The circle banner., 1917-08-10
HeIena-"vrooman told us"

Helena-"Vrooman told u.s."
This is what the county agricul-
| tural agents of Montana calculated
after they conferred with Carl S.
Vrooman, assistant secretary of agri-
culture in Helena last week.
Mr.. Vrooman arrived from Missoula
and made a public address in thesa af-
ternoon, later leaving for Bismarck,
N. D.
In a few short, incisive sentences.
Mr.. Vrooman, as special representa-
tive of the department of agriculture
and the national council of defense,
told what Uncle Sam expects Montana
farmers to do with their surplus food
production, what he expects of Mon
tana housewives and what he thinks
is the proper war service of Montana
business men.
"Let Montana make first of all
survey to determine just what will
be your surplus in products that can
be shipped" he said. Get the infor-
nation as to what you will have in
beans, wheat, barley, oats, dried and
dessicated fruits and vegetables. 1t
will be important to report on your
potato surplus, but before shipping it
may be necessary to reduce the pota-
toes to meal by drying
VrOOman is unconventional intense
ly alive, explosive. He guessed the
war was coming long before it did
and began getting word to the farm
ers to be prepared.
"On the day that war was declared"
he said, 1--WE had 100000 farmers in
the trenches fighting for democracy
Our national agricultural over-pro-
duction this year, dependent on the
weather, will be 10 to 33 1-3 per cent.
We have modified our agricultural re-
sources. We have mobilized the army
and navy in splendid style. We have
mobilized navy of the air. We have
selected 100000 splendid young men
to join those already under the colors.
We have all the money we want.
Nov we must mobilize the women
of this country. We want an army of
20,O00,0O0 women to pur American
homes on war basis. We want 100,-
900 women in Montana to be food con-
servers.
Merchants ought to sell at the
most reasonable prices; business men
and bankers ought to lend the farm
ers money at less than commercial
rates and on less than gilt-edged Sc
curity. Suppose they do lose a little |
Are they then in any state compar-
ably with those who are losing all |
that they have-their comfort, their |
their property, their |
dear ones, their own lives?
X X X
"Keep Boys and Girls in SchooW
Except as a last resort, boys and
girls should not be kept out of school |
to overcome shortage of labor, states
Miss May Trumper, state superintend-
ent of public instruction, in circular
letter to county and city superintend-
snts in which she urges that schools
open this fall as nearly on time as
possible and that in the case of pupils
Who are unable to be present then, that
be made to permit them
% enroll later.
Miss Trumper points out that Eng
and and other warning countries re-
yret their action in not realizing the
Importance of keeping students in
school and as a result thousands of
,oung people wont be educated.
X 4 X
Holds County Heads Responsible
Notice has been served upon county
and sheriffs of counties
vhere the l. w. w. element has been '
ctive that they will be held personally {
liable for any damage done to prop I
rty of the various lumber companies |
perating in the state.
E. H. Polleys of Missoula of the Pol {
sys Lumber company. who was in G
Ielena recently, stated this action
ad been taken by the lumber con- t
erns and that it was no idle threat. c
recedent for the action taken was q
ound in the Pullman strike OF Chi
ago.