Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-14
GRANGE OF STATE
SCORES BREWERS.
In Fealty Message. Cessation
of Malt Liquor Making
Is Demanded

Williamsport. Pa, Dec. 14.-Pa-
triotic demonstrations and pledges of
unwavering loyalty and support to
the government in efforts to win the
war marked the closing sessions Of
the Pennsylvania State Grange here
yesterday. Stirring addresses were
made by John Burke, treasurer of
the United States. and Clifford Pin
chot.
\ message was sent to President
Wilson, IN which the grange, speak
ing for Its 5000 members, promised
tine best there is in us of our man
power to make the earth produce its
products in this, our country's great
est crisis" The message continued:
We further represent that the
brewery interests of this State are
controlled by German adherents ana
sympathizers and tho output of their
breweries is one of the chief causes
of food scarcity, inefl.clency of labor,
impaired factory products and the
Gripping of the mining industry
which. in turn, is holding up the
other industries and causing women
and children to suffer for want OF
fuel to warm their homes. Our
schools are being closed and our
children are being stunted physically
ana intellectually in order that the
corpulent German sympathiZer,
through his brewery interest. may
carry on his business of destruction
of manhood and patriotism. Appre-
ciating the fact that your knowledge
- InaefinnS iG a = nrOnl ours.
we make bold to say that the time
has arrived when further manufac-
ture of brewed products should
cease.
L. S. Treasurer Burke Cheered
Cheers greeted the declaration of
United States Treasurer Burke that
Germany cannot be starved; she
must be conquered" Mr.. Burke pro-
cCeGed:
"Those who know tell us that men
higher up in Germany are already
talking about the next war. There
will he no next war. This war must
go Oh until it ends in enduring
peace. l have not lost faith in the
American people. 1 know the re-
sponse will come from the men who
til the soil. as we'll as from all other
citizens and with a united people,
we will win the war"
At the conclusion of his address
the 1900 delegates rose to reatiirm
their determination to do everything
possible to win the war and then
joined in singing the national an
them.
Pinchot Pleads For Farmers
Mr.. Pinchot made an earnest plea
for the farm interests of the coun-
try. He said:
THE American farmer is the key
to the hearts desire of every true
American-the winning of this war.
AS such he, at least as much as any
other, deserves to have voice in the
war councils of the nation. He should
be heard in deciding not only the
countless questions which concern
food and the farmer in the conduct
of the war, but in all the other great
problems of policy which spring out
Of it or hang upon it. To-day he
has no voice and is not consulted.
There is, so far as / know, not sin
gle genuine farmer in any place of
authority in Washington, in the vast
organization of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, the food administra-
tion or the numerous other special
bodies which are running the war"
r. S. Rankin, of Washington coun-
ty, was elected a member of the
state executive committee for three
years. w. S. Ross, of Lackawanna
county, was chosen a member of the
finance committee. and T. B. Palmer,
of Delaware county, was elected one
of the directors of the Keystone
State Grange.