The state herald., 1919-01-03
WORLD NEEDS FOOD
Demand Makes Opportunity for
Returning Soldiers.
Thousands VIII See Glorious Pess,.
ollitiss In Settlement Of Avail. !.
able Farm Land In This ceun-
try and In Canada.

Inc war ID over, peace will soon be
ugned, the fighting nations have
sheathed their swords. and the day of
reconstruction has come.
What Of 1T
Hundreds of thousands Of men,
taken from the fields Of husbandry,
from the ranks of labor, from the four
walls of the counting house. and the
confines of the workshop. taken from
them TO do their part. their large part,
in the prevention of the spoliation of
the world. md in the meantime re-
Noved from the gear Of common every.
v life, will be returning, only to find
ynany cases old positions filed. the
\ Winery with which they were for
!. attached dislocatetl. IN
Vs. they to become almless wander
kith the ultimate possibility Of
an army of menacing
aoafersf II they do 1t is because their
ability to assist In laying new founda-
lions, In building up much-required
structures, Is underestimate. Men
who fought as they fought, who rIsked
and faced dangers as they did. are not
Of the caliber likely to finch when 1t
comes to the restoration of what the
enemy partially destroyed. when II
comes to the reconstruction of the
world, the ideals Of which they had in
view when they took part In the great
struggle whose divine purpose was to
bring about this reconstruction.
Injured to toll. thoughtiess Of fatigue,
trained in initiative and hardened by
their outdoor existence, they will re-
turn better and stronger men, boys 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 field Of battle they developed
alertness and wisdom. and they will
return with both shedding from every
pore.
Action was their watchword. and It
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 fray. and It will continue
during their entire existence.
~ But II they seturn to find their old
avocitions gone, their places filled.
the institutions with which they were
connected no longer existing, new
walks Of life and employment must be
opened to them. II may be that the
counting house. the factory, the
workshop will have lost their attrac-
tion. The returned soldier win look
elsewhere for, employment; within his
reach thlfe Ii always the forward.
t0tls1And" necessity. In this lies
the remedy that will not only take care
OF a multitude Of those who may not
be able to return to their former occu-
pations, whose desires are not to do so
whose health prohibits them from In
door life or whose outdoor habits from
the past one, two. three or four yearx
have given them such taste and de-
sire for II that confinement would be
unbearable. Farm life will thus ap-
peal to them. and the indications arc
that II will be 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
famished nations Of Europe. who. not
only today. but for years to come, wfli
require the sustenance that can only
largely be supplied by the United
States and Canada. BY following the
pursuit Of agriculture the returned sol.
dier will continue the cause he 10
greatly advanced when fighting on the
neld Of battle. Both countries have
undeveloped arens yet open to settle
ment
There 10 little need here to direct
attention to the wealth that has come
to the farmers Of Canada within the
past few yenrs. II Is not only In grain
growing that unqualified and almost
unequnlcd success hns followed honest
effort but the rgisinE Of horses, cattie.
sheep and hogs has been large source
Of pront. These are facts TINT arc
well known to the many friends md
acQuaintanccs OF the thousands Of
farmers from the United States who
have acquired wealth on the prairies
Of Western Gambia. Farms Of from
one hundred and sixty to six hundred
I'd forty acres Of the richest soil may
be secured on reasonable terms, and
with an excellent climate. with q
schoo, system equal to any In the
world. and desirable social conditions,
little else could b. asked.
Canadian statesmen arr todny busily
ensag~d planning for the future Of the
returned soldier with New to making
Nh independent Of state help after the
Immediate necessary assistance has
been granted. the main Idea being to
sAow Ia the fullest degree the coun.
ny's appreciation Of the services he
has rendered.
But now that shs war h ended. and
the fact apparent that Of all avoca.
lions the most profitable and indspend.
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