The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-13

LANDS FOR SOLDIERS.


There is much food for thought in the
communication of George Sievers in the
Il Contribution Box" of this issue. The
proposition to give or sell on easy pay
ments. logged-off and other lands to our
soldiers is being boosted by many poll
ticians and newspapers. At first glance
it seems to be a good thing for the
soldiers and to the inexperienced it will
be regarded as fitting reward" But
is it?
Did you ever take and improve and
prove up on homestead? If not you
will probably think this is a great snap
for the soldiers. If you have you are
apt to believe that instead of reward
we will be Furnishing our heroes by this
gift"
If you will give this subject thought
practically no government land now
that is fit for farming. A homestead of
good land costs about all that it is worth
to improve and convert into farm.
Then how about the logged-off land, the
senli-arid land or the rough, rocky land
fit only for pasture in the early spring
and late fall, the only government land
that is left now?
If you have had any experience in
farming, or in making a farm from wild
land, you will realize that to send these
men out upon such land as is now held
by the government and expect them to
make homes there and make that land
valuable, would be to ask them to do
something that you would not do. 1t is
not fit reward for our soldiers. they
deserve something better than that
- - -
OUR PRESIDENT IN FRANCE.
President Wilson landed in France
today and he was given the greatest
ovation ever given a ruler of foreign
country. The reception given him, as
shown in the Associated Press dispatches
elsewhere. ought to thrill the heart and
quicken the pulse of every American
citizen.
President Wilson has gone to the most
important conference ever held on earth
@ represent the American people. He
goes not as the president of the demo-
ratio party, but as president OF the Unit
d States. He is your president and mine
We want him to be regarded as the
greatest parsonage at the conference. {
fhe homage paid to him is not to Viii :
on. the man., but to the representative
# the American people. A share of the
Welcome to President Wilson is intended
or you and for me. The people Of
france, of England, of Belgium, OF r
taly and of other countries that fought 6
18th America against the Huns, are well
oming him as one nation. !
Shall he have less support, less loyalty. ;.
IS respect from his own people at !,
ONE? Because we do not agree with
i'm on all political matters shall we :;
i've him less loyal support than the !,
sople of other nations, separated from !;
by miles of ocean, who have little IN
,mmon with us? God forbid that we
Ould allow part1zan politics to cause r.
to withhold from OUR president the
yal support that is his due.
Ez IA - -,
RAISING SUMNER CROPS. 81,
There is food for thought in the re- M
ri of 0. S. Fletcher, county farm IF
ent showing that III the bean belto te,
veral bushels more wheat per acre is no
own than in other sections with soil Sc
lally as rich, if not richer, where the FRI
system of summer following is still co
vogue. Of
t will pay Latah county farmers TO do
estigate these reports, study condi
rs and see if it will not pay to raise
ne crop on their land every year. of
tn butter fat bringing O. cents a sol
md and the demand far in excess of gn;
supply; with the world short of hogs in