New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-01-19
TO FELLOW WORKERS
THE WAR SAVINGS
CAMPAIGN.

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After the war will it be you
qualification to reflect on the sla
cere effort and self sacrifice mad
in helping America to win tn
victory-that you contributed
patriotically and unselfshly YOU
full measure of devotion to TIT
cause Of Liberty and Democrat.
or it will be your regret-tha
not withstanding you might nave
been the instrument for vital serv
ice to your country in its hour OF
hour Of need, as well as in helping
to save the lives of our gallant and
heroic men, you shifted your re-
sponsibility to some one else and
remained passive throughout the
terrible conflicts
It is with this thought that /
bring to your attention the war
Savings campaign now beng
waged throughout our State and
which is vitality more fundamental
than the mere two billion dollars
which we are striving to raise. Vt
is a movement to release labor and
material being daily used in the
production of things unessentlal
TO the life or welfare Of our people
who are non-combatants and di-
vert them to the production Of
supplies and other things essential
to our victory. and unless the ef-
fort is successful America and her
associates may suffer defeat-and
what then! Even the frightfnl
contemplation of such result
should serve to convince us of the
need for practicing and teaching
thrift and rigid economy by all
the poor as well as the rich.
| therefore ask: Will Louis
INA give to their utmost from
the magnificent resources of our
State to this fight for democracy,
or will they continue to spend for
Injuries and cen for apparent
necessities-v u + +heY can do
without-refuse to heed the ap-
peal so often made for thrift and
economy and thereby become an
obstacle to America s effort in her
great struggle.
Those in the vicinity of the bat
fle-field-those who have heard the
sound of shot and shell. realize
the tremendous task which the
Allies have undertaken. while We
in this country. far removed from
the scene of battle. seemingly fail
to understand that sacrifice and
self denial are essential to our
success, much less do we realize
that success of our allied armies
depends almost wholly upon the
thrift Of the American people.
About one-tenth Of the people of
the United States have invested, III
Government Bonds. SO there are
ninety millions more that must be
reached. not once but many times.
The entire nation-and not few
million people-must get behind
the government in the prosecution
of this war. It was with his
thought in mind that Secretary
McAdoo proposed the War Savings
plan and put into operation
throughout the country a War
Savings campaign, that every man.
woman and child may be advised
Of it's purposes and with the hope
that every citizen might invest
in Savings and Thrift Stamps. If
the effort is a success then our
economic and social fabric will be
permeated wit hits propaganda
and the ultimate effect will mean
not only the sale Of two billion
dollars worth Of war stamps to
fifty million people. but a realiza-
ton on the part of the people that
It has become a national duty for
them to conserve and save. les
son the people Of the South are
sadly in need Of. for our per cap
ital savings is $lO.56, as compared
with Belgium s per capita savings
Of $3.50, that Of France $27 sc,
that Of Italy $24.58, that Of Uni
ted Kingdom $25.l4, while that Of
Germany Is $88.O8. This compar-
ison clearly indicates that Ger
many 5 power lies in the resource
fulneas Of her people. which has
been enrendered through practice
Of thrift and self denial. and
should prove an incentive to ey-
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