The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-01
Need Labor For Harvest

Governor Harrington yesterday IS
sued a strong appeal to the men OF
the State. especially those living III
baltimore and other cities ana
towns. to aid in harvesting the crops
now in the ground
He would have men from the ur-
ban sections spend their vacations Ill
the country at work on the farms:
He points out that the farms VI
MARYLAND are short 9,O0O laDoieis'
and that the shortage must pc maue
up, if the great crops when the Tar
mers planted, III response 10 the
Governments appeal, are 10 De mar
vested for the food supply OF the ma
ton and its allies.
The Governor issued the appeal at
the request of the Stat eCouncll Oh
Defense, and of the Federal Dlrec-
tor of Labor and Employment III
MARYLAND, who have combined IN
drive to obtain the labor for Whlch
the farmers are calling-partlcula
ly the labor of country-ralsed men
now living in the cities and towns.
Below is the Governors appeal,
and appended 10 that is list OF OIL
ces where men willing to help meet
the farm needs may register:
Il have been requested by the
MARYLAND Council of Defense and by
the Federal State Director OF LABOR
and Employment, TO aid them IN tne
important work of supplying to the
farmers of Maryland, during tns
crop seasons of the present year, sur
ficient farm labor for the harvesting
of their crops.
MARYLAND farmers have respond
ed to the worlds great need Tor 1ood
by planting larger crops ana more
extensive acres this year than ever
before, and the time is approaching
rapidly when some OF these Will De
ready to be harvested, while the need
continuously exists for the cultlVa-
ton of growing crops.
Farm labor in Maryland TINS
wear is at present short 5000 labor
ers, and this shortage must be made
I'D somehow if the crops are to be
successfully harvested.
ITO aid in this work is the patrlo-
tic duty of all persons who are capa-
BILE of helping, and who can, even at
personal inconvenience and sacrlilce,
arrange to do SO.
The urgency and necessity OF
this work is so great that, in obedl-
ence to the request of the Maryland
Council of Defense and of the Fed
eral State Director of Labor and EN-
pIoyment, l address this appeal TO
the people of Maryland, asking and
urging all who can assist in TINS I'M
portant work of crop cultivation anu
harvesting to do so, and l address
this appeal especially to residents OF
Baltimore and other cities OF our
State who are employed in the cities,
and who will take one or more
weeks vacation during the summer,
which customarily would be spent in
the country, requesting that these
vacation periods be devoted to work
on the farms of the State helping in
the cultivation and harvesting OF
crops.
Proper pay and compensation Will
be made by the farmers to all per
sons who will so help, and by this
means vacation periods can be turn
ed to the profit of both the volun-
teers who help and to the farmers as
we'll.
Persons are requested TO register
for this service at as early date as
possible, at the United States Public
Reserve Office, 26 Commerce street,
Baltimore, at the branch offices OF
the Reserve in Cumberland, Hagers-
town, Salisbury, and with the post
master of all other towns through
out the State.
"Our boys have answered the call
to duty, to service and sacrifice. They
must bed fed, as must our Allies
over there
This appeal is call to duty to
all who can help"