The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-20


In other words, winning this war is
a matter of money.
1t is matter of money not only for
the treasury of the United States, but
for all our allies.
When you buy a Liberty bond or
War Savings stamp it means money
for the United States treasury.
When you pay your income taxes
or any of your other contributions to
the government it means money for the
United States treasury.
But money is only a representative
of value and medium Of exchange.
Do not look upon your dollar as
mere piece of currency. Do not look
upon the United States treasury as
a mere repository Of your funds.
Our Treasury UNFOLDING World.
The United States treasury today
is the god atlas who holds the world
upon his shoulders.
It furnishes money to everyone of
our allies which needs money. It
breathes hope and confidence into any
allied army which is losing heart. It
puts in the field the great gun which
answers the German gun with shot for
shot. 1t keeps our armies going for
ward instead of backward. 1t holds
the line against the German onslaught.
The treasury of the United States is
the power behind our own army and
all the armies of our allies
During the coming year this nation
must raise $24OOO,OOO,OOO. We have
called these loans in the past Liberty
loans. 1t is about time to begin call
ing them Victory loans. Whatever
we call them, however, $4,000, 100000
during the next year the United States
government must have to carry out our
great, magnificent and world-saving
program. About $16,OOOOOO,0OO of this
must be raised by loans, and $780,
O00,0O0 by taxation.
If we do not raise this money the
United States treasury will have failed,
and when the United States treasury
fails the war is lost. IF the war is
lost, democracy is lost-the world is
lost.
The raising of this $24,OOOOO0,OOO is
a tremendous task. 1t is the supreme
test of the greatness of America.
Must Give Half Our Earnings.
The whole earning power Of this
country is about $50, 10000 100000 year !;
SO that out of every $50 produced in
government must have $24. The d.
vision Of our wealth during the next
year must be practically on a $3.50
basis with the government.
Now, anyone can see that this thing
must be done.
1T MUST BE DONE!
Anyone can see that IL we give SO
per cent of all we produce to the gov
eminent we cannot live as we always
nave lived.
During the past year or so we have
just been scraping up the loose change
and handing it to the government to
finance the war. We must now go to
the very heart Of our ability and give
until this great piece of financial work
is accomplished.
He who pays taxes in whatever form
they may rest upon him, must pay,
and pay cheerfully, to make up that
$8,OOO,OOO, 1000 which we must raise by
taxation.
He who has money must invest It
in Liberty bonds and War Savings
stamps, so as to furnish his share of
that $16,00O,0O0,0 which the govern
ment must borrow.
He who has no money to invest must
save, and invest his savings.
Must Become Even Stingy.
We must become saving, an eco
nomical, a thrifty, a stingy nation to-
wards everything but war.
We must go ragged and shabby.
We must turn and dye and renovate
our old clothes.
We must postpone repairs. and bet
terments.
We must put off the building of the
new mousse.
We must do those things only which
are of productive value.
We must economic in motor cars.
in gasoline and in all forms Of fuel.
We must burn wood where possible.
If we burn coal we must sift the ashes.
We must simplify and cheaper our
diet.
We must cut out Injuries and things
which are unnecessary.
We must have our shoes patched and
wear them as long as they will hang
together.
We must buy nothing which must
be shipped over the railroads, except
where necessary.
We must draw our supplies from
the nearest point.
We must live like misers and work
like horses.
We must regard the smallest econ
omy as Of the most tremendous i'm
portance, no matter whether we are
rich or poor.