The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-07
CATHOLIC CHURCH
HAS Big LAND PLAN
Reconstruction Committee
Aims to Establish Soldiers
on Farms.
SEE MENACE TO LIBERTY
Programme Calls for Meetings
Of Protest in All Parts
Of the Country.

Inc Satno1C Cnurcn, tnrOuBn inc re-
construction committee OF the National
Catholic War Council. will try to turn
thousands Of returned soldiers back to
the land" A great colonization scheme
has been worked out by the committee
for the general purpose Of interesting
soldiers III farming and food produce
ton. and 100000 will be spent to carry
out the programme determined on.
The Rev. Edward v. O'Hara. an econ
omist of reputation. has returned from
overseas to take charge OF the back
to the land" campaign. Part of the
plan Is to establish agricultural centres
and then interest returned veterans In
farm possibilities. Soldiers and sailors
with some small capital will be trana-
ported to the farm colonies to be estab-
llshed within the next few months
Every effort will then be made TO finance
apd advise the farm undertakings.
Father O'Hera, discussing the plan yes
terday, said:
I'VE are confronted by the likelihood
of unemployment on a large scale in the
years directly ahead of us. We are
urged to produce food for the world for
the immediate future and to prepare to
produce for ourselves on n larger scale
than hitherto for the years that lie be-
yond the immediate future. The rich
prairies Of the civil war period no lorger
remain in Government possession to be
granted to returning soldies, but we have
hundreds OF millions OF acres of rich
soil at present unusued which, at a cost
In labor not at all prohibitive. may be
made into productive farms. What
could be more reasonable procedure
than IN annlv tina surnIus labor unon
this unused land and nroduce the headed
food7"
Altar assertinx That tho Irni,ad Sta+aa
in tna onlv E,noli.h sneakiny country
that has NOT nasse6 soIdier settIemen,
Ieois,at,on and ra,,,ou,no tha ar,,,,.
undertakinps -, iris sort in other crun-
,rie. , namnhla, i.sra5 hv the Catb,,..c
war Council givea tbs fo1lowiny ressM.
for group settlement:
"Eor the soldiers re.urninp firm, tho
nre.sn, u,or thara a. No fer,;is l.. nds
70 he piven awav Instead tbere ara
tho swamn ,ands and tho drv lands a,d
tho cut over land. and ,ha ,ands u-,,h
worn ont soil. Tho earIv settIers NJ
the Western farms often underwent So.
we're hardsh,ns that sstt,era NJ ,o-day
would shrink fror~ha rdsbin, that
would have haen often nnnacassorv a.
saner methods or set,Iement had baen
adonted
s"rhe Individual eaftlAr nop ,poEa a
rarn, ont NJ n c,,t o,,sr .r.. h,,. :, =. q
back hrea,,;ne onerat,on power va
cbines can ha ohtainod =, mi, st,,,nns
hu+ tho,, ranrosa,,. = cnn,,darah,o ;,,,.st
mani ~ can,taI Tba,, con no ,,saa "a
sdyantaoa nnIy rrhon i,r.a ,ra.s 90 a.
he ole. rad ~ s,wn,n. "a - -,
ont over lava &. ,a.,or Co. $3.50
ratbar thar indiv,d,;ai act;or
.Wban The soi, oncs crIti,..,sa h.s
baen allowed "a da,erior,ta ami cu,.i,-a-
,ion has baen ahandorod q, 80. ro,,u,ro
two or tbrse year. n, h,,,,ding IN beforo
profitable crons can be ohtainsd uere
apain tho ,rd;v,duai ss,,ler ,rithou, can1
i,al ia unable 70 cone With tho s,t,,atJon
Je needs Guidance az, n-adI, g., 3D.
that he NAV nlan u.ise,,, ord u,ait M
,ien,,v and these can nost nros.,hI,,
he furnished 70 settlers In grouns
"Rut even altar tho 1and 4. nron. rod
for cultiyation and cron grou,ne th.ra
are mary advsntages accruIng to tba
set,Iers who mr., In rnisen Hou.e, and
farm buildings must be MANNED and
bought and h,it and ,h,s nIanntn y
ruch mora cbean,v and aat,sfac+oriIy
"Rettsr grades ~ l,yestock vii, ~.
produced n the breeds are atandardizad
ro- the -,hoIa con,n,uni,,, p.t,or 49,.
vii, no ohtained for I,ve.+ocL ord nroos
II cooneratiye MARKETING 10 nra c,,sed
"Ear-n,pg 4. sen aonal occunat,o,
Ar certain Zines NJ the wear IN. farr,ar
peeds outside assistan-rs grs,t aaaI
of the extra labor which tho farmer