Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-01

everything l have worked for for ten
years and have to start completely
over again with nothing to back me.
/ am neither Socialist. Revolutionist,
nor Reformer and have been a resident
of Pueblo county for over twenty-five
years, and am an American citizen by
generations past
I. and all my family, worked together
to answer tho call OF help from our
nation and the result is ruin: while
we see the packers and -four mills
filled with low priced products, at our
expense.
to buy watch the prices come up now
our hard earned crops and ship them
to Europe, because the packers and
flour mills are overstocked now.
It seems to me that the German in
, terests in this country must be pretty
strong. for this feeding OF Europe has
caused the seed of revolution and deep
esst hatred to be sown in the hearts
OF the farmers against tho profitecrs
, tfor suil water runs deep and has
played into the hands OF Germany. by
splitting up our nation. more than
any other piece of work they pulled
OF during the war.
Now Germany can sit back, and hold
its sides from laughter. to see the
money that has been refused our farm
crs and wounded soldiers. being poured
by millions into their pockets over
there. while our wounded soldiers still
SO without and our farmers give up in
disgust and go to town to get work
which will perhaps throw some city
man out of work.
You business men put on sales and
cut prices and ask the public to buy.
so to keep all business going. Don't
YOU really realize that 1t is absolutely
impossible FOR the farmers to buy now
or for another two years. to buy, for
VIC haven't the money to keep going
crop will never be ripe for we have no
money to put it in with?
We need those things you mcr-
chants have for sale, and would be
glad to buy them II We could
By tho time the farrnors bills can be
put into effect, 1t will be too late to
plant this years crops, and the iner-
chants can count all farm trade from
their catalogues for at least two years.
IL tho people OF this nation can raise
the money to help the foreign nations.
surely there is some way they can raise
the money to loan their farmers and TO |
care for our wounded soldiers.
am not signing my own name, for !
the very reason most OF the farmers
would have to do the same, that is, If
1t wcro known that 1 was in such cir
what money / have raised
by mortgage would be called for at
once. and there would not be the one lit
tie chance I hope for, the help for the
farmers, from the business men OF the
which would heal some OF the
bitterness in our hearts and help &C.
ment tho break in our nation, and
keep us from playing into tho cnemy's
hands. This is not written by n fanatic
hut Just hard working farmers wife.
There is a saying that tho female
Of tho species Is more deadly than tho
male" and believe me this is true just
now. for VIC farm mothers taught our
for four years, to save tho
little scraps OF food, and We have seen
our children work harder and at a
age than ever before in tho
history OF this nation, and taught them
that 1t was for the good of our coun-
try and was their duty to do II and
now we must needs tell them they did
their duty so well that tho nation dc
cidcd they must go hungry and cold
and go without their education. be
cause they answered the call for help
from the nation.
When the hearts OF the wives and
mothers of the farmers have suffered
SO deeply by our country's disloyalty
to us. 1t Is bound TO iiltcr into the
hearts of our children, and this next
will show the feelings VIC
have tried to keep hidden.
We farm mothers have gone without
the modern comforth of the city moth
crs. always living in hopes that next
year We can give them to our children
and this year, thousands of farm
mothers have seem all hopes of that
time vanish for years to come.
when mothers of any species sec
their young in danger or suffering,
under present conditions, it
will be wise for the ones who have
caused this bitterness to beware for
tn mothers may defend their families,
in n way unlocked for our hearts arc
sore and the future is black for the
unless help comes soon. l.
THE FARMERS WIFE. l.