The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-31
Will SON CALLS
NAI.0y 70 THRIFT
Urged t. SEE s.,'ateTiaIs and
L-GL0T FIJI War.
MUST SAVE to WIN CONFLICT
President Calls on People to Restrict
Expenditures and lend to Govern
ment All Money Possible.

Washington, May 31-To save ma
terials and labor for war purposes,
President Wilson has appealed to
Americans Ito buy only those things
which are essential to the individual
health and efficiency"
The people are urged to volunteer
on or before June %, National Thrift
day, TO invest Systematically in war
savings and thrift, stamps, or other
government securities
The presidents appeal reads:
This war is one OF natiOns-nOt of
armies and all our one hundred mil
lion people must lie economically and
industr,aj!y adius. ed to war conditions
if this nation is TO play its full part
in the conflict.
The problem before US is not pri-
marily i financial problem, but rather
a problem Of Increased production OF
war eSS, ntialS 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 non-eSSentialS uses up the labor
of men, the products of the farm,
mines and factories and overburdens
transportation, all of which must be
used to the utmost and at their best
for war purposes.
"The great results which we seek
can be obtained only by the participa
ton of every member of the nation,
young and old, in Il national concerted
thrift movement
Il. therefore, urge that our people
everywhere pledge themselves as sug-
gested by the secretary of the treas
ury To the practice of thrift; to serve
the government to their utmost in in
creasing production in all fields neceS
sary To the winning of the war; TO
conserve foods 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 peo
pie, as evidence of their loyalty, in
vest all that they can save in Liberty
Bonds and war savings stamps.
'The securities issued by the treas
ury 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.
ITO practice thrift in peace times is
a virtue and brings great benefit to
the individual at all times: with the
desperate need of the civilized world
today for materials and labor with
which to end the war, the practice of
and necessity.
Il appeal TO all who now own either
Liberty Bonds or war savings stamps
% e5YYst II fsfs.cssse - =
thrift and to appeal to all who 10 not
own government securities to do like
wise and purchase them to the extent
of their means.
'',The man who buys government Sc
curities transfers the purchasing pow
err of his money to the United States
government until after this war, and
to that same degree does not buy in
competition WIFI tHe government.
Il earneStl.' appeal to every man,
woman and child TO pledge themselves
on or before the 2Sth of June to save
constantly and 20 buy as regularly as
possible the securities of the govern
ment: and to do this as far as posi-
hle through membership in war saw
ingS societies.
The 2Sth of June ends this special
period of enlistment in the great vol
untepr army Of production and saving
here Z haine May there be none not
enlisted II hat day
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