The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-14
LIVING AT HOME
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Every state, every county, even every neigh
borhood should organize its forces so that as near
" as possible ALL FOOD consumed in any section
shall be produced IN that section.
For instance: A certain section of country has
never heretofore raised sufficient potatoes for
home consumption. 1t should be the aim OF that
section to raise every bushel needed for home con-
sumption, and if possible some to spare.
The same might be said of small fruits, gar
den produce, even corn itself. The great consider
alton is to have the stuff itself on the ground where
it is needed for consumption.
If there were any means OF accurately deter
mining the number of cars annually needed to
move foodstuffs from one locality where they are
produced in abundance to others where they are
not produced, we would doubt be astonished at the
number required. But by the plan suggested the
matter of distribution would be a small item.
You can not show your loyalty in any better
way than by s~training every nerve to make your
self Independent Of any man in the matter Of food.
About the greatest commentator that can be
eiyen any man this year will be the familiar old
phrase, 'he lives at home"
AAAAAAA
UP TO US TO WIN
About the only danger that could threaten the
success of our army in the war upon which this
country is launched would be a minimizing Of the
importance Of the work before us.
After almost three years Of war, after pouring
out blood and treasure until nearly bankrupt IN
both, the allied nations yet seem almost as Tar
from victory as at the beginning. Their leaders
admit the terrible destruction wrought by the
U-boats, and frankly rejoice that this country has
elected to cast it's lot with them, practically ad-
hitting that without our aid victory would still be
far in the future.
Now that we are committed to the fray it
should be our single aim to carry it to a success
full issue. This will never be done by half heart
ed measures. What the allies need is MATERIAL
assistance-money, food and men. These we must
furnish to the limit Of our resources. We must
pour money into their Golfers; we must dispatch
to their shores every pound Of food not absolutely
needed to sustain life here; we must send to France
! tremendous army that, added to those Of the
allies. will by its sheer weight Of numbers crush
out opposition. !.
Let our part in the war be short, sharp and
decisive. We must prove ourselves AMERICANS,
and not slackers.
GROyELING AT THE FEET OF WEALTH
II never fails. This country simply can not
face a national crisis without some Metropolitan
newspaper SOLDERING all over itself in its blatant
worship of wealth.
A few weeks ago young Marshall Field-very
rich and decent fellow-quietly enlisted as a pri-
yate in a Chicago regiment, just as q thousand
other youung men have done before him. His act
was smeared all over the Chicago papers, photo
and all. ,
Theodore Roosevelt's young son answered the
call Of his country and the fact was Immediately
flashed by telegraph all over the land.
Bill Jones, poor and hard working, hitched MS
old mare in the barn and streaked it for the near
est recruiting ofice-and not a id word was said
about it.
Amt it hell?
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BUILDING MATERIAL
The cost 81 building material is higher thar
ever IN the history Of the country. It has beer
- very higf, In fact. that there il less, building II
TIE country than for some years past.
The government loans do not help the building
s~ituation. from the building material rnanufactur
ers standpoint. Money that is going into tn
billion dollar loans won't 60 into building-not 9
cent Of 1t. It won't 60 into q great many Other
things, either; though It y doubtful # many per
sons have given this phrase Of government loans
thought
n let-up IN building operations has been g
nSrkdssa1.s IL sse1ns, ,thst the market for materiA'
Il IA dskxSro II hlGh1e oysrstocked; which would b
~ c-alainity for theA4 ultimate consumer.
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