1 66 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 
