Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-30
NECESSITIES
Only Should Be Bought
Urges President
Buy Only Those Things Which Are
Essential to Individual Health and
Efficiency-Asked to Invest Sys.
tematicaIIy in War Savings Stamps

Washington, May 2e.-To save ma
terials and labor for necessary war
purposes. President Wilson today ap-
pealed to Americans Ito buy only
those things which arc essential 20
the individual health and efficiency"
and to volunteer on or before June IS,
national thrift day, to invest system
atically in war savings and thrift
stamps or other government secuvi-
ties. This war is one of nations-nDi
one of armies said the President.
land all of our 100, 100000 people must
be economically and industriaily ad
justed toward conditions if this IA
ton is to play its full part in The
conflict. The problem before us ls
not primarily a financial problem.
but rather a problem of increa sci
production of war essentials and the
saving of the materials and the Ia
Dor necessary for the support ana
equipment of our army and navy.
Thoughtless expenditure of money sor
men. the products of the farm,
mines and factories and ever bu!-
dens 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 obtain
ed only by the participation of eV-
cry member of the nation, young ana
old in 4 national concerted thf,ft
movement. |, therefore, urge that on
people everywhere pledge themselves
as suggested by the secretary of the
treasury to the practice OF thrift. to
serve the government TO their ut
most IN increasing production in AL
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 mUst
necessary tasks. and to buy only
those things which are essential II
individual health and efficiency. and
that the people as evidence of thcT
loyalty, invest all that they can SAFE
in Liberty bonds and war savings
stamps.
The securities issued by the treas
ury department are so ,rany of them
within the reach of every one that
the door of opportunity in this mat
ter is wide open to ali of us. To
practice thrift in peac. 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 n DatriOtiC duty
and q necessity.
Il appeal to all who now own eth
CT Liberty bonds or savings stamps
to continue to practice economy and
thrift and to appeal to all who DO
! not own government securities to do
! likewise and to purchase them 20 the
utmost extent of their means. The
man who buys government securities
! transfers the purchasing power OF his
money to the United States govern
ment until after this wal and 10 that
same degree does not buy in COM
petition with the government.
II earnestly appeal t. every man
woman and child to pledge them
selves on or before the 2Sth of June
TO save constantly and to buy as req
| ularly as possible the securities of
the government and to do this as
far as possible through membership
in war savings societies. The 18th OF
June ends this special period of en-
listmcnt in the great volunteer army
of production and saving here at
home. May there be non unenlisted
on that daX"