12/24/1918
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"We are trying to fight in a cause which means the lifting of the standards of life."
"There are many forms of democratic government, and we are not fighting for any particular form."
"The United States Food Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to subscribe for and purchase all of said capital stock in the name of and for the use and benefit of the United States and as pu..."
"It is earnestly hoped, moreover, that, acting in the same spirit as the Federal Departmental officials, all citizens who may be called upon, as employers, to make affidavits for securing the discharge..."