Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-24

This let HE say TO the midd'emcn
of every sort. whether they are handi'
hing cur foodstuffs or our raw male
rails Of manufacture OF the products
of our mills and factories: The eyes
of the country will be especially upon
you This is your opportunity for
signal service, efficient and disiEter-
ested. The country expects you. as IT
expects all others, to forego unusual
profits, to organize and expedite ship
ments of supplies of every kind. but
especially Of food, with an eye to the
service you are rendering and In the
spirit of those who enlist I'm the
ranks, for their people. not for them
selves. ! shall confidently 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 man.
ayers or operative employees, let me
say that the railways are the arteries
of the Nations life and that upon
them rests the immense responsible
ity of seeing to It that those arteries
suffer no obstruction of any kind, no
inefficiency or slaekened power.
To the Merchant
ITO the merchant let me suggest
the motto: Small profits and quick
service, and to the shipbuilder the
thought that the life Of the war de-
ponds upon him. The food and the
war supplies must be carried across
the seas. no matter how many ships
arc sent to the bottom. The places OF
those that go down must be supplied
and supplied at once.
ITO the miner let ME say that he
stands where the farmer does. The
work of the world waits on him. II
ne slackens or fails, armies and
statesmen are helpless. He also is
enlisted insthe great service. Rrnfy, -
The manufacturer does not need
to be told, L hope, that the Nation
looks to him to speed and perfect ey-
cry process, and want only to re-
mind his employees that their service
is absolutely indispensable and Is
counted on by every man who loves
the country and its liberties.
To the Housewives
let me suggest, also. that every
one who creates or cultivates a gar
den helps land helps greatly to solve
the problem of the feeding of>the ma
tons: and that every housewife who
practises strict economy puts herself
in the ranks of those who serve the
Nation. This is the time for America
to correct her objectionable fault OF
wastefulnesS and extravaganza. Let
every man and every woman assume
the duty of careful, provident use and
expenditure as public duty. as q die
tate of patriotism, which no one can
now expect ever to be excused or for
given for ignoring. -
tIn 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 1t
comes and remind all who need re.
minder of the solemn duties OF time
such as the world has never seen be-
fore, ! beg that all editors and pub
fishers everywhere will give as PROM
inent publication and as wide circu.
lation as possible to this appeal.
Il venture to suggest, also, to all
advertising agencies that they would
perhaps render very substantial
and timely service to the country II
they would give it widespread repeti.
ton. :-.
And l hope that clergymen will
not think the theme of it an unwor.
thy or inappropriate subject of com.
ment and horpily from their pulpits.
THE supreme test of the Nation
has come We must all speak, act and
serve together.
WOODROW WILSON =: