The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-01-02
WORLD NEEDS FOOD
Demand Makes Opportunity for
Returning Soldiers.
Thowaaads viii - olerious pesss
biiitlse n osttismsnt Of Avail
abtp Farm Land In This ceun-
W and In Canada.

The war IL over, peace viii soon be
signed, the fighting nations have
sheathed their swords. and the duy Of
reconstruction has COME.
What Of itr
taken from the fields of husbandry.
from the rnnks Of labor. from the four
walls Of the counting house. and the
conanes OF the workshop, taken from
them to do their part. their large part.
In the prevention Of the spoliation Of
the world, and In the meantime re-
moved from the gear Of common every
day life. will be returning. only to ind
ID asny cases Old positions filed. the
oachinerv with which they were for
merry attached dislocatesl.
Are they to become aiiniess wnnder-
era. with the ultimate possibility Of
nugmenting an army of menacing
ioafersf II they do 1t Is because their
ability to assist in laying new fountia-
tions, In building up much-reQuired
structures, Is underestimated. Men
who fought US they fought, who risketi
and faced dangers as they did. are not
Of the caliber likely to finch when II
comes to the restoration OF whnt the
enemy partially destroyed, when 1t
comes to the reconstruction of the
view when they took part in the grent
struggle whose divine purpose wns to
bring about this reconstruction.
Inured to toll. thoughtIess Of fatigue.
Trained In initiative and hardened by
their outdoor existence, they will re-
turn better and stronger men. hOts will
have matured and young men will have
developed.
They will decide for themselves
lines Of action and thought. and what
their future should and will be. On
the seld Of battle they developed
alertness and wisdom, and they will
return with both shedding from every
pore.
Action was their wntchwOrd. and II
will stand them In good stead now that
the din of the battle no longer rings
In their ears, or the zero hour signals
them to the frny. md II will continue
during their entire existence.
hat II they return TO fnd their old
avocntions gone, their places fillesl,
tho Institutions with which they were
connected no longer existing. new
walks Of life and employment must he
opened to them. 1t may be that the
csunting house. the factory. the
Workshop will hnve lost their attrac-
ton. The returned soldier will look
elsewhere for employment: within his
reach there u always the Forward
to-the- Land necessity. In this lies
~ remedy that Will not only take cure
e Q multitude Of those who may not
~ able to return to their former occu-
pations, whose desires are not to do 70.
WHOSE. health prohibits them from In
oees life or whose outdoor habits from
the past one. two, three or four yearS
have given them such taste and de
SIRE fo.. It that confinement would be
unbearable. Farm life will thus ap
peal to them. and the indications are
that IL will he taken advantage Of BY
Thousands. II means much to them a.
well as to the continent OF America
that provides the opportunity to the
world at large, and to the stricken and
FINISHED nations Of Europe. who. not
oaly today, but for years to come. will
require the sustenance that can only
largely be supplied by the United
States and Canadn. By following the
pursuit Of agriculture the returned SOL
dier win continue the cause he so
greatly advanced when fighting on the
Aeld Of battle. Both countries have
uadeveloped areab yet open to settle
meat.
There IL little need here to direct
attention to the wealth that has come
to the farmers Of Canada within the
past few years. /. 1t IL NO. only In grain
growing that unqualified and Utmost
unequaled success has followed honest
effort, but the raising Of horses. cattlc.
sheep and hogs has been large source
Of profit. These are facts that are
wen known to the many friends and
acauaintances Of the thousands Of
farmers from the United States who
have acquired wealth on the prairies
Of Western Canada. Farms OF from
one hundred and sixty to six hundred
and forty acres OF the richest soil may
be secured on reasonable terms. and
with an excellent climate. with IA
school system equal to any in the
world, and desirable social conditions.
little else could be asked.
Canadian statesmen nre today busily
engaged planning for the future Of the
returned soldier with a view to making
him independent Of state help nfter the
Immediate necessary assistance has
been granted, the inain idea being to
show In the fullest degree the coun-
try's appreciation of the services he
has rendered.
But now that the war is ended. and
the fact apparent that Of nlI nv"cn-
ticns The most profitable and Inhepei"i.
ent Is that Of the farmer. there will h.'