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Show 'fail to appreciate the magnitude of the war effort in which this nation is engaged. Only the military mili-tary and naval experts, cognizant of the demands of modern warfare, war-fare, can estimate the enormous amount of materiel required to conduct successful offensive operations. oper-ations. Ordinary Americans, however, how-ever, ought to be able to understand under-stand and appreciate the policy of our war leaders, who seek, without with-out equivocation, to save lives by the lavish use of materiel and ammunition. We would not attempt to convince con-vince our readers that a failure to buy a war bond will mean the lack of guns, planes, tanks or ammunition. On the contrary, we are firmly convinced that the Government will make it certain that our fighting men have what they need to do their job. We would say, however, without fear of contradicion, that a nation at war must 'have unlimited financial finan-cial support from its- people if it is to continue to make a supreme beliggerent effort. A Government of a country, like a private citizen,- must pay for what it buys. Obviously, there is a possibility that a modern government, gov-ernment, facing a tremendous war, might run out of cash. This would he true nf thp TTnif Htotoo like other nations, if it were not for the loyal support of the people peo-ple who, with the Government, have determined that our fighting men shall not suffer because of a lack of weapons and supplies. It is worth noting that the nation na-tion does not attempt to make people at home pay for the protection pro-tection that fighting men give to their property. No general levy upon' wealth is under consideration, considera-tion, although obviously the greater great-er the individual's wealth, the greater is the protection enjoyed and the greater the benefits that will accrue from a successful war. Certainly, if either Germany or Japan conquers the United States the wealth of the nation will be confiscated and, in plain language this means the wealth of individuals. individ-uals. The United States asks its peo- rate of interest. Under the Selec-ple Selec-ple to lend their money at a fair tive Service Law, men are drafted from peace-time lives, trained in the art of warfare and compelled to risk their lives in defense of the nation and its people. To finance fi-nance the war, however, the Government Gov-ernment does not draft capital. It only asks that those who are able, lend some of their money, to be repaid with interest. Compared to lives lost, the capital loaned to lhe Government is nothing. We urge all readers to make a prompt response to the Sixth War Loan appeal. The word must go out to the world that this nation is in earent in its wars, that its 'people are supporting their fighting fight-ing men and that every American who risks his life in battle has been given all that money can buy to strengthen him in combat. WAR BONDS INSURE NATION'S WEALTH, SAYS CHIEF OF FLEET Calling for unabated war bond purchases Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander-in-Chief of the United Unit-ed States Fleet, declares that the speed of our advances in the European and Pacific war theaters thea-ters has imposed a heavy strain upon reserves of certain vital supplies. sup-plies. He warns that unless some production deficiencies are wiped out, the tempo of our Pacific operations op-erations will be slowed down. The Admiral was speaking on the occasion of the inauguration of a national drive to sell 14 billion bil-lion dollars worth of war bonds. He admitted that the war is "well ahead" of last year's expectations but pointed out that accelerated operations have created new production pro-duction problems for the Navy. He expressed confidnce that the progress that has been made will not sap the nation's determination determina-tion to carry on with every means that can be mustered. No American, who is able to understand what is taking place in Europe and in the Pacific, can |