Show PRESIDENT ASKS MINERS TO IV DO BEST WORK TO PREVENT SHORTAGE OF COAL president wilson has issued the follo wio proclamation all those engaged in coal aa mining the existing scarcity scar alty ity of coal is creating a erae gral e danger la in f fact tet the moat most serious which confronts us and calls valls for prompt and vigorous a action tion on n the part of both operators ope and miners without an adequate supply aur our war program will bo be retarded the effectiveness effect veness of our fighting forces in france will be lessened the lives of our soldiers will be unnecessarily endangered and their hard hardships hips increased and there will bo be much suffer suffering ing in many ho jtb throughout the counley during abc be coming winter I 1 am well aware that our tanks have hae been seriously depleted by thi draft by voluntary enlistment and by the tile demands of other essential 1 ii dus destries du atnes tries this handicap can bo be overcome however how evir and sufficient coul coal tan lan be mined in spite of it if every one connected wit with industry idu stry from the highest official to the youngest boy will give his best work each day for the full number of work hours the operators must be zealous as never before to bring about the highest efficiency of management to establish the best possible working conditions and to accord fair treatment toes to ever cry bod so that the t ty to work at his best may be accorded every workman the mines should report for work e every cry day unless prevented b una unavoidable causes and should not only stay in the mince mines the full time but alio see to it that they get out more coal than ever eer before the other in and about the mines should work ork as regularly and faithfully so that the burk r nf f the miner may not be retarded in any way this will be especially necessary bom this time forward for your numbers may be fur ther lessened by the draft which will induct into the army your nir share of those these not essential to industry those who are drafted but who aro are essential will be given deferred classification and it is their patriotic duff to ac apt it and it is the patriotic duty of their friends and neighbors to hold them in high regard for doing so the only worker who de deserves seres the con dem nation of his comm community unit is the one who fails falls to give his best in this crisis nob not the one who accepts deferred classification and works regularly ind diligently to increase the coal output A great task is to be perform cd ed the operators and their stiffs alone can not do it nor gor can the tile mine wine workers alone do it but both parti parties cs working hand in hand with a grim determination to rid the country of its greatest obstacle to winning the war can do it it is with full confidence that I 1 call upon you to assume tho the burden of producing an ample auppl of coal you will I 1 am nin sure accept this baiden and will successfully carry it through and in so doing aou will ill be performing a service just as worthy orthy as service in he trenches and will win the applause and gratitude of the whole nation WOODROW WILSON the white house august 0 9 |