Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-08-22
AMERICA IS NOW
REALIZING many
CHANGES OFFERED
THE SACRIFICES SHE MADE FOR
CIVILIZATION SHOULD BE
CAPITALIZED.
THRIFT MUST BE PROTECTED
Government Is Relying On Sale Of
War Savings Stamps for the
Money Needed.

Do you remember that some months
& we were loaning u Allies a few
million dollars every day to help them
in carrying on the war against a
common enemy We were liberal in
our allowances Of financial assistance
while the fighting was going on, while
the Hun was still standing deiantly
on the "Hindenburs Line"
II we are wise we will be liberal in
assisting our friends to make their
reorganization plans for the future.
The first money we loaned to our
Allies was for the more or less selfish
purpose of self-preservation. The
world was menaced by Prussianism
and we were menaced with the rest.
But the loans that make in the
future will help in guaranteeing Amer
lean commercial prosperity.
None Of us want a period Of de.
preston and panic and business trou.
BILE here. We want the world to get
back to work, back to production,
back to money-making and upbuilding
instead Of money spending and de-
struction.
There ought to be a tremendous de.
mand upon American industries in
the rebuilding Of broken France,
shattered Belgium, Roumania, north
Italy and Serbia. Upon this demand
will depend in no small measure the
amount of American prosperity in
the near future.
Europe will be the market place for
all manner of American made articles
for a long time, but most Of all they
will want raw materials, construction
materials. implements, tools and ma
chinery. The demand for these will
run into billions Of dollars.
We have all the materials that will
be needed. We have the resources
and the manufacturing plants ready to
start to work. Our plants are enor-
mous and ares in far better condition
than those Of Europe. We are ready
to switch over our plants into the
production Of what ever 1t may be
that Europe needs and can pay for.
We have had these things for years
but we have had no export trade to
amount to anything. We had no for
eign trade organization and it must
be confessed, too, that we had the
i'll will of the world.
But now we have the good will of
the world. Our friendship with the
nations is well nigh universal. BY
raising the necessary loans to keep
the business of the government NOV.
ing as it should move we will further
strengthen the position of the nation
both at home and abroad. We will
make t. easily possible for us to get
out in the world and realize world
commerce. 1t will mean something
tremendous to all Americans in the
years to come.
The people we have fought shoulder
to shoulder with, the nations whom we
have assisted in the darkest financial
hours by timely and large loans, will
be glad to buy of us.
But much money must be at hand
Tor Uncle Sans use in re-establishing
trade and commerce, before this can
be realized. 1t will take about So, 000,.
0 10000, according to an estimate OF
the Federal Reserve Board. The
money must come from the savings OF
the people. The banks need all their
resources to take care OF the enter.
prises in their own localities.
The Government plans to make the
nation and the individual prosperous
simultaneously. The people supply
the money through War Savings
Stamps and the new Treasury Savings
Certificates, This gives the prosperity
to the nation.
The individual who supplies this
money Is given the U. s. Government
note. its solemn promise to pay. at a
specified date, and to add four per
cent compounded quarterly to the
amount lDaned