Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1917 — “Business as Usual” Not Good Slogan for United States in This Great War [ARTICLE]

“Business as Usual” Not Good Slogan for United States in This Great War

President National City Bank of New York

By Frank A. Vanderlip.

The sooner the public gets over the idea* that we want “business as usual,” or can have “business as usual” during this great war, the better for all. ' • . ' n We want to stop all unnecessary work and unnecessary expenditures short off, and concentrate on the immense volume of work which has to be done. Business men should get rid of any foolish fears that economy will bring on a general paralysis of industry or trade. The country should immediately awake to the fact that it has a great task in hand, and that it cannot carry on a war like this with one hand and continue to do all the business it did before with the other.