Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-05
NINE REASONS WHY
WE SHOULD HELP
Needs Necessitating Carrying
Campaign OF United War
Work "Over The Top"
MILLIONS OF PRISONERS

Why America must subscribe much
more than s170,500,000 during the
United War Work Campaign, conduct
ed November IL TO is by combined
Mar Camp Community Service. Ameri-
can Library Association, and Saliva
ton Army, combined at the special
committees of the Y NJ. c. A. Knights
of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board,
request of President Wilson, will be
the message of the Four Minute Men
of the Committee on Public Informal
ton for sixteen days from November
8 to 16.
There are nine needs necessitating
carrying the campaign well over the
top
These nine needs are as follows:
1 l. Because of the remarkable in
crease Of the American Army and of
/ its inevitable continued increase. The
budgets OF at least three of the seven
organizers uniting in the forthcoming
campaign were based on data assem-
bled last spring, when it was not
thought that there would be more than
/ 100000 American soldiers in France
/ by November /. AS a matter of fact,
the number there by that date will be
/ 1000 900.
pansion of the American Navy. When
American entered the war, we had less
than 10000 men in the Navy. There
are now over 100000, and the number
will be further greatly increased.
1 3. Because this war, unlike other
wars, is not alone war of armies
and navies, but war of entire peo-
pies. In particular, it involves vast
numbers of the industrial classes.
/ 4. Because the burden of this war
is to fall so heavily upon the women
of America and the Allies. This has
Been true of other wars, but even more
so of this world war.
| 5. Because of the comprehensive
ness of the ministry being rendered
the American Army and Navy and the
! forces of our Allies. Ii is the aim of
these agencies to place at the disposal
of our soldiers and sailors all that is
best in American life.
| 6. Because of the continuity of the
service we are seeking to render. We
aim to follow the soldiers and sailors
/ from the time they leave their homes,
while they are in transit while they
are at the training camps, large and
small, while they are on their way to
the ports of embarkation, as well as
those ports, while on the sea, during
their stay at the ports of debarkation,
during their experiences in further
training overseas, in the zone of COM
bat, including the frontline trences,
while they are at leave resorts or in
the prison camps, and then all the way
back to their homes.
Z. Because the greatest service in
many respects which we must be pre-
pared to render will be during the
period of rehabilitation.
s. Because of the imperative need of
placing all our helpful facilities at the
service of the French Army of 4,000,-
600, of the Italian Army of 5000 900,
and of the smaller but very important
armies of Russia, of Belgium, of Ma
cedonia, of Mesopotamia, and of
Egypt.
3. Because Of the indescribable need
of the millions of prisoners of war,
who must look to us solely for our
comprehensive program in the inter
es, of their PIX cal, mental, social
and moral well-being.
The fact that the need will continue
for at least a year after the actual
conclusion of peace. 1t is said that it
will require fifteen months to bring
back the Canadian Army, eighteen
months to convey the Australian Army
home, and not less than a year to re-
turn the members of the American
Expeditionary Force to their homes;
so that, in any event. the fund must be
raised for the sake of Americas sons
in the service.