shall NOS put u;o -her
mouths or on their backs -he extra
money which ,he shortage Of Labor
enables them to demand when
tn-y fail -o llse up 20 this they
cease to Dee patriots and become
pro6teers The next best proof 81
loyalty 90 .ayiug down ones life is
10 save And what am easy thing
char IS compared to COINS over the
-ou o. fsc.u- oom hardmeu-
FINALLY the COZ erumen- ssss mat
500 one shall c1srr1ct the winning