The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-04-30
life, LIBERTY AND
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS"
A Western Canada Farmer
Writes as to Conditions.

A. G. Hansen is farmer living near
Clavet, Sask, and as an old resident
OF Minnesota, takes strong exception
to some of the articles appearing in
American papers disparaging the true
conditions in Western Canada. The
Cottonwood Current" of Cottonwood,
Mimi, an important weekly paper in
the southwestern part of the state, re-
Gently published letter from Mr..
Hansen, which is interesting reading
In his letter Mr.. Hansen makes a
splendid case for Western Canada
against those who seek to deter farm
ers in the States from settling in Can
ada. He says:
1.-THE district in which we live Is a
fair comparison to 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
we'll. If they have not, it is certainly
not the fault Of the country.
There has not been 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
FIVE bushels Of wheat per acre, and we
all got good prices.
THE laws OF Canada are nearly the
same as those Of Minnesota, and we
enjoy the same privileges.
$50 far as the European war is con-
cerned, we suffer to a certain extent
as all the world does Canada Is CIV
ing a helping hand to her Mother
Country, and we NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
firmly believe 1t is Canada's duty to
do 80. / have not heard one Ameri'
can.Canadian who has expressed diff
ferent opinion. Canada is not com
PEELED to send her soldiers. The serv'
ice rendered is all voluntary service.
1.-The accusation that old settlers are
considered undesirable citizens and
are forced out of business, even In
danger of being 'mobbed at their own
fireside,' is all false, a mere fabrica
ton in the mind OF badly informed
correspondents. There are few who
have been discovered carrying letters
others papers and plans to prove then
spies, and whose object is to conspir'
against the government. These hav'
Justly been arrested. Such class G
people cannot be considered good citi
zens, whether living in Canada or II
the United States.
Some people are failures wherever
they are, and as an excuse for failure
in their country 1t may seem easy t
put the blame on the Canadian people
and the Canadian government. Fac
Is, thousands Of people from the United
States are emigrating to Canada a
the present time, which shows theI
are not afraid of the Canadian govern
ment.
"The government is giving away
free Of charge, provision through thu
winter to farmers in certain districts
affected by the drought, and is alst
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 The
people who love their Mother Country
most are those who make the best citi
zens Of their adopted country. The
glorious Stars and Stripes will al
ways stand for what is good and noble
to US, though we live in a neighbol
country where we also enjoy life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness
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