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This has been the result of our declaration of war on Germany. With no territorial ambition, we have entered a desperate struggle, merely in defense of freedom and neutral rights. Latin America, emotional, idealistic, and ever ready to respond to chivalrous action, has followed suit, and already a goodly number of her states have severed relations with Germany and lent their moral support to the Allies. A great advance has been made in the feeling of Pan-American unity, which with tact and prudence on the part of our diplomats, should lead to an understanding and friendship of lasting benefit...
Hardly had the week for the campaign been chosen when Governors fell into line from every corner of the country. Among the first to respond was Governor James Withcombe, of Oregon, and shortly after his enthusiastic endorsement came a message from Governor Theodore Bilbo, of Mississippi. Governor T. W. Bickett, of North Carolina, was among the first to respond, and Governor Simon Bamberger, of Utah, and Governor Lynn J. Frazier, of North Dakota. "I will issue a proclamation for Soldiers' Library Week at once," they wired...
...constructive character, which will do what the exchanges have been doing, is called for. That is a man-sized job! The first step should be to call leading experts in the grain trade together. For patriotic reasons, as well as to protect the trade from disaster, they would respond. If a committee of grain experts, under Government auspices, should use their wonderful machinery for collecting information, they could probably in a short time find out the existing stocks of grain and flour and the probable future demands for various purposes at various prices. With these data, they could perhaps estimate...
...placing the executive power of the railroads in the hands of a few men stationed at Washington, Mr. Willard said, the roads of the country can respond without delay to the transportation needs of the Government whenever they arise, and according to the opinion of railway officials the efficiency of the roads as a whole can thereby be increased by about 25 or 33 per cent...
...United States, and as such they have serious responsibilities to fulfill in return for the many privileges granted by the Government to which they have sworn allegiance. Although they have no more political or legal advantages than their countrymen occupied in other ways, they have, and will, respond immediately to the call of arms on account of the influence of their surroundings and education...