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Unity for War Savings Is Urged by Leaders Across Fields
President Wilson, Treasury head McAdoo, labor leader Gompers, banker Vanderlip, Yale president Hadley, and Sears head Rosenwald urge Americans to save, cut nonessential spending, and redirect resources to fund and sustain World War I efforts. The editorial adds that U S policing of Colon and Panama is necessary under treaty rights to protect the canal and allied interests amid unrest and German espionage.
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Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Free
America
Frank A. Vanderlip
National War Savings Committee
National City Bank
New York
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale University
Julius Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Council of National Defense
United States
I-C
Panama
Colon
Panama Canal
Republic of Panama
Grand Forks Herald
Canal