The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-06
RESULT NEAR
SAYS WILSON
This is the Belief Expressed by the
President in Message to the
Farmers of United States.
CRISIS or WAR NOW At HAND
Agricultural Forces Uurged to Coop
crate in Every Possible Way to
Obtain Victory This Year

sage to the nations farmers delivered
today to an agricultural conference
at Urbana, ILL.,, President Wilson said
he thought statesmen on both sides
of the water realized that the cul-
minating crisis of the war had come
and this years achievements would
decide it.
The message, which the president
intended to present personally until
attacked by cold several days ago,
was delivered by President James, of
the University of Illinois. Recount
ing the aggressiOns of Germany, the
president said:
1--WE are fighting. therefore. as truly
for the liberty and self government
of the United States as if it were our
.. own revolution which had to be fought
over again. and every man in every
business in the United States must
know bythis time that his whole fu-
ture fortune lies in the balance.
Must and Shall Win.
"Our national life and our whole fu-
y ture development will pass under the
sinister influences of foreign control
fore, and we shall win. | need not
ask you to pledge your lives and for
tunes with those of the rest OF the
nation to the accomplishment of this
great end.
"You will realize. as | think states
men on both sides of the water real
iZc, that the eliminating crisis of the
struggle has come and that the achieve
ments of this year on one side or the
other must determine the issue
'.s Confronting a Great Task.
The presidents message said:
81 am very sorry, indeed. that |
cannot be present in person at the
Urbana conference. | should like to
enjoy the benefit of the inspiration
and exchange OF counsel which know
II should obtain, but, in the circum-
stances. it has seemed impossible for
me to be present and therefore can
only send you very earnest message
/ .ssexpregsing my Interest atld the
thoughts Which Such such 4 conference
must bring prominently into every
mind.
Il need not tell you, for am sure
you realize as keenly as | do, that we
are as nation in the presence of a
great task. which demands supreme
sacrifice and endeavor of every one of
us. We can give everything that is
needed with the greatest willingness
and even satisfaction because the OBJ
iect of the war in which we are en-
gagged is the greatest that free men
q have ever undertaken. 1t is to pre-
vent the life of the world from being
determined and the fortunes of men
everywhere affected by small groups
of military masters who seek their
own interest and the selfish dominion
throughout the world of the govern
ment they unhappily for the moment
control. You will not need to be con-
vinccd that it was necessary for us as
free people to take part in this war
II has raised its evil hand against us.
. Battling for Liberty.
'The rulers of Germany had sought
to exercise their power in such a way
as to shut off our economic life so far
as our intercourse with Europe was
concerned, and to confine our people
within the western hemisphere while
they accomplished purposes which
would have permanently impaired and
impeded every process OF our nation
al life and have put the fortunes Of
America at the mercy OF the imperial
government of Germany. This is no
threat, 1t has become reality. Their
hand of violence had been laid upon
oar own people and our own property.
in fragrant violation not only of JUS
tice. but of the we'll recognized and
long standing covenants of iuternatiOn.
al law and treaty. We are fighting,
therefore. as truly for the liberty and
self government of the United States
II fha Int
had to be fought over again, and ev-
cry man in every business in the
United States must know by this time
that his whole future fortune lies in
the balance. Our national life and
our whole economic development will
pass under the sinister influence of
foreign control If we do not win. We
must win, therefore, and we shall win
l need not ask you to pledge your
lives and fortunes with those of the
rest OF the nations to the accomplish.
ment OF that great end.
World Depends on U. S.
"You will realize, as | think states
men on both sides Of the water real
ize, that the eliminating crisis of the
struggle has come, and that the
achievements OF this year on one side
or the other must determine the issue
It has TUNED out that the forces that
fight for freedom, the freedom OF men
all over the world, as we'll as our own,
! depend upon us in an extraordinary
and unexpected degree for .sustenance
for the supply of the materials by
which men are to live and to fight, and
it will be our glory when the war is
over that we have supplied those ma
terials and supplied them abundant
ly, and it will be all the more glory
because in supplying them we have
made our supreme effort and sacrifice
I'm the field we have agencies and
instrumentalities fortunately, such as
no other government in the world can
show. The department of agriculture
is undoubtedly the greatest practical
and scientific agricultural organiza-
tfon In the world. The banking legis-
lation OF the last two or three years
has given the farmers access to the