The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-03
Plantation Workers Will Help
Swell War Savings Stamp Safes

Plantation laborers may be expected
to play big part in the taking of Ha-
wall s quota of War Savings and Thrift
Stamps. Hardly has the Liberty Bond
Drive closed before the war savings
committee has started its campaign, or
rather revived it, for it was allowed to
rest during the Bond Drive.
There is a plantation committee con.
neeted with the war savings committee
and it is headed by John Guild as chair,
man. That committee has issued a cir,
ocular letter which has been sent to
every plantation manager and every
store keeper on the plantations Of the
Islands.
In part this letter dated April 90,
says:
The people of Hawaii have recently
responded nobly to the latest call on
them to purchase Liberty Bonds, War
Savings and Thrift Stamps, and now
that the campaign for sale of the third
issue of Liberty Bonds has been finish
led, the committee that is handling the
sale OF War Savings and Thrift Stamps
on the plantations, again asks for your
further cooperation, in speeding up the
campaign for the sale of these stamps.
The War Savings and Thrift Stamps
are in the nature of a loan to the gov.
eminent and they are also q splendid
investment for the individual. They
were devised not only for the purpose
of providing the government with
money to carry on the war, but also
for the purpose of filing long. felt
need for small, safe Investment with
good interest return; and they, teach
the people of our country the principles
of thrift in convenient wax,
''POstcrs and advertising matter, ex-
planning the nature of these stamps,
have already been forwarded to you.
If additional supplies are desired, kind,
ly notify your Honolulu agents, through
whom your supply of Stamps can also
be ordered.
''SOme Of the plantation managers
have already put into effect a campaign
among their employees of more or
less comprehensive nature and it is
hoped by the committee that these eff
forts will be continued and extended
so as to arouse AS much enthusiasm and
interest AZ possible. To those looking
for suggestions or advice as to methods
for conducting a campaign among the
IpeOple on the plantations, the commit
tee desires to be of as much assistance
as possible. From reports received, the
following methods have been adopted
Sby different plantations throughout the
Territory, and the committee is glad to
pass them along as constructive sug-
gestiOns for those who have not yen
adopted any particular plan.
Then follows several suggestions as
to methods to be employed, those that
plantation managers have already found
successful.
In closing the letter says:
1.-THE committee appreciates greatly
the fine work that has been done on
the different plantations by managers,
storekeepcrs and others in pushing the
sale Of War Savings and Thrift Stamps
and desires 90 assist them by having
these speakers visit the different Isl
ands and talk to the laborsrs in their
own language, showing them what the
purchase of these stamps means to the
government in the carrying on of the
war and what it means to the labOrers
themselves as an investment.
owe have the balance Of the year be.
fore us, but we must all do everything
in our power to speed up the work so
that when the campaign comes to. an
end and the figures are published 1t
will be shown that once more Hawaii
has done her. full share.
"ln conclusion, the committee invites
any suggestions that can be offered and
will gladly give all assistance in it's
power to anyone interested If they will
communicate with the executive secre-
tary, Mr.. p. F. Lee, care of Henry
Waterhousc Trust Co.
JOHN GUILD,
."Chairman, Subcommittee for Plan
tations, Territory of Hawaii"