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Show PRESIDENT ASUS PEOPLE TO SAVE Requested to Buy Only Things Necessary to Heaith and Efficiency. THRIFT PLEDGE ALSO ASKED All Citizens Must Be Economically Adjusted to War Conditions If Nation Is to Play Its Part in Conflict. Washington, D. C. To save materials mate-rials and labor for necessary war purposes, pur-poses, President Wilson appealed to Americans "to buy only those things which are essential to the individual health and efficiency," and to volunteer volun-teer on or before June 28, National Thrift day, to Invest systematically in War Savings and Thrift Stamps, or other government securities. "This war is one of nations not of armies," said the president, "and all of our 100,000,000 people must be economically and Industrially adjusted to war conditions If this nation Is to play its full part in the conflict. Pledge Is Sought. "The problem before us is not primarily pri-marily a financial problem, but rather a problem of increased production of war essentials and the saving of the materials and the labor necessary for 'the support and equipment of our army and navy. Thoughtless expenditure expendi-ture "i money for nonessentials uses up tiu labor of men, the products of the farm, mines, and factories, and overburdens transportation, all of which must be used to the utmost and at their best for war purposes. "The great results which we seek can be obtained only by the participation participa-tion of young and old in a national thrift movement. I therefore urge that our people everywhere pledge themselves, as suggested by the secretary secre-tary of the treasury, to the practice of thrift; to serve the government to their utmost in Increasing production in all fields necessary to the winning of the war; to conserve food and fuel and useful materials of every kind ; to devote their labor only to the most necessary tasks, and to buy only those things which are essential to individual individ-ual health and efficiency. "Buy More U. S. Securities." "The securities issued by the treasury treas-ury department are, so many of them, within the reach of every one that the door of opportunity in this matter is wide open to all of us. "I appeal to all who now own either Liberty bonds or War Savings stamps to continue to practice economy and thrift and to appeal to all who do not own government securities to do likewise like-wise and purchase them to the extent of their means. The man who buys government securities transfers the purchasing power of his money to the United States government until after this war, and to that same degree does not buy in competition with the government. gov-ernment. "I earnestly appeal to every man, woman and child to pledge themselves on or before June 28 to save constantly constant-ly and to buy as regularly as possible the securities of the government. "The 28th of June ends this special period of enlistment In the great volunteer vol-unteer army of production and saving here at home. May there be none un-enlisted un-enlisted on that day." |