The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-25
NEW YEARS GREETINGS
The Heads Of Canada's Western
Provinces, and Their
Message.

The United States having been In
the great worlds war for about nine
months, the touch of wars spirit has
p%ermeatcd the great commonwealth.
aud In every hamlet and district Is felt
and shown the Interest that was to be
expected from Il people whose love OF
liberty and Justice rises supreme to oil
else. Day by day their appreciation
Of what II means to give up now Tor
the future happiness Of themselves
and the generations that follow grows
greater and greater. There will be
losses of loved ones, but there will be
no badge Of mourning to Indicate the
great sorrow that will he felt. 1t is
realized that the sacrifice Is the toll
that is demanded for making hey whole
world better, and, sensing this, there
is preparation and willingness 10 sac
rificc until the goal-the defeat n
downfall of despotism-is assured.
When the people look back, and see
what Canada has done, aud learn That
Canada today is bigger aud better thar
cver, they will take heart. and with IN
~crcnsinsly growing vigor carry on with
a greater courage. Canada has beer
in the wal for three and Il hall years.
She has sent 100000 out Of a popula-
ton of eight million. she has sub
scribed to Victory Bonds over and
oyer again and there is no sound OF a
whimper. At each demand b a Is
made upon her resources. she meets It,
and gets ready for the next. Recently
her people were asked to subscribe
5000, OOO, 600. She handed owe $500
100000.
Having already contributed 100000
soldiers. Canada was recently asked to
| approve Of sending another lW,OO.
With a sweeping majority. consent was
given.
How the wal affects Canada Is best
shown by the willingness Of the people
to contribute. They. too, realize The
great and noble part they are taking
In this great conflict. They are a unit
on making the world better. Canada's
wealth was never shown to better nd
vantage than III the present struggle.
1t possesses great wealth in the soil. IN
its mines, It's other natural resources.
aud wonderful riches in the tenacity
and courage Of its men and its
The soil and the climate. and the har-
| dihood and determination of the farm
ing class to win, by cultivating and
c%ultivating, growing wheat and rnising
| cattle to build up the SO
i, necessary to carry on the war. are fac
tors that will count.
Probably the best word Of encour-
agement Ome from the Premlers OF
the three great provinces where he
bulk Of the food products will come
from. When one reads what these
! men, prominent in their country say. 1t
| gives inspiration. II there are ans
who may be p~essimistic Of the future.
! the message that these gentlemen send
forward should remove all doubt.
Three and n half years in the war. able
to speak as they do, the future should
look bright to those who may have
their seasons of doubt
Hon. L. G.. Norris, Premier Of Mani
toba, says:
Manitoba has prospered exceeding
~ during the year 1917, and the new
year finds US not only still ready and
willing, but increasingly able to bear
whatever burdens the fourth year of
the war may bring.
Manitoba farmers, generally speak
ing, have never been in better cOndi-
| ton to carry on. Out of her prosperity
| Manitoba is giving lavishly toward the
winning of the war. Every appeal for
| funds has met with quick and generous
response. The people Of the Province
are we'll settled into the collar In oil
war efforts. There's n spirit OF deter
mination, Of willingness to make q c
rifices, Of confidence In the certain out
| come, Of which there is no room for
pessimism. Manitoba will carry on"
Saskatchewan had a prosperous and
successful year In 1917, and when Pre-
mier Martin sent out his New Year
message 1t was filed with an optimism
that was fully warranted.
There is no doubt that the province
| today is In Il better condition finan-
cially than ever before. True, the ef.
fects Of the town and city real estate
boom have not altogether passed away.
but speaking generally, the farmers on
the plains and the merchants In the
towns arc In Il better financial position
today than ut any previous time. Our
people arc industrious and progressive.
"While we have In some portions Of
! the Province a mixed population. edn-
| cation and scientific methods arc maxi
ing rapid strides and we IRE looking
forward with every confidence to 4
| glorious future and the development Of
q people on the central plains Of Can
ada, Of which the whole Dominion and
the British Empire will have every
reason to he proud"
While Alberta has given over to the
wal thousands OF her virilc manhood,
thus taking from the farmer a large
percentage Of Its producers, 1t still
stands up big and %buoyant. The fcrm
help thus temporarily removed can
n demand Tor farm helm md increased