The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1918-03-01
THE MEANING OF GOODS AND
SERVICES.

SERVICES.
The following paragraphs are
adapted from British publications
urging War Thrift and the organiza-
ton of War Savings societies.:
When it is said that in the present
financial year the Government is to
spend a specified amount of money,
what is meant is what the Government
must have, for purposes of war,
goods and services valued at that
amount.
The goods are the supplies required
in the shape of ships, shells, guns, RI
| fles, motors, horses, saddlery, clothes
and food for the soldiers and sailors.
The services are the services rem
dered by the fighting men and by all
who supply the various requirements
of the Army and Navy.
These goods and services have to be
provided now.
And, if the Government is to have,
in the enormous volume required, the
goods and services that need to be
provided now, civilians who cannot
fght must go without many of the
goods and services they used to enjoy
in times of peace.
This is inevitable, for there is not
enough available energy and labor in
the country to produce all that it re-
quired for the war, and also to pro-
vide the comforts and luxuries we
used to enjoy when there was no war.
In short, the needs of the nation
for the purposes of war cannot be met
unless we save, and save by going
without the things that are not abso-
lutely essential to the efficiency and
health of the individual.
There is a serious shortage Of Ia
Dor and materials, and the Army and
Navy need all they can get of both.
The Nation is now buying on very
large scale, and so is the civilian pop
ulation. At the same time, supplies
are strictly limited. lnsvitah ",
prices are high.
All the things purchased have used
up labor and materials for their
duction, and when purchased, more
are required to replace them. There
fore, help TO keep down. price by ies-
sening demand.
When we save and lend to the Gov
eminent, we transfer our spending
power to the Nation, and what the
Government spends is substituted for
what we have been spending, instead
of being added to it.
Money spent now buys little, for
prices are high Thus it is common
sense to save till peace comes, when
money will buy more than now, es-
pecially as the more we spend now,
the higher prices will go.
Our soldiers and sailors offer all
they have for us. We must not use
their sacrifices to enable us to live IN
comfort now BY SO doing we length
ef the war and the casualty lists.
Every day the war lasts it costs
lives. That is why unnecessary spend
inc is now shameful thing, and a
treachery'to our fighting men. It is
our bounden duty to help them, and
we must do so by spending less and
producing more 'Extravagance now
costs blood, and blood Of heroes"
BY saving we set free labor and
material for war purposes and by SO
doing bring nearer Victory and Peace.
There is only one method conserv-
ing the national resources, and that is
an all-round economy in the consump-
zion of all goods, and going without
unnecessary service.
Indeed, the only sound way to
meet the increasing financial need Of
the nation, is CD to reduce the con-
sumption of goods and services, and
Cd to increase as far as possible,
the power of the nation to make and
grow things and render services.
Yours very truly,
P. H. Saunders, State Director.
Nv. S. S..