The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-12
Thrift Investment BIOzO
To American BOLShepiStS
Cora Harris Declares
WOMEN MUST BECOME ECONOMISTS
Noted Southern Author and Philosopher Points
to Crisis Facing Country Through Agita-
ton of American Alien Class

most mOnstrOus greed: the sense OF
truth has been destroyed in them and
has been replaced by the belief that
they have a right to commit any
wrong against the Government OF the
people In order to crafty this greed
and those low instincts OF the Gala
ban.
The whole American people have
been more or less affected by these
conditions growing out Of extrava-
gance and thinking that the thing we
have made-this Government-will
last forever, without support. 1t will
not No matter what are views are
or what candidate We vote for, we
must do some active, constructive
work to mend these breaches.
Thrift Means Security
Now the Government has establish
ed thrift and saving movement-the
first agency deliberately planned for
this purpose The desire is that every
man. woman aud child literally shall
become a stakeholder in the Govern
ment OF the United States by buying
these certificates (stamps) and By
these methods OF saving.
I'VE are to invest what otherwise
we would waste in these purchases.
We are to save even in order to make
these purchases of what are really
Thrift notes. though they are. called
stamps. The security back OF them
is the entire wealth of this country
the best security in the world. The
interest on them is good, but that
is not the only or chief reason for
buying them. The chief reason ia to
begin now with the younger genera
ton, especially. to cultivate the habit
OF economy and to give them a sense
OF proprietorship in the Government.
Men and women who have that will
not undertake to destroy 1t as the re-
Gently developed Alien Americans and
Alien immigrants are trying to do.
When you own stock in thing,
not merely a ballot, you are going
to stand by it and see that it does
not fail or fall. This is why we
ought to support the thrift note
(stamp) movement 1t places a ma
terial insurance upon the patriotism
OF our children and it develops in
these children the right habits OF
economy.
cat the present time in the Sixth
Federal Reserve section, some OF them
not above 10 years OF age. who have
never had 800 in their lives before
will receive before the end OF the
winter from $500 to $4,000 for theii
little crops this year, owing to the
enormous price cotton is bringing.
This to them is an astounding good
fortune. They have never had any
experience in handling money. They
are spending it in the widest and
most foolish ways II they could be
| induced to invest it in these thrift
notes, it would not only save the
nest egg of future prosperity, but 1t
would develop in them a sense OF
thrift and responsibility.
Responsibility of Women
"As for the women there is some
thing for them more important than
the right TO vote, which is that they
! develop a sense of citizenship and the
obligations, both domestic and politi
cal which should be given in exchange
for the right They also must learn
to save and achieve their duties as
women, as men have done so admira-
bly, in the building OF the material
prosperity of this country. Women are
woefuly lacking in thrift. Their pa
triotic awakening is admirable. but
it will be merely an awakening and
not a development unless we learn
to practice the primal virtues OF citi-
zenship in our expense account, which
comes under what is practically a new
term in American iife-THRIFT.
This investment in thrift notes
should appeal especially to women
not only because they shortly are &c
become active citizens, but they are
the most expensive and extravagant
class of respectable women on the
face of the earth.
Let the American women cease
to be the vampires OF American civl-
lization and become the domestic econ
omists Of American civilization. This
would be her first step forward and
whatever steps or strides she has
taken in any other direction. she has
not made even the shortest one N this
direction"