Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-01
OF GOODS AND
SERVICES MADE CLEAR

The doctrine OF goods and sery:
Ices ABOUT which We have read a
Ereat deal the last few months is one
10 which We can all heartily sub
scribe. II is also one which We can
easily make clear to those Of our
friends to whom It is new.
4 homely saying is, You cannot
eat your cake and have II toe" THIS
saying explains in few words the
.dea of the doctrine Of goods and
services"
We cannot 90 into the markets
and buy and use goods Of any kind
ard at the same time leave those
goods for war purposes. We cannot
have labor work for US as an ind.yi-
DIAL and ct the same time have tina;
labor available for the use of the
government to help it to fight the
war.
Every time We buy goods, evary
u.ae We use labor, we compete with
The government.
1t makes no difference that the
goods may be the kind not used by
the government. II the goods
bought by US are manufactured ar
ticies, certain raw materials are
aeeded for their projection. II the
goods bought by US are raw mater
!als, then We are taking from the
markets things that the government
can almost certainly use. for they
aTe. indeed. few raw materials not
uged in some branch Of war indus
try. Moreover, everything we buy
inr5t be transported in some way.
and adequate transportation is vital
10 the speedy production Of war
goods and to the rapid movement OF
troops.
1t makes no difference that the
lahCr we employ for our personal use
:" labor not directly available for war
reeds The men who work for US
may not make soldiers or sailors:
put whenever we use q man there IS
jrst that much less man power avail.
ai'le for government use in making
those things necessary to the public.
Ind then, too, 10 man can work for
us without using material of som
! !rd.
This does not mean, naturally.
that we must stop buying everything
End refrain from employing all la
hor. Certainly not. Everyone IS
expected and, in fact. urged to keep
Himself in the most efficient condi-
ton possible, so that his body and
mind can give the maximum service.
that necessarily means the use OF
goods and services. But there is Il
Tast difference between using only
those goods and services necessary
to keep us in prime physical and |
mental condition and in using goods |
and services that we do not need.
And the reason we should restrici !
our buying to the things needed r. |
hat we cannot use materials and |
labor the way we did before we en-
tered the war and at the same time !!
have enough labor and materials !
With which to win the war.
Every day sees an increase in our
lighting army. And our fighting
amy Is made up of men from ou. |
Industrial army. And every addition |
% our fighting army means an in
,rease in the amount Of war goods
hat must he manufactured There
an be only one result to all this
-reat change-the, ranks OF neces-
AIRY labor will have to be increased
~ the addition to them of many men
Tho have hitherto worked at tasks
iot now necessary. Peace goods will
lave to give way TO war goods.
This will mean that all Of us mus,
w wisely.
One OF our countrymen successful
n amassing a great fortune once
ala the way to get rich was never
@ buy anything until you absolutely
aG to have it, We have now come
0 the point where all of us in order
0 give our country every assistance
ossible, must not buy things unless
hey are needed to maintain our
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