Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-20

economic loss for the Allies but no
corresponding gain to Germany. Arm
ing our merchant marine has made her
that much poorer.
And we have given four billion dollars
in credit to the Allies. Do you realize the
,vastness of this sum? Do you realize that
it would make $500 tons Of gold-gold
which. If hauled in wagons, would max,
4 procession So miles long? I guess If the
ALLIES are to- be saved at all we are sure
enough in the business 10 save them.
The last part of the address dealt pow
erfully and convincinsly with German
ambitions and German intrigue. He told
of the plots fomented by Ambassador
Bernstorf and his spies. and declared that
the widespread stories OF Mexican atroc-
titles were a part OF the German propa-
ganda> to involve US in a Mexican war.
When a farmer tills his SOIL it is an al
together reasonable inference that he
hopes to raise a crop. When nation
assemblies and equips fighting machine
through 40 long years. it is an altogether
reasonable inference that she expects to
60 to war. Germany did. Her 40 years
OF preparation were made for one supreme
object-the conquering OF the world.
and" said Mr.. Burke. dryly, she came
mighty near doing 1t. If ever her armies
had reached Paris on that first drive. the
world would have been lost and nothing
could have saved it,
1t has all simmered down now, Mr..
Burke declared in closing to clean-cut
issue between autocracy and democracy.
Lincoln once said that America could no
longer exist half slave and half free 50
today the world cannot exist half demo-
cratic and half autocratic. Already re-
Isponsble persons in Germany are talking
about "the next war; there must b,
none. This war must go on and on and
on. until it ends in enduring peace and
a triumphant democracy
L. E. Mcintire's Report
L. e. McIntre then read his report on
the work Of the New England Milk Pro-
ducing Association 1t was very impor-
tant and was as follows
Our worthy master asked me to pre-
pare short paper the subject to be the
~ Z. NJ. p. A., and what it had accom-
plished in less than one short year II 1
had the ability and the power to treat this
subject in such way that lite wonderful
possibilities and advantages ITO the Maine
and New England farmers might be as
plain and clear to you as they are to me,
would be well paid and satisfied. AS I
am only an everyday farmer shall have
TO do the best can in a very plain man
ner; but want to assure YOU thar shall
use only facts
The purpose Of the association. vo,,
must all be familiar with; our constitu
ton and bylaws were approved bv the
federal government. and all leading or
ganizers in tie country; so that YOU ca n
see that the foundation on which 10 build
our organization was laid right. The
work Of organizing the whole of New
England III one day was a Herculean task,
but 1t was accomplished, and a little more
ithan one month later it was perfected and
completed.
Ihe association then began to take
shape Headquarters were established
IN Boston at 26 Broad street. An able
office force was installed, consisting
of Richard Pattee secretary and ZEN
! eral manager of the association: and
SiA dpie helpers. There was an enor-
! nous amount of work to be done. First
an once 70 equip so as to be in posf-
lioh 70 do business with members all
over New England. Second. some
means to keep in touch with its MEM
bers and the public. AS You all know
Improvement and progress are brought
about through education. The asso-
! cation decided to publish a paper once
a month called THE New England
Dairyman,' believing that in this wav
the association could best serve its
members. Committees were appointed
| A market committee was selected
10 look after the marketing of the
dairy products of the members of the
association. In order to do business
legally, the association had to be in
corporated. The n. F.. VI. p. A. being
Ia voluntary association and not a
stock company there was no law nm
der which to incorporate, but the Mas.
sachusetts legislature passed a specia,
act uhuer winch the association is in
| corporated. This gives the assoc1a
tlon legal standing under which to
DO business. A word in regard to the
help and support the association ba
mad from different sources. Our Mann.
! department of agriculture has pivep
us loyal support from the first. in
tact, i was through the efforts If
brother F. S. Adams and Brother TT
NJ Tucker that the first meetings on
/ December 30th were mapped out and
made possible. From that dav 70 thie
theE have never halted in the work
| lhey nave done all in their power to
promote ana build up the association
Why did they help? Let me tell,
You why. Thinking men, leading men
all over New England saw It was tn.
| opportunity Of a life time for tho
Maine and New England farmers. an
| opportunity to become an organized
body Of business men. In other words
farmers recognized as business mon
everywhere.
Brother farmers, wasn't that in
ceht1ve enough for the department of
agriculture to use the States monev
"nich means Your money and nv
money to build up an association that
| means so much to the farmers of
Maine today? Is there any good rea-
son why any progressive dairyman
should not help support the associa
'ioh II there IS, I fail to see It,.
! our State college has been m,ob
interested and has done what u
could to help. Much credit is duo +ha
county agents for the loyal slnnort