The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-08-30


nificent dash. and vim. and power
which has struck the German soldiers
with dismay.
In other words. winning this war II
a matter of money.
1t is a matter Of money not only for
the treasury of the United States. but
for all our allies.
When you buy Liberty bond or a
War Savings stamp ii means money
for the United States treasury.
When you pay your income taxes
or any Of your other contributions to
the government IT means money for the
United States treasury.
But money is only a representative
of value and a medium of exchange.
Do not look upon your dollar as
mere piece Of currency. Do not look
upon the United States treasury as
a 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. 1t
breathes hope and confidence into any
allied army which Is losing heart. II
puts In the field the great gun which
answers the German gun with shot for
shot. 1t keeps our armies going for.
ward instead Of backward. 1t holds
the line against the German onslaught.
The treasury Of the United States is
the power behind our own army and
all the armies Of our allies.
During the coming year this nation
must raise $4,000, 100000. 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, $4,000 000. 600
during the next year the United States
government must have to carry out our
great, magnificent and world-saving
program. About $4,000, 600, 600 of this
must be raised by loans. and $780,
100000 by taxation.
If we do not raise this money the
United States treasury will have failed,
and when the United States treasury
fails the war is lost. If the war Is
lost, democracy Is lost-the world il
lost.
The raising Of this $4,000, 100000 is
tremendous task. 1t Is the supreme
test of the greatness of America.
Must Give Half Our Earnings.
The whole earning power of this
country is about $4,000 100000 year
so that out of every $50 produced in
this country during the next year the
government must have S24. The di-
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 thing
must be done.
IT MUST BE DONEl
Anyone can see that If we give sc
per cent of all we produce to the gov.
eminent we cannot live as we always
have lived.
During the past year or so we have
just been scraping up the loose change
and handing 1t to the government t.
finance the war. We must now go tc
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
$4,000, 100000 which we must raise by
taxation.
He who has money must invest Il
in Liberty bonds and War Savings
stamps, SO as to furnish his share OF
that S16OOO,OOO, which the govern
ment must borrow.
He who has no money to invest must
save, and invest his savings.
Must Become Even Stingy.
We must become saving, an eco
nOmical, thrifty, a stingy nation to
wards everything but war.
We must go ragged and shabby.
We must turn and dye and removal,
our old clothes.
We must postpone repairs and bet
terments.
We must put of the building of thu
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 Oul
diet.
We must cut out luxuries and thing!
which are unnecessary.
We must have our shoes patched ant
wear them as long as they will hans
together.
We must buy nothing which mus
be shipped over the railroads, excep
where necessary.
We must draw our supplies from
the nearest point.
We must live like misers and worl
like horses.
We must regard the smallest econ
omy as of the most tremendous i'm
portance, no matter whether we ar,
rich or poor.
We must save electricity.