Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-09
WORLD NEEDS FOOD
Demand Makes Opportunity for
Returning Soldiers
Thousands VIII See Glorious Posi-
biiitIes in Settlement of Await
able Farm Land in This Coun-
try and in Canada

Sheathed their swords, and the day OF .
reconstruction has come.
What of it?
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. and in the meantime re-
moved from the gear of common every
day life. will be returning. only to find
in many cases old positions filled, the
machinery with which they We're for
mefly attached diSlocated-
Are they to become aimless wander
ers, with the ultimate possibility of
augmenflng an army of menacing
1oafers? IF they do it is because their
ability to assist in laying new founda-
tons, in building up much-required
structures is underestimated- Men
who fought as they fought, who risked
and faced dangers as they did, are not
of the ca1iber likely to finch when it
comes to the restoration of what the
enemy partially destroyed, when 1t
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 VIII 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
| salertness and wisdom. and they Will
| return with both shedding from every
| pore.
Action was their watchword. and it
l n <l~<
the din of the battle no longer rings
! in their ears, the zero hour signals
| them to the fray. and it will continue
| during their entire existence
But If they return to find their old
avocations 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 It may be that the
| counting house, the factory, the
| workshop will have lost their attrac
| tfon. The returned soldier will look
elsewhere for employment: within his
reach there is always the forward
to-the-Land'' necessity. In this lies
the remedy that will not only take care
| of q 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 four year.
sire for it that confinement would b.
| unbearable. Farm life will thus ap
peal to them, and the indications ar
that 1t will be taken advantage Of b,
thousands. It means much to them a.
we'll as to the continent OF Americ,
that provides the opportunity to tn
world ait large. and to the stricken an,
famished nations OF Europe, who. no
only today, but for years to come, will
| require the Sustenance that can onl
| 1U h6a CIyr ~ he init 70
| States and Canada By following tn
pursuit of agriculture the returned sol
| der will continue the cause he s.
| greatly advanced when fighting on tn
| field of battle Both countries hav
undeveloped areas yet open to settle
ment.
| There is little need here to direc
| attention to the wealth that has com
to the farmers OF Canada within tn
| past few years. 1t is not only in grail
| growing that unqualified and almos
uneQualed success has followed homes
| effort, but the raising OF horses, cattle
sheep and hogs has been large sourc
| of profit. These are facts that ar
well known to the many friends an
| acQuaintanceS of the thousands O
farmers from, the United States VIII
have acquired wealth the prairie
' OF Western Canada Farms of fror
one hundred and sixty 70 six hundre
i and forty acres OF the richest soil ma
. be secured on reasonable terms, an
$ with excellent climate, with
q school system equal to any in tn
y world. and desirable social conditions
4 little else could he asked.
{ Canadian statesmen are today busiI
e engaged planning for the future of tn
a returned soldier with view to maxim
: | him independent of state help after tn
4. | Immediate necessary assistance ha
e | been granted, the main idea being t
r | show in the fullest degree the cour
/ try's appreciation of the services h
has rendered.
! But now that the war is ended. an
| the fact apparent that of all avocs
e fionS the most profitable and fnslepens
:. ent that of the farmer. there will b
Z a strong desire to secure farm land
e for cultivation Callz<se offers fhe OF
3 | portunity 10 those seeking, not as spe