Saint Mary's beacon., 1917-05-10
LEoNARDTowN Md THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10 1917

Governor Harrington and Professor Richardson
on Saturday afternoon last before large and
deeply interested audience, which met In the
Court House in Leonardtown.
1t was demonstrated that the paramount duty
Of America in the struggle is the supplying Of
food as well as men, and as every citizen will
share in the fruits of victory, in like manner will
every one be required to perform his part in
preparing for and waging the conflict that is be-
fore us. There can be no Sinking in the des-
perate struggle for liberty and democracy in
which America and her allies are engaged.
Every man, woman and child must shoulder
the burden in fighting, provisioning and assisting,
each according to his or her own individual ap-
titude and ability.
There can be no halfway measures. We
are confronted with problem Of such enor-
nous seriousness that even those who are al
ready engaged in the bloody conflict and have
tasted Of its bitterness can scarcel comprehend
its colossal fnghdulness.
That America may be spared the pitible
plight that has befallen the French and Belgian
people it is necessary that we meet the Hun on
his own ground, else we will bring the scourge
Of war to our own shores. An American army
should be quickly raised and dispatched to take
common cause with our allies on the already
blackened battle fields Of Europe. In no other
hat wi Viii Sure Surely t"B5s follow 5'ads We d az,
lay until Germany can clear the seas and send
an invading force to place the yoke Of autocratic
oppression upon the necks of America freedom
When the English began to realize the enorm-
ity Of the conflict they saw the error Of suppos-
ing that such war as this could be successfully
waged by the obsolete volunteer system and
from their experience we have been able to
avoid the mistake that in the first two years Of
the war threatened the very life of the British
nation. We have seen the feasibility and abso-
lutte necessity Of marshaling the resources of the
country, military and industrial that we may
Offset the ravages Of the ruthless submarine war
fare waged by the Teuton government.
We are called upon to produce crops of all
the necessaries of life that will discount the de-
structive activity Of the German U-boats. This
can be accomplished ony by the uttemost effort
and earnest and well d ected endeavor on the
part Of the people of America.
Professor Richardson predicted that not only
would the American farmer tip the scales of
victory in favor Of the allied powers, but he
would profit inestimably from the lessons Of con-
servaton and organization taught by the trying
necessities of the hour. The farmer represents
the only industry in America which has been
blind to the benefits Of combined and concerted
action. Upon him, even in normal times. de-
pends the maintenance Of all other pursuits, and
yet he has taken no advantage Of the examples
given him Of the results that accompany organi-
zaton in all other trades. arts and professions.
The Government will mobilize the industrial
as well as the military forces Of the country and
the efficacy Of the new system will be SO surely
proven that it will endure long after the war is
over and eventually rescue the farmer from the
grip Of the spectators and remove the handicap
Of faulty transportation and marketing facilities.
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