Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-18
March Says America, With Fore
es Unified, Can Drive Prus.
sianism From the Earth.
SURPLUS IN MIRN1suIA
Gopher State One OF Few In Union
With OversuppIy OF Food-Governor
Early Urged Cooperation and
Aid for Farmers.

| world peace In the opinion of Col
| c. Il. March OF the Minnesota State
| Safety Commission Is the great AK
/ riculturai resources Of the state and
the Northwest, modified and uni
fed, to wage u determined and vic
| torious war on Prussian autocracy
| and efficiently working with all other
| forces for the one great patriotic pur-
| Jose.
| With our forces thus unified. lie
| says, Prussianism can be driven from
the face OF the earth and Hun men
aced world made safe for Democracy
| Similar convictions are held by Gov
| ernor Bnrnquist.
Recently Col. March with members
OF the State Railroad and Warehouse
commission and others Interested in
| Northwest agricultural development
| work returned from Washington
| where they conferred with President
| Wilson and members OF his cabinet
relative to aid and legislation OF Min
| ncsota and Northwest farmers gen
| orally and he spoke interestingly of
| mand OF the agricultural division OF
| the State Safety Commission and his
| visit to Washington, which was at the
| instance OF Gov. Burnquist. will de-
ve3op into something Of tremendous
| bereht In the future.
Washington and the President, Col
| March says. are keenly interested in
| farm development and much in the
| way of FEDERAL aid for the farmers
| o. Minnesota and the Northwest is
| under consideration. Cooperation in
a farm aid way with Gov. Rurnquist
and the State Safety commission was
practically pledged
| Unfortunately in the minds OF
many" said Col. March. speaking
| broadly on the subject OF the Mime
| sofa State Safety commission and its
relation TO the farmers Of the stata
there is a fixed impression that our
| Commission has solely TO do with the
| acts OF disloyalty and sedtion. With
| others il is the dissemination OF 10y
city propaganda The scope of our
| work, however, Is much greater than
| the beliefs quoted. Every phase OF
war aid In which Minnesota may be
| OF bet, to the nation is inciuGsd and
not the least oil cur activities Is az.
ric.lltural development.
"One of the Ivst to answer the
| Presidents call aor increased produc
| ton in fcodstuiTs,'' continued Col
1 p,,r
| i2ing that such increased production
| was a matter OF farm development
| principally, he early impressed upon
| our commission the necessity OF Civ.
| inS the farmers of minnesota every
aii possible. Help the farmer. ne
much: food is the one weapon now
that viii bring victory.
NO one can know Gov. Burnquist
and not be Impressed by his SINGER
iiy and honesty OF purpose and real.
! iziny the Importance OF lis warning
resavding food increase our commits
sion at once began work. AT the Gov
ernor.s direction every known agri-
cultural development unit in the state
| was consulted and their cooperation
urged, Many departments i'll aid OF
the various phases of agricultural
work were creats.d and experienced
men placed In charge Find out the
farmers needs and speed up was
| the command. Even before the State
| Safety commission was organized.
Gov Burnauist, might say, was on
| the job as one of our first official
| acts was the prcnnlgation Of the Gov
| ernor's food proclamation which was
drafted by the Governor almost on
| entry Of the United States into the
war, That proclamation which was
directed at the food producers Of the
state put Minnesota in the front rank
OF commemorative anxious to aid the
nation In its hour Of distress"
With the declaration of war against
Germany one of the first defensive
steps was the taking of an inventory
OF food stocks and as pointed out by
Col, March Ii found Minnesota one
OF the few states with surplus. To
conserve and increase this surplus
ernor and without delay he appoint.
ed a Committee on Food Production
! and Conservation. The creation ot
this committee by Gov. Burnauist was
in advance OF the organization af the
State Safety commission and sacw.
, ins sae wisdom OF the step. Mime
sofas agricultural development and
the general conservation OF food in
the state was advanced in way that
brensh, almost immediate compliment,
tary attention from the federal war
heads Washington was unstinting
In its praise,
/ To the farmer. labor and plenty
| Of II Is "a essential as good seed. =
| explained Col March, alta one OF
| Or first acts VAS the drafting OF