The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-19
National War Savings Stamp Day


The Call has Come, the Day is Set, June 2sth
This is the slogan of the War Savings Com
mittee of Indiana in its campaign to arouse
Hoosiers to the patriotic pleasure of investing
their savings in the government on the day set
aside by proclamation of President Wilson.
Indiana has heard that call. 1t has been heed
ing every call since the war began. Wayne
county never has been in the rear of the process
ion of Hoosier counties that gave their answer
of affirmative patriotism in tones that echoed
over the whole state.
Wayne county's citizens have never been
asleep. Every call found them awake, eager for
action, prompt to reply in word and deed. Wayne
county is not much given to "the tumult and the
shouting" but the deadly earnestness Of this
community is gloriously proved by our record in
Liberty loan, Red Cross, and Y. M. c. A. cam
paigns.
Today the citizens of Wayne county are fully
aware of what is going on. We know that hum
dreds Of our own boys are in the camps at home
and abroad to fight for Peace by Victory. We
know that other hundreds are in the navy to
fight against ruthlessness and the violation Of
conventions and sacred pacts. We know that
troop train after troop train is speeding to the
Atlantic coast carrying the first line fighters on
ward to the Great Adventure.
We know that there is no difference between
lover there" and lover here" While our sons
and brothers are fighting lover there" we must
fight for them lover here" Everything we can
give, our hopes and aspirations, thoughts,
words and deeds, must all unite in the one pur-
pose of backing the boys overseas.
"My country" must take on a greater mean
ing. No longer can it be only place where we
have our being, where make money, where we
enjoy ourselves. It must phrase that calls US
to sacrifice and self-denial. It must inspire us
with new devotion to our country, that will en-
able to dedicate sons, our money, our
wealth, our producing capacity on the altar of
patriotic service.
The National War Savings Stamp Day will
bring this truth home to our hearts. The child
rem of Wayne county have made brilliant record
in sacrifice to purchase thrift and war stamps.
Now the appeal of the government, of "Our
Country" goes to the adults and especially to
those citizens who are able to buy stamps not
in quantities of two or three but in 100 and 200
lots. The law provides that no individual can
hold in his name War Savings Stamps exceeding
$1,000 maturity value but hundreds of individ-
uals in this community who easily can indulge
in an investment of this proposition have failed
to do so.
Unto them goes an urgent and pressing CALL
They are asked to look upon these stamps as a
government security. They are asked to utilize
part of their wealth in the purchase of these
stamps. If they do their full duty, the citizen
who can buy only in lots of one or two month
will be greatly encouraged and will know that the
whole community is back of the movement to put
Wayne county at the head of Indiana counties.
On June %, the patriots of Indiana will be
counted.
The man or woman who has shirked will be
known. Every taxpayer householder or wage
Garner must have his subscription in by that day
or give his reason. No lodging or sidestepping
will make effective an escape on that day.