The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-02-01
NEW YEARS GREETINGS
The Heads Of Canada's Western
Provinces, and Their
Message.

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months, the touch of wars spirit has
permeated the great commonwealth
and in every hamlet and district is felt
and shown the interest that was to be
expected from people whose love OF
liberty and justice rises supreme to all
else. Day by day their appreciation
of what it means to give up now for
the future happiness of themselves
and the generations that follow grows
greater and greater. There will be
losses of loved ones, but there will be
no badge of mourning to indicate the
great sorrow that will be felt. 1t is
realized that the sacrifice is the toll
that is demanded for making the whole
world better, and, sensing this, there
is preparation and willingness TO sac
rifice until the goal-the defeat and
downfall of despotism-is assured.
When the people look back. and see
what Canada has done, and learn that
Canada today is bigger and better than
ever, they will take heart, and with in
creasingly growing vigor carry on with
a greater courage. Canada has been
In the war for three and half years.
She has sent 100000 out of popMa-
ton of eight million, she has sub
scribed to Victory Bonds over and
over again and there is no sound of a
whilnper. At each demand that is
made upon her resources, she meets it,
and gets ready for the next. Recently
fa e.,,ho nj f
S300,00O,000. She handed over $780,
100000.
Having already contributed 100000
soldiers, Canada was recently asked to
approve of sending another 100000.
With sweeping majority, consent was
given.
How the war affects Canada is best
shown by the willingness of the people
to contribute. They, too, realize the
great and noble part they are taking
in this great conflict. They are unit
on making the world better. Canada's
wealth was never shown to better adj
vantage than in the present struggle.
1t possesses great wealth in the soil, in
its mines, its other natural resources,
and wonderful riches in the tenacity
and courage of its men and its women.
The soil and the climate, and the har-
dihood and determination of the farm
ing class to win, by cultiyating and
growing wheat and raising
cattle to build up the resources so
necessary to carry on the war, are fac
tors that will count.
Probably the best word of encour-
agement comes from the Premiers of
the three great provinces where the
bulk of the food products will come
from. When one reads what these
men, prominent in their country say, it
gives inspiration. If there are any
who may be pessimistic of the future.
the message that these gentlemen send
forward should remove all doubt. |
Three and half years in the war, able |
to speak as they do, the future should |
look bright TO those who may have |
their seasons of doubt!
Hon. T. c. Norris, Premier of Mani
-oba. says:
Manitoba has prospered exceeding |
Y during the year 1917, and the new
year finds us not only still ready and
willing, but increasingly able TO bear
whatever burdens the fourth year of
he war may bring.
Manitoba farmers, generally speak
hg, have never been in better condi-
ion TO carry on. Out of her prosperity
Manitoba is giving lavishly toward the
winning of the war. Every appeal for
unds has met with quick and generous
esponse. The people of the Province
re well settled into the collar in all
var efforts. There's spirit of deter
nination, of willingness to make sac
ifices, of confidence in the certain out
ONE, of which there is no room for
,essimisln. Manitoba will carry on"
Saskatchewan had a prosperous and
dccessful year in 1917, and when Pre-
nier Martin sent out his New Year
lessage it was filled with an optimism
hat was fully warranted. (
There is no doubt that the province !
oday is in a better condition finan-
tally than ever before. True, the eff
ects of the town and city real estate s
Dom have not altogether passed away, L
ut speaking generally, the farmers en-
ne plains and the merchants in the
lwns are in a better financial position
,day than ut any previous time. Our
pople are industrious and progressive.
"While we have in some portions of $
lie Province mixed population, edu-
ltion and scientific methods are MAX
e rapid strides and we are looking
,rward with every confidence to i
orious future and the development of /
people on the central plains of Can
la, of which the whole Dominion and
lie British Empire will have every
'ason to he proud"
While Alberta has given over to the
ar thousands of her virile manhood,
JUS taking from the farmer a large
srcentage of its producers. it still
ands up big and buoyant. The farm
lip thus temporarily removed means
demand for farm help and increased :
I'm effort to till its highly productive i
res. Hon. Chas. Stewart. Premier of {
iberia, in message to the people on s
e LIST of January, speaks with such
loyancy and hope of the future and
highly of fhe work of the mast year.