Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-16
labor is lacking in this great mat
ter.
Appeals to Southern Farmers.

Appeals to Southern Farmers.
particularly appeal to the farm
ers Of the south to plant abundant
foodstuffs as well as cotton. They
can show their patriotism in no bet
ter or moro convincing way than by
resisting the great temptation Of the
present price Of cotton and helping.
helping upon great scale, to feed
the nation and the peoples every
where who are fighting for their
liberties and for our own. Tho va
stety Of their crops will be the visit
Of their national duty,
The government Of the United
States and the governments OF
the several states stand ready to
cooperate. They will do every
thing possible to assist farmers
IN securing an adequate supply
OF seed. an adequate force of labor
ers when they are most needed, at
harvest time. and the means of ex-
pedtting shipments Of fertilizers
and farm machinery. as well as of
the crops themselves when harvest
cd. The course Of TRADE shall be as
unhampered as it Is possible to
make It, and there shall be no I'M
warranted manipulation Of the ma
tons food supply by. those who
handle It on its way to the con-
sumner This is our opportunity to
demonstrate tho efficiency OF great
democracy. and we shall not fall
short Of It!
This let me say to the middlemen
Of every sort. whether they are han
ding our foodstuffs or our raw ma
terials of manufacture or the prod
ucts of our mills and factories: The
eyes Of the country will be espe-
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portunity for signal service. efficient
and disinterested. The country ex-
poets you. as it expects all Others
to forego unusual profits. to organ
fze 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,
Tor their people. not for themselves.
I shall confidently expect you to
deserve and win the confidence of
people OF every sort and station.
To Men Who Run Railways.
To the men who run the rail-
ways of the country. whether they
be managers or operative employees,
let me say that the railways are
the arteries OF the nations life and
eiAus apoi thSil icStS llt immense
responsibility Of seeing to It that
those arteries suffer no obstruction
OF any kind. no inefficiency or slack
ened power. To the merchant, let
me suggest the motto. Small profits
and quick service: and to the ship
builder 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 bot
tom. The places Of those that go
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 slackens or fails,
armies and statesmen are helpless.
He also is enlisted in the great serv-
ice army. The manufacturer does
not need to be told, hope, that the
nation looks to him to speed and
perfect every process; and want
only to remind his employees that
their service Is absolutely indis-
pens1ble and Is counted on by every
man who loves the country and its
liberties.
Let me suggest. also, that every
one who creates or cultivates a
garden helps. and helps greatly, to