The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-06-21
The WAR SAVINGS
CAMPAIGN.

The primary factor In deciding
this war il and will be the army.
But there can be no great army
In war today unless great nation
stands back Of II. The most lfnpor.
tAHt OF all our needs Is immensely
20 strengthen the fighting line al the
'front.'. But IL cannot be permanently
strengthened unless the whole ma.
lion y osganised back and front. We
need Increased production by all. We
need thrift and the avoidance of ex
frayagance and II waste OF money
upon nor-essentials by all. We need
the Investment Of our money In gov.
eminent securities by all OF Va.
The government, through the war
savings campaign. offers the oppor.
lnniiy 10 every individual IN the ma.
lion 10 Join in a great national move.
ment 70 secure these ends. The
treasury department proposes az
means 70 achieve these ends that an
our people form themselves into
Thrift clubs. or War SAVINGS socle.
Ties. This II the peoples war. The
responsibility tog the government
rests on the people as whole. The
army Il the peoples army. Il can be
supported only II the people invest
IN tue securities OF the government.
and this Investment BY the peonle
should be as nearly universal "a nos
sible, All the men. all the women
and half the children OF the land
should be active members of Irncie
sans team. The War Savings cam.
paiKn offers them the chance 10 b.
active members, This campaign
means the encouragement Of thrift
ana production, hut Ii means much
more titan this. II also means IA
make our people realize their soil. |
aATity and mutual interdependence
and 20 make them understand that
the government Is really theirs
therefore. u IL moyemnt ia fuse
al our different race stocks into on,
great unified nationality. II ii EN-.
phAtleaily movement for naflnsaEl
Ism and patriotIam.
between thirty and forty millions
or our people today own Liberty /
bonds and War Savings stamps. All
q ns who come In this class have an
increased sense % loyalty and res.
possibility to the government. The
Treasury department has offered
through the War Savings plan 1
great opportunity for the entire ma.
ton 20 group itself into War Saw.
inKa societies and Thrift clubs ana
thus be Of immediate aud direct ser.
vice TO the government.
Neither thruuAh government nro
sfsrn and traditions nor through the
habits OF the people were we Ia any
way prepared for this struggle. we
were a spendthrigt nation. one 81
the roads 20 national unity and ma.
tlonAl force In this war il through
thrift. using the word to include both
increased production Ia the field
and also the conservation Of thos.
things which are so Desperately
needed FOR the winning OF the war
The conscientious thrifty man today
VIII conserve food as requested by
the fuel administration and he will
conserve 60 the beat of hts ability
the labor and material which the
government needs by mot uainK hls
money for purchasing any Of me
non-essrntials and thereby using pp
materials and labor needed hv no
government. tie viii by purchasing
government securities. intrust the
spending al hts money 20 fNe rovgrn
msnt In order 10 saeed up the war
and TO secure the peace and over.
whslming victory
Let all Of "a Join this movement. {
The success % the War SAVINGS
campaign means an imnlsnae addl.