Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-01-24
NEW YEARS GREETINGS
The Heads of Canada's Western
Provinces. and Their
Message.

| the great worlds war for about nine
months. the touch of wars spirit has
perlneated the great commonwealth,
and in every hamlet and district Is fet
and shown the interest that was TO De
| expected from people whose love OF
liberty and justice rises supreme to All
else Day by day their appreciation
Of what it means TO give up now for
the future happiness OF themselves
and the generations that follow grows
greater and greater. There will be
! osses of loved ones, but there VIII De
40 badge OF mourning to Indicate the
great sorrow that will be felt. Ii Is
realized that the sacrifice is the toll
that is demanded for making the whole
world better. and, sensing this, there
S preparation and willingness to sac
,ifice until the goal--the defeat ana
downfall of despotism-is assured.
When the people look back. and see
what Canada has done, and learn that
Canada today is bigger and better than
ever, they will take heart, and with IN
creasingly growing vigor carry on with
greater courage. Canada has been
In the war for three and a half years.
She has sent 100000 out of popula-
ion of eight million, she has sub
scribed to Victory Bonds over and
over again and there is no sound OF
whimper. AT each demand that is
made upon her resources, she meets II,
and gets ready for the next. Recently
her people were asked to subscribe
$500 100000. She handed over $780,
100000.
Having already contributed 4eo,oOO
soldiers, Canada was recently asked to
approve of sending another lO,ouU.
With sweeping majority, consent was
given
How the war 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 unit
On making the world better. Canada $
wealth was never shown to better adj
vantage than in the present struggle.
II possesses great wealth in the SOIL IN
its mines, its other natural resources.
and wonderful riches in the tenacity
and courage of its men and its women.
The soil and the climate and the har-
dihood and determination of the farm
ing class to win. by cultiyating and
cultivating. growing wheat and raising
cattle to build up the resources so
necessary to carry on the war, are fac
tors that will count.
Probably the best word of encour-
agement comes from the Premiers OF
the three great provinces where the
bulk of the food products Will come
from. When one reads what these
men. prominent in their country say, 1t
piyes inspiration. If there are any
who may be pessimistic of the future
the message that these gentlemen send
forward should remove all doubt
Three and 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. Z. c. Norris, Premier of Mani
toba. says:
Manitoba has prospered exceeding
ly during the year 1917, and the new
year finds US not only still ready and
willing, but increasingly able to bear
whatever burdens he fourth year OF
the war may bring.
Manitoba farmers, generally speak
ing, have never been in better condi
tion to carry on out of her prosperity
Manitoba is giving lavishly toward the
winning Of the war Every appeal fol-
funds has met with quick and generous
response The people of the Province
are well settled into the collar in al
war efforts. There's spirit of deter
mination, Of willingness to make sac
rifices, of confidence in the certain out
come. of which there is no room fol
} pessimism. Manitoba will carry on
Saskatchewan had a prosperous ant
successful year in 1917, and when Pre-
mier Martin sent out his New Veal
message 1t was filled with an optimism
that was fully warranted.
There is no doubt that the province
today is In better condition finan
cially than ever before True. the eff
fects of the town and city real estate
boom have not altogether passed away
but speaking generally. the farmers OF
the plains and the merchants in thu
towns are in better financial position
today than at any previous time. Oul
people are Industrious and progressive
while we have in some portions o
the Province mixed population, edu
cation and scientific methods are max
ing rapid strides and we are lookin,
forward with every confidence to ;
glorious future and the development o
) a people on the central plains of Can
: ada, of which the whole Dominion ant
, the British Empire will have ever,
reason to be proud"
While Alberta has given over TO tn
war thousands of her virile manhood
thus taking from the farmer a larg
percentage Of its producers, It still
stands up big and buoyant. The farm
help thus temporarily removed mean
q demand for farm help and increased
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