The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-08
Many Precious Food Products
May Not Be Harvested.
That Is Warming Sounded by
Defense Council Today.
FUEL famine THREATENING
Transportation and Industries
Have Dark Outlook.
Appeals Made for More COnser-
walton and Economy.

Kansas, which will this year produce
crops for almost every tillable acre o.
soil, is now confronted with lapoI
shortage. Men in towns with former
farm experience, may be enlisted III I
volunteer campaign to save the crops
Added to the labor crisis is a tueI
shortage which threatens transp orts--
ticn and industrial activities 1hose
were alarms sounded today at a sefl-
o.s. solemn faced meeting of state de-
tense council members in the offlce OF
Governor Capper.
Inside information right from hlgh
authority in Washington was present
cd before the council by kansans WHO
attended important meetings ana con
ferences in the national capital durihs
the last week. Conditions which TO-DAY
face Kansas are confronted by the H9
ton. according to the men Wh0
brought news from washington coIl
ferences. Appeals We're mace loi 9it'r'
wide movements for conservation
economy-denials of amusements' en-
tertainment, expensive 1oods anu
drink. modesty and simplicity IN dress
and all habits of living.
Face Serious Problems.
Members of the councu WeIe
brought face to face with condluolS
'ticL face the state and nation. kan
li - toId fIatlv and frankly that
The nation is in the midst of Wa
which demands conservation anu utIIi
zation of every resource ana tn lid Ia
ice of every man, woman anu emu
INST now Kansas is preparing 10
nroduce crops from a record acreage.
But there are no men 10 hdrFese tlie
crons 1t is a grave and serious sllud-
Ii n and the league is TINS aI Tern,
seeking an avenue Oh relieA i'--'
igiG
"During the next two weeks Kan
sas will begin the cutting of a mli1on
acres of alfalfa" said Dean Jaro on VI
the state agricultural college. LABOR
l. the important issue to solve. FAR
,ners must have men to gather tHe
crop Kansas must have the alIal "a
TO feed her stock. Our meat supply
depends absolutely on saving lit1
Gorpinc bees were urged by Dean
Tardine in a movement to conserve the
I nroducts Volunteer enlist
nents of men, women and chllureh Aoi
s,cb service were urged in the ap-
sence and failure of an adequate sup
nlv of wage labor. Loss OF the ealue Il
r0ns Dean Jardine declared, meant
a How to farm interests which could
not be overcome in future canlpdlSii9
for added food production.
pa,, Mcbride. state labor commits
sioner did not bring joy to the coun-
eli when he declared the state Dc
nar+ment had been absolutely unaple
TO meet demands. ..,,,
~ +bis season of the year we usu-
nv recaive $50 to 200 letters a day
80, nersons asking for employment
- +be Kansas harvests, said NC
pride This year we have received
nrobably four or five letters a week.
Fuel conditions confronting me
cities. the industrial centers ana the
nj
serious. Statements before the couh-
eli +oId of a short coal output, IN
creased wages to miners IN the race
Of their agreements for another year,
and failure of operators to MI con-
tracts or supply demands.
Goal shortages provide a condition
as critical as the shortage of labor,
said Emerson Carey of Hutchinson,
who attended the national council OF
defense meetings in washington IN
company with Chancellor rank
Strong of Kansas university, president
Henry !. Waters of the State Agricul-
tural college and Henry Lassen of
wichita. Unless these conditions are
relieved, we face serious situation
next winter and probable suffering OF
hundreds of people Many industrial
,Iauts will be compelled to shut down
unless the supply is increased"
Women Do Their Bit
Kansas women will do their bit in
q rampaign of economy, Mrs May
Relleviile Brown of Salina, told coun-
ell members. She urged that all Kan
sas women plan the conservation or
ali foodstuffs, abolish expensive and
extravagant menus, eliminate useless
and unnecessary foods and drinks and
practice economy, modesty and sim
plicity in dress, entertainment ana
amusement. She urged a movement
TO reduce amusement expense thru
public amusement organizations which
should provide free entertainment.
Henry ]. Waters, president of the
state agricultural college, gave Kan
sas the inside facts as he gathered
them in Washington.
There isn't a doubt but that we
are in this war all over" he said. THE
outcome is still predetermined. We
must do more than lend some money
to the Allies. We must upset much
of the organization of our transpor-
tation companies by sending 1900
trained men to Europe to rebuild the
railroads of France and Russia. We
must not only suffer many incon-
veniences, but many hardships. This
country is short two million men to
meet labor demands. Immigration
has been shut off and our birth rate
has been reduced. Yet conditions are
better today than they will be thirty
days or sixty days from now. Every
state is affected and just now Kan
sas is facing a demand for men to
harvest her alfalfa demand that
cannot be met"
President Waters urged organiza-