NATIONAL SAVING—A SUGGESTION.
TT. THE EDITOR or ran "srecomoical
Srm—Arising out of the letter in your issue of July llth on " How to Save" are many points of importance. It is generally agreed that the three things which will pull us through are men, munitions, and money. We differ among ourselves as to whether the first two can beat be got by a, voluntary system or by compulsion. So far we have recruited both very well on the voluntary system. Our men we began getting the day war was declared, but it has taken us nearly a year to realize that we must recruit for munitions also. Surely the time has arrived when we should start recruit- ing for money. Your correspondent has given a lead, but it must be made a national affair. To give the voluntary system a trial in finance it might be worth while in the National Register forms we shall shortly have to return to give an opportunity to any who can to undertake to make a weekly subscription to the War Loan to say so. Nothing short of this will ever .find the money we shall want, and if the voluntary system in finance fails, then we must fail back on compulsion—i.e., a forced loan or additional tam..
tion.-1 am, Sir, Sum J. M. Plats. 84 De '.Pere Gardens, Kensington, Tr,
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