Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-31

CT be GefeaLed, they can rot but De
 victorious.
 q am glad you said that" began this woman in whose eyes was the
 light that always flamed when war
 is waged for freedom. q have a son
 who is now in France And I have
 8 neighbor who has not been follow ing the governments requests either in food production or in food consev-
 ation. This family lives on a fine farm. and neither the woman in her Kitchen nor the husband in his fields has changed the the Accustomed way of living, The man has bnen plan ming to put most of his land if, cotton Their table has had as mueh food as
 it ever did. and upon all days, be- cause they seem to think that since they produced the food they need not conserve"
 Finally I could stand it no long, CT. Not long ago went 10 this wom- an4-for I knew if 1 could make her understand, the husband also would be changed. You are trying best to kill my boy I said to her. Pm sure you haven't realized that this is the effect of what you and Your husband are ooing, but it is the effect just the same, and you must understand what 1t means. If my boy must be killed I want the enemy only to bear the burden of responsibility for his death. 1 want to know that he died for. his country. truly. l don't want my own neighbors, the people wao pretend to ibe my friends, to help kill him. l am glad and proud for him to fight for humanity: but am not willing for him 10 suffer and sacri- flee in order that gluttons may be gratified and greedy misers increase their ganis. l think you will change your way when you understand that your conduct may sacrifice my boy whom you have known all his life ever since he was a baby with curly hair, toddling around and irving to learn to walk 1 don't think YOU want to join the Germans ill fighting him. And you've got to change, now that you do understand. nov that I've told you what it means
 "And she did chanlge She twas in tears before I finished. I am afraid I wounded her very deeply, but it had to be done. She is con- serving food now-no one in the county is more ardent than she, and her husband is going to put in some food and feed crops and not plant all his land in cotton. l don't know what l would have done if | they hadn't changed she admitted with a little smile, but Pm sure there is some way, and would have found it and 1 would have done whatever was to do."
 You have done the thing that is stronger than the government be- cause it is the government. because fl makes the government said Mir. Ousley.
 You have created pubic senti- ment If in every communlty in this country there is creat ed a senti- ment Of scorn and contempt for those who do not now sustain our coun ntry. there will be very few offenders for to be despised by ones neighbors would make fife unbearable. When we have everywhere 8 public senti- ment such as you have. helped make here, so the food stacker, either in production or conservation. will be IOathed and looked down 1Don . tba thoughtless and the selfish will per- form their full duty"
 Have you a neighbor who is failing to sustain the governments food pro- gram? Have you son. relative, n friend fighting in France? phat 1eighbor. then, may cause the dsath 1f your son, your relative. gpur friend. Will you tolerate that!