The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
Evident Fact

'I $ evident to every thinking man that our industries the farms in the shpyard in the mines in the factories must they must be economically managed and better to the particular requirements of task than they have bee and what say is that the and the women who devote their thought and their to these things Will be serving the country and conducting the fight for peace and freedom truly effectively the the battlefield in the trenches The industrial forces of the coun try and alike will be great national great in ternaona service arya notable and honored host engaged the service of the nation and the world the efficient friends and saviors of free everywhere.
 Thousands nay hundreds of thousands of otherwise liable military service will of right and of necessity be that service and assigned to the fundamental tang world of the fields and factories and mines and they will be much part of the great patriotic forces of the tion as the men under fire.
 his let me say mddIemen of every sort whether they handling foodsts materials of manu the products of mills and factories The the country will be especially upon you This your oppor signal efficient and dnterested The try expects you expects all ohers to forego unusual profits organize and expedite shipments of supplies of kind but especially of food with the service you rendering and the spirit of those who enlist the ranks for thr people, not for themselves shall confidently expect and the confidence of people of every sort and station.
 gro the men who run the railways the country whether they be managers operative employees let say that the railways the arteries of the nations life and that them the immense responsibility of seeing to 1t that those teries suffer obstruction of any kind inecency sackened power To the merchant let suggest the motto Small profits and quick service and to the spbuer the thought that the life of the depends upon him. The food the supplies be carried the matter 
 go down must be supplied and supplied at To the miner let that he stands where the farmer does the work of the world waits him. If he sackens fails armies and helpless He also is enlisted in the great service The manufacturer does need to be told hope that the nation looks to him to speed and perfect and only to remind his employees that their service abso uy ndspe sable and counted by every who loves the country and its liberties
 Let suggest also that who creates cuvae
 garden helps and helps greatly solve the problem of the feeding of the naons and that every housewife who practices herself in the ranks of those who the T is the time for America her unpardon able fault wastefuness and extravaganza Let every every the duty of careful prevalent and expenditure public duty dictate of patriotism which expect be excused forgiven for noring.
 In the op that this statement of the needs of the nation and of the world in this hour of supreme stimulate those to whom 1t and remind all who need reminder of the solemn duties of time such the world has before beg that all editors and publishers everywhere will give prominent publication and wide circulation as pos sbe this appeal venture to suggest also to all adver
 ng agencies that they would perhaps render very substan ta and timely service to the country they would give wide spread repetition. And hope that cergymen will not think the theme of unworthy inappropriate subject of com ment and homily from their pulpits.
 sThe supreme test of the nation has We must all speak, act and together.''
 (Signed) WOODROW WILSON.