The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-04-12
A CALL TO FARMERS
THE WAR WILL BE WON
IN YOUR CORN FIELD

Pikeville. KY March 80, 1918
To the Farmers Of the Big Sandy Val
ley:
We have now finished our campaign
calling your attention TO the seed corn
situation. We shall leave IL with you.
confident that you will act wisely and
for the beet OF yourself and your coun-
try. We know that your intelligence
teaches you the frightful price OF all
OF us would have TO pay for q fail
ure TO grow a corn crop Already
hunger stalks abroad OF the earth apc
the ugly shadow OF famine can be
seen by the eyes that have prophetic
vision. This is the year OF all years
when II is imperative that every ef-
fort be made 20 have every foot OF
soil send forth Its harvest of food. The
corn fields OF America are the worlds
greatest battlefields and the farmers
OF America are the worlds greatest
battlers. No hand OF the Hun can fin
ish the job OF enslaving the earth II we
can feed ourselves and our allies. II
not only calls for large production but
Il calls for conservation OF what we
produce.
Therefore, we are directing this let
ter to you in the hope that you will
read II carefully. ponder Il seriously
and wisely. Does II not make you feel
your responsibility when you are told
with much assurance that the fate Of
the world hangs on yau? Labor is
short and the price is high too high for
you TO pay Il for long continued EN-
ployment on your farm. There will be
little use TO depend upon labor for II
will not be available. But scarcity OF
labor should not hinder you from MAX
Ing the largest effort possible. Let me
call your attention TO the fact that
mere money making should not be our
aim. There IL only one holy impulse
that should drive you to your fields.
drive you there. and keep you there,
and that Is the winning OF the war for
human liberty. Therefore. grow more
food. and worry not about the profit.
Business men OF sagacity and far see
ing patriotic vision are coming to the
same conclusion and the dollars should
be liberty dollars and the food liberty
food II is food and victory ON one
hand and starvation and slavery on
the other. We have TO choose this day
or forever wait at the foot OF the Hun
You can lead on 10 victory over wav-
ing fields and gardens fat with their
measures OF food. or across barren
barren fields and empty gardens the
Germans VIII march TO destroy your
home, enslave your children. ravish
your women. despoil your lands and
write ffnis 10 the story OF American
institutions. No set OF men ever faced
so much responsibility as you and nc
set OF men have ever met their obliga-
1 lions with greater alertnss. but we are
sometimes misIead, mis!nformed. anc
Inclined to heckle and criticise. THAI
| should not be. Let us believe in oui
country and abide By it's vindicatior
before the world Just now all manner
of lies are being circulated in YOU
mldst-fnil grown German lies-tolt
for the purpose OF disheartening yoJ
robbIng your country OF your vigorous
support. and spreading the gospel o
discomfort so as TO weaken the morale
of the American people. BE careful
what you believe and be careful wha
you repeat. The country IS full o
Z these hideous lies and your task SHOULD
be TO weigh all reports carefully and
II they are not the right kind OF re-
ports TO square with your country
welfare. then you ought to use YOU
I. Influence against them. Believe moth
ing AGAINST your country and every
thing for it, viii not be a bad rule.
Report all the unpatriotic talk yoI
hear to the United States Secret Ser
vice. Washington d. c. The time ha,
passed for men to have such talk
When they do II they brand them
selves as unworthy Of the sacrifice
that is being made for them and as be
ing beyond the pale OF human sympa
thy. They deserve the contempt o