The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-08
WE MUST WIN OR
FACE INVASION.
OF HUN HORDES
'NOur Children Will Face Ger
mans on American SOIL"
Says Bissell

About seventy of the states most
representative men,, all members of
auxiliary and subcommittee of the
Connecticut State Council of Defense,
met at Hartford, Wednesday after
noon, heard of the serious situation
which this nation faces in it's war with
Germany and listened to reports of
the work already undertaken in be-
half Of the state defense council.
Compensation Commissioner George
Chandler described Germany's success
in gaining control of a vast part of
gists' dreams of a great PAN German
empire, and declared that, if Eng
land and France are brought to their
knees by starvation, Germany can de-
mand transports of England and an
invasion Of America is certain. sit
is written in the stars that unless we
win this war, we or our children must
face a German invasion of America -
he said, and Chairman Bissel later
declared that he had visited Wash
ington nearly every week for months,
had talked with officials there, and
could say with certainty that Mr..
Chandler had not exaggerated in his
statement of the situation.
1--WE are in great war; said
Chairman Bissel1 in opening the
meeting. $50 great that no man or
woman can escape responsibility if
we are to carry it to a successful con-
clusion, as I believe we SHALL He
spoke Of the inadequacy of the mill
tarys establishment of the United
States, as shown by the Spanish war
and the Mexican crisis last summer,
declaring that an army of 100000
men would be needed by this country
in this war before many mnoths.
1.-THE issues today said Mr.. Chan
der, ARE freedom versus feudalism,
the freedom of the seas, the sacred
ness Of agreements. the rights of wo-
men, children and non-combatants,
and the fundamental issue of law and
order. We are at war to determine
whether we shall live under organ
lied society or organized despotism."
t, Mr.. Chandler said that today it can
be seen that Germany, fart rom fail
ure, realizes her Pan-German dream
of an empire stretching from the
North Sea to the Black Sea- The
dream of German strategists was an
empire of about 1000 square miles.
Today, said Mr.. Chandler. she holds
an area of 5000 square miles. She
holds in slavery 82.000.000 people. s.
mo wonder Germany is ready for
peace" he said. mo wonder she is
conniving through Stockholm and
a peace on the basis Of status quo
Robert Scoville of Salisbury, a
member Of the food supply commit
tee, outlined the efforts being made
to increase live stock production in
Connecticut. The committee is, buy
ing cattle In Chicago and bringing
them to fatten on the states farms
he said. A dairy cattle census Is be-
ing undertaken and a, cost survey is
in progress.
The question Of marketing agricpl.
tural products, including milk, at 6
price at least satisfactory to the far.
mers, is being taken up by the com.
mittee. The states peach crop thi.
year will be the largest in history, hi
said, and the committee will take VI
its marketing distribution.
Herbert Knox Smith, chairman O.
the committeeL on man power and la,
Dor stated that war was a matter O.
elaborated metals. Upon Connect
cut and its labor supply may depens
the outcome of the war It is -neces
sary to find out facts in, regard t.
the supply of labor, what product /
most needed, what are seasonal varia
tiens and the question of shifting la
Dor from essential to essentia
labor. Matter of supplying labo
must depend on voluntary agreemen
between employers and employees.
| Frank D: Cheney, Chairman o
Committee On Industrial Survey stat
ed that the figures of the industrial
census in Connecticut show that 8
plants, nunition works of variou
kinds, employ $4,000 people, &c
lplants, employing 10000 people
have been engag ed in contract wor
| with the federal government or for
eign governments, 29S plants, en-
4 ploying $4,000 people, are dom
work of a character which could b
made available for government worl
There are six textile plants in tn
state working to full capacity o
army cloth which have no contract.
1 Mr.. Cheney further said, "a man i
the trenches uses up a uniforr
every four weeks
Admiral William Sheffield Cowle
U. s.. N, retired, Chairman of Com
fnittee on Military and Naval Affair
in his address advised men to enlis
now in the army and navy rattle
than wait for the selective draft q
the men are wanted now. Admire
Cowles said, when the first army
selected, the Connecticut men wi
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