Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-04-19

Prussianism is the farmer. Though
guns may thunder and cities crumbae
before tho onslaughts Of the millions
now engaged In the great cause, peace.
everlasting peace can come only
through the lowly ttller Of the soil.
To the thoughtless this may not ap-
peal, but how inssparably the great
Cause and the farmer are linked is in.
dicated in the unusual difference be-
ing shown him by those directing the
allied interests. No battle Is complete
without the farmer. God speed him,
is the constant supplication.
Among the first Of tho state war
units to recognize the importance Of
the farmer in his relation to the great
conflict was the Minnesota State Safe
ty commission. Early was the consid.
GRAFTON given the agricultural inter
ests of the state by this body and in
its twelve months of existence little
has been overlooked in the way OF
help and patriotic inspiration. Re-
turns In consequence have been many
fold and further help Is contemplated.
This year should see Minnesota's
food production doubled and as the
main source of that production is the
farmers of the state the task the Min
nescta safety commission has before
it can be appreciated. And that the
Commission will succeed there Is lit:
tie doubt as 1t has the confidence Of
the farmers and they will respond to
man.
One Of the most active of the Min.
nesota Safety body in an agricultural
way is G. H. March, vice president
of the commission and farmer him.
self. As the head of the agricultural
division Of the state organization both
his time and his money have been
freely given in its furtherance. Re-
Gently Mr.. March. returned from
Washington where he went at the
instance of Gov. Burnquist and the
members of tho Commission and his
visit was not only of value to the
agricultural interests of Minnesota,
but to the entire Northwest. II only
the promise of m increased fixed
phce for the 1918 wheat crop, which
was one of the objects Of the visit,
Is realized, this Intervention alone
will be worth many millions Of dol
lars to the farmers of the state.
At the command of Gov. BurnQuist
and the Minnesota Safety commission
Mr.. March placed before President
Wilson and those interested In food
production a number of things neces-
'sary to the success of the farmers and
the additional production which is 50
urgently desired and was successful
to the extent that many reforms will
undoubtedly follow. Not the least
of the promises obtained was aid In
behalf of a substantial increase I'm
the government fixed price for wheat
and a partial return to state grain
grades which have been superseded
by federal standards. Acting on be-
half of the commission Mr.. March
pointed out to President Wilson and
his war aides the great work Mime
sofa farmers are doing and urged as
generous government compensation
as other lines Of endeavor are now re-
ceiv,ng. Such was only Justice.
One Of the early agricultural activi-
ties Of the commission was the sup
plying of farm help made necessary
by the draft. With the usual sources
Of supply cut off by the national call
to arms the Commission at once took
over the free employment machinery
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was averted az result. This year
even greater plans are in preparation
for the harvest call. =
Another of the early problems was
transportation and how it was handled
by the Commission is best told in the
thousands Of freight cars that have
been forwarded to every section Of tho
state at the urgent call of farmers and
communities generally. Any dearth
in this respect has been kept down to
tho minimum.
One Of the chief features Of the
success Of tho Commission In an agrt
cultural way has been the confidence
its activities has inspired. Education
and patriotic appeal. instead Of Of
fetal commands have been the main
feature Of it's propaganda and as q
result general cooperation IL greater
than ever in the history Of the state.
Today the commission has more in.
innate relations and Is in closer touch
with the farmers OF Minnesota than
any other known agency.
With the 0nanjn4 NJ tina nav, nnnn