Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-13
World at Work for War Work Fund

+ Not only the entire United States but
! tho rest u The allied world, i rally1ng for
thc gigantic nncd War Work Campaign.
I November II 70 II, IN which AZ least
/ $50, 600 600 will hc sought for tho boys
at home and abroad From France.
China Japan and Mexico have come proofs
81 Worldwide realization of the mo
mcntnuS significance of tins great dr1vc 10
the whole alIcd cause
III no uncertain terms. the President
of France has just called attention anew
to the immense debt All owe to the mon
who by their valor and sacrifice have
saved Europe and Democracy On the
cvc of tho united campaign . stirring
letter has come from President roincarc
10 Myron T I!cruck. cx-amhaSSador to
France and member 81 the executive
committee ot the United War Work
Council The letter j. rs follows
Dear Mr. Hcrrck At the very
time when American people, with An IN
cNhaustihlc generosity arc gong q col
lcct nov sums oi money Ill order 10 secure
thr welfare of the soldier, and ~eamcn.
ut me send again to the nItcd state,
;h.~ simple token Of my admiration
Our allied countries will never he able
TO make too great sacrifice for the GAL
liant troops who defend IN Europe the
sacred cause Of right and freedom The
American soldiers splendid courage needs
no spur il needs no reward rcvrithe-
less. our common duty, both III France
and in America, is 70 watch our armies
with solicltudc and facihtatc t> much as
possible their lofty task wish there
fore great success for the week of the
eleventh OF November and rejoice at
the advantage il viii afford for your heroic
army, with which the French army is SO
glad and so proud To fratermze
"(Signed r. Poincare =
In the Orient comprehensive plar are
under way to assis in raising the great
fund Dispatches were rece we'd at nation
a, headquarters here today showing with
what enthusiastic approval Japan has
taken up the tash of helping the cause
AS a result OF a general appeal cabled
by Dr. John r. Mott, director general
of the campaign, TO United States insular
possessions and TO foreign counties,
Baron Ushida, the foreign minister. called
a meeting Of influential men at his own
according to the cable. and ih q
few minutes raised 1905 600 yen This
sum together with other subscript ons
since secured, already exceeds the amount
for which the Sunrise Kingdom was ask
ed.
Yet, the cable continues, Prince Toku- /
gawa, 3 member of the house Of peers:
Baron Sbibusawa prominent banker,
ana other Interested public men have /
undertaken 10 push the campaign ia
various japanese cities and open for !
NAL drive on November /
In the southern part Of China, Woo Ting |
Fang, the venerable Chinese states |
man, is heading ali ull-Chinese drive. He |
sends word that one-haIf the allotment |
for his section Of China is already in
hand. Meantime, Northern China sends /
equally glowing reports of its effort
Nearer home, America s southern neigh |
Dor is planning to raise 100000 The |
campaign III Mexico is under the leader
ship of Y s. Ambassador Henry p !
Fletcher, vino, IN a recent telegram to DR.. |
Mott, accepted the active chairmanship
or the drive.
And here at home all the people Of |
'ur country are enthusiastically working |
or the great cause Delaware is bound /
o do her share and more.