The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-27
FOUR-M|NUTE MEN WILL SPEAK ON SH|PbU|LD|NG Needs of Men for Ship Yards Will Be Dis
 cussed at Local
 Theatres

The -four minute" men to speak this week, beginning tomorrow, on Ship building" have been appointed and the theatres where they speak named as fol- lows,
 Bijou. S:45-Dr. Woodal1.
 Majestic, 7:So-Ben Davis; o'clock, Clark Williams.
 Lyrio. 7:SO-W. D. Nesbit.; 8 o'clock. Erle Pettus.
 Strand-Judge W. E. Fort.
 Trianon-W. J. Wynn.
 Alcazar-W. V. M. Robertson.
 Colonial-J. R. Hornady.
 Rialto-C. L. Harold.
 Best-F. S. White.
 Princess-Frank E. Spain.
 Odeon No. 1-W. II. Sadler.
 Odeon No. "A. l.. Oberdorfer.
 Champion-F W. Barnett.
 Savot-M. M. Ullman.
 New Queen-C. P. Beddow.
 Elite-A. M Douglas.
 Dr. Henry M. Edmonds made a model four-minute speech before a committee at the Civic association several days ago. which will, in all probability be adopted during the campaign. The speech is as follows:
 MODEL SPEECH
 Men, we need ships. There are four reasons why we need ships
 | We must have ships to bring to this country the absolutely necessary things for the conduct of life and war. We must bring chrome ore from New Gale donia and South America. Nitrates from South America: wool from Australia and Argentina; meats, sugar, hides and cof- fee from Cuba, Porto Rico and South America.
 2. We must send some 100000 men to France. It is 5000 miles to France. One ship may carry several thousand men, but it takes many ships to carry mil- lions of men. And the men must go. It is fight Germany now in France, with help, or fight her later in America without help. Which shall it be? Our men must go to France.
 B. We must send for our men and our allies food, equipment, munitions of war, everything of every conceivable sort. our men and our allies-and they are our men now-must be fed and supplied. We must have ships.
 4 We must feed the submarines. Sub- marines are sinking ships faster than we can build them. The submarine menace is not a dead thing. It grins in the sea yet. We are losing. We must win. We must have ships.
 SOLDIER OF FREEDOM
 Now, we have done much. Seventy four shipyards are being enlarged for our purposes or built. We have started on S,500,000 tons of shipping. Fifteen times the pace we used to set. But the call now is for 3S6,000 men to finish the job. To put these ships in water. There are four reasons why workers should an swer the call: CD You will be well paid Uncle Sam does not skimp He pays and pays we'll. He offers good money good hours, good working conditions. An oa11 hn hnn to rise. The men who show promis' will be taken out and trained for highe work and higher pay. Most men plov through college. Here is your chance tt ride. t3) It is the way to honor. Th' war depaJtment has agreed to accep shipbuilding as military service. In stead of a gun, to which you are un accustomed, you can use hammer, witt which you are familiar, and Uncle San calls you the same-a soldier of free dom. (4) It is the way of service. Her Is the way to do your part, to throw you muscle and brain where it will count tn most. We say you fight for democracy But bring it home. you fight for this Wonder is a little yard and a little patc and little house. They represent you labor and your thrift and your love fo a home. In that house is a woman an some babies, whom God gave you t have and to hold. The enemy comes t tear down, to dishonor and to KILL Tn man standing in front of that house t protect that little home, that woma and those babies is you. Your teeth ar set and your heart is hot. You are read to fight and to die.
 Now, the word that I bring Is that yo can fight this battle with the tools ( your trade. Leave your name at tn Civic association or at the city hal Look at the placard as you go out will be there to explain.
 Kar;lIa Off;n;aI niaa