The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1918-04-11

their Whole time to talking on hov
WE could right the wrongs al rape,
Belgium and murdered american cili
zons ON lle high seas
implores Patriotism.
ENerN meeting of every charactcl
Iicld in the nation during the War, TIN,
speaker said, should devote part o
its pprogram tn patriotic matters. Mai.
or Mitchell discussed The council o.
defense and its work in The state dur
lllg lle crisis of war This body h,
pointed Out had as one uf ills CREATES
duties that of educating the people tc
The righteous of the war. and this edll.
cation he declared should be- a part of
any propaganda of amy organization
and society.
The American struggle for freedom
IN" war which ,Nmcrica had fought rol
In" freedom not only of its people but
Of all people We're touched upon. from
the. RrNpluiionTy war, the result of
Which. Major Nitclleli declared WAS to
give The British coonicS more liberal
laws throughout The world and made
4 them really Independent eommon-
Mea!ihs, The war of 1912 when Amer
4 lea humblcd tin British lion and forced
/ the freedom of the seas to the world.
lhe CiNli Mar Which eliminated slavery
from the world the Spanish American
crushed i'm the Western hemisphere
This is the ideal for Which Ameri-
can is fighting today the speaker
said, An ideal of liberty equality and
justice for All the people,"
Discussing the farmers and their
duty. ne pointed out the necessity for
growing large quantities of Wheat
Any man who refuses to plant a fair
acreage of Wheat" he exclaimed be-
cause be can make more money in 9th
cr crops is not a loyal American and
states
Boosts Liberty Loan.
Because there might he some in
justice to The farmers in the prices
they receive, The speaker declared was
NO ras"n WHY the farmers should not
10 their duty
Discussing the Liberty Loan drive
he urged the vital necessity OF back
ing the men in the trenches With ilnan-
cial support
In closing Major Mitchell made an
inspiring appeal for every man. woman
aud child To Work and live SO that il
would he an inspiration to every other
person to fight for their country. Aid
in recruiting work WAS asked for
He dcplored a tendency towards fric-
ton between the defense council and
The League, urging that commercial
and political animosity he buried. He
bitterly scored those enemies of the
League who attempted to further their
ends by besmirching farmers by cali
ing them names.
operation and universal service be
tween The farmers and business men
should replace anN animosity, and that
all should Wlrk for the successful pre-
secution of the War.
Mrs. Cole Speaks.
Mrs Cole whose dry hnmor cot the
audience laughing opened her remarks
With a declaration that the men of the
nation had evidently decided that the
housewives knew nothing about food
conservation as they had taken abso-
lutc control of the situation and left
the women to foliow their dictates. I
even if such programs for conserva-
tion would not reach the dcsired oh
iect
Professor Sutton pointed out thai
the war demands ON food slulfs made
il mandatory upon the farmers 10 de
vote all Their energies towards feeding
the armies if the allies. He. with sys-
tenn of co,orcd charts showed the
raised and that consumed. and how
wlien The Euripean Mar broke out. The /
demand grew so rapidly THAT thc sup
ply could not meet it,
ON a cereal chart he showed that in /.
the past The American farmer had been |
feeding his cereals to beef. mutton
and hogs. and that The economic loss, |
in The amount pt food sluils fed toI
raise meat had caused The high cost
of living
Eating Hog Feed.
MO M, NAV .,,Ii itp .Iit. IL
To feed cur hogs, he said hut you
know we are still respectable, and
the audience roarcd with laughter.
He closed with an earnest appeal for
more wheat. plant all YOU can for The |
government" he urged, and then plant
just little hit more for yourself.
''All Will be in Vain unless We raise
stuff enough to feed the armies of the
allies. We must win this war, and to-
win we must raise the necessary food
The opportunity for service comes
viiegc ! am told that in Trafalgar
Square London. there is a monument
erected to the memory of Lord Mel
son upon which is engraved This mot
To England expects every man 10 do
his duty You will find engraved in,
the hearts of all Nmericans these
words Every American is anxious to-
do his duty.
n. 5. Randall, representing the Ma
tional Nonpartisan League at the big
patriotic rally held Monday evening
at the Mitchell City Hall. Outlined the
practical duty of every organized
farmer in South Dakota Early in his
address Mr.. Randall pointed out that
A. C.. ToWnlcN president of the League,
has urged upon the farmers of the
Northwest the vital necessity of grow
ING wheat.
.The League" Mr. Randall said, sis
making a drive through the Northwest
to aid the government in this gigantic
task of feeding This nation and it's
allies, In the matter of food conser-
walton" | feel that We will all be gov
erncd by the law of duty and con-
serve. The conservation of food must
be observed by the people as long as
the people of other lands are united
with us in the great struggle for lib
ertN and democracy imposes The duty
upon us. As a matter of fact, ii will
be a good thing and serve a good pur-
pose aside from the good that will re-
sull in relation TO the war
Worship Cooks Shrine.
we as Il nation. have been thought
less of the law of supply. We have
demanded to be allowed to Worship
al Tho shrine of thp cook What we