Evening journal., 1917-04-02
no yOU EXPECT TO EAT7

Don't be alarmed-but please do be impressed
DO you expect to eat next Fall and Winter? II So
where do you expect to get the victuais?
This is foolish question. 1t Is put to you IN
all sincerity and all solemnity
You expect TO money. of course even II there
is war; or you expect the government to see that
money is sent your family in march away to
fight
But money won't buy food II there isn't any food
And we ask YOU TO consider the possibility that there
may not be much food
Because leaving the farms to work in fac
tories for greater pay larger tracts OF land are
falling continually into disuse.
And because the farmer is not getting his proper
share OF tho increased national wealth-because in
many cases he is getting any share at all
As we'll as men to work the guns. this nation Will
need men to till the sol-for in case OF war we must
feed our allies in increasing measure, well feed
ourselves
II everybody is to eat our people should sec to it
that very available ground IS used to the best
advantage and allowed lay idle neither for lack Of
help nor lack Of machinery.
II Farmer Jones hasn't enough horses TO plow his
land he must receive enough horses, and terms must
be found on which he get them without morgaging
his future life and his hopes OF heaven.
Chambers Of commerce, bankers associations and
business men in general being urged to that
the farms are properly manned. Particularly is this
urging coming from the biggest financial institution in
the United statos-the National City Bank OF New
York.
From tho March letter of this great bank We quote
/ these sentences:
Tho time deal with next Winters food riots, next
Winters proposals for embargo and other wild leg
islaton. and next Winters demands for higher wages.
is now.
1T would be we'll II a survey we're made this Spring
Of crop prospects IN every agricultural county OF the
country.
'"rhe question Of facilitating production down
at last TO the situation OF each farmer; does he need
anything required for his work--seed horse. i'm
plement temporary assistance, or even advice-which
a community organisation might provide?
If chambers Of commerce. bankers associations, and
other local organizations Of business will take tho
situation in hand in a formative way. they can do
to safeguard the prosperity Of the country than
can DO done at this time by any other effort.
"There is danger OF OVERRIDING production, for the
largest possible crop in this country certain to bring
remunerative prices
f the war ends at any time before the crop of 1919
is harvested, there will be great demand from
trail Europe for the crop of 1917"
We suggest that labor unions may be able TO help
in this crisis by Offering to cooperate with their local
chambers OF in solving the problem OF farm
production, perhaps by offering the services Of their
unemployed members, should there be any, as temper
airy agricultural laborers. guaranteeing them the
equivalent of the wages they would otherwise make at
their trades
And everybody else help, toby gardening in
back yards and vacant lots.
A Cleveland drew a knife from his pocket
startled onlookers with the cry They say I'm Ger
spy-and I'm not" and then he slashed his throat
Boy. page the little group OF wilfu men,
You'd imagine the commander of the Moewe to hav
a snapper than 1.-The Burgravs and Count vol
characterization"
- Did you ever stop to think that while the German
shortened their line they also shortened the enemy
! line?
Another revolution grows out OF the great war-Br
ish Government says 10 favors votes for women.
After all It isn't so much that Uncle Sam needs me
as that men need Uncle Sam.
They failed to make it Germerica; now they're tr2
ing Germexico