Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-18

That men engaged in labor con-
nected with contracts for the army and
navy are mobilized as truly as the
| men at the front, and are doing the
work of their country in the great
| second line of trenches, was the mes
| sage brought to local factory employees
| today when Luther D. Wishard. of the
| United States shipping board. ad-
| dressed 800 or more employees of local
factories at the plant of the LennoS
Throatless Shear Company.
Mr.. Wishard was one of the commits
sioners sent by President Wilson to in
vestisate conditions related to the
shipping board With him in this city
was Elmer Anderson, of Chicago, also
of the shipping board. who spends his
time aScertainins the requirements OF
factories engaged in war contracts and
promoting the work Of the shipping
board.
Employees OF the Boardus- Nelson
Company. the Lennox Throatless Shear
Company, Marshalltown Trowel Works
the LaPlant Company, American Ma
chine Products Company. and c. A.
Durham Company made up the
audience addressed by Mr.. Wishard at
y: so this afternoon.
Stirs Audience With Patriotism.
Mi "isfia7d. bearing facts and
figures gained thru his visit to France
last summer, stirred his audience with
his patriotism. The speakers chief
am was 70 impress upon his hearers
that the United States could not fight
in France without tire people Of the
United States fighting at home.
i stood recently beside General
Pe-shing and as l looked at his splen-
did military form and at my uniform,
which I was compelled to wear in the
war zone I felt Inundated TO think
how little had done 70 deserve it.
said Mr.. Wisha-d. AS he looked upon
the uniforms Of civilians around him
ne said with a twtkle, Gentlemen,
this looks like war council. l in
stan-ly replied. General, l hope you
won't call us down too hard for not
having earned these uniforms in the
trenches.
Battle Trenches Not Only Ones.
He at once took up the idea that
the trenches along the battle line at
the front were not the only trenches.
and realized that there are lines OIL
trenches running the full length OF
this country across the continent
Trenches thruout orchards, ni.nes'
gram fields. vegeta bic gardens, trenches
in our factories. trenches in our kitchens
our plants. and you today are stand
ing in the strategic trenches Of this
great war. Shall we stand here and
fcht here as long as General Pershlns
boys will fight?
One Of our number asked him.
General. how long do YOU think the
war will last?
He replied, The war will last un-
Ill the kaiser is beaten.
Ship Building Greatest of War Work
No body Of men is doing more or
direct work for the winning of the war
than the men who are working IN an!
way with the building OF ships and the
making of ammunition. Give Us all
that we need at the front, stand by us
in regular hours. and over hours. our
bovs not onlv serve all day but they
serve all night on the firing line. TheF
serve sometimes in the trenches for
,wo weeks without undressing. Their
sieep un5roken at night by rats run
ming over their faces and biting their
Inns and arms. and body lice make
trench life a perfect hell. We never can
u.s-::-o IN with the limit of their
sacrifice, but we will go our limit, so
helm us Cod