Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-07-18
MARSHALL COUNTY'S
WAR PREPARATIONS
Safety Commissions Plans as Regards
this Section Outlined by State Rep
resentative Who Visited City.

this Section Outlined by State Rep
resentative Who Visited City.
A special representative of the State
Commission of Public Safety, was
caller in this city last Wednesday and
made call at the office of the Sheaf.
He also conferred with Attorney Eek
strom, who is chairman of the county
commission for Marshall county. He
seemed to be well pleased with the
situation here and with the work that
has been done by Mr.. Eckstrom and
the township chairmen, who, have as
sisted him, by faithfully reporting
matters from their several townships.
Il find that it is a very difficult mat
ter to convince people in some sections
of the state that have visited said
the representative, ''Of the fact that
this nation is at war with a powerful
enemy and that it is going to effect
them in the least. They imagine that
they are so situated that thru some
divine providence or lucky combina-
tion of circumstances they will escape
in some manner from bearing their
proportion of the burden, whether it
is in the trenches, Somewhere in
France, or at home on the farm The
fact Of the matter is that we are at
war and that is no argument in the
matter. That means that Marshall
county is at war also and the burden
will have to be carried by each and
every Individual The sooner that
every citizen of this county makes up
his mind to that fact, the better it
will be as he will thus be prepared for
the sacrifices that he will be called
upon to make as sure as anything can
be-.
'The State Commission of Public
Safety has been making every effort
thru its county units to keep in close
touch with the people of each county
thruout the state,' continued the rep
resentative, ''and with special refer
ence to Marshall county, they have en-
deayored to create such sentiment,
that will make every citizen realize
as much as possible, without recourse
to more strenuous means, of the plain
duty Of his citizenship. Thru the
county organization they have made
elaborate and practical plans for the
mobilization of the natural resources
o.. this county, a work that has been
n1psr effectively done by County Chair
man Eckstrom. In this work each in
RI iriI oi% cJ, Il
than an ordinary interest because it
means much, very much, to the success
of the nation as a whole in a great
war against the enemy
upon the farmers Of Marshall
county has come double responsible
ty, which is to do their full duty as a
loyal American, raise the largest and
best crops that they can and cooper
ate with the State Commission of
Public Safety in it's efforts to make
good record for the state and nation.
This is time, when every interest
must work together for the common
good. It is no time for quibbling; no
time for jealousies: no time for sus-
pici0n Of one another's motives. We
all have the one great patriotic duty
to perform as loyal citizens and that
means that when the commander-in-
chief of the nation commands, he must
be obeyed without question, trusting
in him, as their chosen leader and
guide.''
The State Commission has realized
from the first, that they had a great
task before them of creating a senti-
ment among the farmers, that will
give the latter a degree of confidence
in its work, that will be a foundation
rock upon which to build a defense
against common enemy. AS the
farmers and citizens Of the state be-
come better informed as to the pur-
poses of the Commission and the part
that it is endeavoring to play, we find
that the great majority of people are
more than willing to give it their
moral and active support in every
plan. In all of its orders it has been
implicitly obeyed and it has not been
necessary to exercise it's extraordinary
powers so far in order to secure the
successful completion of it's every
plan"
.The agricultural interests Of the
state have many friends on the Com
mission who are in thorough sympathy
with the practical solution of the
many problems that confront the
farmer, large and small Col C. II.
March. vice chairman of the Commis-
sion, has been practical farmer for
years and knows farming in it's every
detail. Messrs. Lind and McGee also
farm on a large scale and make agri-
culture a study. With such men on
the Commission, the farmer is assur-
red that he has representation The
labor bureau in Minneanolis which