The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-01

1>OhOAu1 III Tire COuouLuplIOh VI Al
the things needed by the nation for
the winning of the war-the releasing
OF labor and materials from the pur-
suits Of peace to the business of war
these fundamental necessities of our
war program must be understood by
oil our people Ii we are to put our
whole strength behind our men In
France.
We u work and save Is never
before In our history. We must In
crease our output and reduce our do
Inestic consumption of ali necessary
products, In order that there may be
a great increasing volume of war ma
terials going forward to our armies and
the allies who are fighting side by
side with us. AS the people reduce
their personal consumption they will
be enabled to finance the war by lend
Ing their savings to the government.
while at the same time they help them
selves by increasing their personal
resources and income.
The economic readjustments neces-
STATED by the transformation of an u n
armed and peaceful nation into a for
midable armed combatant have caused
unavoidable losses and hardships. Such
things can no more be avoided In time
OF war than sacrifices Of blood IL the
rights of the nation are to be vindi-
Gated and made safe for the future
and a just peace Is to be secured for
the world.
Call to Supreme Effort.
We must face these trials with phil
osophy. resolution and calmness. We
must see In them not alone the inspira-
ton but the call to supreme effort.
When these readtustments have been
completed 1t will be found that all the
brains and energy Of the nation which
have been released from occupations
non-essential to the war will be re-
quired In enterprises and activities
which are essential to the war, and
that the welfare and prosperity of the
country as a whole will not be Inn
paired.
business as usual" cannot of course
be adopted as the guiding principle In
time of war. 1t Is a wholly wrong the
DRY and should find no advocacy or &C
ceptance by the sensible and patriot
ic people of America. Business must
be readjusted to the war-making func-
ton OF the nation.
What Is Of superlative Importance
In the readjustment that must take
place Is that our people must be i'm.
pressed with the necessity of econo.
mixing the consumption Of articles OF
clothing, food and fuel and OF every
other thing which constitutes a drain
upon the available supplies, materials
and Of the country.
The waste Of anything now is nothing
short Of criminal. So far as I have
been able to observe the American PEG
pie are not sufficiently aroused to the
necessity Of economy and OF saving In
this really serious time not only In
the life of America but of the nations
Of the world.
Up to the present there has been q
relatively small denial Of pleasures
comforts and conveniences on the part
of the average citizen. He Is draw
ing upon the general store supplies
In the country with almost the sam
freedom as before America went int
the war. This cannot continue with
out a serious hurt to the nation ant
to the world.
The great financial operations of tn,
government cannot be carried forward
successfully unless the people of tn,
United States economic In every pos
sible direction, save their money an,
lend 1t to the government. !
Aid Own Prosperity.
They are at the same time increas
ing their own material prosperity ii
their savings and they are direct,
helping their government by lendin,
1t the money with which 1t can buy
the necessary supplies and command
the necessary services to make oul
nghting forces stronger and more ef
sifectiye In the neld. and this mean,
an early victory for American arms
The great dificulty is to impress thi
lesson Of economy upon the America,
people. 1t will require widespread pror
uganda and constant effort. With thi
In view II was my privilege to sugge.
to the congress the raising Of $1,000
100000 by the sale of War Saving
stamps and Thrift stamps, so that II
American people would have the oppo,
tunity as well as the direct encourag,
ment to economic and save o B
putting within their reach the oppo
tunlty Of lending their savings In sue
email amounts even as Is cents to the
" government.
These stamps r not issued by ii
government as nm Investment for II
rich. They r intended for peOpI
OF small primarily. They al
intended to bring within the reach
every one In the United States the q
lportnufky Of investing In the oblig
lions Of the United States governmel
upon terms unusually adyantaQeou