. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. 166 THE WAR GARDEN VICTORIOUS their service in the "garden trenches" might be effec- tive. There was only one way in which the message of the war garden and the necessary instructions could be carried to all the people with the speed demanded. This was through the press of the country and the printed page. Any other plan of distributing the appeal and the instructions would have been far too slow to be effective and further- more would have in- volved prohibitive ex- pense, if it could have been done at all. How
. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. 166 THE WAR GARDEN VICTORIOUS their service in the "garden trenches" might be effec- tive. There was only one way in which the message of the war garden and the necessary instructions could be carried to all the people with the speed demanded. This was through the press of the country and the printed page. Any other plan of distributing the appeal and the instructions would have been far too slow to be effective and further- more would have in- volved prohibitive ex- pense, if it could have been done at all. How much of a debt of gratitude the nation owes to its patriotic editors it probably will never be able to realize fully, but it does know that without their whole- hearted support and their loyal assistance it would never have been able to arouse the people of the United States as a whole to the strenuous efforts which they exerted to back up the government and the fighting forces. No note of appreciation to the editors of the country could be over-generous in its praise or too liberal in its expression of heartfelt thanks for their substantial aid. When the Commission began its campaign it realized that it must depend largely upon the support of the newspapers and the magazines. Well-planned and well-directed publicity was necessary to get its message. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pack, Charles Lathrop, 1857-1937. Philadelphia, Press of J. P. Lippincott Co
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