Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-05-17

N| nv Assistant See.
prv mn >,N,r,, rctary Carl Nroo.
n,,,our ,ut,i. nan II the dc.
rartmcnt of az
riculture n; Washington and said:
After centuries Il struggle. at last
the human race is within sight Of the
coming parliament II mankind and a
federation ol the world. For the first
time in history the representatives of
the free nations have assembled IN
Washington 10 safeguard democracy
and To plan how best TO cNpel autoc
racy aud militar.Sm from the earth.
In 1916 there We're 3HU.OOO of leo.
pie who believed IN self government.
and they controlled II little fringe OF
land on the edge of the Atlantic. In
1911, including England and her colo.
nles, there are II thousand millions OF
self governing peoples, aud they con.
tEol nlne-tenthS " the land ~ the
globe.
Autoeraey Doomed.
There are some things that cannot
he stOppcd--lhc advance ~ summer
riding IN the chariotS ~ the south
wind, the progress u independence.
liberty nnd. self government, now Jour.
ncying like beautiful civilization
over the earth
Autocracy is doomed
The doctrine Of thc1di,iue right u
kings is like an iceberg caught IN the
gulf stream, guuwcd 10y the warm wa
tiers beneath aud consumed W. the sun
from above.
There i uo longer any room ia the
world for n ear. kaiser or sultan
There never lived u man who WIS wise
enough 10 Ice master aud call another
man his slave. There never lived Il
gar, II kaiser or u sultan born with
native right 10 rule over his brother
man IN the spirit of the desuut. Moth.
ing icStifeS to the upward progress
Of mankind like this conference aud
congress II the representatives Of Eng
land and frause. Italy aud Russin.
hlnn and japan, with the other fee
Peoples, now assembled IN Washiu.
Ton. The signing ~ the compact IN the
cabin Of the Maynowcr was the seed
corn ~ the constitution Not ether.
wise this conference in Washington {,
the germ II a coming world parliament,
Of mankind aud tue future federation
" the world
A Famine Threatened World.
Mr. Balfour. former prime minister
OF England. aud cN.rTcmlcr Nlviaui
have advised our people that the over
mastering need of France aud England
IL food aud that this war will be uubly
won 10y u farmer producing bread. 10y
a people conserving bread. or else
meanly lost 10y inefficient producer,
and wasting consumers. As IN rhaa.
obs time, when famine was upon
Egypt aud Joseph rs prime minister
organized movement Ia conserve the
wheat. 81 In 1917 the world j. threat
ened with hunger aud famine.
Our world movcs,in cycles. Wet
years with abundant harvcsts. are FOL
lowed 10y dry years aud food shortage
These cycles represent swing ~ the
pendulum from seven To ten years
From every quarter ~ the globe come,
the voice II fcur. Drought Is upua
Australia and New Icalrd. Scar,
crops are TN the Argentine Republic
aud Uruguay. The herds aud nscLs
are threatened In South Africa lee.
cause at ,hort raStunec India and
china fear famine. Strangely enough
NJ the very time when Germany aid
France. 10y reason ~ war. need nbun.
dant harvests there comes the certain
Indications NJ crops far below the Nv
erage
The Rebvss o. Starvation.
II h "a II the gul NJ peace was ~
bueing the ambitious lords ~ hattie.
What ITO, iIcs,r cnnnot prevent hy
Justice aud conscience he mny cnd \,
sending starvation up Rnd down the
land
Hunger MAY lrn Vie the proud: weak
ness may rUll down the fortress TINT
brute forcc would build W.. IN our
own country from ~ to ~ l~r cent ~
the winter wheat has been plowcl W..
Last winter the heavens withheld the
rain aud the snow blanket 10 protect
the young grain. Already wheat has
risen 10 ~ n bushcl our people are
looking forward with fear ~ the ~.
ture. The farmer has done all that he
,an through blowing aud sowing
lienccforth the issue i with God, who
alone cnn ill tile granarics with the m.
81 ~ the wheat ar siarvc the proud
lnto subjects n. rs never before farm.
IRIS nnd husbanimcn realize that they
mp workers together with God for hu
innn progress
During other great crises IN history.
the arm, Under Wellington or Grnni.