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Editorial
September 13, 1918
The Watertown News
Watertown, Jefferson County, Dodge County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Patriotic editorial from the Northwestern Miller, endorsed by Wisconsin Food Administration, exhorts Americans to voluntarily cooperate with the Food Administration for the war effort, prioritizing national needs over personal convenience and criticizing reluctance as un-American.
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DO YOU CO-OPERATE WITH
THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION
Are you co-operating with the Food Administration because you have to or because you want to?
Do you call yourself a loyal American citizen, anxious for the speedy triumph of the American cause and the success of its brave soldiers abroad and the welfare of its fine people at home and yet dare to hold back and whine and quibble and say you can't, and you don't want to or you must first know the reason why, when you are called upon to conform to requirements?
Are you only willing to follow orders as long as it suits your convenience, your pocketbook and your individual views or are you man enough and American enough to say:
"That which is best for my country is best for me? I will follow the call of my trade; serve as it is demanded of me; do what is required; stand fast for the good of the whole, regardless of my own apparent interests. My country and its needs first, my business and its advantage last. Come what may, I will not falter nor fail in this hour of trial."
On your answer to such questions as these will depend your status in this country now, in the time of action when each man's help is needed; later in the time of judgment, when each man's record is reviewed.
In God's name, stand up and don't be a skulker. -Northwestern Miller.
Wisconsin Food Administration
THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION
Are you co-operating with the Food Administration because you have to or because you want to?
Do you call yourself a loyal American citizen, anxious for the speedy triumph of the American cause and the success of its brave soldiers abroad and the welfare of its fine people at home and yet dare to hold back and whine and quibble and say you can't, and you don't want to or you must first know the reason why, when you are called upon to conform to requirements?
Are you only willing to follow orders as long as it suits your convenience, your pocketbook and your individual views or are you man enough and American enough to say:
"That which is best for my country is best for me? I will follow the call of my trade; serve as it is demanded of me; do what is required; stand fast for the good of the whole, regardless of my own apparent interests. My country and its needs first, my business and its advantage last. Come what may, I will not falter nor fail in this hour of trial."
On your answer to such questions as these will depend your status in this country now, in the time of action when each man's help is needed; later in the time of judgment, when each man's record is reviewed.
In God's name, stand up and don't be a skulker. -Northwestern Miller.
Wisconsin Food Administration
What sub-type of article is it?
War Or Peace
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Food Administration
War Effort
Patriotic Duty
Cooperation
Loyal American
Skulker
What entities or persons were involved?
Food Administration
Northwestern Miller
Wisconsin Food Administration
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Voluntary Cooperation With Food Administration For War Effort
Stance / Tone
Patriotic Exhortation Against Reluctance
Key Figures
Food Administration
Northwestern Miller
Wisconsin Food Administration
Key Arguments
Cooperate With Food Administration Voluntarily, Not Just Because Required
Prioritize Country's Needs And Soldiers' Success Over Personal Convenience And Interests
True Loyalty Means Following Orders Without Whining Or Quibbling
Refusal To Cooperate Marks One As A Skulker In Time Of Trial
One's Record Will Be Judged Based On Cooperation During War