"PRIVILEGE NOT PENALTY."

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14074, 18 August 1916, Page 5

"PRIVILEGE NOT PENALTY."

I In view of the suggeg^on; for, a War Savings Week, special aritorest (says the Melbourne Argus), should be attaphed^to a .paper containing an announcement^ by the National War Savings Committee, which has-been received by the Premiei* (Sir Alexander Peacock) from the AgentGeneral (Sir l|^ter Maßride). Following are ; extracts; from the paper : — "The stipreme need for tJie country is for goods and services for' -waging .war, and everybody who utilises unnecessarily goods or services at the present time is most eertaiiljy prolonging the cori- | flict, and theriby endangers' the lives of his "fellow-citizens. ""•"'•" ".'••■ '" "If users of T petrol; for instance, would consider the amount of movement and 1 * handling which is necessitated before the petrol arrives at their garages, the committee feel confident that all would reduce, their consumption to an absolute minimum. "The same mayjje said of the clothes we wear and of the food we eat. It is the .creation, and movement of these goods, and the services which their creation and movement demand, which is causing to-day a shortage of tonnage, dejays at our docks, congestion, on our railways, and consequent innumerable difficulties m the handling of war material for ourselves and our Allies. "Of money for the purpose of the war there is more than, enough m this coiuitry, if those who' have it will spend only what is absolutely necessary for health and efficiency, and lend the balance t<r the nation. The committee would, appeal especially to those who qxe living m an atmosphere of prosperity, which is partly false, to try and realise what air appalling" 'responsibility that every prosperity , carried . with it, inasmuch 'as. ;butv for the sacrifices of life and limb .continually being mafic by our forces on land and sea, this measure i'of prosperity . could, not exist for a single day. Many civilians watch our regiments leaving for the front, .; and wonder when* they will come back, and of -.vhat kind" will be their home-com-ing. What all need to realise is that by dispensing with unnecessary goods and services they contribute not only towards, the .efficiency of our fighting forces, but towards the chances of their earlier return. "There is no hardship m postponing needless expenditure till the war is over -and m lending money to the State at a high , rate of .interest. Rightly, re : garded, economy and saving are the privilege, not the penalty, of patriotism. 3 ' i " ,