Marble Hill press., 1915-04-22
LIFE, LIBERTY AND
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Western Canada Farmer
Writes as to Conditions.

A Hansen is a farmer living near
tlavet, sask-, aud as an old resident
Of Minnesota takes strong exception
10 some of the articles appearing in
American papers disparaging the true
conditions in Western Canada. The
Cottonwood Current OF Cottonwood,
MINI, an important weekly paper in
the southwestern part of the state, re
Gently published a letter from Mr.,
Hansen, which is interesting reading
In his letter Mr Hansen makes q
splendid case for Western Canada
against those who seek to deter farm
ers In the States from settling In Can
ada He says:
The district In which We live Is
far com mparisou 10 any other district
in the country, made up mostly OF set
tiers from the States. The majority
here consists Of Americans from Min
nesota. Iowa and the Dakotas, with a
few Canadians and an odd English
man, We have been here eleven years.
ever since this part Of the country was
settled, and the majority have done
well II they have not, II is certainly
not the fault OF the country.
There has not been a crop failure
in this district since settled This
year was the poorest, caused by lack
Of rain although a fair estimate OF
wheat is about twelve bushels per
acre. average, and oats about ten
Some farmers got as much as twenty
Ave bushels q wheat per acre, and We
all got coed prices
The laws Of Canada are nearly the
same as those Of Minnesota, and We
euiov the same privileges
so far as the European war is con-
cerned. we suffer to a certain extent
az all the world does. Canada is CIV
Ing a helping hand to her Mother
Country. and We Amertcan-Canadians
firmly believe it is Canada's duty TO
do SO | have not heard one Amerl-
can.Canadian who has expressed dill
ferent opinion Canada is not com
nelled 10 send her soldiers. The serv-
/ Ice rendered Is all voluntary service.
The accusation that old settlers are
considered undesirable citizens and
are forced out Of business, even IN
! danger OF being 'mobhed at their own
/ areside.' is all false mere taorlca'
/ ton in the mind OF badly informed
/ CORRESPONDENTS There are few who
have been discovered carrying letters,
others papers and plans to prove them
spies. and whose object Is to conspire
against the government. These have
Justly been arrested Such class or
people cannot be considered good ctti'
zeus. whether living in Canada or IN
the United States,
Some people are failures wherever
they are, and as an excuse for failure
In their country it may seem easy TO
put the blame on the Canadian people
and the Canadian government, FACT
is thousands Of people from the United
States are emigratiug to Canada az
the present time. which shows they
are not afraid Of the Canadian govern
ment
The government is giving away
free Of charge, provision through the
winter to farmers in certain distr,cu
affected by the drought, and is alsc
sending seed grain to those In neet
OF help This Is very different from
driving settlers away from their owl
homes
II have always observed that tn
people who love their Mother Countr!
most are those who make the best citi
gems Of their adopted country TIT
sloriou. Stars and Stripes Will a
wsys stand for what is good and nool'
10 US though we live in neisheo
country where we also enjoy life. hh
.r,y and the pursuit OF happiness. -
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