Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-30
COUNTRY is ASKED
TO OBSERVE THRIFT
President Calls on All Americans TO
Save Materials and Labor for
o.. War Purposes.

WASHINGTON May 29.-To
save materials and labor for neces-
sary war purposes, President Wilson
today appealed to Americans ito
buy only those things which are es-
sential to the Individual health and
efficiency" and TO volunteer on or
before June 2S, national thrift day,
TO invest Systematically in war saw
ings and thrift stamps or other gov
ernment securities.
rms war is one of nations--not
or armies said the president "and
all or our one hundred million peo-
pie must be economically and indus
trially adjusted to war conditions II
this nation is to play its full part in
the conflict The.problem before rs
is not primardy1a financial prob
iem' but rather a problem of in
creased production Of war essentials
ana the saving Of the materials and
lhe labor necessary for the support
and equipment of our army and
navy Thouglrtiess expenditures OF
money for nom essentials uses up
me labor OF men. the products OF
Inc fnrm, mines and factories and
operhurdens transport alton, all OF
winch must he used to the utmost
and at their best for war purnoses
All Must Participate.
he great results which we seek
can be obtained only by the partici-
patton of every member Of the ma
uon' young and old, in a national
concerted thrift movement l there
fore urge that our people every
where pledge themselves as suggest.
ed by the secretary of the treasury
to the practice of thrift; to serve the
government to their utmost In in
creasing production in all fields nee
essary 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 neces-
sary tasks and to buy only those
thtngs which are essential to indi-
dual health and efficiency, and that
the people as evidence of their low.
ATTY invest all that they can save in
Liberty bonds and war savings
stamps
The securities issued by the
treasury department are so many
or 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 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 individual thrift is patriotic
duty and a necessity.
hll Must Practice Economy.
"T appeal 10 all who now swn
either Liberty bonds or war savings
stamps to continue to practice econ
omy and thrift and to appeal to all
who do not own government securi-
ties to do likewise and purchase them
to the extent Of their means. The
man who buys government securi-
ties transfers the purchasing power
Of his money to the United states
government until after this war and
to that same degree does not buy In
competition with the government
Il earnestly appeal to every man,
women and child to pledge them
selves on or before the 2sth Of June
to save constantly and to buy as reg
ularly as possible the securities Of
the government; and to do this as
far as possible through membership
In war savings societies. The 2Sth of
June ends this special period OF en-
listment in the great volunteer army
Of production and saving here at
home. MAY there be none unenlsted
on that day