Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
ROADS PLAY PART IN
FEEDING OF EUROPE
First step In Transportation Of Food
10 Devastated Countries Is
Country Highway.


Chairman Edward y Hurley OF
the l.ultrI states shIpnlno Goard has
called upon chairman May f. cum
n.uguain Of the blghways TRANSPORT
committee Of pkInnoruais council OF
defense. 10 aid I'm carrying on the
monumental ucacc.tlmc task in
VOWED In In. moviug of foodstuffs
from the farmers door TO shipping
points and thence on down 10 the
great pyrfg wLr,e In. merchant ma
rine ui tOdny and tomorrow IL wait
Ing 10 TRANSPORT IT to the hungry
peoples IL the devastated sections
Of lurOrr.
Chairman Cuunlrgham. discussing
the urgent request nf chairman nur-
Jew for tue stimulation iu the most
efficient manner pos.lblc Of all
fo,ns II the highways transport,
said uc would urgr upon the patri-
otto bropi, of Ok,ahoma Ia rally u
the support pl the wombers and
workers Of the various highways
committees throughout the state IN
the same splll witch has character
we'd their efforts during the trying
times OF the war
Continuing Chairman Cunningham
pointed out that if the people Of the
state Of oklahoma ana OF the en-
tire country are To realize to the fuil.
csi possible extent the fruits Of the
EIcti victory u5, being achieved IN
France. public support down TO the
community ana 10 the last man must
be htd 'ur the Omprchensivc and
humanitarian program outlined 10y
Chairman Hurley Of the shipping
board. 10 added that all Americans
suould prove themselves equally re-
spUnslyr today to the call Of suffer
iHg humanity as IN the days Of strife,
as "HcdCc Haih It's victories no less
renowned than war
Chairman Cunningham stated that
the lrltcr uf chairman Hurley sent
to the highways transport commit'
tee uf the RATIONAL council OF DEFENSE
at Washington, and transmitted to
him. Is IN iuIi as follows:
United shipping Board, Washington,
Nov. Z, 1918. highways Trans
port Committee. Council Of Nd-
t.uual Lcfcuse. Washington. ID. &.
Gentlemen.
Our merchant marine Of today and
tomorrow Will carry "A message of
good Will to the nations OF the world.
Millions OF cruelty starved folk
fac, westward form every shore with
mouths ,pcu to- the promise OF
America. These must be fcd-aud
then clothed and also supplied with
the other necessities OF life. our
grand privilege IS now here to re-
store Hfp, strength ana hope 10 these
marryred brothers OF u hundred
tongues.
highways transport facilities at
The farmers gate aud-at every
farmers gatc.-must Immediately
must Immediately suggest the initial
phass Of overseas distribution, must
uakr a plrturc In the farmers mind
Of the movement Of the products OF
his soil and labor from his own gate
through to the distant points OF the
world, to Europe. OF Alslcls, to Ath-
ems ana the Orient
The highways transport service IS
the frs, step in the great system OF
TRANSPORTATION 10 the sea and then
on the merchant marine To the far
poiuls OF the world.
Food must begin to move soon
| from every hill, through every val
| ley OF the great country behind our
shores. down to the shipping points
hrfnrc we can start our ships from
w.,h the promise OF the wars end