Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-11
BRTTON ASKS WAR
AID OF U. SLABOR
Speed -Up-For-Victory NJ e s.
sage Sent to Workers by
G.. N. Barnes
HELP NEEDED AT ONCE
Building of Ships and Equipping of
Armies Essential to Allied
Success
BY ED l.. KEEN
LONDON. Jan. ~.


The interests of the wurkmcu of
America, as well as of England. are
bound up ia beating the German army /;
it cannot be done except 10y willing
cooperation OF men I'm the workshops
VITA the men in the fields.
Expressing his most emphatic APP
proval of President wilson's outline Of
war aims, the Right Hon. q. y. Barnes,
NJ, T.. member Of the British war cab
met. sent this word 70 the American
woikmgmcn today.
This year will be the testing time for
the fighters for freedom" Barnes de.
clared. "Germauy's T-boats win make
their last great effort before America
gets in. Germany's armies may attack
the French, the British or the Italians
IN great force within the next three or
four months
~ moctive American help must then
be in the field. | hope every one in tho
working ranks in the United States viii
see that. so far as lies in his power,
he will contribute 10 that help being
there in time.
Il speak as one hu has been in the
Labor Socialist movement on this side
of the water fo- thirty years. NV SYM
pIthics AZ" all with the working folk.
J am one Of them in sympathy with
their claim for the fuller life, but
know that everything just now must
be Subordnated 90 winning the war.
STIMULUS OF WILSON SPEECH
u hope President wilson's speech vii
stimulate the men in the workshops "a
do their part by working during TN,
next few months with all their minc
and all their strength, 80 that mill
tarsm may be dethroned. II CanuCt
be done except by willing cooperation
Of the men in the workshops with tn,
men in the fCld--and this although th,
latter viii have after all to carry the
heaviest part of the burden.
"'rhc valu" OF President wilson
speech lies in the fact that il re-
aiilrms the common aims of the demo
cratic party Of the United States with
their allies ON this sid" If the water,
making common cause with Premier
Lloyd GEORGE statement
Regarding Russia, it cNprcgsor "i
the whole the mind. not only of Amcri-
ca. but Of Britain. The people "f this
country have nothing but the most kind
ly feelings for the Russian people. Il
is our wish as wen as President Will
s,r's, that order will come out Of exist
ing chaos as speedily as possible. 80
that the Russian people may enjoy "r.
derby democratic rule.
ut is our wish. as well as his, that tho
western provinces of Russia should not
become the appauagc of prussian Mill.
tarism.
1T is our wish. as well as his. that IN
the future democracy should be carried
In the light of day, so that every people
will know to what they are being COM
mitted.
1t is our wish, as well as his, that
countries in the future live under terms
enabling an exchange of goods to mu-
tual advantage. and that compulsory
military service be no longer n blight
on civilization.
JUSTICE no ALL NATIONS
In short it is our wish. as well as
his, that the nations. great and small
live their own way and develop accord
ing 10 their own bent
TN the concrete application Of those
principles to the moments problems We
also agree that French territory should
be restored and compensated for, and
that other small countries which have
been rayaged by nilitarism should be
restored to fun . 'turiaI, economic and
political eAistenc
free peoples Of the west and the free
peoples of Europe. We on this side are
carrying a great burden, and we want
help speedily anL effectively.
My message 10 the indust oal work.
ers Of the United States would be that
they should garry on the building of
ships and the equipping Of armies 10y
which those armies may he made er-
fective in Europe"