Paint, Oil and Drug Review Volume 64 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...all our industries have been remade by the war." No doubt, in this country, we shall all go through that same period of readjustment, so let us prepare. It is our duty to back up Mr. Hoover in his work to conserve the food supoly of the country. It is our duty to lend every effort to the successful completion of the second liberty loan. It is our duty to conserve freight cars by loading to maximum capacity. To sum up the attitude of this, one of the largest and most important trade organizations in the Union, the National Paint, Oil and Varnish Association, I herewith ask that this convention fully endorse the following declaration of the War Convention, passed by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, of which we are a constituent member. "The people of the United States, in defense of the Republic and the nrinciples upon which this Nation was founded, are now taking their part in the world war with no lust for power and no thought of financial or territorial gain. "The issues at stake in this stupendous struggle involve the moral ideals and conception of justice and liberty for which our forefathers fought, the protection of the innocent and heloless, the sanctity of womanhood and home, freedom of opportunity for all men. and the assurance of the safety of civilization and progress to P11 nations, great and small. "Speed of production and the mobilization of all onr national power mean the saving of human life, an earlier ending of the designs of autocracy and militarism, and the return of the peoples of the earth to peace and happiness. "Undismayed at the prospect of great taxes, facing the consumption of its accumulated savings, American business without hesitation pledges our government its full and unqualifie...