Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-06
AMERICANS ASKED
TO ECONOMIC
PRESIDENT APPEALS TO PEOPLE
TO BUY ONLY ESSENTIALS TO
HEALTH AND EFFICIENCY.
Thouohtless and Needless Expenditure
OF Money for Non-Essentials Means
Gripping Of Resources in
Worlds Crisis.

Washington.-To save materials and
labor for necessary war purposes,
President Wilson on May % appealed
to Americans ito buy only those things
which are essential to the individual
health and efficiency" and to volun-
teer on or before June 20, National
Thrift day, to invest Systematically in
war savings and thrift stamps or other
government securities.
His statement reads:
This war is one of nations-not of
armies-and all of our 100, 900 900 peo-
pie must be economically and indus
trlally adjusted to war conditions, If
this nation Is to play its full part In
the conflict. The problem before us
Is not primarily financial problem,
but rather problem of increased pro-
duction of war essentials and the saw
ing of the materials and the labor
necessary for the support and equip
ment OF our army and navy. Thought
less expenditure of money for non-es-
sentials uses up the labor Of men, the
products of the farms, mines and fac
tories, and overburdens transportation.
all of which must be used to the Mt
most and at their best for war DUR
poses.
Thrift Practices Urged.
The great results which we seek can
be obtained only by the participation
OF every member of the nation, young
ana old, In national concerted thrift
movement. l 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
winch are essential to individual health
md efficiency; and that the people, as
evidence of their loyalty, invest all
mat they can save in Liberty bonds
and war savings stamps. The securi-
ties issued by the treasury department
are so many Of them within the reach
o1 every one that the door of oppor-
unity In this matter Is wide open to
Ill OF us. To practice thrift In peace
lines Is virtue and brings great bene-
1t to the individual at all times: with
ne desperate need Of the civilized
world today for materials and labor
Win which to end the war, the prac-
ice OF Individual thrift Is a patriotic
iuty and a necessity.
Buy Bonds or Stamps.
L appeal to all who now own either
liberty bonds or war savings stamps
o continue to practice economy and
hrift and to appeal to all who do not
'wn government securities to do like
wise and purchase them to the extent
Il their means. The man who buys
government securities transfers the
power of his money to the
United States government until after
he war and to that same degree does
ot buy In competition with the gov
earnestly appeal to every man. |
roman and child to pledge themselves
n or before the 2Sth of June to save
and to buy as regularly |
$ possible the securities Of the gov
rnment. and to do this as far as DOS
'ble through membership In war saw
lgs societies. The 18th of June ends
ais special period of enlistment in the
reat volunteer army of production
nd savings here at home. May there
e none unenlisted on that day.
(Slgned)
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