The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-09
MERGE ALL STATE
UNITS TO FIGHT
LABOR SHORTAGE
Schools and Colleges to Rear
range Schedules. Terms.
Kansas Defense Council Plans
for Prompt Harvest.
To OPEN WASHINGTON OFFICE
Steps Also Taken for Immedi-
ate Care Alfalfa Crop.
First Cutting, Worth Ii Million
Awaits Help for Farmers.
Kansas Defense Council Plans
for Prompt Harvest.
TO OPEN WASHINGTON OFFICE
Steps Also Taken for Immedi-
ate Care Alfalfa Crop.
First Cutting, Worth Ii Million
Awaits Help for Farmers.

Every department Of local and state
government is TO be organized under
direction Of the state defense council
in an effort to meet the labor shortage
on Kansas farms. All of the big scIoo IS
and colleges will change schedules
and arrange terms 70 meet conditions
Every state department viii lend its
aid in nesting the situation. Appeals
viii be made 70 commercial clubs and
civic organizations for. volunteer farm
service to insure bumper crops ana
prompt harvest
Mem beers of the defense council
talked plain. simple. uuvarulshed
facts They looked conditions square
~ in the face and made plans accord
ingly. Information direct from au-
thoritative and official sources was
placed Before the big meeting IN
Governor Capper's office and Kan
sans were told of conditions among
warning nations and the part which
America must play IN winning the
war 10 the allies.
Office in Washington.
As a result of the meeting this
week Il is probable that the state
council viii make early aTrln gernents
-1 maintain IN office in w 4sfllIlg ton Z
Several mem bers Of the council urged
that a member be detailed to " ash
.nte-Gu 10 gather facts as tn coalitions
and developments that the Kansas
council might not make a mIsdlreeted .
move in the defense campaign ana
food drive.
Conditions on the farm. as well rs
conditions of A military nature. We're
discussed by members who attended
recent sessions eff the national cuuncil
and the federal trades commission m
Washing-pu. Lit was the condition ON
the Kansas farm which aroused the
keeuesr Immediate interest In re
spense TO appeals from the council
farmers have planted Il record acreage
OF corn. sorgtl-Irrs. kaffirs and other
crnDs Now an aifalfa crop is 20 be
harvested and there are no men to do
the work.
Alralfl in Danger.
a million acres OF alfaIfa-one cut
ting OF which viii probably be worth
raveIva TO fifteen million do1Iars-may
5e--iost uTffesse men ire sent f0n service
En- the fields It IS To meet these cundi-
CldRs ana to- care for all crops thar
appeals VIII this week be made TO all
state schools tu send students to the
fields A similar appeal will go to
tine men in the stores ana IN the offices
men who have seen former farm
service and with few days training
can perform real service in gathering I
crops. In many towns il is probable
that practically the entire male pop
uiatiOn viii be enlisted. the work in
the offices and shops being placed IN
the hands of women and girls.
The meeting Of the state council
was the most important and interest
ing since tire council was organized
nearly 4 month ago. A dozen women,
Interested in farm and defense work.
attended the meeting
stay ON the Farm.
Appeals were made to farmer boys
to stay on the farm. bur reports from
over the state Ind ieated thar many
boys VIII leave the pillow 10 shoulder a
the field must be filled by men from
the cities ana towns who in hundreds
ut Instances must be trained and
Taught practical farm work before
their services viii be of real value.
At the Meeting.
Attending the meeting were. DR.
Henry !. Waters. Manhattan, pres
state board of agriculture. secretary.
Walter L. PAYNE, OF Burlingame,
rl.esf. sll1i-eI-- d. w. a Lewis Hays. =. +
8 C;Ieed Topeka, Henry Lasseu-
Hutchinson. Chancellor Frank Strong,
lawrence. Dr. T. w Butcher En-
poria. Edwin Taylor. Edwardsvillei
Mrs Cora Weilhouse Billiard. Ton
-auo,.ie. Mrs. Charles W smith, To-
neIsa. Elizabeth 9. Sprague. Law
renee. Mrs. May BeIevilIe Brown. Sa-
lima: Eliza beth +. Aguew, Hays. Mrs.
Noble Prentis. Topeka, Mrs Mary p.
Jan Lile. ALdlndLlsAn7 Ms j. N I'M
mons Bonner Springs; Mrs Theodore
Saxon. Topeka l. H. Wulfe-
xuhler. Leaveuworth. r e Wentz.
Burlington. T. B. Dains. Lawrence;
r. A Gray Weir City; Clyde Miller,
Miller: A P Reard0n. AUchison; W.
T Dickson. CarboudaIe; o. f. Whit
ney. Topeka. D. W. Ross. Topeka; w
T Calvin Topeka, Mrs. Hattie Moore
Mitchell. PfrtsbUrg; z. 3. Matthew,
F4avs: OTIS z. Hall. Manhattan; A
H Cutler. EmpOria; L. E Call Man
haitian T D. Hammatt. Topeka; F.
w KotsCh Troy H. NJ. Banner. To-
pelSa. c. NJ Mil1isack. GOodland; Dean
w NJ Jardine. Manhattan; W. "
Amos, Topeka; Homer G MCNAMARA.