Show ME ne BANKS IS WAY BACK TO NORMAL by carl professor of finance university of california of course the viar var upset business it increased some lines such as war munitions but decreased common cier everyday peace lines the only possible way back to norma is to build up common business to get back bach to normal means that xo wo have to get capital back into those lines of business which have fallen behind if an individual has met a great loss the only way he ran can make himself whole again is by saving by strict economy A country Is only a lot of in individuals divi duals we have collectively to meet the cost of the tha wax war an econ economic orille loss although a moral gain we can meet it only by saving the government Is coming to us ne next vt month with the victory liberty loan the last of tho the liberty loans there are sound financial and economic reasons why tho the victory loan should bo be brought again to tho the people the government could make us save by heavy taxes right now but it prefers the less harsh and wiser course of borrowing our savings now and taxing on the installment plan a little each year leave banks free now ithe if people take tho the loan s they must the barths banks will be left free to lend to the daimer tho the manufacturer fac tho the grocer the butcher and the baker so they can call got busy again I 1 then thell production wd ad business will grow and by tho the formula prices will como come to normal then wo we shall all I 1 know now where wo we aro are at and got get straightened out again if we leave it to the banks they will have no funds left for business big or little we ourselves will not bo be saving and the day of our redemption will only be postponed there ww will result inevitable ble inflation and the continuance of high and abnormally fluctuating prices the victory loan is part of tho the war job just as much as any other liberty loan we can not afford to lot let georgo do it because it if wo we do we shall bo be turning our handa from the plow before buforo the ond end of the furrow la is and leaving a big crop of bids to spring alp u i buttor butter wrappers |