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Show vi; m:i:i imcospkicitv kok thk u Alt America's success in tlw; war 'ile-Iicnils 'ile-Iicnils on the continuation of lu:r Iiuhuh'sh prosijcrii y. Wi: have tin- word of no less an authority t iiim Howard 10. Collin, of tin; Council of N'alioi.al liel'eii.su, fur tins statcinciil. Mi; says: "l.'iii.-iuployiiKi.l. and closed racLones, li r o u K h t al.out tlno'iit'li fill'ul and ill -advised campaigns lor public and private priv-ate economy, w.ll prove a veritable veri-table I'oundation of quicksand tor the serious work we have at hand. We need prosperity ill war time even lnoie than when we are at peace. iiusiness depressions de-pressions are always had, but uouhly so when we have a light-on light-on our hands. "The declaration of war can have no real evil u 11 eel on business. busi-ness. What bad elicits are apparent ap-parent are purely psychologic and largely of our own foolishness. foolish-ness. We need more business not less. There is real danger hi hysteria. Indiscriminate economy will be runious. We must have successful industries in-dustries if successful tax levies- are to be raised." Every true American is anxious to "do Ilia bit" for his country. There j Is no way in which those who cannot participate in actual warfare can do more than to KEEP RIGHT ON DOING DO-ING BUSINESS AS USUAL. 'It is proposed to ''pay our way as we go," instead of saddling our children chil-dren with bond issues of large amounts. The only way we can do this is to keep money circulating. Money hidden hid-den away in safety deposit vaults is useless. When it is in motion it is doing the utmost good. Keep right on doing as you are now. The only danger we face is the danger of our own cowardice. Buy what you need, as you need it. Be thrifty, as the president has counseled but do not be miserly. Lend your support in the usual way to those industries which must meet the expenses of the war through taxation. tax-ation. "Do your bit" by being cool-headed, unafraid, and helping to keep business normal. It's the biggest single necessity to a successful warfare. war-fare. . |
