Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-20
1.-THE KAISER IS THE WORLDS BIG SCAB"
 SAYS U. 5. SOLDIER
To Feed and Clothe the World Was Big Job, But
 Labor Did 1t.

Washington, Nov. 19.-WEen the history of the great war is written, the splendid record of the workmen of America will be worthy of pub fishing beside that of the gallant fighters for democracy on the bat t1efelds of Europe.
 American labor has performed truly wonderful works in the great conflict. It has been the hope of the world; the one reliance of the hosts of democracy abroad.
 Englands man power and that of France were called for the building up of armies to point where both countries were dependent on Ameri- ca for many ray materials. Ameri- ca was also called upon to furnish a great army. but those who remain ed in the factories redoubled their efforts, knowing that upon them de- pended the safety of those who had gone. and life itself for the unfor- tunate war-stricken nations allied with America.
 Labor has not failed ill its gigantic task. With practically the whole world to feed. clothe. shelter. and
 
 ed if the men at home had considered the contract almost too much for them; but the American workmen is not of that type.
 Here is job," was the subconscl- ous thought of the workmen-an the workingwomen as Well-"that has got to be done. It's big job, but it can be done if we will that it be done And it has been accomplished.
 Floyd Gibbons, the famous war correspondent who was wounded in France, found how the workmen felt about the war in conversation with little American soldier OH a French railway train.
 "The Kaiser is the worlds biggest scab,' was the young soldiers ver- dict. Gle had, by the way, just come from the upper Michigan penisulaE, where he was one of a number Of strikers who had just woE a victory in strike for better working con- ditions.) "The wopld's on strike against him, and we must win the strike."
 The patriotc-workman and the quick-thinking manager have won this war for America. Senator Me- Kellar recently declared that the lions share of the credit should so to the workmen. The plans of even the mast astute managers have gone awry: in some projects there has been delay and almost failure. But up, all the defects of poor manages ment. And when peace finally dawns with America triumphant. it is to American labor that the victory will be largely due.
 Few persons realize the magnitude of labor's task i'll the great conflict What actually ha been done almost staggers the imagination. American labor has built the ships to carry American soldiers and supp plies to Europe.
 When the war began there were rather fewer than 100000 shipbuild- 1 CTS of any skill or training in the country. Many times that number were needed. The workmen of Am erica, with no motive but the patrio- tic desire to be of service. came for ward to offer what skill they had gained ip like occupations-black 1 smiths, carpenters, sheet-mctal work. CTS. and men of a hundred other tra { des. They did not know much about ships. perhaps. but they were eager to learn. How we'll they learned. and how we'll they wrought, gre illust rated by the proud figures America recently gave to the world, showing that American shipping is now great CT than ever before in history ant that the Unite dStates is in a fail way to become he greatest mari , time power in the world
 The building of the ships, however was but small part of the great program. To construct the great fleet that America has put upon the waves, enough yellow pine was re- qurcd to have built a bridge from fo 4