NATIONAL SAVINGS CAMPAIGN.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 53, 2 March 1916, Page 5

NATIONAL SAVINGS CAMPAIGN.

MEETING AT THE GUILDHALL. WE COULD BORROW EXTERNALLY. FEW NATIONS COULD LEND THE WORLD’S GOODS TO COVER WAR DESTRUCTION. (Reed. 9.40 a.m.) LONDQN, March 1.

A crowded meeting was held at the Guildhall to inaugurate the National Savings Campaign. Mr. McKenna in enumerating the national war resources, said we could borrow externally, but there were not many nations able to lend either money or goods. 'lf consumption continued in the ordinary course there would not be enough goods supplied in the world to make up for the immense war destruction. There were not the means in the whole world to supply the army and navy with full requirements, unless the Empire's capital and labour now engaged in peace services were devoted to goods for the army and navy. It was not a question of money, but a question of the efficiency of our own capital land labour to supply all our needs. He urged that everyone take stock of their daily habits and see how much the could give up without detriment to their powers of work, and without sacrificing their obligations to dependents. LORD KITCHEjNER SPEAKS. ACCORDED A ROUSING RECEP. TION. ALL BRITAIN AT WAR. CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS. MUST ENERGETICALLY WORK AT LOWEST POSSIBLE COST. A WAR OF EXHAUSTION. (Reed. 10.30 a.m.) Lord Kitchener, who had a rousing reception said he wanted the country to realise what it means when they were told that the present war was largeUv a war of financial and economic, exhaustion. This Avar was one in which the whole nation was fighting. Speaking as a -representative of the 'army in the field > l want to appeal t 0 the civilian army at home to play its part strenuously. This is a matter so vital to the 'army in the field, which cannot last a single day without the efforts of civilians. Whether the army continues to get vital things in sufficient quantities depends entirely upon whether every m'an and woman at home shows their utmost energy in production, and the utmost economy in consumption. If they are not doing this civilians are doingsomething to help their enemies to win. We are bound to take all the men that possibly can be spared from industry, agricultural 'and commerce, but we want an unceasing supply of 'munitions of war for ourselves and our Allies. THE QUESTION STATED.

WHAT BRITAIN MUST DO TO WIN

THE WAR

VRMY'S IMPERATIVE NEED. (Rec. 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, Maxell 1

Lord Kitchener, continuing, said: The question is, how can we take millions of men from workshops, firms. banks, and offices and yet provide the things the nation consumes under peace conditions, and also 'the vast mass of war material required for ourselves and our Allies. If we admit that those left behind are only going to work as they did before, and eivilans are going to consume as much food, clothing, and luxuries as before, then the problem will be insoluble., If every one is going on living as thoug-h times were normal, we shall be unable to get the soMiers and munitions we imperatively need to carry through the tremendous task.

MERELY A DIVERSION.

LONDON. March 1

Swiss despatches state that the attack on Verdun is really a diversion, while the main German forces are concentrated in Champagne for an attack via Noyon and Saint Quentin upon Paris.

THE BLINDNESS OF ENGLAND

LONDON. March I

Major Maraht, in the Berlin . Tageblatt, comments t-Vat the Germans are making progress. He contradicts the limes' statement that the Germans have brought heavy guns from Serbia, and add.- England 71 ill be exposed to catastrophes until she realises that Germans are better than Hm A-.-V T-:".r:-l- - -•-• ■■-'-:-*..- h .-.-..