Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-05-11

course Of trade shall be as unhamper-
ed as it is possible to make it, and
there shall be no unwarranted manipu-
lation Of the nation 8 food supply by
those who handle it on its way to the
consumer. This is our opportunity to
demonstrate the efficiency of a great
democracy, and we shall not fall short
of it!
This let me say to the middlemen Of
every sort, whether they are handling
our foodstuffs or our raw materials Of
manufacture or the products of our
mills and factories: The eyes of the
ed a scarcity of meat provisions. Last
country will be especially upon you.
This is your opportunity for signal ser
vice, efficient and disinterested. The
country expects you, as it expects all
others, to forego unusual profits, to or
GAME and expedite shipments Of sup
plies Of every kind, but especially Of
food, with an eye to the service you
are rendering and in the spirit of those
who enlist in the ranks, for their peo-
ole, not for themselves. shall con-
iidently expect you to deserve and win
the confidence of people of every sort
and station.
To the men who run the railways Of
the country, whether they be managers
or operative employees, let me say that
the railways are the arteries of the ma
ton g life and that upon them rests
the immense responsibility of seeing
to it that those arteries suffer no OBJ
struction of any kind, no ineffciency
or slackened power. To the merchant
let me suggest the motto, "Small pro-
fits and quick service,'' and to the
shipbuilder the thought that the life
of the war depends upon him. The
food and the war supplies must be
carried across the seas, no matter how
many ships are sent to the bottom. The
places of those that 60 down must be
supplied, and supplied at once. To
the miner let me say that he stands
where the farmer does: the work of
the world waits on him. If he slack
ems Or fails, armies and statesmen are
helpless. He also is enlisted in the
great service army. The manufacturer
does not need to be told, I hope, that
the nation looks to him to speed and
perfect every process; and want only
to remind his employees that their SER
vice is absolutely Indispensable and is
counted on by every man who loves
the country and it's liberties. 49,.
Let me suggest, also, that every one
who creates or cultivates a garden
helps, and helps greatly, to solve the
problem of the feeding of the nations;
and that every housewife who prac-
tees strict economy puts herself in the
ranks of those who serve the nation.
This is the time for America to cor
feet her objectionable fault of waste
man and every woman assume the duty
of careful, provident use and expen-
diture as public duty, as dictate Of
patriotism which no one can now ex-
pect ever to be excused or forgiven
for ignoring. r-.-
In the hope that this statement of
the needs Of the nation and of the
world in. this hour Of supreme crisis
may. stimulate those to whom it comes,
and reminds all. who need. reminder of
the solemn duties of a time such as
the world has never seen before. I beg
that all editors and publishers every
where will give as prominent publica-
ton and as wide circulation as posi-
BILE to this appeal. venture to sug-
gest, also, to all advertising agencies
that they would perhaps render a very
substantial and timely service to the
country if they would give it wide
spread repetition. And I hope that
clergymen will not think the theme of
it an unworthy or inappropriate sub
ject of comment and homily from their
pulpits.
The supreme test Of the nation has
come. We must all speak, act, and
serve together!