Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-02
"Vin the War" Slogans
Conspicuous on Banners
in Holiday Parades.
PRESIDENT ISSUES
MESSAGE TO MEN
Says Every Tool in Every Essential
Industry is a Weapon Welded For
tho Same Purpose That Army Rifle
is Wielded-Ne arIy $4,000 Workers
on Parade in New York City Patri-
otio Demonstrations in Iowa.

observed IN nttlnS manner tcudy
thruout the United States. President
Wilson in a Labor Day message laid
great stress on the part that labor had
III winning Of the war, saving in part.
Every tool in every essential in
dustry is weapon and a weapon WELD
ed for the same purpose that an army
rifle is welded"
Director General McAdoo issued an
order that railroad employees be per-
mitted to participate in the celebration
of the day where esse ntal operation:
would not be hampered.
Director General Schwab, Of the en-
ergency fleet corporation. in a cable
gram to the American troops in France
gave those forces every assurance that
everything possible was being done in
that industry.
President Samuel Gompers, OF the
American Federation OF Labor, now
abroad, In message to. the American
peopls$ pledged fui, support OF labor q
all war Industry.
Every 1907 weapon.
President Wilson in his message to
labor said in part:
I'VE now know that every tool in
every essential industry is a weapon,
and weapon welded for the same
purpose that an army rifle Is welded,
a weapon which, If we were to lay
down, no rifle would be Of any use
And weapon for what? What Is
the war for? Why are we enlisted"
Why should we be ashamed if we were
not enlisted? At first it seemed hardly
more than a war Of defense against the
military aggression Of Germany.
,, Belgium has been violated, France
invaded and Germany was afield again.
as in 1870 and 1866, to work out her
ambitions in Europe: and it was nee
But it is clear now that 1t Is much
more than a war to alter the balance
Of power in Europe.
Germany. 1t Is now plain. was strik-
| ing at what free men everywhere de-
! sire and must have-the right to deter
mine their own fortunes, to insist upon
! Justice and to oblige governments to
act for them and not for the private
and selfish interest Of governing
| class.
! TT Is a war to make the nations and
peoples Of the world secure against
! every such power as the German auto
cracy represents. It is war of eman-
ci patton.
Not until 1t is, won can men any
I where live free from constant fear or
breathe freely while they go about
their daily tasks and know that gov
ernments are their servants, not their
masters.
| War. Of all Wars For Labor.
! This Is, therefore. the war Of al
wars which labor should support and
F, support with all its concentrated pow
el. ~ - f
"The world cannot be safe. mems lives
cannot be secure, no mans rights car
be conhdentaly and successfully assert
I ed against the rule and mastery OF
arbitratry groups and special interests
! SO long as governments like that which
| after long reconciliation. drew Austria
/! and &c rmany into this war are permit
/ ted to control the dest ln.cs and the daily
I fortunes of men and nations. plotting
/ while honest men work laying the fires
! OF which innocent men, women. ant
J children are to be the fuel
| "You know the nature Of this war II
Is war which industry must sustain
!, The army Of labor at home is as i'm
], portan:, as essential, as the army o
! fighting men in the Tar fields OF actua
battle.
/ And the labor is not only needed a:
/ much as the soldier It is his war. The
soldier is his champion and representa-.
tive. To fail to win would be TO i'm
peril everything that the laborer ba:
,striven for and held dear since freedom
first had It's dawn and his struggle fol
Justice began