National War Savings Committee
Title
National War Savings Committee
Creator
Creel, George, 1876-1953
Identifier
WWP25098
Date
1918 August 6
Description
George Creel asks the president to pass along a statement to Mrs. Wilson for endorsement.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
World War, 1914-1918--United States
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Contributor
Morgan Willer
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
My dear Mr. President,
The National War Savings Committee is anxious to have Mrs. Wilson issue the following statement:
“Our army and our navy need enormous supplies of food, clothing and munitions. Millions of soldiers and civilians alike in the allied countries of Europe depend on us for many necessaries of life. Whenever we waste -- whenever we buy something that we can do without -- we are aiding our enemies and impeding our friends, because everything non-essential that we use requires labor and material that are needed in our essential industries.
In our national campaign for war-saving, the women of America have perhaps their greatest opportunity for service. War-savings Committees have been organized throughout the whole country. On every local committee women are represented. And I hope that all our women will join with those on the committees to plan how best to save and how best to make their savings serve for the benefit of the nation.
The women of France and Great Britain have made extravagance bad form and strict economy the accepted fashion. We women of America must follow their example and unite in saving with all the intelligence and persistence there is in us. It is of vital importance that we should do so in order to help in winning the war.”
If she gives her consent I will attend to the publicity.
Respectfully,
George Creel
Chairman.
The President,
The White House,
Washington, DC
The National War Savings Committee is anxious to have Mrs. Wilson issue the following statement:
“Our army and our navy need enormous supplies of food, clothing and munitions. Millions of soldiers and civilians alike in the allied countries of Europe depend on us for many necessaries of life. Whenever we waste -- whenever we buy something that we can do without -- we are aiding our enemies and impeding our friends, because everything non-essential that we use requires labor and material that are needed in our essential industries.
In our national campaign for war-saving, the women of America have perhaps their greatest opportunity for service. War-savings Committees have been organized throughout the whole country. On every local committee women are represented. And I hope that all our women will join with those on the committees to plan how best to save and how best to make their savings serve for the benefit of the nation.
The women of France and Great Britain have made extravagance bad form and strict economy the accepted fashion. We women of America must follow their example and unite in saving with all the intelligence and persistence there is in us. It is of vital importance that we should do so in order to help in winning the war.”
If she gives her consent I will attend to the publicity.
Respectfully,
George Creel
Chairman.
The President,
The White House,
Washington, DC
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Collection
Citation
Creel, George, 1876-1953, “National War Savings Committee,” 1918 August 6, WWP25098, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.