New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-01-31
FATE OF AMERICA
HANGS in BALANCE
President Wilson Sends Message
to Farmers Squirting Them On
SUCCESS IN THEIR HANDS
Compliments AgrdcuIturists On VIC
tory Crops and Asks Them to Show
Even Greater Returns to Insure
Success of Allied Cause.


Success of Allied Cause.
Washington, Jan. 31.-To the farm
ers Of the country President Wilson
| today sent a message calling attention
to the country's need of the farmers
assistance in winning the war. The
| message was sent through the Farm
ers' Conference, being held at the Uni
versity of Illinois.
The message was delivered by PreSi-
dent James of the university in the
7 absence of Secretary Houston, who
was to have represented the presi-
dent. The president had expected to
attend but indisposition made it i'm
possible and he delegated Mr.. Hous-
ton, who was prevented from par
ticipating by the tie-up in facilities.
The message said:
"I am very sorry indeed that [ cam
not be present in person at the con-
ference. I should like to enjoy the
benefit of the inspiration and exchange
of counsel which 7 know 7 should OBJ
tain, but in the circumstances it has
seemed impossible for me to be pres
ent and therefore I can send you a
very earnest message expressing my
interest and the thoughts which a. con-
ference must bring prominently into
every mind.
''I need not tell you for I am sure
you realize as keenly as L do that we
are as a nation in the presence Of a
great task which demands supreme
sacrifice. We can give everything
that is needed with the greater will
ingness and even satisfaction because
the object of the war in which we are
| engaged is the greatest that freemen
have ever undertaken. 1t is to pre-
vent the life of the world from being
determined by small groups of mill
tary masters, who seek their own in
terest and the selfish dominion
throughout the world of the govern
ments they unhappily, for the mo-
! ment, control. You will not need to
be convinced that it was necessary for
us as a free people to take part in
this war. It had raised its evil hand
against us. The rulers of Germany
had sought to exercise their power in
such a way as to Shut off our eco-
nomic life far as our intercourse
with Europe was concerned, and to
confine our people within the western
hemisphere, while they accomplished
purposes which would have been per-
every process of our national life and
have put the fortunes Of America at
the mercy Of the imperial government
Of Germany. This was no threat It
had become reality. Their hand OF
violence had been laid upon our own
+ people and our own property in fla
grant violation not only of Justice but
! Of the well-recognized and long-stand-
! ing covenants of international law and
| treaty. We are fighting, therefore,, as
| truly for the liberty and self govern
| ment of the United States as if the
war of our own revolution had to be
! fought over again, and every man in
every business in the United States
| must know by this time that his whole
| future fortune lies in the balance
! Our national life and our whole eco
nomic development will pass under
! the sinister influences of foreign con-
! troll if we do not win. We must win,
therefore, and we shall win I need
not ask YOU to pledge your lives and
! fortunes with those of the rest of the
nation to the accomplishment of that
great end.
Year 1915 Will Tell Story.
You will realize, as I think states
|
ize, that the eliminating crisis of the
| struggle has come and that the
achievements of this year on the one
| side or the other must determine tho
! issue. 1t has turned out that the
! forces that fight for freedom, the free
dom of men all over the world as
/ we'll as our own, depend upon us In
an extraordinary and unexpected de-
| gree for sustcnance, for the supply of
! the materials by which men are to
| 1.-Two and to fight and it will be our
| glory when the war is over that we
! have supplied these materials and sup
! plies abundantly and it will be all the
more glory because in supplying them
| we have madC our supreme effort and
sacrifice.
"In the field of agriculture we have
| agencies and instrum entalities, for
| tunately, such as no other governme ent
| in the world can show. The depart
ment OF agriculture is undoubtedly the
| greatest practical and scientific agIi-
/ cultural organization in the world.
" :" The banking Legislation of tho
last 2 or 3 years has given the far
| lners access to the great lendahle cap
| ita1 of the country and it has become
the duty both of the men in charge
Of the federal reserve banking system
and Of the farm loan banking system
10 Sc, to it that the farmers obtain
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