The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-02-16
THE FARMERS GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY.

Nowhere in the wide world has any.
one profted more from the war thar
the American farmer. Prices of cot
ton, rice, sugar, grain, live stock
in fact, of everything the farmer has
to sell are higher than he ever dream
ed of-and the end is not yet.
Unlike the farmers of France, OF
Italy, of Russia, and of other coun-
tries in the war, the American farmer
can go about his work, sowing in the
spring and feeling secure that his
fields will not. be overrun by the
enemy before harvest; reaping in the
firm knowledge that his stored grain
will not be seized by ruthless in
vader ...
IT'S true the farmer has his trou-
bles. Help is hard to get, and the
cost of production goes up month by
month. What the farmer has to buy
also advances continually in price, but
the farmer, unlike the city dweller,
can, if he desires, purchase very little
and still get along. His living is right
on his farm. What he purchases else
where is largely in the line of luxu-
ries. He can sell now, while prices
are high, and buy later, if he wishes,
after prices go down.
In fact it would be wisdom if he
would follow this plan. Cut down on
the purchases of Injuries and save
for the next period of depression.
that is just what the United States
is asking him to do in connection with
the war savings campaign. The world
needs food-all that can be produced.
The government needs >money-all
that can be had. Let the farmer pro-
duce the food and supply hungry
world, and put his money-part, at
least, from every load Of produce he
sells-into government war savings
stamps.
The security is the best, in the
world; the interest rate is good; the
war savings stamps cannot decline in
value. The men, women and children
who own them are insured against
adversely.
w. S. S. @--~e-
AN IMPIOUS BRAGGART.
In bombastic speech to the sec
ond German army on the western
front just before Christmas, Kaiser
Wilhelm declared, "If the enemy does
not want peace, then we must bring
peace to the world with our iron fist
and shining sword" Despite three
years of war and suffering, our old of
.fensive spirit is still effective. This
is shown by our recent great victories
in Flanders and at Cambria, where
the British first felt the crushing
power of our offensive blow
In extravagant terms he praised the
tactics, strategy and valor of his
troops, characterizing the defense
they opposed against the attempt of
the British to advance toward Brous-
sells" as the most gigantic feat in
history" and to cap the climax of
this preposterous exaggeration he
proclaimed that 'tThe year 1917 has
proved that the German people have
the Lord Of Creation above as an un-
conditional and avowed ally upon
whom they can absolutely rely.
Without Him all would have been
vain.'
The spectacle; Of Kaiser Wilhelm,
the very personifcation Of ruthless
ness, cruelty and barbarism in war
fare, assuming to enlist the Supreme
Deity of the universe on the side Of
the merciless Huns in the pending
struggle between the forces of democ-
,racy and autocracy, is indeed one to
make devils smile and angels weep.
If such union of Numerically OPP
posite attributes could possibly be
effected, all scriptural tenets of
mercy and justice would be con-
travened and the teachings of the
gentle, lowly and loving Christ set at
naught.