The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-08-22
AMERICA IS NOW
REALIZING MANY
CHANCES OFFERED
THE sAcRlFlcES SHE MADE FOR
CIVILIZATION SHOULD BE
CAPITALIZED.
Thrift MUST Be PROTECTED
government Is Relying On Sale Of
Mar Savings Stamps for the
Money Needed.
MUST Be PROTECTED

Do you remember that some months
ago 9 we're loaning our Allies a few
million dollars every day to help them
10 carrying on the war against a
commol enemy We were liberal in
our allowances OF financial assistance
while the fighting was going on, while
the Hun was still standing defantly
on the "Hindenbur Line"
II we are wise we will be liberal in
assisting our friends to make their
reorganization PLAN for the future
The first money we loaned to our
Allies was for the more or less selfish
purpose OF self.preservation. The
worl was menaced by Prusi ianism
and we were menaced with the rest.
But tie loans that make in the
future will help in guaranteeing Amer
lean commercial pros. erity.
None Of us wait a period OF de
preston and panic and business trou
Bile here. We WI I the world to get
back to worl;, back to production.
bach to money.making and u%pbullding
iAstead OF money g%pending and de
slruction.
There ought to be a tremendous de.
mand upon American industries in
the rebuilding Of broken France,
BATTERED Belgium. Roumania. north
Italy and Serbia. Upon this demand
win depend in no small measure the
amount of American prosperity in
The near future.
Europe will be the marked place for
an manner OF Americ made articles
for a long time, but most OF all they
will want raw materials, construction
materials, implements, tool and ma
chlnery. The demand for these will
run into billions of dollars.
We have all the materials that will
be necled. We lave the resources
and the manufacturing plants ready tC
start t. work. Our plants are enor
nous and are in far better condition
than those of Europe. We are read.
to switch over our plants into th'
production of what aver 1t may b,
that Europe needs and can pay for.
We have had these things for years
but we have had 10 export trade t
amount t anything. We had no for
eign trade organization and 1t mus
be confessed, too, that we had thu
m will of the world.
But now we have the good will o
the world. Our friendship with thu
nations is well nigh universal. B.
raising the neces y loans to keeI
the business of e government nov
ing as il should move we will furthe
strengthen the position Of the natiol
both at home and abroad. We will
make easily possible for us to ge
out in the world and realize worl,
commerce. 1t will m m somethin
Tremendous to all Americans in tn
Years to come.
The people We have fought shoulde
to shoulder with, the nations whom W
have assisted in the darkest inancia
hours by timely md large loans, wi
be glad to hvy of us.
But much money nust be at han
for Uncle Sans use in re.establishin
trade and commer, ,, before this ca
be realized. It will take about $4,000
900, 600. according to an estimate
he Federal Reserve Board. Tn
money must come from the sa, lgs {
the people. The hanks need all the.
resources 10 take e Of tn ente
prises in their own localities
The Government plans to make tn
nation aud the indivl .ual prosperor
simultaneously. The people suppl
thS money through War Say.nl
Stamps and the new Treasury Sayinl
Certificates. This Llves the prosperit
to the nation.
The individual who supplies III
money is given the U. s. Governmel
note. its solemn promise to pay at
specified date, and to add four p,
cent compounded quarterly to Il
mount lpaned.