The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-05

fact remains ho is very nearly as dan.
gerous 10 America as The pro-Gefman
Following Governor Williams came
c. n. Alyord, sgrlouliuri't and field
agent. representing the United States
department Of agriculture who spoke ON
the need oi increasing the food supply
Alvord said
you people here lu Oklahoma would
hardly conceive oi lhc mice IN Aus
tralia becoming an ally Of the kaiser.
from the fact that lhc mice there destroy
thousands Of bushels OF wheat lying In
storage. bat such is an absolute TACT
Buys Entire Crop.
"The Australian government bought
the continents entire wheat crop for
1915 1910 and lgl7 Il was brought to
the seaport, oi Australia ready to be
shipped to Europe The Australians
had twenty.one huge grain carrying
steamships In short time all but five
were sunk by the Germans This shows
Won people here in oklahoma something
OF what this war means There are
millions Of bu,hel, of wheat in Aus
trala In storage. perhaps enough there
10 make EUROPE bread for halt q wear
"But there are no boats 10 'lrp 1t and
the mice have not only Ropen into this
store OF wheat and threatened lo rot
II but the mice threaten Io oycrfun The
continent and rum all The crops The
situation has indeed become so bad
that on the requi,illon and request Of
the Australian government experts
from the L. 6 department oi agfl
culture who are skilled Al that sort
Of thing have been sent to Australia
10 help IN thc war Of cStcrmInatlng the
nice
"A few DAYS aCa lhr food controller
Of Great Britain cablel 10 me United
State, government Unless YOU arc
able 10 send the allies 75.ODOOOO bushels
more Of wheat, prior TO what you had
sent January !, and besides what Cana
da can spare the allies ! DO not want
10 assume the responsibility Of assur-
ing our people here that food will win
the war. You must excuse the blunt
ness OF this cable because oi the very
great threatened distress which makes
It's sending necessary
U. S. Must Send Food.
The most important thing by way Of
a message want to impress on YOU
folk, here in Oklahoma is this Our
armic, lu Europe. the people Of Italy
France. Great Britain, Belgium and
some other small European countries
are now supported by a slender food
line streaming 10 them from the United
State, by way Of the ships we send
Lets have a word about ships The
U-hoats in 1917 have been sinking
twice, just exactly twice as many ships
oi all descriptions. as the British and
Americans were able 10 build Our
government has one Of its three great
branches or departments Of warfare
pressing on II by way of keeping up
ship construction enough to keep this
food going to Europe
"But IT there is M food TO send and
II the U-boat at last can cut off this
line Of ships We have been sending TO
Europe. ! want you people TO consider
what in the world will become Of all
those thousands Of American boys you
have sent to Europe to fight for you,
those armies Of the allies fighting for
YOU, and the people Of the allies as
we'll. For it certainly is true that II
the enemy can cut of your food line
and withhold your food. YOU are in his
power. He has triumphed over you
Up to Food Raisers.
"Thls one thought alone should he
sufficient to make every one of you
men and women here return TO your
respective communities and do every
thing in your power TO see that more
acres are planted and that every acre
is made to raise more food than il
ever did before Ships to carry the food
first then the food. If the Hun cuts
off the supply Of food, America is
licked. 1t is up to the ship.buildcrS
and the food raiscrs, but as much mp 70
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