South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-22
Other Editors Than Ours
SAVING FOR SUCCESS.


There is but one business before the country today
the business OF a righteous war. that business
must every of American vitality, every
dollar Of American with tuu conservation OF the
American spirit. For any to raise the slogan
business usual under existing conditions would be
little short Of The only adequate business
the is the business war the only appro-
OF private enterprise those which
tribute TO the business OF the nation When the pres-
dent the congress declared the nation with
Germany all Americans in effect conscripted and
have remained since Likewise the industries
of country placed under CONSUMPTION the
great industry of warfare There is no business that
does primarily owe allegiance first OF all 10 the
wan needs of the nation
The essence thrift is the wedding Of all
eNtaneous enterprise all eXtraneous expenditure all
eXtraneops ac'tes and bending OF the entire nation
10 the task Of crushing German autocracy and
rcDukiug brute force by the invmc1ble cOmpulson
OF right This Is the spirit in which investment in war
issues should be made whether these the
Liberty bones War savings stamps. This is the
spirit of THRIFT that impatienty tears the husk Of
American prodigal expenditure order that the seeds
Of American enterprise may be reached and may
DC planted the soil of American patriotic purpose.
There viii Ice much patriotic expenditure during the
progress Of the there has ever been But it VIII
be expenditure with one aim i'm view. Whether one
buys bread Guys frocks erects house the single
ness of purpose to make TO investment or outlay I'M
necessarily viii be present III his action.
From the savings through cutting careless and
useless expenditures from the savings created through
are limited will be brought forth the peoples nagnih
contributions the patriotic ends OF the nation
will be measured very largely by their purchases Of
War savings Their loyalty and devotion 70 The
ideals OF the nation will Oe measured 10y the same
gauge of German aggression oppression,
and rapacy viii appear view in the bulk OF their
purchases OF stamps which the total viii spell
success the nations The savings or the con-
sumner who aJstains from useless consumption VIII
sven the bulk of the nations capital
War IS the consumer of money and utilities.
But these nothing its consumption OF lives The
lives are given freely that the may be Money
must be given freely that fewer lives may sacri-
iced 10 gain the aims of the nation out from the
enormous expenditures win the will vic
tory by the sword the only Kind OF victory that can
satisfy tho the world really civilized beings
Every in the issues OF the nation aids
in sharpening OF Justice against ,he
Let everyone understand that the stamps
are a method Of contribution for those who 10
support high and holy OF freedom from their
limited means.
The war Will De won by the savings OF the people.
savings the enterprise OF the
savings the purchase of ships and and supplies
The War savings stamps ready at hand Tor the
purchase hy every American citizen and all others who
are the enjoyment of tho c0untrys hountes. Not
many great mighty called the supreme
service The hish tasks OF tho times. but millions of
the lovly viii found treading highway liberty
for peoples thst win be up by rheir sacrifices
rsl presented Hy their irgs.