Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
PRESIDENT urges PEOPLE TO AWAKEN TO WARS DEMANDS


1t is of the most imperative Importance that every
thing possible be done and done Immediately to make
sure of large harvests
call upon young men and old alike and upon the
abebodied boys of the land to accept and act upon
this duty-to turn in hosts to the farms and make
certain that pains and labor is lacking in this
great matter.
particularly appeal to the farmers of the South to
plant abundant foodstuns we'll cotton.
They can show their patriotism in no better or more
convincing way than by resisting the great temptation
of the price of cotton and helping helping
great scale to feed the nation and the peoples every
where who fighting for thir liberties and for
own. The variety of their will be the visible
of their comprehension of their national duty
GOVERNMENT READY TO COOPERATE.
The government of the United States and the gov
ernments of the several states stand ready to CO.
operate.
They will do everything possible to assist farmers
in securing adequate supply of seed. an adequate
force of laborers when they most needed at har
vest time. and the means of expedtng shipments of
fertilizers and farm machinery, we'll the
themselves when harvested.
The course of trade shall be unhampered as 1t
is possible to make it and there shall be unwar-
ranted manipulation of the nations food supply by
those who handle it on its way to the consumer.
This is opportunity to demonstrate the efficiency
of the great democracy and shall not fall short of it.
This. let me say to the middlemen Of every sort.
whether they handling foodstufs or our raw
materials manufacture the products of mills
and factories
OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDDLEMEN
The eyes of the country will be especially upon you.
This your opportunity for signal service, efficient and
disinterested.
The country expects you, 1t expects all others, to
forego unusual profits to organize and expedite ship
mens supplies Of every kind but especially Of food
with eye to the service you are rendering, and In
the spirit of those who enlist in the ranks. for their
people. for themselves, 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 managers operative employees let
me say that the railways the arteries of the
nations life and that upon them rests the immense
responsibility of seeing to it that those arteries suffer
obstruction of any kind ineficiency or slack
ened power
To the merchant let suggest the motto. Small
profits and quick service; and to the shpbuder, the
thought that the life of the depends upon him.
The food and the supplies must be carried across
the no matter how many ships are sent to the
bottom.
1he places of those that 60 must be supplied.
and supplied at
To the miner let me say that he stands where the
farmer does: The work of the world waits on him.
If he fails armies and statesmen are help
less He also Is enlisted in the great service army
The manufacturer does not need to be told, hope.
that the nation him to speed and perfect every
process; and only to remind his employees that
their service absolutely indispensable and is counted
ON by every man who loves country and its ber-
ties.
Let suggest, also that every one who creates or
cultivates garden helps and helps greatly to solve
the problem of the feeding of the nations and that
every housewife who practices strict economy puts her
self in the ranks of those who the nation.
SUPREME TEST HAS COME.
This is the time for America to correct her unpar
donable fault of wastefulness and extravaganza.
Let every man and every woman assume the duty
of careful provident and expenditure as public
duty as dictate Of patriotism which no one can now
expect ever to be excused forgiven for ignoring
In the hope that this statement Of the needs OF the
nation and the world in this hour OF supreme Crisis
NAV stimulate those to whom 1t comes and remind all
who need reminder Of solemn duties OF time such
IA the world has never before beg that all ed
tors and publishers everywhere will give as prominent
publication and as wide circulation possible to this
appeal
venture suggest also to all advertising agencies
that they would perhaps render very substantial and
timely service to the country II they would give II
widespread repetition.
And hope that cergymen will not think the theme
Of It an unworthy inappropriate subject of comment
and homily from their pulpits.
The supreme test Of the nation has come.
We must all speak, act and serve together
WOODROW WILSON.
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