The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
4ST|CK ID YOUR JOB IN WAR AND PEACE, :"
 NICHOLSON MESSAGE
Associate Director of Four Minute Men Compliments Alabama Organization
 While on Tour

"Weleome, loyal patriots of 1917, you have served your country wtll have held the inner lines unbreakaole and your government appreciates your work. and thanks you for your unwav- ering service" This is the message brought to the four minute men or
 Alabama by w. Curtis Nicholson. as sociate director of the iour-minute
 men, who is making an organisation trip through tue southern territory, stopped over In Birmingham yesier- day.
 MT Nicholson states that the four minute men of the south have never been in a stronger and better posi- ton since the beginning of the war thar they are today, and he was cs- pecially complimentary in speaking or the Alabama division.
 .vThe Alabama four minute men are second to no state organization in the country,'' said MT. Nicholson, and Washington has been fully aware or the energetic and effective work of the four minute, men of this state, under the able leadership Of Director Thomas J. Crittenden and his efficient statf of leaders"
 Ire particular phase of the work which pleased the representative from Washington is the fact that the co ordination of the speaking actiYi-
 ties of the state is in an advanced stage of perfection. This fact Will be carried back to Washington by MT. Nicholson The four minute men are playing most important part in plac- ing before the public all matters of then national government; as well as that of the state
 SPEAKERS BUREAUS COMBINE
 "The speakers bureau of the Red Cross has recently been combined With the machinery of the four minute men, said they isitor, and during the recent Liberty Loan drive the four minute men were the able assistants of the Liberty Loan committee. and
 this concentration of the speaking ae- tivities of the state into one clearing
 house is most pleasing to Washington and should be most helpful to tia
 state in all the war work ."TLis development, this strengthen ing of the power and influence Of the speakers organization of the state IT taking place at a most opportune tune. because never before in the history or the war or the country has such an organization been more needed MT. Nicholson stated he did not be- lieve peace is a matter of days or weeks and the energies of all Amer jeans must be redoubled for the sake of the boys at the front and for last ing peace. This he declared would mean the raising of money and the continued carrying of vital messages to the people of this country. and when peace is declared the armies must still be supported
 COLOSSAL WORK The Red Cross will have a colossal work in its hands. the united war work will have more than ever to do and the problems of reconstruction must be treated with as much energy and decision as has been manifested by the four minute men throughout the war.
 The edict Mir. Nicholson issued to the four-minute men from the government is stick to your job in war and peace
 until the word Is sent out from Wash ington"
 sixty thuosand four minute men from Alaska to the canal zone. even to the Philippines. Samoa and Porto Rico will stand hy the colors after peace is declared. even if this be . matter of months or years until hon orably discharged. just as the boys will do in France said Mir Niehoi- son. He left yesterday for Atlanta. and en route to Washington will stop in Virginia and North and South Car
 olina.