Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-17

Seed and Feed the Slogan Of
the Year.

SEED anu Feed the Slogan Of
the Year.
The papers are filled with the appeal
Tor soldiers, sailors and farmers, ana
glen are timely. all are necessary. The
sailor il needed To- man the ships thai
protect the shores, police the seas and
clear the ocenn OF tormenting and
meddlesornc masked buccaneers, to
rive help to the allies. to make nor
i efficient the present fighting units that
are keeping free the sea lanes and
ocenn routes. The soldier Is required
to Keep alive and intnct the unity Of
the nation and the freedom of the
world. to protect the lives of its citi-
Gems from incurslons without and raids
Within, TO guard the honor and pre-
serve the dignity Of the great United
States, to render not only sentimental
but practical assistance to those who
for two and a half years on the bat.
tlef1elds OF Flanders and the stcppes
OF the East have been fighting for the
freedom Of the world against a domi.
nant autocratic and militarist Prus-
Efnnism, which, were 1t to become sue.
Gessfui, would mean autocratism, mil.
ltarism and Prussianism, and a 'get.
Ofr-the-sidewalkism" over the entire
world. The allies are proud to wei.
come these new accessions to the fight
ing forces, which mean an earlier ter.
] minatiOn of the war and the dawn Of
an N that will be historic, one
that we will all be proud that we lived
In. Throughout all Canada, Great
Britain, France, and all the allied cou,l.
tries, when the news was received that
the United States had entered the war,
thrill went up and down the nations
sides, and the pulses throbbed with a
new life, keenly appreciatlve Of the
practical sentiment that had brought
to their sides an ally of the strength
and virilify Of the United States.
But the soldier ard the sailor need
f0@be Ted, and therefore the cry for
agricultural enlistment. The strength
81 the fighting nan must be main.
fained.a 8Inshls absence from the field
there comes the necessity for provision
to take his place. The appeal for farm
help is we'll timed, opportune and i'm.
lOrtant. There are vacant lands a.
plenty I'M the United States that, given
a fair opportunityssunder competent ad.
%yiseinent md reasonable help, will pro-
d,lce ~abundantly. Western Canada
MISC provides an excellent field for the
prosecution Of work IN growing wheat
and other grains, and while 1T is not
the desire Of the Canadian Government
I q draw from the resources Of the.
United States, believing that it is the.
duty Gf every patriotic citizen to do
all he possibly cnn to build up the
stores Of depicted foods ana making
use of every energy ut home, the wish
us TO lay before the public the fact
tllnf lsaradis has millions of acres OF
excellent land capable of producing
wonderful crops. If for any reason
the resle., having patriotism and a
love 0f his country in his heart, and Il
desire to forward the cause OF the NJ
Hes. cailnot avail himself of the oppor-
Stunitles afforded iii tile United States.
sWcstern sansda will be glad to rem.
DEE him til1y assistance II can In locat-
Ing him on ITS vacant areas, where large
crops can be own ut minimum Of
cost. let us Q the grain, raise the
cattle, produce the food to feed our
soldiers. our sailors and provide food
5forso niles. no matter whether 1t Is
doneto the North Or to the South Of
the boundary line that In the object in
view should not be known ns d boun-
dary. set us keep up the spirit Of pa
triotlsnNSsehether II be growing grain
NnsthesU nttedaStates Or In Canada, but
Galnda, fully alive t. the necessity,
JJoptns in az its aliies-the
United NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. food and more
d.yssti1eteent