Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-30
SAVE TO WIN WAR"
PRESIDENTS APPEAL
Designates June % as Thrift Day
And Asks All to Pledge Sup
port to Help Country.

Washington, May 3O--To save ma
tcrials and labor for necessary war pur-
poses President Wilson yesterday APP
pcaled to Americans "to buy only those
things which are essential to the Individ-
ual health and efficiency" and to volunteer
on or before june 2S. National Thrift Day,
to invest Systematically in war savings
and thrift stamps or other government
securities.
This war is one Of nations not of
armies" said the President, land all
of our I00000,000 people must be eco
nomcally and industrally adjusted to
war conditions If this nation rs to play
its full part in the conflict. The problem
before us is not primarily financial
problem, but rather problem OF increased
production of war essentials and the saw
ing of the materials and the labor neces-
sary for the support and equipment OF
our army and navy. Thoughtless expendI-
ture Of money for n-essentlals uses up
the labor of men, the products of the
farm, mines and factories and overbur-
dcns transportation, all OF which must
he used TO the utmost and at their best
for war purposes.
ALL MUST HELP NATION
1.-THE great results which We seek
can be obtained only by thc participa-
ton of every member of the nation,
young and old, in national concerted
thrift movement. | therefore urge that
our people everywhere pledge themselves
rs suggested by the Secretary of the
Treasury, to the practice of thrift; to
serve the government to their utmost IN
increasing production IN all fields neces-
sary To the winning Of the war; To con-
serve food and fuel and useful materials
of every kind: to devote their labor
only to the most necessary tasks, and 10
buy only those things which are essential
to individual health and efficiency, and
that the people, as evidence OF their
loyalty, invest all that they can save IN
Liberty bonds and war-savings stamps.
The securities issued by the Treasury
Department are so many Of them within
the reach Of every one that the door OF
opportunity in this matter IS wide open to
all Of lis. To practice thrift in peace 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 patriotic duty and necessity
GIVE AND EcoSomzE.
Il appeal TO all who now own either
Liberty Bonds or war savings stamps to
continue to practice economy and THRIFT
and to appeal to all who do not own govern
eminent securities to do likewise and
purchase them 70 the extent 81 their
means The man who buys government
securities transfers the purchasing power
Of his money TO the United States govern
mcnt until after this war, and u that same
degree docs not buy in competition with
the government.
Il earnestly appeal to every man,
woman and child to pledge themselves
on or before the 2Sth Of June to save
constantly and to buy as regularly as
possible the securities OF the government
and 70 do this rs far as possible through
membership III war-savings societies
The 2Sth Of June ends this special period
Of enlistment IN tho great volunteer army
Of production and saving here at home
Nav there bc none unenhsted on that
day !