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

Original Format

Letter

To

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/WWI1109.pdf

Collection

Tags

Citation

Creel, George, 1876-1953, “National War Savings Committee,” 1918 August 6, WWP25098, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.