Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-16
Wilson Makes Urgent Ap-
peal to Farmers of the Ma
ton to Bend Every Ener-
gy to the Growing Of the
Largest Possible Crops as
one of the Greatest Needs
of the War Preparations.

Washington, April 16.-In a per-
sonal appeal addressed last night to
his fellow countrymen President Will
son calls upon every American citi-
zen. man, woman and child to join
together to make the nation a unit
for the preservation of its ideals and
for triumph of democracy in the
world war. He says:
The supreme test of the nation has
come. We must all speak. act and
serve together.
Putting the navy on a war footing
and raising great army are the
simplest parts Of the great task ahead
the president says and he urged the
his words to the farmers, to concen-
trate their energies to practice
economy, prove unself1shness and
demonstrate efficiency.
The address follows:
"My fellow countrymen:
1.-THE entrance Of our own beloved
country into the grim terrible war for
democracy and human rights which
has shaken the world created so
many problems of national life and
action which call for immediate con-
sideration and settlement that hope
you will permit me to address to you
q few words of earnest counsel and
appeal with regard to them.
Easy to Get Fighters.
I'VE are rapidly putting our navy
upon an effective war footing and are
about to create and equip great
army but these are the simplest parts
Of the great task to which we have
addressed ourselves. There is not a;
single selfish element, so far as can
see. in the cause we are fighting for.
ary holt
and wish to be the rights of mankind
and for the future peace. and security
of the world, To do this great thing
worthily and successfully we must de-
vote ourselves to the service without
regard to profit or material advantage
and with an energy and intelligence
that will rise to the level of the en-
terprise itself. We must realize to
the full how great the task Is and
and elements of capacity and service
and self sacrifice it involves.
Things We Must Do.
do and do we'll. besides fighting-the
things without which mere fighting
would be fruitless. F 4
food for ourselves and for our armies
and our seamen but also for a large
part of the nations with whom we
have now made common cause in
whose support and by whose sides we
shall be fighting:
I'VE must supply ships by the hum
dreds out Of our shipyards to carry to
the other side of the sea, submarines
or no submarines, what will every
day be needed there and abundant
materials out Of our fields ana our
mines and our factories with which
not only to clothe and equip our own
forces on land and sea but also to
clothe and support our people for
whom the gallant fellows under arms
can no longer work. to help clothe
and equip the armies with which we
are cooperating in Europe and to
keep the looms and manufactures
there in raw materials: coal to keep
the fires going on ships at sea and
in the furnaces in hundreds Of fac
tories across the sea, steel out OF
which to make arms and ammunition
both here and there: rails for worn.
out railways back of the fighting
fronts; locomotives and rolling stock
to take the place of those every day
going to pieces: mules, horses, cattle