Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07


hog was frozen and could not come
out to hunt for his shadow. II
may help us to offset the cold by getting
all het up" over the fact that It will take
as much coai'to carry US through to June
AZ We have used thus far since October 1.
during period Of punched cold drives.
vDRMONTs PART IN THE WAR.
Natives Of Vermont In other States
and particularly Vermont veterans Of
the Civil War have been Tremendously
disturbed by the persistent efforts Of some
Of the newspapers in the larger cities.
who did not understand the situation.
to discredit the part the Green Mountain
State is bearing in the present world
struggle. We have had letters from
vermonters even from California ask
ing US to repeat the printing Of the sum.
mary Of the work Of the State in support
Of this war against Germany.
Fortunately Governor Graham has been
moved to make statement with refer
ence to this subject and what he says
has all the authority Of an Official utter
ance on a matter Of pressing Importance
for every son and daughter Of Vermont
in this connection. He shows that Yer
mont has done even more than its fair
share in the war against the hated Hun.
Governor Graham's statement Is as fol-
lows:
Immediately the Legislature Of Yer
mont realized that war was inevitable
It made an appropriation Of 100000 for
the public defense. This act was passed
March 81. 1917. six days before the cec-
laration Of war: the Legislature. by proper
enactment. provided that members Of the
national guard and Vermont volunteers
in the service Of the United States should
receive from the state SO per month in
addition to the pay which they might
receive from the federal government.
THE State spent more than 100000 in
equipping tho Vermont regiment previous
to its being called into federal service
and all authorities agree that It was the
best equipped Of any national guard resi-
ment at Camp Bartlett.
March q. 1917. tho Vermont Commit
tee Of Public Safety was appointed. and
It has been actively at work since. The
State was divided into 10 districts, and in
April campaign for increased food pro.
duction was carried into every city and
town. Tho school system Of the State
centralixes in the commissioner Of edu-
cation. Through his es district super
intendents tho services Of school children
and Boy Scouts known as the Green
Mountain guard, were enlisted in food
garden and farm work. This organize
ton alone produced over $4,000 worth of
such food products as beans and pota-
toes. Its girls canned over $1,000 quarts
Of fruits and vegetables.
I'm this campaign the Committee of
Public Safety was further aided by the
State Agricultural College and the county
agricultural agents. The department of
agriculture. through It's farm markets
bureau and farm employment bureau.
was also of great assistance. The mar
kets bureau received and furnished daily
reports and quotations by telegram. and
these were distributed throughout the
State on the same day by the press. The
Committee Of Public Safety has made ar
rangements to continue during the ap-
preaching season the food production
and conservation campaign along the
lines followed last year.
I'm every instance where the citizens
Of Vermont have been called upon to loan
money to the government or to give to
different war endeavors they have in
variably exceeded the amount apportioned
to the State. This they did with the two
Liberty Loans. the American Red Cross.
the Y. M. C. A. Red Triangle. the War
Library fund. the War Camp Recreation
fund and the Armenian and Syrian Relief
ANAAA' We otO INV Ch6d6co tIt a ottNo
for the knights Of Columbus War fund
and the Salvation Army campaigns. and
arc preparing for the Smileage books.
1.-THE ratio of enlistment credits for
the FIRST draft gave Vermont seventh
place among the States and Territories
and fifth place among the. States. In
addition to the men who have entered
the army. Vermont. true to her early
traditions. furnished large number of
volunteers for the navy One Of Ver-
mont's counties. Windham. because Of
its large number OF volunteers. has not
yet been called upon to furnish any men
for. the draft. and several counties were
required to furnish fewer than 80 men
each.
I'm September under the auspices of
the Greater Vermont association and the
Committee Of Public Safety. Vermont held
at Rutland the first war convention Of
Its kind to be held by any State. The
British, French, Italian and Japanese
governments were represented, and a
special representative Of the federal food
administrator was present. This con-
vention brought together the commercial,
Industrial and agricultural interests Of the
State and co-ordinated their war endeavor
on a basis OF practical and efficient bust
ness.