Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-30
ARE
DEMANDED IN
BIG WAR

A. H. Naftzger, vice chairman Of the
State Defense Council, has sent out
requests to the various home guard
organizations calling upon the mem
bers to utilize everything that might
have a tendency to help out in the
big war. The following pertains to
the question:
"The war with Germany will cause
many burdens to come to the people of
our country, and the duties of the
County Councils of Defense should
consist, not alone of preparations for
war and defense, but also of prepar-
Ing the people for those sacrifices by
and multiplying the effect
as much as possible.
"This can be done by teaching the
people Of your district the strictest
economy in every way and especially
in the conservation of foodstuffs, the
stopping of all waste and curtailment
of the use of meats and fats.
every man, woman and child will
feel the effects of war in one way
or another, and the best way to meet
this burden will be to begin the re-
trenchment now, not after the resour-
ces and opportunities are gone.
Seven billion dollars will probably
>e raised for war purposes by the gov
eminent, and other millions for the
use of the states, in addition to the
enc billion dollars necessary for the
yearly governmental budget. All these
funds will be raised this year, and the
the people Of California and of the
United States will be called upon to
furnish the funds.
at is difficult to imagine our coun-
Try at war, especially in California,
where all is still peaceful and un-
changed, but the sacrifices will come
and should be met with the proper
kind of preparation.
This economical policy can be made
effective and the extra war expense to
many individuals offset by the addi-
S,onal production of many crops ovel
that of previous years, for the crop
outlook all over the world is not good
for this year, and there will be great
demand for everything that can be
produced.
Those products of the soil which are
rot perishable, such as cereals, beans
peas and the crops that can be carried
through the winter, like potatoes, on
ions and apples, should be planted and
cared for whenever possible, and nc
fruit which can be dried should be
permitted to go to waste. After that
the garden for home consumption
Every home garden made this year
in ground not formerly used for this
purpose will help to pay additional tax
trrdens. Everyone should work over.
time at something and the least one
could do would be to spend an hour
each day tending the. home garden.
In food conservation, the Committee
Oh Food Supplies is working through
the Agricultural College of the Uni
vcrsity of California. Other commit
tees of the State Council of Defense
are looking afer the various depart
rlents and we hope that the different
organization everywhere will cooper
ate and work in harmony with these
committees.
''In this state there should be the
greatest good will among the people
regarding the use of water for irri-
gation and all those who have any
that can be spared should furnish it
to those who have none, free of charge,
and those having more than they can
use should find someone near by who
has land on which their surplus can
be used so that no water whatever
can fail to find use.
"There are hundreds of cattle
ranches in this state that ordinarily
40 not milk cows. They should all do
SO in order to produce more butter.
1t means more work, but it also means
greater production of strength giving
fats to the French and English, who
are short of that variety Of food.
"The County Council of Defense
should inaugurate an educational cam
raign along these lines and follow
up the work when started to keep en-
thusiasm alive and the people busy.
"The women's organizations might
he enlisted in the educational part of
this work. Nearly every village a.
ready has woman's club for civic
bettrment and through them you can
undoubtedly secure prompt and eff
cient assistance. Nearly all of the
womens' organizations of
the state are connected with our Re-
lief Committee, which is, in turn, CO.
operating fully with the Red Cross" -