Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-11
Getting To A War Footing

UettIHg 10 n war TOOEUg
Everybody and everything rapidly getting
basis The government the first be effected of course
AS congress declared that of existed things be-
been gaining since The
achievements of the past eight months have parallel
history While there have there
pcaon much the whole the transformation of this
peace footing of year ago its present state
marvellous.
government changed everything else had to
change with The railroads. handicapped they by federal
o conflicting confusing laws what
coming and began early The accomplishments of
this country the nation have been
with the accomplishments the government itself When
thousands of freight that have
throughout the and
troops been moved and the excellent
schedules that have been maintained for ordinary tra Wa we
the efficiency of the American railroads The
they congested condition today fault
of their own Iampered all by laws they
expand would with their
anty increasing but with the Interstate Commerce Commission for
bidding any increase income their hands have been tied Unable
float bonds and the build additional
ackage and enlarge terminals they have been forced to see the
creep with at their command to
a footing from the
ginning when the history this period of the is
written credit will the railroads for the
derful efficiency shown.
Next to the railroads the industries country
gradually changing with conditions This
has naturally been slower has been inevitable More and
the large manufacturing of the country will change
making Others making the
taI things already
industrial le naturally the change
in the home life People have had to change their mode of living
conditions The food conservation campaign the
scarcity coaa brought
life of the millions of citizens The investments Liberty Loan
brought otherwise
been thought Of We all doing things today that thought
would be impossible short time But must realize that If
keeps up will great deal We
begun feel the the people of Europe
Let hope will is spare from that sad experience
that sending France the Hun his
nen and wipe out Prssian miasm before it has chance to
to this side.
the change the home by
tons the time the giving the Red and
movements in All honor to the
today who have cedd up household Duties accomplishing
in what formerly done a day give
Of the time to Red Cross work
Naturally, the schools Children
with their knitting bags common the women with theirs
Slowly surely the schools getting down basis 1t
is altogether fitting that they should do this.
OF course colleges the very first respond demand
of The college boys of just the respond the
call of their country Their enthusiasm Of just the right pitch
Before the vacation of leading institutions of
learning well nigh depleted of students Today the colleges
and universities running with small registrations Some
upper have been entirely boys
enlisted in the service Of their country
is right proper therefore, that in these times this same
spirit of service should be taken in the public schools Recently
there has been organized in the high school Red Cross auxiliary
Some 200 girls only knitting but making bandag and
otherwise training Red Cross work Junior anxaries about
grades There no
greater work that the schools could do just Education
children must have and the books must be ignored but there
service country this time that child perform.
these days of great sacrifice study period day
given country in every school
In the high school cadets the city has nucleus in
of fine manly, patriotic young They already in
country There things
ing the that they do while studying Usually
the Boy Scouts that various capacities community
We Boy here but good st
the high cadets While the girls in the high shcoo
learning work the boys doing their
the where there plenty OF work that boys
1t all calls sacrifice but sacrifice something
all learning these the school children
Everything everywhere is rapidly assuming footing 1t
that going to win the 1t noble
cause. Everyone should be glad to have part in it.