Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-20

which he considers the foundation of
all real patriotism, Gov. Emanuel L.
Philip has issued a proclamation to
citizens of Wisconsin, urging economic
preparedness which will be furthered
by the new state council for defense.
The man who tolls with the hoe is
called patriot no less than the man
who fights at the front by the governor
in an epigrammatic sentence which is
| characteristic of the document, the
first state paper dealing with war
since 1898.
The present high prices of food is
mentioned as a condition which will
| continue, and ways and means to meet
| this situation are suggested. The
working force of the state department
of agriculture is rendered to farmers
of the state to bring about Increased
| production, to Inc end that Wisconsin
shall add as much as possible to the
nations supply of food.
The governor says that it will be
| moral wrong if the state fails to do
| this. Planting of vegetable crops on
vacant lots is urged, and the people
are admonished to save their food sup
ply.
Every group of citizens in the state
| is included in the appeal for cooper
alton.
The proclamation follows:
In SO much as our country is now
| engaged in war with the central
powers of Europe, the possible magni-
| tude of which we must not under-es-
| innate, / feel it my duty to call the
| attention. of the people of the state
| of Wisconsin to the sacrifices that we
must make and the responsibilities
| that we must assume in order that we
may fully cooperate with the national
| government in upholding the arms of
our nation. Whatever disagreement
there may have been about the neces
sity or ACCESSIBILITY of engaging in the
war is now thing of the past. War
| is upon us and l call upon every citi-
zen of the state of Wisconsin to aid
| in the preparations that must be made
/ to meet every emergency and to en-
| able our state to- do it's share in the
support of our government
Military preparation must of neces-
sity be controlled by the United States
| government. We shall be called upon
to provide our quota of troops and
/ feel confident that Wisconsin's sons
will respond to the call of the presi-
| dent of the United States willingly
and promptly and with the same
| spirit of patriotism that has charac-
terized our soldiers in the wars of
| former years.
| Soldiers alone cannot carry on a
won with empty commissaries. Troops
must be equipped. Armies must be
| fed No soldier can endure the hard
ships of campaign unless he is prop
| erly nourished. 1t is with a view of
awakening our civilian population to
| full realization of their duty in the
present situation, therefore, that
address this message to the people of
| Wisconsin. The most important prob
lem that confronts us now, and which
| must be me- in no uncertain way, is
| to provide :. supply of food. The high
cost of living has beeu a source of
complaint in our inlustriai centers
| for more than two yeas. TIE Gvail-
| able stocks of focd have been grad
/ ually depleted until we fTd ourselves
| practically without any -rplus in our
own country, and an absolute shortage
seems to e.. :. ali over Europe. The
| price of scmG com.,odities, because
| of this shoI age, has 1asen so high as
| to place them out &C .;.ch OF the
masses of the people.
| To add to the seriousness of the
| situation is the fact that the South
/ American grain crop is partial fail
ure and that vast acreage of wheat
in our own country has been winter
| killed. In the Canadian northwest
there exists a shortage of labor, which
will materially reduce the acreage of
wheat in that section. The fact that
we shall enlist large army of able
bodied young men and take them out
| of production, coupled with the further
| feet that large numbers of laboring
| men will be required in the factories
| that will produce the munitions and
| other supplies for our army, may pro-
| duce a similar shortage of labor IN
our agricultural districts.
regard this as a serious situation,
particularly in view of the fact that
we must feed an army in addition to
our industrial population, and also pro-
vide food supplies to the people OF
Europe with whom we are upon friend
ly terms.
In view of the foregoing, it is per-
fectly apparent that the man who
| works with a hoe will be patriot
in the service of his country. and |
urge all who are able to work to con-
tribute their part in the production
of food, to the end at least that none
| shall contribute less than is required
for their own support. What the
country will need most are these plain
articles of food: Meat, potatoes ana
cereals for bread.
| / urge every farmer in the state
|