The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-04-28
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
SANTA FE
A PROCLAMATION
My Felloy, Cltiaensl

My yellow Citisensi y
ERiciency experts assert that victory
A in the war with Germany depends up
on the American farmer; upon a more
intensified and extended cultivation OF
our farm lands. Even though all the
available farm lands in the eastern
fraction OF our nation were utilized
to the best advantage in the production
Of crops, sufficient food could not be
produced thereon to supply their home
consumption In the uncultivated and
unoccupisd areas OF the western and
southern states. lies the potential base
for the greater and necessary produc
tion over local consumption, New MexA
Ice embraces vast areas of these uncul-
tivated and unoccupied lands.
In this and in the emergency and
necessity OF this world war lies sig
nal opportunity for our people to serve
efficiently the cause OF freedom and de-
mocracy.
The food situation in the world is
such. that unless it's supply can be
greatly augmented in America during
the present crop season, civilization
may be stripped of it's dearest, blood
bought rights and autocratic govern
ment established in the world having
its foundation upon the principle that
might makes right, and establish upon
the theory denounced by our fathers,
that earthly kings can do no wrong.
We of New Mexico must not only
supply ourselves with food and cloth
/ ing. but we are charged with the high
and solemn duty of adding to the sup
ply required by our allies in this war,
IL we will successfully prosecute 1t to
the perpetuation of the principles of
democracy.
We therefore should utilize oud lands
to the utmost of our ability in the pro-
duction OF food. We shall have only
ourselves to blame IL want shall come
upon us and upon our allies in this
war and If we shall be stripped of our
liberties so dearly bought by the blood
of our fathers.
A new day has dawned in warfare.
Service on the battle front is no longer
held to be the only proof of loyalty.
Each, citizen may submit that proof in
any avenue OF service. In this war, the
army of farmers may contest for glory
with the fighters in the trenches, or in
the air or under the sea- and IL VIC
tory come, the greater glory shall be
theirs. since victory in the end is de-
Pendent upon what they producev In
many feasible ways, the food product
of our state may be greatly Increased.
The farmer now on the land, IL he
he alerted and supplied with seed and
means. may labor longer hours for love
of his country. and through the opera
-tion OF the principle of the selective
draft. rightly proposed for adoption In !
the enlistment to arms. be left to pur- |
sue the avocation he has learned
Many men and many women of our
state, exempted from service In battle, |
possessed of means. may we'll go upon |
our lands or their own and become pro- /
duers. Hundreds of men under age of |
selective draft. residing in towns and |
cities unplaced in necessary employ
ment. may better be selectlvely drafted |
for work upon our lands. Younger
children OF urban dwellers should be
emplyed In the cgrowing of garden
products on adjacent lots.
I am moved with pride at the mani
festations OF the loyalty of our rich.
The merchants and bankers of our
state have already answered the call
for credit to our farmers for seed and
maintenance pending the harvest
Plans are rapidly maturing to throw
all the fores and agencies of our state
Agricultural College into the field to
aid AMI direct the energies OF the farm.
ers and livestock growers. The energies
and facilities of each department of the
sgate government is at the command
of the citizenship.
What we harvest depends upon what
we plant. All the food in the United
states cannot sustain cur own people
beyond the end of sumner. Our sur 4
vival as nation and - people de- 4
pends upon what We itfyest this year
therefore most earnestly urge upon
all our farmers that they increase as
much as they are able the production
of food stuns.
That all our livestock owners ana
growers conserve and increase their
herds
That men and women OF means 70 d
upon the lands and plant and cultivate
crops