Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-05
A PATRIOTIC DUTY

Napoleon said: can army fights its stomach"
This being the and the outlook being that there will
be army of million at least within the next year. it
will be patriotic plan to begin to that the amy's
stomach is provided for One of the great standbyS
among the soldiers is BEANS 1t food easily kept con-
tans much nutriment in small quantity and is in fact
ideal food portion for the boys IN the field This being
the case it will be good thing to see that the acreage in
beans largely increased Not only is it wise move
from preparedness" viewpoint, but the demand will
good price In fact that is provided and
1t proving of the most profitable crops In this con-
nectOn it should be remembered that if to help
the allies should grow not only foodstuffs for our
Selves which always do but surplus to he feed the
fighting at the front Every capable Of cutiva
tiOn should be planted with something Land that other
wise might lie faoW II nothing else done with it should
grow crop of wheat and this though the land is not
well adapted to it and the yield would be light Wheat isl
now around the two dollar mark in Chicago, and CROP
conditions not encouraging We should make larger
acreage Of spring wheat make up the deficiency Here in
Salem every vacant lot should be made to produce If
the does not want to cultivate it he should offer
to who will This will help out and at the same
time will leave the lot in better shape next fall and of
better appearance during the than ii allowed to
grow up to weeds There many school children who
would gladly cultivate these vacant lots and if they are
unable to procure the Seed the commercial club or the city
council can do no more commendabe act than provide
uch seed they need No foresee when the war
once started will end or how great the demand will be-
Further than all if the should end want to be in
condition to divide with the German people and send to
the hunghy and babies of that country the food of
which for year two they have been nsufciently
supplied America is not warning the German people,
nor is it willing to their families go hungry We want
to be in position that if the should end this year.
at rush supplies to relieve the distress in the
Teuton countries Germany doubt feels sore at the
ntimaton that this country would lend give the French
people billion dollars They should understand it will
Just quickly give as large an amount or larger to pre-
vent further suffering in their country, They have
accused Of proftng by the war; and naturally it has
given larger market and better prices and while al
few munton makers have undoubtedly gathered much
money from their business, and many other pursuits
have been made profitable the great masses Of the
American people have lost heavily by the war; for they
too have had to pay practically double prices for their
ood and clothing This forced upon by conditions
in Europe growing out of the there is not of our
seeking 1t will cost many times all the profits made
from war conditions and are undertaking it with no
expectation of any reward any way except that greatly
desired prize-a world at peace The citizens of Salem
and of every town and village in the state and for that
matter in the United States should be ashamed to have
non-producing lot within its limits 1t may mean if the
war should end this year. and certainly when does end
that we can give to sorey distressed Europe food and
raiment and assist to fullest ability in showing the
world that the free people Of America back their high
Ideals with their money and their material dividing with
sick world until it is able to take Of itself, and
proftng by its desperate diseasewar hereafter avoid
it forever as it would any other pestlence.
Germany says she will continue her submarine war
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