Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-29

Do not look upon your dollar as
mere piece Of currency. Do not look
upon the United States treasury az
Q mere repository Of your funds.
Our Treasury UNFOLDING World.
The United States treasury today
is the god atlas who holds the world
upon his shoulders.
II furnishes money to everyone OF
our allies which needs money. II
breathes hope and confidence into any
allied army which Is losing heart. II
puts In the field the great gun which
shot. II keeps our armies going for
ward instead OF backward. II holds
the line against the German onslaught.
The treasury OF the United States IL
the power behind our own army and
all the armies Of our allies.
During the coming year this nation
must raise $24,oO0,OOO,OOO We have
called these loans In the past Liberty
loans. 1t Is about time to begin call
Ing them Victory loans. Whatever
we call them. however. $24 100000
during the next year the United States
government must have TO carry out our
great, magnificent and world-saving
program. About sic, .O0O. 900 OF this
must be raised by loans, and $780,
600 900 by taxation.
II we do not raise this money the
United States treasury will have failed.
and when the United States treasury
fails the war Is lost. II the war y
lost. democracy is lost-the world -
lost.
The raising OF this $24. 900, OOO, 900 is
a tremendous task. II Is the supreme
test OF the greatness Of America.
Must Give Hail Our Earnings.
The whole earning power Of this
country Is about 10000. OO0. 900 year;
so that out of every $50 produced In
this country during the next year tho
government must have x24. The d.
vision OF our wealth during the next
year must be practically on a $3.50
basis with the government.
Now. anyone can see that this tang
must be done.
1T MUST BE DONEi
Anyone can see that II ~ give 80
per cent of all We produce to the gov
erpment we cannot live as we always
nave lived.
During the past year or so We have
just been scraping up the loose change
and handing II to the government TO
finance the war. We must now 20 to
the very heart OF our ability and give
until this great piece of financial work
is accomplished.
He who pays taxes In whatever form
they may rest upon him. must pay.
and pay cheerfully. to make up that
5000 600, 600 which we must raise by
taxation.
lie who has money must invest IL
In Liberty bonds and War Savings
stamps. SO as TO furnish his share of
that $4,000, 100000 which the govern
ment must borrow
He who has no money to invest must
save and invest his savings.
Must Become Even stinsy.
We must become a saving, an eco
nomical, thrifty, 4 stingy nation to-
wards everything but war.
We must go ragged and shabby.
We must turn and dye and renovate
our old clothes.
We must postpone repairs and bet
terments.
We must put off the building of the
new house.
We must do those things only which
are of productive value.
We must economic In motor cars.
In gasoline and In all forms of fuel.
We must burn wood where possible.
If we burn coal we must sift the ashes.
We must simplify and cheaper our
diet.
We must cut out Injuries and things
which are unnecessary.
We must have our shoes patched and
wear them as long as they will hang
together.
We must buy nothing which must
be shipped over the railroads, except
where necessary.
We must draw our supplies from
the nearest point.
We must live like mlsers and work
like horses.
We must regard the smallest econ
omy as OF the most tremendous I'm
portance, no matter whether we are
rich or poor.
We must save electricity.
We must spend our vacations at
home.
We must get along without hired
help except In case OF absolute neces-
sity or for the promotion Of produc-
tion.
We must put nothing savsble In the
garbage barrel.
We must recover from garbage ev-
erything savable put into II.
We must throw overheard all the
dead weight of life so that the ship may
not sink
We must strip ourselves 10 the skin
OF everything which hampers our move
ments, so that we may win this fight
This nation during the next year
must become an athlete. abjuring ev-
cry luxury, living on the plalnest food