The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-31
WILSON APPEALS
TO ALLFARMERS
Achievemnt OF Last Year Must
Be Exceeded appreciates
''Splendid Support"
stsvoRLD DEPENDS ON US"
Supplies Which Sustain Men to
Live and Fight Subject of
Special Message.
'+WoRLD DEPENDS ON US"

Washington, Jan. 81. - To the
farmers of the United States Pres
ident Wilson today sent messages
in which he called attention to the
country's needs of their assistance
during the coming year in winning
the war. The message was sent
through the farmers conference
being held at the University Of IL
linos at Urbana.
The message was delivered by
President James of the University
of Illinois in the absence of Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston, who
was to have represented the pres
ident at the conference. The pres
ident had expected to attend but
indisposition made 1t impossible
and he delegated Mr.. Houston, who
was prevented from participating
by the tie-up in transportation ia
cilities.
. re Message in Part.
The presidents message said in part
%"I need not tell you, for | am
sure you realize as keenly as ! do
that we are as nation i'm the
presence of a great task which de-
mands supreme sacrifice and en-
dtdNOI vi 9ChCty VitC VI ocs ~
can give everything that is needed
with the greater willingness. and
even satisfaction, because the OBJ
ject of the war In which we are
engaged Is the greatest that fkee
men have ever undertaken. ItNis
to prevent the life of the world
from being determined and the
fortunes of men everywhere af-
fected by small groups Of military
masters who seek their own inter-
ests and the selfish dominion
throughout the world. of the gov
. ernments they unhappily for the
moment control. You VIII not
need to be convinced that 1t was
necessary for us as a free people
to take part in this war. We must
win, therefore, and we shall win.
| need not ask you to pledge your
lives and fortunes with those OF
the rest of the nation to the ac-
complishment OF that great end.
"World Depends On U.s."
"You will :. realize, as l think
statesmen on both sides of the
water realize, that the eliminating
crisis OF the struggle has come
yssf ssssS 8h " thS 5fis. N Aidg i 4 aSt-rne ctnyf
must determine the issue. II has.
turned out that the forces that
fight for freedom, the freedom of
men all over the world, as well as
our own. depend upon us in an
extraordinary and unexpected de-.
gree for sustenance, for the sup
ply of the materials by which men
are to live and to fight, and it will
be our glory when the war is over
that we have supplied those ma
terials and supplied them abun-
dainty. .
"And let me say that the stimu-
lation of the agencies I have emu
merated has been responded to by
the farmers in splendid fashion.
Last spring their plant
ing exceeded by 100000 acres
the largest planting of any pre-
vious year. and the yields from the
crops were record breaking yields.
In the fall of 1917 a wheat acre
age of 42,170.000 was planted,
which was 100000 larger than
for any preceding year. 100000
greater than the next largest, and
Z 100000 greater than the preced-
ing five-year average.
But / ought to say to you that
1t is not only necessary that these
achievements should be repeated,
but that they should be exceeded.