El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-06-28
Walton [lTOLS
! NEW MEXICO FOR
fgL0YAL RESPONSE
p Production Gain In the
State Shown to Be
Is Percent
STRONGLY FOR
FOOD MEASURE
nv Special Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, June 20. - Cor
gressman William 3. Walton, OF Nov
Mexico, paid an enthusiastic tributl
to the loyalty, p~atriotism and effl
cheney Of New Mexico In a speech u
support Of the presidents food contro
measures. He pointed out tfTst New
Mexico has Increased her productio'
rs per cent, has set an example Of ct
ficiency in modifying food resources
and has shown she has no slacker'
nor draft-resisters. Incidentally. Mr.
Walton predicted a 45,oo0,00o pount
crop of beans in the state this year
His speech was as follows:
Mr.. Walton: Mr.. Speaker, an
i heartily in favor of the bill now pend
ing In fact, I do not hesitate to say
that, In my opinion, next to the dec
laration OF war with Germany, / con
slider it the most important and vital
ly necessary piece of legislation thai
has been presented to this congress al
THE present session. Radical as itf
provisions may appear to Americans
unaccustomed to laws of this sort
nothing has been more clearly demon.
strated than that such Legislation as
\ this is absolutely demanded If we are
Ito triumph in the war.
If the times were normal, Mr., Speak.
ments advanced by the opponents of
this bill. But the times are abnormal.
Unusual and extreme measures are
just as, essential to protect the nation
from hunger and famine as to protect
it from. the direct agencies of war.
The food Spectator and the food was
tier constitute just as serious a menace
to the safety of American citizens as
the armed attacks of our enemy. Both
call for emergency legislation-for
prompt, vigorous and patriotic action
by this congress.
Some time ago, Mr.. Speaker, when.
the resolution recognizing the exist
ence of a state of war between the
United States and the Imperial Ger
man government was under discussion
by this house. I endeavored to make
clear the position of the people OF
New Mexico regarding the general
subject of war, stating that while they
abhor war, they hate dishonor more,
and predicting that when the call to.
arms should come there would be no
reader nor more effective response
from any section of the country than
from the state which I have the honor
to represent. Already that prediction
has been more than verified. On the
fateful day of registration under the
selective draft law, the day that mark
ed an epoch in the history of this
country. when the old order changed
and the manhood of the nation was
called to- enroll for the upholding of
American tradition and American hon
or, New Mexico'B voice rang clear and
strong. The full quota of her contril
button was registered. No riots or
conspiracies to defeat the law married
the day within her borders. No slack
iers sulked away to shirk the burdens
and responsibilities of citizenship. Her
young men wore proudly the badge of
their patriotism as they placed their
anne on the honor roll. The record
OF New Mexico on this 9Th day of June
is one of which her people have ev-
right to feel forever proud.
Il New Mexico was not less generous
with her money than with her men.
When the call came for funds with
which to wage the war for democracy
no lazy dollars remained hidden in
chimney corners. A golden stream
poured out to bear the states part in
financing the greatest conflict in all
history. Bankers, merchants, shop
keepers, clerks, laborers, ALE classes
of her thrifty citizenship dug deep in
to their savings and gave according to
their respective means. and one pa4l
thetic incident has been related to me
of a life prisoner in the state peniten-
tiary who invested $500. the savings
of four years Of penal service, I'M
Liberty Bonds.
There are no slackers in New Mex
ice. No slackers in fighting men, no
slackers in moneyeda men, and there
VIII be no slackers among those whoI
are to furnish the food. AT this timeI
the people of New Mexico are as we'll
organized for th1 mobilization of the
foad resources VI the state as any fnt
the union. Immediately upon the an
peal of the president for the ~conserya-
ton of food supplies and the stimuIa-I
ton OF food production the people,
there began to put their forces in mol
tion to respond. Men and women in|
every walk of life, without hurry or ex-
element, without the blare of ltru1n-I
pets or the Haunting OF banners, set
to work to do their bit" and to see1
to it that New Mexico should do herl
full part-should contribute her fulIl