Arizona republican., 1918-04-15
Our New Life

Now that we are in the midst of the third Liberty Loan campaign some remarks made by Mir. F. A. Vanderlp last February pertinent. even more so now than they then. Before proceeding to them should take into consideration the history of our previous loans to the government and with them our contributions to the Red Cross and the War Work funds.
 The people as distinguished from large financial institutions and corporations contributed out of their plenty They bought war bonds when they could do so conveniently without crampng themselves" If they felt that they were making sacrifice it because they could have loaned the money at higher rate of interest mortgage; or they could have invested it profitaby in business deal. In fact, they made no sacrifice at all. There inconvenience, embarrassment. We have reached point where somebody must feel the pinch. The surplus from which the previous loans have been withdrawn is nearly exhausted; that is the surplus which could spare just as well as not, without feeling it." We approaching, and very near it. the of personal universal and enforced economy
 In his address MT. Vanderlip pointed out that the nation had increased it's capacity for increasing wealth. but that limit is placed upon capacity. There must be a conservation of wealth if the government is to be furnished the needed money Said he: That is the fundamental lesson of the war; We all must learn that the fundamental lesson means such individual responsibility have before recognized. If the amount that is needed for the equipment of the army is great that the workshop cannot possibly produce it until call upon the workshops for less than have been calling upon them for, there can be only of two results. We must individually sacrifice the government must be sacrificed. That is the philosophy that is back of the savings movement. It is the philosophy that is back of the Liberty loan. It is the philosophy is bac of wa is is nt IVhe talk about unified nation, a nation unified sacrifice, nation unified until each man. and child must feel personal relation to the result. We going to get some new concepts of our duties citizens. The man with money to spend has gen. orally thought he was performing fine social duty spend it freely. If we have had money to spend and have had wants unsatsfied we have thought it quite the thing to satisfy them out of our funds But have to look upon our dollars in a new way. It is no longer matter of our personal ability to spend, it is longer matter of what the nation afford. what the world afford, for the world needs us"
 In a specific way everything must be placed in the service of the government There must be re- served to only the things need in order that may continue to give the greater to the gov ernment. Labor must be freed from private to pub lie Money must likewise be placed at the dis posal of the government.
 Nggardliness and economy, though are no more synonymous now than they have been. We illustrate this better by giving the substance of a story we read not long ago. whole town gagged in work and saving for the war; It was thoroughly organized for the work with committees of one kind and another. There were sewing socie- ties, knitting societies. committees for raising funds At last ill-advised proposition was made to save gasoline by putting automobiles in storage. That re- .rt-As s~ af.l-- committees could not the ground they had for merly done Women could not regularly reach their meeting places and a resultant was general slump in war work. '~
 Economy is the prevention of waste. The utmost those who have lived careessy most Americans have done, that is sacrifice. It life it will to be regarded a sacrifice. We shall become adjusted to it. Then will into this attitude described by MT vanedrlip
 "The creation of sound body of public opinion seems to to be absolutely essential to the future of the nation and we must come to that we have a duty not only in these war days but in all days to come of giving ourselves to the government in a way have never done before. We must see that there problems much broader than our desks so much important than our individual business interests, problems that must not merely kick about the solution of problems that we must give ourselves to- and create such body of pub lie opinion that the Ship of State can be guided in these days of great peril in these times novel and unusual dangers In the measure do that country will be successfully guided In democ- racy it is only that sort of public opinion that safely steer the Ship of State"
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