The Delta independent., 1914-12-18
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David Starr Jordan.-Famine will
end the European war and the feeding
of starving millions will take prece-
dence over Encouragement of political
lines. Starved peoples will demand
peace. Hunger will stalk every
where through battlewreceked lands.
Mad appetites will scream aloud for
satisfaction. That which did not be-
gin the strife will halt the strife. The
voice of the people will stop the con-
flict. One year will bring signs indie
ative of these things. No matter how
well armed the forces of Europe may
be they cannot get away from the
attacks Of hunger.
]. F. Welborn.-I know of no con-
troversies between our Colorado coal
companies and their employees that
rendered mediation the obvious way
lof settlement. All serious troubles in
the Colorado coal fields have been
caused by labor organizations trying
to force their regime on the business
against the wishes of the workmen
and their employers. There are not
over 1000 of our former employees
now out on strike. We believe it to
be our duty to respect the wishes and
rights of the 11,446 men now work
ing rather than the 1000 not work
ing. The difficulty under which Colo
RADIO mines are working today is to
find a market for their coal. Many
mines are idle because Of poor busi-
ness.
H. w. Collingwood.-Do childless
professors know more about rearing
children than their parents? This is
the hot and indignant question of
parents when the efficient local
school is broken up and consolidated.
Why, bless your heart, the childless
professor usually carries about with
him all there is to know about chill
dren 1t is however a case of guam
tity against quality. His vast store
of wisdom is drier than Ben Davis
apple until favored by the real love
and experience of father and mother.
The childless professors are most of
them doing their best to give us
set of human cogwheels and nothing
more for the next generation. Theo-
ries are all right in a way but human
beings will never be brought through
by applying an army of them if con-
trary to the nature of the beast.
]. w. Jeffray-Is it ppossible that
right in our midst with palatial homes
by the thousands, electric runabouts
by the hundreds and gas cars that
cost into the millions; with theatres
filled to overflowing day and night;
with thousands to give to evangelists
and banquets pulled off where wine
flows like water down the' Platte, that
people go hungry and children cry
from cold? Do you mean to tell me
that the salvation of souls is of more
importance than the feeding OF starv-
ing men, women and children? Has
any man a divine right to live in lux
ury at our expense, while our own
citizens pray for a chance to eat and
keep warm? 1t is destitution at our
very door that boils my blood and
throbs my heart, while outsiders come
into our ranks and snatch the life
bread from the mouths of suffering
and dying children.
Charles H. Touzalin.-One of the
outstanding features of the war stu
alton is the present and future IN
creased demand for wheat The
wheat-growing ountries of the old
world are practically out of business
The demand will be greater than ever
and the question of supply is now and
for years will be paramount. The
wheat t-growing capabilities Of the
United States has about reached its
limit and it therefore will devolve up
on Canada to take care of the large
bulk of this supply. There is an IL
limitable number of acres remaining
to be titled, prices of land are low
and in fact there is a large area that
can be had by homesteading on the
payment of a ten dollar entry fee
The fact that Canada offers such an
opportunity should be accepted with
widespread appreciation and not met
with attempts on the part of some to
spread misleading and untruthfnl
statements.