Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-04-25

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of foodstuffs. The Importance OF an
adequate food supply, especially for
the present year, is superlative.
without abundant food, alike for
the armies and the peoples now at
war, the whole great enterprise upon
which we have embarked will break
| down and fall.
Hold Fate of Nations.
"The worlds food reserves are low.
Not only during the present emergency
| but for some time after peace shall
have come both our own people and
large proportion of the people of Eu-
rope must rely on the harvests in
America.
upon the farmers of this country,
therefore, in large measure, rests the
fate of the war and the fate of the
nations May the nation not count
upon thea t. omit no step that viii
increase the production of their land
or that win bring about the most ef-
fectual cooperation in the sale and
distribution Of their pr0ductsl
'sThe time Is short. II is of the most
imperative importance that everything
possible be done and done immediate
ly to make sure Of large harvests.
call upon young men and old alike ana
upon the able-bodied boys of the land
to accept and act upon this duty-to
turn In hosts to the farms and make
certain that no pains and no labor Is
lacking in This great matter,
Special Appeal to South.
81 particularly appeal to the farmers
of the South to plant abundant food
stuffs as well as cotton.
"The government of the United
States and the governm ants of the
several states stand ready TO coop
crate. They win do everything posi-
bic to assist farmers in securing an
adequate supply Of seed, an adequate
force of laborers when they are most
needed at harvest time, and the means
Of expediting shipments of fertilizers
and farm machinery as well as OF the
crops themselves when harvested.
THE course of trade shall be as I'M
hampered as it is possible TO make it.
and there shall be no unwarranted
manipulation Of the nations food sup
ply by those who handle II on is way
to the consumer.
This let me say to the middlenen
Of every sort. whether they are nam
ding our f0odstuffs or our raw mate
terials of manufacture or the products
OF our mills aud factories: The eyes
of the country will be especially upon
you. This Is your opportunity for sig
nal service. efficient and disinterested.
The country expects you. as it expects
all others, to foregO unusual profits. to
organize and expedite shipments OF
| supplies Of every kind. bat especially
Of food, with an eye to the service you
are rendering and in the spirit of those
who enlist in the ranks, for their peo-
| pie. not for themselves.
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deserve and win the confidence of peo-
pie Of every sort and station.
Efficiency on Railroads.
'"To the men who run the railways
Of the country, whether they be man
ayers or operative employees. let NE
say that the railways are the arteries
I OF the nations life, and that upon them
rests the immense responsibility OF
seeing to il that those arteries suffer
no obstruction Of any kind, no inefii-
cheney or slackened power.
"To the merchant let me suggest the
motto. Small profits and quick serv-
ice and 70 the shipbuilder the thought
that the life of the war depends upon
him. The food and the war supplies
must be carried across the seas no mat
ter how many ships are sent to the
bottom. The places Of those that 90
down must be supplied at once.
ITO the miner let me say that he
stands where the farmer does: The
work of the world waits on him. II
he slackens or fails, armies and states
men are helpless. lie also is enlisted
in the great Service army.
THE manufacturer does not need TO
! he told. hope. that the nation looks
! to him 10 speed and perfect every pro
] cess; and | want only 10 remind his
4 employees thar their service is abso-
( lute'v indispensable and Is counted on
/ by every man who loves the country
| and its liberties.
Every Garden Helps.
LET me suggest also thar every one
| who creates or cultivates a garden
/ helps. and helps greatly. to solve the
/ problem Of the feeding Of the nations /;
and that every housewife who prac-
tees strict economy puts herself in
I the ranks Of those who serve the ma
ZION.
This is the time for America to cor
rect her objectionable fault Of waste
| fulness and extravaganza. Let every
man and every woman assume the duty
Of careful. provident use and expendi-
ture as a public duty. as dictate of
patriotism which no one can now ex-
pect ever to be excused or forgiven for
| ignoring.
| in the hone that this statement of