The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-03-29
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see here something he could not I'M
derstand and therefore something he
would fear. He would see the adj
amantine answer to his hope OF world
subjugation-that look In the eyes OF
the women of this land. For men of
such mothers will never be defeated;
they can not but be victorious.
IL am glad you said that" began
this woman In whose eyes was the
light that has always famed when
war is waged for freedom. 81 have
a son who Is now in France And
have a neighbor who has not been
following the Governments requests
either In food production or in food
conservation. This family lives on a
fine farm, and neither the woman in
her kitchen nor the husband in his
fields has changed the accustomed
way of living. The man has been
planning to put most of his land in
cotton. Their table has had as much
food as 1t ever did, and upon all days,
because they seem to think that since
they produced the food they need not
conserve"
FINALLY could stand 1t no longer,
Not long ago went to this woman
for knew if l could make her under
stand, the husband also would be
changed. You are trying your best
to kill my boy I said to her. I'm
sure you haven't realized that this is
the effect of what you and your hus-
band are doing, but 1t is the effect
just the same, and you must under
stand what it means. If my boy must
be killed l want the enemy only to
bear the burden of responsibility for
his death. | want to know that he
died for his country, truly. l don't
want my neighbors, the people who
pretend to be my friends to help kill
him. am glad and proud for him
to fight for humanity; but am not
willing for him to suffer and sacrifice
in order that gluttons may be graft
fed and greedy misers increases
their gains. l think you will change
your way when you understand that
your conduct may sacrifice my boy
whom you have known all his life
ever since he was baby with curly
hair, toddling around and trying to
learn to walk. don't think you
want to join the Germans in fighting
him. And you've got to change, now
that you do understand, now that I've
told you what 1t means"
"And she did change. She was in
tears before l finished. l am afraid
I wounded her very deeply, but had
to be done. She is conserving food
now-no one in the county is more ar
dent than she, and her husband is
going to put in some food and feed
crops and not plant all his land in
cotton. / don't know what | would
have done If they hadn't changed"
she admitted with a little smile, "but
I'm sure there is some way, and
would have found it and l would have
done whatever was necessary to do"
"You have done the thing that is
stronger than the Government, be-
cause it is the Government, because
it makes the Government" said Mr..
Ousley.
"You have Created public sentiment.
If in every community in this coun-
try there is created sentiment of
scorn and contempt for those who do
not now sustain our country, there
will be very few offenders, for to be
despised by ones neighbors would
make life unbearable. When We have
everywhere public sentiment such
as you have helped make here, so the
food Stacker, either in production or
conservation, will be lothed and look
ed down upon, the thoughtless and
the selfish will perform their full
duty"
Have you a neighbor who is fail
ing to sustain the Governments food
program? Have you a son, a rela-
tive, a friend fighting in France? That
neighbor, then, may cause the death
of your son, your relative, your friend.
Will yo, foIaroto tbato