The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-25

winning the war:
Ladies' and Gentlemen: We have
asked you TO come. many of you on
a long journey. with great sacrifice
to yourselves. We have not asked
you to come for any idle purpose
Unfortunately. you meet US at prob
ably The most serious day in our M
tional history since the Battle of Get
tyebarg. The seriousness of ihe stu.
alton can only emphasize the prob
lem which we wish TO put before you.
Our wheat situation is today the
most serious situation In the food
supply of the whole Allied world
We have had n stock.takiug in ffe
early days OF March and We find that
our harvest was less than II was esii
mated There IL also another and
more bitter difficulty in the delays OF
shipping. In the growing scarcity OF
ships, that has thrown !, larger bur.
den upcn The American people Ia
feeding the Allies than We had anti
cipa. cd We had all expected thai
the ARGENTINE supply would be nvaii-
nbie In Europe before sh.H time Those
supplies viii not arrive fpr another
two mouths in quantity. and even
then viii be iess thsn We bad expect
cd The consequence ~ that ihe suu
ply OF bres,,sisry in Furepe z ~ ~
lowest ebb Thee 5 boz ono source
of supply. and that is lae ruited
States.
Today our inves;isaiion shows that
4 We are 20 ship to the Anies The
amount that is necessary 10 carry
over. even the minimum OF the bread
suppef. to their people. We must cr'
our own consumption by ore half. The
limit that we propose ON Allied ship
uient Is simply the limit OF oar eApor,
Ing power. II NAY eYeniuaie tina, W.
must reduce tho bread consumption
Of ,hs United States tnrre than one
hall We intend 10 ship the bread
supply from here. willy nilis. ba. i'l
is not a simple problem OF tasirg
breadstuffs from the epopie
Every shipment OF grain. every
shipment OF wheat that rnn send
from cur ports Is shipment saved
from the Aig.ufinc. Every ship can
double tho duty from our ports that
n can do from the Argentine Every
time tlat We send shipment we save
'wo Sims from the Argentine. Every
time VI save chip we save building
ship. Every time we save ship
we save the transport and the supply
OF on J. regiment of American soldiers
have asked us to send reinforcemcp,s
larger and faster than we had antici
pstrd assure you that II we are 20
give them that We must draw these
ships from the Argentine and pu,
thsm into American ports.
We ere asked why we do not ship
corna why we wish 20 ship wheat. No
corn car be shipped across the Atlsn
April. because that is the eerminatinE
season for corn and II will not stand
.,nipinent.
Wheat is durable grain. From
the point OF view of intcrai'ied feed
ing. wheat is absolutely vital. II Is
the one grain that We have that wilt
stand shipment. II IL the one rf,in
thar vii serve Up TO this time the
Allies have used som. 80 10 80 PEI
cont Gf corn In their bread. Tneir
bread lias been as nothing compared
10 the bread that we have had. in this.
country. After this. II they are 10 be
fed. i':cy must be fed on whoa, bread
or nors at all
Now. In this period Of extreme diffs
Guilty in Europe. the time when the
morale OF tho civil populations OF our
Allies Is st It's lowest rbb. II does not
stand for us to say. You can wait
two months and then you can cat
corn" II is for us to say. "You shall
receive every solitary grain OF wheat
that our ports can handle
II this democracy has not reached
such a staao " development that 10
has in is people the self denial, vol
unfnry seIf-deniai. Willingness to sac-
rifice. to protect its own Institutions
and those of Europe from which our
,, oS-u wsrr bred. then 1t deserves Ia
20 down Under tho German hand and
take another form OF civilization.
! therefore. cannot give you orders
am going to make nm appeal, That