The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-04

tendents, ch1armen of school boards,
and heads of colleges. summoned in
conference by Chancellor E. C. Ell
liott, chairman of the mobilization of
youth committee of the State Council
of Defense, applauded Governor Stew
art enthusiastically when, in dis
cussing enlistment for service either
for the military or the foodproducing
branch of the nation, the governor
said of the slackers who hang around
bar rooms and pool rooms:
"These men who nippantly refer
to the efforts of the government to
defend it may see the time come
within six months when their dives
and hangouts will be closed. These
persons will be scarce then-at any
rate their places of resort will see
them no more"
Governor Stewart said he original
ly favored the volunteer system but
he now believed that all the people
should assume the obligations of
their country which protected them.
Hence no matter in what service the
Americans were assigned they should
do their duty.
He said that a survey of the sit
uation at present showed that Mon
tana had seed and capital but labor
was scarce. Good wages were offered
as high as $50 and $40 month and
board on the farms.
"In one city of this state there are
5000 men unemployed and efforts
to get even one of them to help the
nation to produce food were unavail-
ing" he said. To-day l was told of
town where farmers went from
pool hall to pool hall begging men
to help and were told f1ippantly to
bring your ranch in and lemme look
at it, If the boys from the farms
20 to the army while the loafers stay
at home and refuse to work, what
is better than universal service to
cure an injustice?"
The governor told the educators
that much progress had been made
in mobilizing resources of Montana
but the work must not lag. 1t was
up to the state to do it's part to help
make up the food shortage. Seed
must be distributed and motive power
supplied. This was being taken care
of.
Referring once again to the war IN
which the United States had entered
i'm a just and patriotic cause, the
governor called attention to the out
RACES the women of Belgium and
France had endured.
II cannot see how any woman OF
our country, reading what has hap
pened to women of those countries,
should fail to throw herself into this
war with whole heart. 1t is war
for humanity and democracy" he
concluded.
Chancellor Elliott opened the con-
ference with a statement OF what
steps had been taken by the State
Council of Defense and said that the
way to end the war was to win 1t.
That was why the schools were to
be mobilizcd to help supply the allies
and America with food.
May Trumper. state superintendent
of public instruction, briefly addressed
the conference urging educators to
exert their influence toward the OBJ
iect desired by the nation. She was
sure that all would lay aside routine
and be easy on school credits for
pupils. Encouragement should be
given all children, large and small.
Father Mcdonald, president of the
Mount St. Charles college, was given
close attention as he earnestly urged
all educators to remove from the
minds of many prejudice which ex-
listed against working on the farms
He said that intensive farming
should be the watchword instead OF
extensive farming. In the Canadian
province from winch ne came 1Oou
sufficient to support so persons was
uspplied from square mile, while
in Montana only three could be sup
piled from the same area.
DR.. Paul Adams OF Montana Wes-
leyan. paid Father Mcdonald trlb-
ute as we'll as Mt. st Charles COL
lege, stating that the two institutions
had worked together for 10 years
and were now standing side by side
in common cause. He believed the
girls as we'll as the boys should help.
The girls could hoe the gardens and
work In the Kitchens. All should be
taught thrift and economy. He sug-