New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-06-15
NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS
DAY MUST BE MADE
BIG SUCCESS.

Committee. which Is carry my VI
tbrouob it's State and local com
mittees. a Nationwide campalgl
tc get all the people on or befor
June % to pledge themselves t
save to the utmost Of their abll
itv and to buy War Saving
Stamps with their savings, ha
given out the following state
ment:
''Those of us who remain a
home while others do the fghtln-
have an ever-increasing number
of opportunities to do definite ant
highly important work for oul
country. We wish to do this
work as an expression OF tn
gratitude we feel in being priv
legged to continue at our usua
tasks, to enjoy the loving com
partnership Of our families, &c
mete freely withour friends and
neighbors. to enjoy all the secur
ity of life and most Of the pleas
ures and the economic privileges
Of peace times while other men
who have had to put aside all
these things, are fighting our bat.
ties for us on the sacred soil OF
France and ON the high seas.
"Our new opportunity to serve
comes as result Of designating
June % as National War Savings
Day, a day on which all men and
women and all children Of sufll.
cient years to appreciate the days
significance are called upon to
pledge themselves to save to the
utmost of their ability and to cori-
serve all possible labor and ma.
terials for the Government, and
to buy War Savings Stamps with
their savings. Our part is to do
everythin possible to make this
day stand out among the great
days Of this period Of the war.
Gould any one Of us be asked
to do less than this? Could any
one of us refuse to do so little
thing to win war for the world i
freedomi Could any one of us
put aside this plea for saving
while all Europe is crying out IT.
its agony to be released from the
clutches of the monster that is
befouling all it TOUGHEST Gould
we refuse so simple a thing and
at the same time ask other men
to give their lives that our own
precious lives be spared and our
firesides be kept safe from the
terrors of the Hun?
"Our duty is clear. our priv
ilege is great. our sacrifice is lit
tie, our work i'm important.
National War Savings Day is
to be, the great rallying day on
which everyone in our country is
expected to pledge himself or her.
self to save and economic. This
saving and economizing will first
Of all leave in the markets great
er supply Of labor and materials
for the use Of the Government
with which to fight the war. And
then the money savings of the in
dividuals are to be invested in
War Savings Stamps.
What the Government asks us
to do is to pledge ourselves to buy
at definite periods with our saw
ings q specific amount Of War
Savings Stamps. The thing to be
accomplished is to get subscrip-
tions which will take care during
the balance Of the present year
Of the unsold portion Of the ST.
OM, 100000 Of War Savings
Stamps authorized by the Con-
gress to be sold during 1918.
when one stops to think Of
the matter. it is really q small
thing to raise $4,000, 900, 900 in q
country Of more than 100000, 900
people. If everyone would do
his share. it would be- necessary
for each person to subscribe to
only 40 worth Of stamps.
The duty Of us at home is to
see 10 it that the entire amount
i subscribed. We must work
ITO that end. We must add to
Jour already great army Of war
savers. We must make more sac
ri6ces ourselves and urge sacri-
fees upon others. National War
Savings Day must be made the
great success all ofrus hope for. -
Nv. s. S..
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