The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-01
FOUR MINUTE MEN ID BE DEMOb|L|zED
 ON DECEMBER A
Name to Pass Into History and Cannot Be Used or Commercialized, States
 National Director

The four-mnute men of America will be demobilized on December 24. This information was contained in an order just received by Thomas J. Crittenden, state director of the Alabama four min II. Ingersell of Washington. In this or der MT. Ingersoll says;
 We have not overlooked the fact that the period of transition from war basis to a peace basis is fraught with mo- mentous problems, upon which the pub lie will need constant enlightenment. It has seemed. however, that the subjects for presentation during this period will be of such ali economic and political character that it would be difficult to prevent partisan views from entering into the discussion. Furthermore, the four minute men were called into being by the emergency of the war. The appro- priation from Congress upon which we have operated is limited to that purpose Many of our best speakers are very busy men, and only in case of an emergency should they be asked to give further service
 The name of the four-minute men will pass into history on this day, and as it was copyrighted by the committee on public information it cannot be legal ly used by anyone else or by any other organization that may later be formed
 NO COMMERCIALIZING
 The government will see to it that no ccmmercializing of the name takes place. as the work of the four minute men during the war was too valuable and too highly appreciated by all departments of the government to allow the name to be jeopardized by men not responsible to the government for what they say. as were the members of the four-minute men.
 As an interesting consequence of the fact that the name was copyrighted, women who were members of the or ganization were known as four-mnute men, as the use of the term four minute women was not allowed under the copy right law. In some states, notably in Alabama, the women were organized in a separate division, but were an inte- gral part of the four minute men.
 During the weeks between now and De- cember 24 the Alabama four-mnute men will have several important speaking campaigns according to an announce ment made by Mir Crittenden. The most vital is " W hat Have We Won?" during the week beginning December 9, and one on the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call''' or membership campaign beginning De- cember Is
 STAY IN SERVICE
 The labama four minute men are pledged through their representatives who met in Birmingham on November 1s to stay in the service of their govern ment, rendering the best service of their entire career during the wind-up period.
 They pledged to the Red Cross their very best efforts to deliver 100000 mem berships from Alabama during the Christ mas roll call and the campaign for this purpose will be one of the most intensive in which they have ever taken part Through the cooperation between the various chapters of the Red Cross, the state four-minute men and all the or ganizations who may assist in the cam paign will be necessary to the success of tho roll call-but this cooperation has already been promised and a magnifi- cent success of the campaign seems as- sured.