Milford chronicle., 1917-05-04

AOuA SuD-Comulllee on supplies
recommends that we Immediately call
for the mobilization of the resources
OF land and energy in the State.
We are at war. What avail will il
be II we raise a great army and that
army cannot move or cannot stand
because we cannot feed it or because
we are confronted with the necessity
OF starving ourselves or starving the
army?
This war has already arrived at
the place where it does not depend
so much upon the valor of our men
at arms as it does upon the intelli-
gence and energy of our men and wo-
men and children at home.
We must look the facts in the face
Bread cards and meatless DAYS for
weeks or months or years are looking
us in the face.
we must recognize this; we must
in this particular case, make proyi
sion against the worst. 1t is for us
to say now whether we will feed our
army in a long draWn-out war which
God forbid-or it is for us to say, now
every one who can dO-will do-and
everyone who can produce enough
food to feed himself and a sailor or
soldier on the field or at sea will do
much. Our mission and function at
this moment, without a moment to
lose, is to get food, and get food in
Une abundance our unused or neglect
cd resources assure us is possible.
we all know what our state could
do II 1t would. 1t is not asking too
much to insist that Delaware raise
twice as much food as it did last year
We mean that kind of food that goes
into the barns and the warehouses
awaiting the long days, when the land
is resting.
Our industry system is mobilized
Our transportation systems are in
the hands of splendid people. In both
the latter cases we have no occasion
for sOlicitude or alarm. In fact we
can well afford to ignore them in our
we want at this moment to mobil-
lze the patriotism ana energy of the
people of Delaware and put these 10
work. This is not the time for anv
man to say: Il have the money to pay
Tor what | want to eat, OF for what
those near and dear to me may want
to eat"
This is the time-and a month
from now will be too late-for every
man who believes that he can contri- |
butte to the raising of a bushel of DO |
tatOes, or a hundred or a thousand |
bushels of potatoes, or a bushel of |
corn, or hundred or a thousand bu-
shells of corn; now is the time for |
such persOn-man or wOman-to see |
that the corn or the potatoes or what |
ever else it might be shall be raised |
There is a call to arms. The |
young men of the country will be |
armed and equipped and trained |
Those who do not enlist will be call |
I'd slackers, perhaps. 1t is for those |
who remain at home to realize that
f we depend none the less upon those |
who stay at home to feed them, and |
lot to eat up the strengthening food
which would enable them to fight for
he cause they and we hold dear.
Delaware should raise twice as
much, or more, this year than last
'ear. How are we going to do il?
Mobilize the energy of our people and
md the land. 1t is too late here. to
ak about wheat. Bat there are corn
md potatoes. 1t will be treason to
How land which might raise corn or
potatoes to lie idle this year. There
re already National and State move
nents on foot looking in the direction
We suggest. Let us be in touch and
earn all of them and where it an
ears advisable to cooperate with
hem.
Man help will be, after the land. I.
he most serious problem. We should
all for volunteers and we should ev-
n draft the labor which is not en-
loyed at some useful employment.
he berry crop in Delaware could be
licked by school children. The can
ing industry of the State should be
xtended. Every extension should be
lade and every effort to increase the
aiming output.
There should be no idle men or
omen in Delaware this year. Every
ne who can work and is not already
work should volunteer or even be I
)mpelled to work. \
"The older school children should
olunteer to pick the berry crop and a
elp in the canning industry.
There are thousands of men in the
tate, and women for that matter who
'uld do something towards increas-
g the food supply. There are thou
lnds of acres which might be plow-
and put in potatoes, and there are
lough men who are too old to go to
ar and too young to eat in idleness