The evening herald., 1918-03-26

ilNNu WIN NNihN W - NthAAANfffAFs wv
tory, OF the man who works IN cop
per mine. OF the man who runs q rail-
road ~ the man who raises food
stuffs. of the man who sells bouds ut
war savings certificates, of the wum
an who works FOR the Red cross
what the go, erumcut wants from them
an is s.r,t" What the government
wants J, service that car be- brought
into effective Use at the point of CON
tact with the enemy and that can Dee
hrouEh, into effective use before t isl
too late
hut goods aud services are not ur.
limited In quantity They are limited
by the supply of raw materials. they
are limited by the number ot people
that are available to work. they are
limited by the willingness and capagli,
OF those people To- work. they are l.u
tied hy thn available supply Of tuo''I
with which the work must DO done
Every nation when 1t gocs 90 war
withdrnws from peace industric, man,
of It's best workmcn 10 tight under ,ho
colorg Il withdr.tws many more
woriluen 10 make the weapons whion
the fighting men must Gso. Aud ,'
must never ~ forgotten that peace
loving nation. unframed Tor var must
start almost at thn beginning ItI
must not oulv make the weapons. :.
must MAX" the tools with which toI
make the weapons In many cases it
must mako even 'hc tool with whi"h
to make the tool with which 90 make
the weapon
Reducing Personal Consumption.
Sow. II the government needs not
d .H...
goods aud services are limited in
amount. obviously the government is
yitalK Interested IN having the people
free ~ many goods and scr' ices as
possible in order that the govern.
mcnt may command thns" goods and
services
There are only two ways In which
She government can get what % needs
10 save its life. that u.s. 10y GREATER
production and by less consumption.
As there ~ a limit 10 production Ne
must rely In great measure upon less
consumption ot those things that do
not directly ada To the welfare and
efficiency cf the nation 800 carrying ou
the war a. Lord Kitchener put %
Either the civilian population must
pa short ut many things Co which u D..
accustomed iu times of peace cor uuJ
armies must 60 short nf munitions ami
other things indispensable Goo them.
We can shut our eyes to this fuudn-
mental problem or We Hau face t
cournerously. The government can
not possibly get IN" goods and sorN-
! ices that IL requires II We .rl command
she goods aud services that We hu' ="
| heretofore commanded W, can begin
b Il cd. - AZ b
until 'h" government cumpcIS us 30
/ a." without
| saving That Others MaN IIaN"
! The obligation rcats upon an !,
I rests upon IN. wtll-to-dO 60 mt h
/ greater extent than it rests upon iher
less fortunate ucighp'rS II .s not
| our ask tu arrange other poop. 8
| economies o. is our task Go arrange
/ our own economies II Is ALSO uur
! task TO- point out to- our friends and
, uciEhhors that II each family htg.n-
/ nov iu arrange lto own economies ih'
| shock 20 the Industries at the country
viii be- materially less than 10 We 81
| wait until We are hlt In the face h.
"a necessary government regulation
This does not mean that We are o.
| abandon q civilization that has been %
thousand years u the building II
is for that civilization that a." war
boirE wagcd The whole structure ut
peace Is not to be- torn down in order
70 wage war. TN" work ~ peace. how.
ever. is To be suhordinated 70 the win.
ming Of the war.
Tho war savings movement does
not mean that good cheer and happ..
ness are to disappear from our lives
The war savings gospe! les NOT
gloomy doctrine, 10 ~ Joyous doe
true. II Is the old du'trln" ot doius
without that others may have,
Economy u Public DuS,
what the war savings movement
asks Is what the president has
phrasri as "A reasonable and prnc'
ticul q, lnomy" II IN not a quest .ni
OF what We individually can afford {,
spend. Il tx q question 81 what me
nation can afford 20 have ms spend
The president has set IN" fuudam"nIa
problem clearly before us I'm word'
thar become more and more apt a. IN,
haNs 20 by. Let every man ana cNrr}
woman assume the duty OF careful
prryidcnt Use and expenditure a. 0
pUhli' duty. AZ a dictate uf patriot ism
! which no one can now expect ever {,
be- excused or forgiven Tor ignoring
The wace Garner who today re-
frains from exercising his ,"mmtu.
over goods and services and huyS
war savings s,gmu or 4 liberty bond
or PAYS o'r the debt incurred To hu.
"A bond ls not permanently surrender
ing his command over goods aud sery
Ices He Is temporarily transfer, 81
that command go his government a.
viii resume the command a. the inter
I cst and the principal ~ the govern
meut obligations are paid 90 him. ~
will in al likelihood resume ,h" COM
maud ~ time when IA" same none
will secure more goods ana services ~
him than a., the present time, when h
bids for them in cumuctitiuu with hi