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Show ffi LADS TO HELP HIB RESERVE "President Wilson Urges Activity Ac-tivity Upon Youths Between Be-tween 16 and 21. WASHINGTON, .Sept. 1. Young men of the country between the ages of 16 and 21, not how employed, are called upon by President Wilson to serve toe nation by joining the United States boys ' working reserve. In a letter made public today by Secretary Wilson the president says it ib the patriotic duty of these young men to help support' the nation in the present pres-ent crisis. The president's letter says: Permit me to express my great appreciation of the work undertaken under-taken by the United States boys' working' reserve of the employment employ-ment service of the department of labor. To give to the young men between the ages of 16 and 21 the' privilege of spending their spare time in productive enterprise, without with-out interruption of their studies at school, while their older brothers broth-ers are battling in the trenches and on the seas, must greatly increase in-crease the means of providing for the forces at the front, it is a high privilege, no less than a pa- triotic duty, to help support the nation by devoted and intelligent work in this great crisis. Let me express the hope that i the young men of the country not iiuw utiuidueuu v eiiij.iiuj uti may eagerly enter toe boys' . working reserve, to fit themselves by training train-ing and study for good citizenship and productive service. In this way they can show themselves worthy wor-thy of patriotic fathers who have fought for democracy in the past, sustain their - patriotic . brothers who are fighting for it today, and command the affectionate pride of the brave mothers who are silently bearing the burdens at home. |