The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-09
War Savings Stamps Of 1919 Issue
Should Be Literally Purchased by
Every Person Who Wishes to
sect Ahead"

Jacksonville, Jan. S.-United State
treasury officials have become yer,
much concerned over a growing tend
ency on the part of the American PEG
pie to accept the coming of peace a
also the end of all work on their par
tending to repair the ravages Of war
and to full settlement of the bill in
Cured in bringing about victory IL
France.
Treasury officials have given thil
new feeling on the part of the Amer
lean people the name of "Im-thru
enza," and say that its effects may
prove as disastrous to the honor anG
integrity of this country as was the
recent epidemic of influenza to the
health and good spirits of each com
munity where it prevailed.
State Director Griggs has issued an
appeal to the people of Florida, moi
only those engaged in War Savings
work, but those engaged in other &C.
tivities, not to relinquish their sctivl-
ties until every demand made upon
our national honor has been thorough
ly satisfied. Judge Griggs' appeal as
given out at State headquarters today
is as follows:
ITO the People of Florida
AT conference of men and women
Of the Sixth Federal Reserve District
in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 8, 1919,
the United States government, through
it's representative, Honorable L. B
Franklin of the Treasury Depart
ment, placed squarely before the
people Of this country the needs Of the
government in the way Of financing
during this year to meet honorable OBJ
legations incident to the equipping
and maintaining Of our many forces In
Europe. Mr.. Franklin stated that
the crest Of American expenditures
was not reached until after the arm
istice had actually been signed for
the reason that contracts for enor-
nous quantities Of supplies were just
being delivered in quantities, and that
the bills were falling due. The high
est point in the governments expen-
ditures since entering the war was In
December, which was something over
two billion dollars. The expenditures
during January, he stated, will be over
two billion dollars, and from this
month on there will be gradual de-
crease. Up to December list the gov
eminent was operating on the pro.
ceeds Of the last Liberty Loan and
other current incomes, but for the
month of December 1t was necessary
to borrow money to finance the gov
eminent.
There will be needed during the
next year probably twelve billions OF
dollars. More than six billions of
this amount will be raised by another
Liberty Bond issue together with the
War Savings Stamps that will be
sold.
1.-THE duty of each American citizen
in the face Of these facts is plain.
Every man woman and child in this
country will participate in the fruits
of this victory, whether tangible or
Intangible, and now they are honor
bound to help pay.
"Only two courses are left open to
the government to pay it's just obli-
cations. One, and the preferable one.
Is the issuance and sale of bonds and
other securities such as War Savings
Stamps thereby spreading the finan-
cial burden over a period oil ye?rs, or
to tax all business sufficiently heaN Y
to raise the amount. One of these two
things will have to be done.
I'm his message to the Liberty Bond