Mountain advocate., 1917-03-30
ONE OF THE GREAT NEEDS OF A NATION.
BY j. NJ ROBSON, President First National Bank

Germany and the United States have baen for than
eighteen months drifting into with other great many
American ships have been destroyed by submarines On
February LIST of this Germany attempted throw about Eng
land and France blockade and forbade American ships and ships
of other neutral French and English arbors with
food supplies &C. England and France had heretofore enforced
blockade preventing American ships from carrying food supplies
&C., Germany sides in this world recognize what
great factor food and clio hing will play determining the results
of the If France and England could be off from the
the world little doubt but what the Germans would
wn On the other hand perhaps the factor contributing
the defeat Germany if she defeated will be want of food
and other supplies for her people and armies
The American government claiming right have her
ships sail the high and the ports Of naoo
number ships England recently and these
torn up by submarines and several Americans killed.
President Wilson has called Congress into extraordinary
sion to next Monday, April End
1t is generally believed that Congress will declare
on Germany mobzng men, bringing together
industrial and financial of the country speeding the
manufacture of ships and munitions but giving
sufficient consideration the Importance of increasing the output
of the farms of our country.
If this the chances that there will be
battle between German and American Armies between the
of these nations The German bottled the
North Sea by combined Allies is likely
that of these German ships will reach the
1t that submarines scattered abot the
While these occasionally will SHIP they not
do material damage defense and cities and since Amer
merchant ships will armed appehend that the German
Will they
past
The French and English armies driving back the German
the Western front in France Our part this great
if enter the will be much the has been
the feed and finance the nations that fighting Germany
The big end of of the job will be feed and cthe the
Allied armies and food and clothing from the soil
the American farmer will have big part in this In
judgment there will be demand for farm products the
year 1917 than has been other the history of this
country This that will and great prosperity
the American farmer The American farmer by furnish
the food and clothing for the armies of France Great Britain
Russia and Italy opinion will be the deciding factor this
world
We readily from patriotic standpoint well as
from standpoint of financial advantage the Importance of every
available of abe ground being employed this its full
capacity We not be able the navy but
by cuvang gardens and farms and nsung
large food supply feed those who do fight The products of
fertile fields form the strongest of defense of the nation
We stated weeks the Mountain Advocate that the First
National Bank wanted to lend farmers of Knox Coun
ty who needed it to buy stock TOOLS seed fertilizer order
good big Many farmers have avaed themselves
of this offer and here that the offer still and
will continue be farmer the county who desires
make the of his farm and the splendid opportunities of
this help himself and his country The United States
the richest nation the world money and supplies Food
and will do help win this than the and
navy We feel that this bank doing patriotic service to the
country offer special opportunities the farmers of Knox County