The independent-reporter., 1918-09-12
SPEAKS WITH GOVERNOR
CARL M|LL|KEN
Breeders and Exhibitors Enjoy Two
Fine Speeches

GOV Milliken and DR.. George OF
Smith. together with Hon. Andrew
Felker OF Concord. y H. were Il
speakers III the Breeders and Exhib
tors supper at the Central Mair
FIR Grounds at six o'clock. last MOI
day Mr. Felker is Commissioner
Agriculture for the state Of Ne
Hampshire. and Or Smith Is Direc
or Of the [ s Geological Survey.
In opening. DR. Smith spoke as 70
lows:
III may seem unnecessary
10 remind my fellow citizens
Of Maine that we are also fell
low Americans. yet never be
fore have there been so many
reasons why We should be
proud of the name American
To the long-suffering people
of Belgium. American stands
for rescue from cruel hunger;
10 the honest peasants Of
France American has come to
and gentle and generous bro
ther from across the Allan
tic, and to the heroic sold
iers Of the British and French
and Italian armies American
represents the sorcly need
ed reinforcement of man
power, the brother-in- arms
is now turning the tide of bat
tie And be 1t French pea
SAINT or French President, or
British Tommy or Great Brit
aims King. all know that Am
erica is in the world fight
simply to back up an ideal
You or | may we'll he proud
to say: am an American cit
zen
A really splendid speech follow.
his opening paragraph. and it is re
,rettable thai space does not permi
is reproduction here DR. Smitf
poke of the difficulty of organizint
lis own department in making plans
or the production of metals needed
n both war and peace; of the neces
ity. in the present emergency o
linking what would most benefit tht
1ation, rather than provide the oppor
unity for private gain.
Toward the end of his address, HI
spoke of our duty as to the efticien
lse of all kinds of material, as wei
IS labor. and closed as follows:
Il am convinced that the larges
Har-proht that will come to Americ;
Will be in the growth of our ideals
IN the system OF water laws in th'
Western States, where water means
he difference between the gray de
Iert and the green alfalfa field, be
ween worthless sagebrush and th'
heavily fruited orange grove or apple
)rchard one principle that runs
through every codee is the principle
If beneficial use. You can hold you
right in the water only 81
ong as You put the water to a us'
hat benefits you and through you thu
Must we not recognize
ome similar limitations upon you
ownership or my ownership of land
The condemnation of idle private
and that it may be put to needed
public use is no greater strain upor
PERSONAL rights than the present day
lemand for each of us to work ol
light. Don't think that some of these
hings are true simply because w
ire at war, the war conditions have
lot changed the ordinary principle:
If economics, war has simply opened
,ur eyes to see that each man mus
serve his country, and | venture Il
predict that loafing will continue Il
10 unpopular after the war, whether
he loafers wear rags or evening
clothes.
think that you agree with mi
hat more and more the public viii
expect larger returns from the farm'
If Maine. the kind of returns that car
come only as you leaders in farming
nix more and more of brain efficienc,
With the Drawn that | have observed
$ also required on the farm Ant
he best of it all is that the American
armer like the American mine-oper
ltor the American steel-maker tn,
american ship-builder, now begins II
'ealize keenly his individual respon
;ibility: he hears the Nations call
which Is Humanity's call There Il
/ democracy of service which carries
With it more honor than any grant o
nobility can bestow. Maine home
lave already made the supreme sac
'idce: your sons have died in orde
hat the whole world may be a bette
,lace to live in With those COLDER
tars shining on Names service flag
low little is it for us to devote ou
ives in an united service, not onl,
o win the war. but after that Il
make our country more prosperous II