Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-24


heartened, retreating and almost
crushed enemy.
This is no time to weaken on the
home front. This, of all times, is
the time to demonstrate by over
subscription that, the election over
the American people, Republicans
and Democrats, radicals and con-
servatives, pro-Roosevelt and anti
Roosevelt, are united in their deter
mination to prosecute this war to a
complete victory not only in Europe
but in Asia as well. Such a demon
stration is in the interest of all
Anything short of that would dam
age us all. AS Mr.. Roosevelt said
Sunday night, this is something
more than just money-raising
affair. This is the real and the best
chance the people who, however
sound their reasons, could not get
into this war or would not get into
it, have to show that they are back
ing to the limit the men and women
who could get in, did get in, are in
and who, being in, are doing the
fighting for us.
No Time to Relax.
And they are on the point of WIN
ming the war for us, too. Also, how
ever, they are at the point where
they have to fight more fercely
against more desperate foe than
ever beforehand at a greater cost
of life The climax has been reached.
OF all moments, this is the worst
in which to relax, the silliest pos
sible moment to be too optimistic,
the most important of all moments
to be adamant and clear headed.
One should not call it unsellsh pa
triotism to subscribe all one can to
these bonds because there is nothing
unself1sh about it. From whatever
angle it is viewed it is the clearest
case of enlightened selfishness on
record.
For example, for those who are
concerned-and rightly concerned
over the lack of a sound Federal
fiscal policy and the failure of any
thing resembling intelligent con-
sideration in White House, Treasury
or Congress of the ultimate means
for swinging the vast debt that the
war is piling up-for these, as well
as for those who give no thought to
such matters-the oversubscription
of this loan is equally vital. For they
must realize that the more we give
the less blood will flow and the
quicker will the enemy yield. And
that not until the enemy yields and
the fighting is over will We be able
to stop pouring out the money and
begin to regain national SolVency.
This may be the last loan and it
may not be; but, to repeat, more
than those which have preceded 1t,
oversubscription is Overwhelmingly
important.
1t Is the surest way to end the
war, right and quickly. 1t is the
surest way to prevent unnecessary
sacrifice of American lives in battle.
1t is the surest way to hasten the
Homecoming of our soldiers and
sailors. 1t is the surest way to re-
cover fiscal equilibrium. All this
has been said many times before,
but it Is more true now than ever.
The war cannot be carried to a
successful conclusion unless the
American people furnish the money.
Not to provide the money without
stint and without limit would be
more demoralizing to the men in
the armed services than the labor
strikes which slow down war sup
plies, prolong the war and are
rightly resented by the troops every
where Because, while the strikes
merely show that there are here
selfish groups which put their own
greed ahead of the national well
fare, and tagging on this loan would
mean that the Nation as whole
was weakening in the homestretch.
A Permanent Investment.
The thing is unthinkable. Its STU
pidity would be colossal. 1t will not
happen. We are not that kind of
people. Nevertheless, We should be
reminded that it is not only neces-
sary to subscribe to these bonds but
to hold them: to regard them not as
something to trade in some time but
to hold as a permanent investment
To buy and then to sell or redeem,
or to sell old War Bonds to buy the
new ones, is not helping at all. That
defeats the whole purpose of the
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