New Britain herald., 1918-04-23

The removal Of the mask has
thrown down the gauntlet to the civ.
iiizcd world. This challenge, through
very shame We have been forced to
accept and two millions of our young
men are now in training for the bat
tle-front, But men cannot be main
tanned at the front without united
support at the rear and here only IL
portion of our available force has
been modified.
When we have a con1iagration on
our hands, threatening ruin to our
/ homes and business do We employ
our energies on side issues Or do we
get busy and work on the vital issue
at stake? Look at the San Francis
co disaster, Galveston, Baltimore,
, every man within reach was COM
PEELED to aid in rescue while looters
| and thugs who hindered were shot
| on sight.
we baNc now on our bands some
thing which threatens the very exist
ence Of our nation, our homes, bust
ness, institutions, honor, lives, all are
involved and in danger. Almost ~
year has passed since we acknowl
edged the fact and took our place be-
side those who have fought long and
faithfully in our common cause.
We, with our allies are facing the
most siS;lntic military organization
which has ever existed on this earth.
This organiza ton h" heen perfected
through fifty yea,..~H unrestrained
effort, with the single purpose IN
view to dominate the people of the
world and make them slaves to the
despotic ambition of a handful Of
hemin9 tyrants. This is the foe we
fight, willy. resourcefui, revengeful
and without honor. He will not hes
ilata to use any means. however vile,
treacherous or despicabIo they may
be, in order to win. We can tell
nothing by his word only by his
deeds may we judge him, and his
deeds have been unspeaka BILE. He has
burned his bridges behind rim.
staked everything on the issue
Until he has placed on the bowed
backs of mankind, renewed servitude,
bound their hands with the chains Of
bondage, and deprived them of free
tn ought the olive branch of peace he
prctends to hold forth to a, blood sick
world. is as empty of meaning as
were the pledged words of his nation
to ravaged Belgium.
It is a safe wager that there are
none within the German lines. who
are rot. some way, working for
German success. If not willingly. then
otherwise.
Is it rea sonable to think we can
win against such a foe with one hand
tied behind our back? We are in
this struggle to maintain the insti-
tutions for which we have already
fought three wars, and this is the
business every patriotic, loyal citizen
should be engaged in, until victory
comes. BY so doing we will shorten
the war and save unnecessary blood
shed. Every man should ask him.
self these questions, Is the work in
which I an engaged the means by
which I can best aid this cause? It
not, how can [ change it in order to
make every atom of effort count?
The manufacture of shipping is now
the first vital need. Aeroplanes fol-
low closely after, munitions of war
and ali the various machine parts
necessary to their manufacture are
also vital When the season opens
every Individual not helping else
where, should gain access to the land
and work faithfully to increase our
food supply.
Our farmers are handicapped,
enlisted or been drafted for lie
front The high prices paid III nunf-
ton factories and on government
work have drawn away others. This
loss must be made good and much
more. Our production of food stuffs
ought to be double that of last year.
IT must in any event he largely ir
CT caSed or there will be needless Suf- |
fering and privatc,n here at home.
But cutting out unnecessary labor. |
that has no direct bearing on the |
war, we will make this gain.
OF an area Of over 100000 acres I
Of tillable land in Connecticut only }
100000 were used last year. What is |
true regarding Connecticut is true, /
in equal measure, of the rest Of the +
country. In addition to fis much of !
the land cultivated was only partially |
used. /
An instance came rnfer MY obser-
walton last year wheFe one person,
on q quarter OF an acre of garden,
raised double the amount of vese-
tables raised there hitherto, and this,
simply by keeping the ground work
ing all the time. We can double
our production of food products, If
we will coordinate our available
forces.
Stop entirely the sale of intoxicat-
ng drink Turn this worse than use
less waste of Ia Dor into some line or
1rodu ctiOn. If, as conceded, our sol !
Tiers III uniform are better off with |
out stimulant, why. in the name or
o1aif: common sense, are not the SOL |
Hers of labor at the rear. also better
1tf without liquor. even though they
". AZ no uniform
The diversion of sugar for the |
nan ufa cture OF candy should also !
cease. thus literating an added IN