The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-11
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNITY
OF PURPOSE, ETC.

NAOSt ,OOlOSSdl- OCru2SIe Be
tween Nations Ever Record
ed in the History of the
World.
(BY W. GATTIS FOSTER
THE question of unity of purpose
L. and maintaining harmony i'm all
departments of action among the
American people in their relation to
the great war now. raging on the
battle fronts of Europe with all the
power of determined fury, and their
participation i'm it, is of immense
and vital concern to every man, wo-
man and child of this country. The
importance of a united effort to Sc.
cure q common end can in no par
ticular manner be E1fnfmized with
out endanS Sering the cause for which
we are battling. United we shall
stand, divided we may fall"
We are in the midst Of the most
sanguinary conflict and the most
colossal struggle between nations
ever recorded in the history of the
world. This is an assertion wa hear
repeated many times. NOTHING like
it was ever before known in num-
bers OF men opposed 10 each other
in armed conflict, in the immense
quantities of the materials of war
used and in the enormous amount
of money required to finance it. Ii
is not merely one nation pitted
against another nation, which has
so generally occurred in past wars,
but it is one part t>of the world ar.
rayed against the other part with
but few neutral nations and even
the internal conditions of the latter
are almost as serious in many ways
as il they were active particinants
in it. The whole world is touched
and brought within it's destructive
influence.
All the resources of this. country
of whatever nature needed llOllds
be made contributory toour success
in this fierce struggle of democracy
against autocracy, freedom against
bondage, liberty against despotism.
One-man power and rule by what
ever name it may. be called or by
whatever mode it may be admins
tered, must be crushed and Justice
to all the people of all the world
made secure. No part of the world
can be permanently safe while the
other part is living under the bond
age of the tyrant and despot.
1t is our firm opinion that every
competent man and woman of this
nation should be drafted into the
service of the country and each as
signed to his or her place, and all
industries necessary to the success
full prosecution of the war taken
over and conducted by the govern
ment to the end of hostiities. Ev-
erything needed of whatever nature
should be made 10 serve the public
good. The common interest, the
urgent need and the greater safety
of the whole people demand it What
is for the best interest of the body
polite is equally so for the indi.
vidual.
Let us not think for moment
there IS no work for him to do be-
cause he is not called to the front.
For all who can work there is an
important place for him to fill. We
who remain behind are just as nee
essary to the successful prosecution
of The war against Germany and her
savage associates and O1r oppOrtun-
tiles for patriotic services as great
as those W. ho are called to the Colors,
and our responsibilities as great. Our
sacrifices may not be SO heavy but
the part we are to play i'm the stru6-
gle is no less important or to sue
cessful conclusion of the war for our
cause.
Whatever army is put into the
field TO battle for the safety of ma
tions and freedom of mankind must
be fed, clothed and supplied with
the necessary munitions of war else
our armies would be rendered inef-
ficient and helpless before the en-
emy and all we had sacrificed be
lost in ignominious defeat. ALI cam
not be raisers of food, all cannot be
makers of munitions, all cannot 90
to the battle front, but all in their
special line of duty may perform a
service no less vital and important
as any other.
For every soldier sent to the front
there are many others left behind
but who are fighting as valiantly
and as effectively as any at the
front. They are TO be found i'm the
agricultural, industrial and financial
enterprises scattered throughout the