The Caldwell tribune., 1916-02-11

during the last two years. L his cover
ing four or five generations. They
have been preachers, teachers, editors,
writers, etc. They have lived along
the coast and foated the main, visited
nearly every foreign land. But no
word of member of the family fac
ing fire. But their preaching, teach
ing and the like much expounded.
| These are not the men that will fill
the ranks of the army of the country
and never have. (And never did). But
| must be somewhat personal to illus
trate the situation. | belong to the
Teutons and from both sides Of the
house. | know that a number of my
mothers people have helped to fight
the battles of this country, but know
nothing of the number. But my
fathers people began the fight with
Washington, was with Jackson at New
Orleans and showed up at Sandyhook,
also furnished over 200 Union soldiers.
We belong to the soil and we have
enough until the country is invaded
| thing that can never be. But to de-
fend some citizen or the property of
d citizen in foreign land, or defend
commerce at the expense of we,
"AMERICAN FARMERS" the COM
merce being the private business Of
some individual or corporation as it s
| positively stand against it. l am
against it for more reasons than one.
First, the men to do the fighting the
greatest per cent must come from
the farms or kindred vocations. They
must have brain and Drawn and mus
<el. The interests that must be de-
tended are not the farmers interests,
and the cost must be principally paid
by the farmer as we'll as furnishing
the men. The cost will come home to
the farmer as the chickens come home
-, to roost
But let us persume that it is the
duty of the "AMERICAN FARMER
to do the fighting and foot the bill
either one or both. If SO he must have
the ability to do these things. Or
{ even presume he has or is entitled to
+ pay but his proportion as compared
/ with the number of people in the
). country. But the producers must dc
e the creating therefore they paying
V Note the following:
Their ability to do and to pay: H.,
65o,2O3 enrolled as farmers in the
United States, $4,000 0O0,OO0.O0 crop
: $500 produced by each farmer. Ou
of this he must live if he does live. A
: survey by the Agricultural Depart
ment of $500 farms developed the fac
r that 80 per cent were run at loss. :
: per cent barely made it even, 6 pc
cent only made a profit. This as W,
A have it now. Should a greater burder
n be imposed upon us? Put the govern
ment in the hands of the people ant
n et them vote upon it. But before
n leave this | will give few more fact
- f-o.,, .ba A Horticultural Daoar RI
v ment.
r, 1t was found in the best section il
Utah that a farmer must have $40
d 10000 invested that he and his famil
u might take down 100000. Wit
/. 100000 invested they could tax
down but $4,000. The small farms
st $3.50. Farms in Pennsylvania of fror
0. Is to 40 acres, produced $24s. thos
is from 40 to 100 acres less than $l10(
Where are we drifting? The destrue
'. ton of the farmer began fifty year
ot ago Just at the close of the civil wa
d Then they and the country were ger
orally out of debt. Now there
~ nothing of the country but debt. Th;
2 is the foundation of everything Deb
lie credit, confidence. But the comme
is cial, banking and the professional il
t. terests wish to hand us another brio
Preparedness Preparedness upo
the part of Germany was the start {
= the present war. 1t was preparedne'
that was the starting point of o,
= civil war. Practically everything
that line had been placed in reach
the South The South we'll knew tn,
in did not have the numbers but countt
upon the munitions of war to NAL
I'd the rush and gain secession. German
knew she did not have the number
r but counted upon a clear marc
through Belgium and France to Par
Sc Then turn attention to the Russi;
i'd hordes-she was fully prepared f
It. this.