The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-01
PRESIDENT APPEALS
TO ALL Americans

things win be serving the coohtry and
conducting me fight for peace and
freedom just as truly and just ns Fl
! fectively as the men ON the battlefield
, or in the trenches The industrial
forces Of, the country. men and women
alike, win be a great national, great
lintefnational service army d notable
and honored host, engaged IN the sbf'
vice of the nation and the world, Che
efficient friends and saviors Of free man
everywhere. Thousands, nay, hundreds
Of thousandsaof men otherwise liable 70
military service will Of right and OF me-
cessity be excused from that service
and assigned TO the fundementnl, sus-
tanning work Of the fields and factoi'
ries and mines, and they win be a.
much part of the great patriotic forces
Of the nation as the men Under IRE.
/ Supreme, Need Is Supplies IA
|, / Il take the liberty, therefore. Of ad:
ldrcming this word 70 the farmers Of
the country and to an who work on TIE
farms. The supreme need OF our own
nation nnd Of the nations with which
we are cooperating is an abundance Of
supplies, and Especially Of fo0dsfuifs.
The importance Of an adequate food
supply, especially for the pfesent year,
= Il superlative. without abundant food.
alike for the armies and the peoples
NOV at war, the whole great enterprise
flupon which we have embarked will
break down and fall. The world q food
Preserves are low. Not only during the
present emergency, but for some time
!, after peace shall have come, both our
, own people and a large proportion OF
the people Of Europe must rely upon
the harvests In America. Upon the
farmers Of this country. therefore, in
large measure, rests the fate Of the war
land the fate Of the nations. May the
nation not count upon them to omit
: no step that win increase the production
lot their land or that win bring about
1.-THE most effectml cooperation IN the
sale and distribution OF their prodnctsf
The time is short, II Is Of the most
imperative Importance that everything
possible be done, and done immediate
~, to make sure of large harvests I
cull upon young men and old alike and
upon the able-bodied boys of the land
to accept and act upon this dnty-1to
turn In hosts to the farms and make
certain that no pains and labor Is lack
ing in this great matter.
] Crop Variety for the South
~ particularly appeal to the farm
ers Of the South to plant abundant
foodstufs as well as cotton. They can
show their patriotism in no better or
more convincing way than by resisting
:, 1.-THE great temptation Of the present
Ipriee Of cotton, and helping helping
, upon, great scale ITO feed the nation
. Iand the, peoples eYefywhere who are
! fighting for their liberties and for our
3 Town.. The variety Of their crops win
,. be the visible measure Of their eompre-
4 lhension of their national duty. tIft
IN 1.-THE governments Of the United
States and the governments Of the sew
Ieral States stand ready to cooperate.
They will do everything possible to as
Isist farmers In securing an adequate
} supply Of seed, an adequate force OF Ia.
J borers when they are most needed, at
: harvest time, and the means Of expedit-
ing shipments of fertilizers and farm
machinery, as well as Of the crops
! themselves when harvested. The course
: of trade shall be as nnhampered as II
I, is possible to make il, and there shall
/ be no nnwarranted manipulation Of the
!. nations food supply by those who han,
|, die Il ON its way to the consumer. This
! is our opportunity to demonstrate the
efficiency of q great democracy, and we
shall not fall short Of II.
Eyes Of Country on Middlemen
"This let me say to the middlemen
Of every sort, whether they are han.
ldling our foodstuffs or our raw mate
trials of manufacture or the products OF
our mills and factories: The eyes OF
the country win be especially upon you
This Is your opportunity for signal
service, efficient and disinterested. The
country expects you, as il expects al
lothers, to fOrego unusual profits, to or
! lganize and expedite shipments Of sup
. fplies Of every kind, but especially soi
, food, with an eye 10 the service you
/, are rendering and In the spirit Of those
) who enlist in the ranks, for their PEG
/. lple, moi, for themselves. shall conf
} IDENTIFY expect you to deserve and win
the confidence Of people Of every sort
II 'eTo the men who run the railway,
! Eof the country, whether they be man
layers Or operative employees, let me say
that the railways are the arteries oi
: the nation,s life and that upon then
I rests the immense responsibility of see
! ing to II that these arteries suffer nc
!. obstruction Of any kind, no inefiiciency
. OF slaekened power. To the mer6han
|. let me suggest the motto, sssmall proktl
and quick service, and TO the ship
!. builder the thought that the life of tn,
!. war depends upon him. The food and
!. the war supplies must be carried across
I the seas, no matter how many ship
I are sent TO the bottom. The splaces q
q those that 90 down must be Supplied
a and supplied at once. To the miner le
/. me say that he stands where the farmei
. does-the work Of the world waits OF
. him. II he slaekens OF fails armies ant
h statesmen are helpless He alsotis en-
4 listed in the great service army. Thu
e manufacturer does not need to be told
! / hope, that the nation looks to hin
e to speed and perfect every process, anS
q ! want only 70 remind his employee
n that their service is absolutely indis
b pensible and is counted on by ever.
: man who loves the country and its lib
o critics. ~ &
0 Cultivate Garden At Home
!, < Let me suggest also that every on,
y who creates OF cnItivates gardel
J. helps, and helps greatly, 10 solve tn
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