New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-03-02
THE MEANING OF GOODS
AND SERVICES.

The following paragraphs ar
adapted from British publication
urging War Thrift and the OF
ganization of War Savings Socie
ties:
When it is said that in tn
present financial year the Govern
ment is to spend a specified
amount Of money, what is mean
is what the Government mus
have for purposes Of war, good.
and services valued at tha
amount.
The goods are the supplies re
CURED in the shape of ships
shells, guns, rifles, motors. hor
ses. saddlery, clothes and food fol
the soldiers and sailors.
The services are the services
rendered by the fighting men and
by all who supply the various re.
quirements Of the Army and
Navy.
These goods and services have
to be provided now.
And, if the Government is to
have, in the enormous volume re-
CURED, the goods and services
that need to be provided now,
civilians who cannot fight must
go without many Of the goods and
services they used to enjoy in
times Of peace.
This is inevitable, for there is
not enough available energy and
labor in the country to produce
all that it required for the war,
and also to provide the comforts
and luxuries we used to enjoy
when there was no war.
In short, the needs Of the ma
ton for the purposes Of war can
not be met unless we save, and
save by going without the things
that are not absolutely essential
to the efficiency and health Of the
idividual.
There is a serious shortage Of
labor and materials, and the
Army and Navy need all they can
get of both.
The Nation is now buying on
very large scale, and so is the
civilian population. AT the same
time, supplies are strictly limited.
Inevitably. prices are high.
All the things purchased have
used by labor and materials for
their production, and when pur-
chased. more are required to re-
place them. Therefore, help to
keep down prices by lessening de-
mand.
When we save and lend to the
Government, we transfer our
spending power to the Nation,
and what the Government spends
is substituted for what we have
been spending, instead Of being
added to it.
Money spent now buys little,
for prices are high. Thus it is
common sense to save till peace
comes, when money will buy more
than now, especially as the more
we spend now, the higher prices
will 60.
Our soldiers and sailors offer
all they have for us. We must
not use thir sacrifices to enable us
to live in comfort now. BY so do
ing we lenghen the war and the
casualty lists.
Every day the war lasts it costs
lives. That is why unnecessary
is now a shameful thing
and a treachery to our fighting
men. It is our bounden duty 20
help them, and we can and must
do SO by spending less and pro-
ducing more. Extravaganza
now costs blood. the blood OF he
roes."
By saving we set free labor and
material for war purposes and by
so doing bring nearer victory and
peace.
There is only one method con-
serving the National resources,
and that is an all-round economy
in the consumption Of all goods,
and going without unnecessary
Indeed, the only sound way to
meet the increasing financial need
Of the Nation, is Cd to reduce the
consumption Of goods and services.
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