The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-05-05


listment of soldiers, their training, mo-
bilization, maintenance and equipment.
Also, in anticipation of further
changes in or additions to the para
mount law. and to forestall still an
other or other special Legislative ses-
siOns, you should, by legislative act. at
this session, make it possible for the
executive to adopt, by proclamation or
order, the provisions of any cngres-
sional action had or taken prior to the
convention of the next general legisla-
tive session.
In my proclamation calling this spe-
cial session 1 briefly stated some of the
reasons why there was at this time an
unprecedented food shortage in the
world. There is no need here to restate
the case. All of US have to live from
day to day, and few, If any of us, have
escaped till now, having our attention
most strikingly called to the unprece-
dented high cost of living The staple
articles of food commonly regarded
| as necessary demand an unprecedented
price. What then may we expect con-
Isiderng the fact that there is not now
in the world enough food to sustain
the human race for II longer period
tnan six months? The shortest sight
ed should readily see that our future
existence depends upon the coming
| harvest.
| VT is easy enough to tell our farmers
| to increase their food products, but If
they have not the money to buy seed
or to employ labor, or labor is not fur
nished for their employ, such recon-
mendation is of no benefit.
You should therefore at this session
provide means for loanng all our
worthy farmers money to buy seed
employ labor, and to furnish the labor
to their hands. to such Il degree as will
enable them to make the most of their
utmost eXertion in the production of
more food for both mar and beast.
: County farm agents, in each county
of the state. under the administration
of the state agricultural college seems
direct route for carrying aid and guild
ance to our farmers on the land. Pro-
| vision therefore should be made for
having u county agent. with ASSISTANTS
if found necessary, in each county of
| the state at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The unemployed boys OF our
state. from II to l9 years of age, should
| be listed at once and mobilized for
work in planting, cultivating and har-
vestng crops. Also all unplaced male
| or female citizens of any useful age
and useable quality, not subject to mil
itary draft, should be listed, ready for
draft into any necessary labor for the
state. Adapting their employment to
| the necessity most suitable to their
abilities The motto with us should
be, as it was with old John Smith: He
Wno will not work should not eat" If
this can best be done by legislative
act. then you should look 10 it now.
The accomplishment of these and
Other necessary activities in this time
OF stress viii require the appropriation
oi money. 1t will require the careful
and safe employment of that money,
or so much of il as shall be found nee
,cssNry.
The executive is ready and willing
TO assume any and all necessary re-
sponsibIlity, but realizes that some
state agency should be legalized to aid
~ the administration OF this great and
exceptional undertaking. / therefore
request that, following the precedent
of the congress and that of many OF
the states. you constitute the war COM
mttee heretofore appointed by me an
auxiliary state function for the period
Of the war. clothing it with such pow
ers as shall seem to you necessary and
required for the most honest efficient
and wise accomplishment of the great
work thrust suddenly upon US.
Let me therefore. in conclusion, urge
that in this great crisis, in this even
tragic time. we shall all. forgetting
self and political bias, labor earnestly
to serve most efficiently our state and
nation. This. IL seems to me, is our
supreme privilege, as no less IL is our
supreme duty Respectfully submitted,
w. Z. LINDSEY, Governor.