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Show High Cost of Living Washington, D. C, August 20th. Six million members or Government War Savings Societies Soc-ieties organized throughout the United States were asked by tho Treasury Department today to aid federal food administrators administrat-ors war upon the high cost of living by helping to establish and publish fair prices, to discover, dis-cover, check, and prosecute cases of profiteering. The appeal ap-peal was signed by William Mather Lewis, Director of the Savings Division of the Treasury Treas-ury Department. xuu suwugd Division oi uie jn'uaiu'y uvpaiuneiu,' ijaect-L,iwia ijaect-L,iwia luiegiupueu 10 ail red-emi red-emi ueserve District Savings Directors, "appeals to the U,-uuu.uuu U,-uuu.uuu mciuuers of tho 160,-0U0 160,-0U0 war Savings Societies ot present active throughout the country to enlist in his campaign. cam-paign. They can show the people peo-ple of America where, when, and how to buy. They can teach how and when to save. They can assure a larger part of our national effort to production pro-duction of neressities. Thoy can aid to bring about increased employment em-ployment and can prevent the lowering of tho general standard stand-ard of living in America, bound to ensue if prlres of food, clothing, cloth-ing, and other necessities continue con-tinue to mount or maintain their present level. In so doing, they will perform a patriotic service to themselves, their Industries, In-dustries, their communities, and the Nation." Lewis said steps have been taken in New England already in this direction by War" Sav-1 Sav-1 lugs workers who In many cases Til'tf "ircTtTrjr7TSlc7tTcpTeOTnTti-tives "ircTtTrjr7TSlc7tTcpTeOTnTti-tives in cities, towns, and vill-aces vill-aces of the Federal Food Ad- minsti-ntion. "Active, not pass-ive pass-ive work, is demanded," Lewis pointed out. "Not only must each individual savo rigorously and invest in conservative sec-urities sec-urities such as War Savings Stamps and Savings Certifi-cates Certifi-cates to provide capital for in-creased in-creased production of food and other necessities but they must wage a campaign to check waste in their communities and by precept and example in buy-ing buy-ing help tho country shako off its present spending intoxicn- "Finn hold must bo kept on the savings accumulated dur-ing dur-ing tho Avar. Prices have been forced up by peoplo who aro spading, not from their earn-ings earn-ings but from their savings, thus making money cheap." Robert E. Smith, director of the War Loan Organization in the Twelfth Federal Rescn'a District with hadquarters in San Francisco, Commending-Lewis' Commending-Lewis' appeal, said that the 1100 War Savings Societies on tho Pacific Coast would bo ask-. ed to enlist in the campaign. |
