The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-14
Influence OF
The War On
AgriculturiStS
(By Associated Press

tock district, whose headquarters are
( Eere at Campbellpur. The Associated
Press correspondent has received in
teresting information of the manner
fuence the vast number of simple
agriculturists who live in such re
mote districts as this, on the from
tier of the Punjab facing the Indus.
This district is CT special importance
since it has formed and is still form
ing one of the main reeruitine
grounds for the Indian army As TO
what will happen when these Indian
soldiers return to their native land,
commissioner Butler said:
Il think that to a certain extent
the unknown about the European
will have been dissipated The In
dian soldier has learned that We Eu
r1peans have our bad men and won
on just as Indians have. But have
never believed in the 'magniicence'
wlch depends on ignorance The
knowledge of our failings will make
us seem more human, and that is all
to the good in bringing the two races
together.
Then the Indian soldier has been
profoundly touched by the car Law.
ished on him in the hospital when
wounded noticed this when go
ing round a big Indian hospital at
certain base in France and in several
OF the hospitals in England. as we'll
the villages in this district tell the
same story That fact is Going to
the war with its tragedies is ever.
"a similar impression has been
fIrds for sending out comforts to
soldiers and followers in the field
iiNlt III htlth We dlt IT, illf
fund controlled by Lady O'Dwyer
the wife of our lieutenant-gover
Indian gentlemen constantly bring
ne gifts which are sent off by mo 10
Lady O'Dwyer, and are by her trans
mitted to various corps and units in
Mesopotamia and elsewhere This
system does good in two directions:
of thanks to each donor She does
not leave il to her secretary to pre-
sent her cmplimcnts, nor does She
scn6 typewritten, stereoptyped doc
dment She writes in her own hand
how pleased she is and where the
gifts are going. This human touch
draws closer the donors. And. sec
ondly. the recipients in the trenches
are grateful. Soldiers on leave have
rold me how touched they were not
to be forgtten. Those who have re-
ceived from England any of Princess
Nary's simple gifts displayed them
proudly en- their return and cherish
tAem as heirlooms.
Il think, also. that we are eoing
Of the great upheaval The soldier,
who has been away from his homo
fnl W. rc or h,A hra
home to him the value of being able
to read and write letters. lie will
want his sons to go to school more
tEan he used to do, Then all who
Rave been to France have been
amazed at the crops there The
men spoke to ME of this in France.
as well they might They were very
happy in France, you know. and
speak highly of our French allies. I ;
heiieve we shall find an increased
readiness after the war g.. take up
scientific agriculture.
The deputy commissioner was +,
asked what expectations the fighting |
men had formed as to their position
after the war.
That again. he said. lis not an |
easy question to answer. The bulk |
OF the men look to material bene-
fis in the way Of grants of land. as
of land revenue. coed pen |
s:ons and the like A good many OF
them hope that government will b,
srore ready TO help financially in op-
cning up their homes with roads ANA
in erecting schools for their chill
lren. Most would be gratifed by
the creation II territorial second /
line army TO be ofiicered in the main
BY Indians. Nearly all would resent
A decision which rewarded only the
educated non-fighting classes with