The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-01
AMERICAS INFLUENCE AMONG
NATIONS DEPENDS ON THRIFT
OF INDIVIDUALS.

kind OF a reputation. In order to
achieve any standing in the world
that reputation must be good and it
must be earned.
Just now the good standing and
the reputation of America among the
peoples Of the earth was never bet
ter. In fact, it was never quite to
high as now The main thing is to
keep it so.
We went into the war with mo-
tives as clean as any nation that
ever went into any war. We went
into it to maintain our reputation be-
fore the world. We had been bullied
by the Huns for a good while. We
had tried arguments turning
the other cheek. Germany had out
ragged us, had scoffed at and humil
| lated us. There was an open belief
in Hun-land that we were gold-wor-
shippers, money chasers, Indifferent
to everything save our money and
our own selfish comfort. And it is
a regrettable fact that the world had
begun to swing over to Germany's
way of thinking.
We changed that, so swiftly and
so effectively, that such memories are
almost forgotten. League of Nations
or not, it will be many long day
before another Imperial upstart seeks
trouble with America. What happen
ed to the Kaiser and his junkers
when they finally brought us into
the war will remain in the memories
of man for a mighty long time
Foreign nations know now, what
they expected or feared. That Amer
lea once aroused is always willing to
throw in every man and every dollar
and that her resources are so great
as to be night we'll limitless.
Now, we have won the golden
work to hold it, We have lot of
obligations growing out of this war
Some of them are legal, some of them
are financial and some of them are
moral. All of these obligations are
vital and imperative. Some of them
have to do with the future of the
nation and the trend of the world
in the days to come.
Some of these obligations, many of
them in fact, can be met with hard
cash. Those should be- the very
easiest for us to deal with. We have
the money in this country to deal
with them. Our financial strength
was not strained by the war.
We have bills to pay and loans
that must be paid for the rebuilding
and rehabilitation of our allies. And
all the while we must meek in mind
that the Allies were fighting our
battles for us, long before we came
in to take our own part. The Bel
gians were fighting for us at Liege
back in 1914. The Britons were
fighting for us at Liege back in 1914.
The Britons were dying for us at
Mons in that same year, but we
never knew it.
The French were holding for us at
Verdun, but we refused to realize it
then, though we had begun to sus-
pect the truth. They were fighting
our fight for us, and we would be a
nation of ingrates if We refused to
take these things into account, now
that the war is over.
The way to hold the good opinion
of the world is to hold up our end,
pay our debts, take care of our OBJ
legations and see that the weaker
folk among our Allies get chance.
1t is then an obligation that finally
comes back to each and all of us, in
dividually.
To fail to do these things now will
amount to throwing away all that
we have won at the expense of |
blood and much treasure. There |
must be no letting up now that We
have won the fight.
An improvident people cannot fin
sh the job that has been cut out for |
is. If the United States is to be |
he paramount power of this world,
md exert the influence that it can
md should, this country must con-
,inue to be prosperous.
The prosperity of nation de-
Ponds upon the prosperity of the in
iividuals comprising the nation. If
he people are improvident the ma
ion is impotent.
The administration, even before
he war was won began the recon-
;truction work. And the ablest finan-
,iers and the greatest statesmen
worked out the plans to inculcate
thrift among the masses.
1t was to reach the masses that
he War Savings Stamp and the
Thrift Stamp were brought into ex-
stence. The Treasury Department
wanted to give to the man with the
smallest amount of money to invest
ust as attractive an offer as it
made to the millionaire. That was
Why the baby bonds were made to
bear four per cent, with interest
quarterly. And a more
liquid investment can not be made.
The interest adds itself automatic
lily If adversely should come, and
he holder really has to sell, he may