The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-29

representative of the United States
department of agriculture, Dr. NJ. B
| Wood, who was asked by Mr. Palmer
to give short talk, stated that the
farmers were about to hear an adj
dress from man who had been born
on farm in Minnesota, educated al
the Minnesota university, who had
lately served on the food and dairy
commissions, and who is also the
editor of Hoard's Dairyman. Mr.
Wood spoke of the good influence
Hoard's Dairyman has exerted among
the farmers, and stated that although
he was proud of the wheat crop in
Minnesota, the butter crop puts more
money in the pocket of the farmer
than the wheat crop.
Representing Uncle Sam.
| A. J. Glover stated that he did mol
come to Mankato to represent his
paper in any way.
81 come to you representing only
Uncle SAM" said Mr.. Glover" and
! come to you bearing tidings that the
government is back of you, and ex-
poets to give you square deal. Let
us stick by the old ship, and always
remember that the United States
government is ourselves, and we are
not going to betray ourselves" much
applause) "The farmer has come tC
his own. The war has brought the
farmer to the front more than any
period of history The United St@tes
government is appealing 10 the farm
er to-day to raise more food. The
world is hungry. and it takes food t
win the war. There may be food
but we havn't the ship. The most
critical thing at the present time is
IL" lack of ships to carIy the food
Put Trey ara bei:ic built The gov
eminent expects you to do much bet
ter than you did last year, and to
raise more wheat and foods on The
farms"
Battle Cry Of Freedom"
Mr. Glover then aptly gave a par
ody on the song "The Battle Cry OF
Freedom" the burden of which was
Let us rally round the farm boys
shouting the battle cry of feed 'em!
He then explained that it is not the
| intention of the government to Grip
pie the farms by taking away all OF
the skilled farm labor, and if the
young men are needed more on the
/! farm than in the trenches they will
be allowed to remain on the farm
The men were being selected for the
service where they were most
| needed
! at is time every last one of us
puts our shoulders to the wheel to
i kill the kings business said Mr.
Glover, while applause from the farm
ers and cries "Goodl Good!" showed
. that the American spirit is bound to
win. "We have soldiers enough al
! the front now to take care of the
Germans, and they will fight until
the last German flag goes down." said
Mr. Glover 1--WE have thousands of mer
over there and thousands more ready
to go and fight for us, and it is up to
us to see that they are we'll fed, and
get their stomachs full three times q
day" He explained to the farmers
that if the local exemption boards
would not exempt young men who
i were absolutely needed on the farm
that their claims may be sent tc
v
fairly considered.
Farmer Wants to Do His Part.
"The farmer wants to do his part
/ in this war;" said Mr.. Glover. "Oi
course we want to be in the figh
Let us feel that we are doing oul
part when we are soldiers of the
soil" He discussed the problem o.
farm labor, saying it was not nearly
such a big problem as it had beer
thought at first. He told of the higf
school boys who could do work OF
the farms and the old men who coult
do some farm work, and might b'
asked to do it. He stated that il
his home town of Fort Atkinson
Wis, the manufacturers would Close
down their factories if necessary ant
send their men to work on the farms
and that he was sure the same woult
!, be true in Mankato. He explained
: the great necessity of obedience tt
, the government at times like these
and pointed out that such obedience
) to the government does not TAX
, away any liberty, as the government
z lis fundamentally the people.
obedience without liberty is tyr
/ amy" said Mr. Glover, "but libert.
. without obedience is confusion. Don
, let us think that obedience take
away our liberty He then explaine'
| that the United States Food admin
: istration cannot fix the prices on
} single thing, but that the presiden
: was given the right to fix the pric
/ on wheat. Heavily indeed did MI
! Glover score the agitators who com
: among the farmers, stirring them t
I rebellion, and urging them to ge
1 more money for their crops, and thu
take advantage of a very critica
: time, and perhaps aid in injurin
t their own government. He told of tn
4 ship carpenters who are demandln
] over SO day for their labor be
f; cause they know the governmen
b must have this labor, and urged tina
: ia fair profit be all that could b
o expected in this great crisis.
r The Other Side of Question.
'Let us look at the other side {
1.-The question, besides our own" h
i said. 'Let us think of those VIII
a will suffer because of the high price
y of food, and of the food riots whic
e it may bring Let us look to tn
n teachings of Christ who taught tn
r brotherhood of mani"
r well raise the wheat, regardles
}, of the price," shouted a farmer
e the audience, while the farmers en-
n co,>lrrdad Mr. Glove