The Washington herald., 1918-05-30
SAVE, WILSON
TELLS NATION,
TO WIN WAR
President Appeals to Amer
leans to Economic to
the Utmost.
SPEED WAR SUPPLIES
Declares Thoughtless Ex-
penditure for Nonessen-
tials Uses Up Labor.

President Wilson. in an appeal las
night to the American people. urget
the American nation to economic I,
the utmost in all its purchases, in or
der that the productive agencies Of tn
can be devoted in fulIes
measure to the making of war sup
plies.
His statement reads:
This war is one of nations-not
of armies-and all of our one hun
dred million people must be eco
nomically and industrially adjusted
to war conditions II this nation is
to play its full part in the con-
flict. The problem before us is not
primarily a financial problem. but
rather a problem of increased pro-
duction Of war essentials and the
saving Of the materials and the
labor necessary for the support
and equipment of our army and
navy. Thoughtless expenditure of
money for nenessentials uses up
the labor OF men, the products of
the farm, mines and factories, and
overburdens transportation, all of
which must he used to the utmost
and at their best for war pur-
poses.
All Must Participate.
''The great results which we seek
can be obtained only by the par
ticipation OF every member of the
nation. young and old, in a ma
tional concerted thrift movement.
/ therefore urge that our people
everywhere pledge themselves, as
suggested by the Secretary of the
Treasury, to the practice of thrift:
to serve the government to their
utmost IN increasing production In
all fields necessary to the winning
OF the war; to conserve food and
fuel and useful materials of every
kind; to devote their labor only to
the most necessary tasks, and to
buy only those things which are
essential to individual health and
efficiency. and that the people. as
evidence of their loyalty. invest all
that they can save in liberty bonds
and war savings stamps.
THE securities issued by the
Treasury Department are so many
OF them within the reach OF every
one that the door of opportunity
In this matter Is wide open to all
OF us. To practice thrift In peace
times is a virtue and brings bene-
mt TO the individual at all times:
with the desperate need OF the
civilized world today for mate
rials and labor with which 10 end
he war. the practice of individual
thrift Is a patriotic duty and a ne
cessity. -
Il appeal to all who now own
either liberty bonds or war saw
inGs stamps to continue to practice
economy and thrift and to appeal
to all who do not own government
securities to do likewise and pur-
chase them to the extent of their
means. The man who buys gov
ernment securities transfers the
purchasing power of his money to
the United States Government un-
I'll after this war. and to that
same degree does not buy in COM
petition with the government.
Il earnestly appeal to every man,
woman, and child to pledge them
selves on or before the 2Sth of
June to save constantly and to buy
rs regularly as possible the Sc
curities of the government; and TO
do this as far as possible through
membership in war savings, So
cieties. The 18th of June ends this
special period of enlistment in the
great volunteer army OF produc-
ton and saving at home. May
there be none unenlisted on that
day.
(signe0 WOODROW WILSON,"