The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-18

quate food supply, especially for the
present year, is superlative.' Without
abundant. food, alike for the armies
and the people now at war, the whole
great enterprise upon which we have
embarked viii! break and fail. The
worlds food reserves are low Not
only during the present emergency
but for some time after peace shall
have come both our own people and a
large portion of the people in Europe
must rely upon the hsrvests of Ameri-
ca. Upon the farmers of this country
therefore. in large measure rests the
fate of the war and the fate of the
nations. May the nation not count
upon them to omit no step that will
increase the production of their land
or that will bring about the most ef-
fectual cooperation in the sale and
distribution of their food products? :?
The time is short. 1t is of the most
Imperative Importance that everything
possible be done and done Immediate
ly, to make sure OF large harvests 1
call upon young men and old alike and
upon able bodied boys of the land to
accept and act upon this duty-to
turn in hosts to the farms and make
certain thai. no pains and no other iar
bor is lacking in this great matter,
II particularly appeal to the farmers.
of the south to- plant abundant food
stuffsi as well as cotton. They can
show their patriotism in no, better or
more convincing way than be resisting
the great Temptation Of the present,
price Of cotton and helping upon a
great scale to feed the nation and the
peoples everywhere who are fighting
for their liberties and for our own.
The variety of their crops will he the
measure of their comprehen-
sion oNtheir national duty
Warning to Middle Men.
'"The government or the United
States and the governments of the
several states stand ready to ooper-
ate. They will do everything possible
to assist the farmers in securing an
adequate supply of seed. an adequate
force of laborers when they are most
needed at harvest time and the :: cans
of expediting shipments of fertilizers
and farm machinery, as well as of the
crops themselves when harvested.
The course of trade will be as un-
hampered as, 1T Is. possible to make 1t,
and there shall be no unwarranted
of the nations food sup,
ply by those who handle it on the way
to the consumer. This is our opror-
tunity to demonstrate the efficiency
Of the great democracy. and VIC shall
not fall short On 1t.
This, let me say to the middlemen
Of every sort, whether they are handl-
Ing Our foods or our raw materials
for manufacture or the products OF
our mills and. factsaitss The eyes, OF
tlss & country Ii Vii IS 81 n, especially s q L 8 UPON
signal service. efficient and disinter-
ested. The country expects, you as It
expects all others, to forego unusual
profits. to organize and expediate sup
plies of every kind. but especially food
with an eye to the service you are
and in the spirit of those
who enlist in the ranks. for their peo
pie. not for themselves. shall con-
fidently expect you to deserve and
win the confidence of the people Of
eveery sort and station ~
Word to Railways and Merchants.
ITO the men who run the railways
If the country, whether they be man
ayers or operative employees. let me
say the railways are the arteries o.
The nations life and that upon them
rests the immense responsibility of
seeing tc it that those arteries suffer
no obstruction of any kind. no ineffi-
,iency. or slackened power. To tho
merchant let me snggust the motto.
Small profits and QUICK service;'
md to the shipbuilder the thot that
he war depends upon him. The food
md the war supplies must be carried
across the seas. no matter how many
ships are sent to the bottom. The
,laces Of those that so down must be
supplied end supplied at once To
he miner let me soy that he stands
where tn" farmer dees; the 7werkt OF
he world waits on him III he slacken
NJ fails, armies and statesmen are
He also. Is ENLISTED in the
great service army. Tho 'manufact-
irer need not he told. lthcpe that the
lation looks to him to speed and per-
ect every process; and want only
o remind his employees that their ser.
vice Is abs olutely indispensable and
s counted on by every man who low es
he country and it's liberti: s.
Let me suggest also that everyone
Who creates or cultivates a garden
lelps. and helps greatly to solve the
problem of the feeding of the nation;
md that every housewife that prac.
ices strict economy puts herself in
he ranks of those who serve the ma
ion. This Is the time for America
o correct her objectionable fault of
vastefullness and extravaganza Let
avery man and every women assume
he duty of careful, provident use and
expenditure as a public duty. as a
iictate of patriotism which no one
AN now expect ever to be excused
,r forgiven for ignoring.
in the hope that this statement of
he needs of the nation and of the
world in this hour of supreme crisis
nay stimulate those to whom 1t comes
Ind remind all who need riminder
If the solemn duties of time such as
he world has never seen before. |
,eg that all editors and publishers,
will give rs prominent
Ind as wide circulation as possible
o this appeal | venture to suggest
llso to all advertising agencies that
how uOu1d porhanc roudor a Vow,