Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-02-07

delivered January 81 to an agricul
tural conference at Urbana, H., Pres
ident Wilson said he thought states
men on both sides Of the water realized
that the eliminating crisis Of the wal
had come and this year g achievements
would decide it. The message. which
the president intended to present per
sOnally until attacked by a cold, was
delivered by President James of the
University of Illinois, as follows
~ am very sorry, indeed, Eat ! can
not be present in person at the Urbana
conference l should like to enjoy the
benefit of the inspiration and exchange
of counsel which ] know would OBJ
tain, but, in the circumstances, it has
seemed impossible for me to be pres
ent and, therefore, | can only send you
very earnest message expressing my
interest and the thoughts which such =
conference must bring prominently
into every mind.
81 need not tell you, for ] am sure
you realize as keenly as / do, that we
are, as a nation, in the presence of a
great task which demands supreme sac
risice and endeavor of every one of u.s.
y
with the greater willingness and even
satisfaction because the object of the
war in which we are engaged is the
greatest that freeman have ever under
taken. 1t is to prevent the life Of the
world from being determined and the
fortunes of men everywhere affected !
by small groups of military masters
who seek their own interest and the /
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world of the governments they unhap- !
PLY for the moment control. You Will
not need to be convinced that il was
necessary for US as a free people to
take part in this war.
cit has raised its evil hand against
US. The rulers of Germany had sought
TO exercise their power in such way
as to shut off our economic life so far
as our intercourse with Europe was
concerned and to confine our people
within the western hemisphere while
they accomplished purposes which
would have permanently impaired and
impeded every process of our national
life and have put the fortunes of
America at the mercy of tn imperial
government of Germany.
This was no threat. 1t had become
a reality. Their hand of violence had
been laid upon our own people and our
own property in fragrant violation not
only of justice but of the well-recog-
nized and long-standing covenants of
law and tretv.
1--WE are fighting, therefore, as truly |
for the liberty and self government of q
the United States as if the war of our G
own revolution had to be fought over I
again, and every man in every business g
m the United States must know by this u
lime that his whole future fortune lies q
n the balance. Our national life and Is
'ur whole economic development win II
BASS under the sinister influences of
oreign control if we do not win. We ii
must win, therefore, and we shall win k
need not ask you to pledge your lives IN
nd fortunes with those of the rest of cC
he nation to the accomplishment of b.
hat great end. I'll
You will realize as I think states IL
len on both sides of the water real pc
le, that the eliminating crisis of the
,ruggle has come and that the
of this year on the one an
de or the other must determine the do
sue. 1t has turned out that the forces do
lat fight for freedom the freedom of WI
en- all over the world, as well as our De
vn, depend upon us in an extraordi- IN
Try and unexpected degree for sus- gr
nance, for the supply of the mate XII
ais by which men are to live and to 'el
sht, and it will be our glory when gre
c war is over that we have supplied 10
ose materials and supplied them ma
and ii viii be all the more 20
Dry because in supplying them we eve
We made our supreme effort and sac
ice. fro
lie,
In the field of agricultur we have ito
encies and instrumentalities fortu ant
tely such as no other country i'm the lea
rid can show. The department of sta
riculture is undoubtedly the greatest &
letieal and scientific agricultural erg
ranization in the world and
Q banking legislation of the last two lea
three years has given the farmers pha
ess to the great lendable capital of for
country and it has become the duty con
h of the men in charge of the fed the
reserve banking system and of the con,
m loan banking system to see to il com
the farmers obtain the credit, both face
TT term and long term, to which and
y are no only entitled, but which a u
s imperatively necessary should be .
ended to them if the present tasks {, (.
the country are to be adequately (.
'ormed. .
Both by direct purchase OF nitrares
by the establishment of plains TO @ o
luce nitrates the government is do II
its utmost to assist in the problem TOR
fertilization The department of an a
culture and other agencies are ac- least
~ assisting the farmers IN locate zone
guard and secure mt cost an ade OF u
e supply of sound seed. The de- 10 81
ment has s2.50O,O00 available for Ma
purpose now and has askd con for
) for $6,000,OO0 more. the j
win
The labor problem is one of great Tn
Guilty and some Of the best agen- Co. i
Of the nation are addressing them barle
: m tho faql Of troIr - F.