The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-06-13
BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS DAY
MUST BE MADE BIG SUCCESS

mlttee, which is carrying on, through
its State and local committees, a Ma
tion-wide campaign to get all the
people on or before June 28 to pledge
themselves to save to the utmost of
their ability and to buy War Savings
Stamps with their savings, has given
out the following statement:
"Those of us who remain at home
while others do the fighting have an
ever-increasing number of opportun-
tiles to do definite and highly impor-
tant work for our country. We wish
to do this work as an expression of
the gratitude we feel in being privi-
legged to continue at our usual tasks,
to ENJOY the loving companionship of
our families, to meet freely with our
friends and neighbors, to enjoy all
the security of life and most Of the
pleasures and economic privileges of
peace times while other men, who
have had to put aside these things,
are fighting our battles for us on the
sacred soil of France and on the high
seas.
"Our new opportunity to serve
comes as result of designating June
28 as National War Savings Day, a
day on which all men and women and
all children of sufficient years to ap-
preciate the days significance are
called upon to pledge themselves to
save to the utmost of their ability and
to conserve all possible labor and ma
terials for the Government, and to
buy War Savings Stamps with their
savings. Our part is to do everything
possible to make this day stand out
among the great days Of this per-
iod Of the war.
"Could any one Of us be asked to
do less than this? Could any one Of
us refuse to do so little a thing to
win a war for the worlds freedom?
Could any of US put aside this plea
for saving while all Of Europe is cry
ing out in its agony to be released
from the clutches of the monster that
is befouling all it touches? Could
we refuse so simple a thing and at
the same time ask the other men to
give their lives that our own pre-
cious lives be spared and our firesides
be kept safe from the terrors Of the
Hun?
"Our duty is clear, our privilege
is great, our sacrifice is little, our
work is important.
"National War Savings Day is to
be the great. rallying day on which
everyone in our country is expected
to pledge himself or herself to save
and economize. This saving and
ecenomizing will first of all leave in
the markets greater supply OF la
Dor and materials for the use of the
Government with which to fight the
war. And then the money savings OF
the individuals 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 savings
specific amount of War Savings
Stamps. The thing to be accomplish
cd is to get subscriptions which will
take care during the balance of the
present year the unsold portion Of
the $4,000, 100000 of War Savings
Stamps authorized by the Congress
to be sold during 1918.
"When one stops to think Of the
matter, it is really a small thing to
raise $4,000, 100000 in a country of
more than 100000 people. If
everyone would do his share, it would
be necessary for each person to sub
scribe only $50. worth Of stamps.
"The duty of us at home is to see
to it that the entire amount is sub
scribed. We must work to that end.
We must add to our already great
army of war savers. We must make
more sacrifices ourselves and urge
sacrifices upon others. National War
Savings Day must be made the great
success all of us hope for"
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