Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-14
BLACK HAWK COUNTY AssoclA
TON POINTS TO NEED OF Elk.
PERiENcEp MEN.
IMPORTANCE OF FOOD
PRODUCTION CITED
Petition Governor Harding to Use In
fIuenee in Securing Exemption Of
Farmers and Farm Manager. From
War serviee-Look Upon Removal Of
Experienced Men as Mistake.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls. Aug. 14.-Referring to
the advice of the British and French
commissions given lest America make
the same mistake. the Black Hawk
. County Farm Improvement Associa-
ton today took action urging exemp-
ton Of ia, niers and farm managers
from military service.
Making strong plea for most eff
Gent use. of all the nations resources
in vigorous prosecution of the war,
including retention of skilled farmers
on Iowa farms, the executive board Of
the association today forwarded the
following Communication to Governor
Harding:
ITO the governor Of-Iowa:
THE drafting Of competent farmers
and farm managers in charge Of farms
will remove individuals whose practi-
cal experience and technical informa-
ton in the management of feeding OF
live stock the management of diaries.
the growing and handling of grain and
the handling of highly specialized ma +
| chlnery,s removes from Indispensable
positions men who cam not be replaced.
Their removal would result in di-
rect substantial and material loss to
the adequate and effective operation of
the enterprise and would affect the
maintenance of the available food sup
ply OF the nation and her allies-one OF
the most importa nt factors necessary
tc thel successful prosecution of the
war.
I'VE already face worldwide short
age of food We have the advise OF
the English and French commissions
emphasizing the fact that food is one
OF the greatest, contributions that the
/ United Stats could make togthe' allied
cause. We have the experience of our
allies and their advice 70 us to avoid
enc of the greatest mistakes they have
made-the taking of especially trained
men such as farmers, chemists and
mechanics to fight inN the trenches.
Shortage Of Labor Inevitable.
The ehortage of farm labor is in
evitable and may be partly adjusted.
But the loss of competent men en-
gagged in the principal occupation OF
| this state is a loss that will result in
! the immediate disposal of. much OF our
! live stock and in the reduced produc-
| ton of our cereals with its immediate
| effect upon the resources Of the ma
ton.
| "The executive board Of the Black
| Hawk County Farm Improvement As
| ISOLATION therefore especially recon-
mends that the district exemption
| boards especially exempt actual farm
ers and farm managers, who are
worthy, whether married or unmarried,
| from military service, We make this
request on the broad ground that, such
men are more valuable to the govern
! ment in food production in the present
war than they could possibly be in the
trenches. We also favor the most effi-
Gent use of all the resources of the
nation in vigorous prosecution of the
war.
Respectfully submitted Charles 2.
Hearst, president; Fl. A. Smoker, vice
president; Frank Hammer, secretary;
E. E. Newton, treasurer: A. "A. Burger,
agriculturalist; Charles A. Hollis, f. NJ.
| Lichty, William E. CaIlaghan, George
Pashby, George Nathes, John HolmeI.
members Of executive committee"