Williston graphic., 1918-07-04


IS MORE TESTIMONY NEEDED?
President Wilson says: "Thoughtless expenditures
Of money for non-essentias up the labor Of men,
the products of the farm, mnes and factories, and
overburdens transportation all of which must be used
to the utmost and at their best for war purposes"
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo says: ut is es
sentia that the American people economic and save
in order to make available to their Government the
money ndspensably needed for the and to release
supplies and labor required for the production of things
necessary military forces and for the mill
tary forces of the nations associated with US"
Samuel Gompers, head Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor says: During the time when we send
young to the trenches to live life that grills
flesh and nerve, let every man. woman and child who
is privileged to remain in free America in physical
safety count it freemans duty to east simple food
and for Army and our allies to wear SIM
pie Clothes to avoid unnecessary unwise expendi-
lures, that we may give to fighting men and the
Government and have for the constructive
work of the country"
Frank A. Vanderlip, chairman of the National War
Savings Committee and president of the National City
Bank of New York. says: Everybody should buy less
less, more money and loan their savings
the Government The result will be more money for
the Government to the war; increased accun,ua-
ton Of savings by the people at good interest and ab
tive and industrial resources"
Arthur T. Hadey president Of Yale University,
says Those of who left at home must increase
production and lessen consumption in order to
have men and supplies available for fighting We must
reduce consumption to war basis. We must ab-
stain from unnecessary expenditures in the way of
comforts and services"
Julius Rosenwald, president Of Sears, Roebuck
Co.. and now member of the Advisory Commission of
the Council of National Defense says: Savings by
everyone is imperative for the winning of this war
as is the mobzing of armes more than that, the mo-
bilzine of armies is entirely futile if this military step
is not accompanied by the rigorous, common sense saw
ing of the Nation for without saving the marshaled
hosts not be equipped not be fed can not be
carried overseas and not be put into the fight We
can finance the cost of this war by spending
only for the things need not by spending for the
things we DESIRE Just long continue to spend
for things do need just that long do we prolong
the war and add to the tremendous sacrifice of life
and property" .as
Here is the testimony of the President of the Uni
ted States of the Secretary of the Treasury of the
countrys most prominent labor man, of banker, II
the president of of the foremost educational inst
tutons, and of merchant. And the burden of their
testimony that it is the duty Of everyone to to
the utmost that there may be money labor, ana
aerials for the Government with which to fight the
It is unusual to find such agreement from so many
different quarters.
Is more testimony needed?
G-R-A-P-H-IC
POLICING PANAMA
American troops are policing Colon and Panama,
the terminal of the Panama canal, both of them within
the republic of Panama. and subject to its jurisdiction,
says the Grand Forks Herald. The president of Pan
anna has filed protest against the presence of our
armed forces within his dominons for this purpose,
and he declares that the Panama government is able
to maintain order without aid from the United States
The fact is that whatever its ability, the govern
A..
being the case the of the United States
has taken the action provided for in the treaty between
the two countries.
Disturbances in Colon and Panama are just now
much more than local affairs. They matters which
very vital interest for the other nations associated
Of the United States to medde with the domestic af
fairs of the little republic the sthmus But under
the treaty which have with that republic we have
certain rights among them being that of exercising
police powers the territory the canal whenever
that becomes necessary. Under other circumstances
we might let the Panama people go long way toward
settling their feuds, but even with the world at
peace we could not very we'll see the canal in which
we have invested so much and which means so much
to US, be endangered by riots political otherwise
And with the in progress, and with the secret
agents Of the German everywhere, foment
ing disturbances and embroilng faction with
other, we cannot afford to take chances. Having
sumed charge Of affairs down there likely to
continue to exercise proper functions for quite
time