Show Fighting Will IV ill j ff Win IV in F alone fighting fighting- at home and abroad will I 1 win the war Ye We all understand the task which has been assigned to the khaki clad lads who go to Europe When it comes to the tile fighting to be he done at home we weare arc are not 1101 fixed in our ideas The rhe fight at home is not a n amere amere mere struggle Lot for existence because it entails a sacred obligation tb to t the boys abroad We T e must do more than protect our lives we must protect the lives Ii of others The fighting man is to be maintained if we prove pro successful successful suc sue in war var rh This s requires manufacture of f munitions to transport them to Europe Labor is essential essential essential essen essen- to the success of either of these programs and to keep labor efficient there must be ample supplies of i food Food is ne necessary essary to the welfare of the fighting man as well as the soldiers of the industrial ranks Likewise Like Like- rise wise our allies are desperately in ill need of more food More Moro food is absolutely necessary to the successful conduct of the war Planting time is approaching ng and the crisis commands the attention on of the farmers of the nation Idle acres will stand as a 3 reproach to the j owners The TIle crop records of last year ear must be eclipsed i by this sea so seasons season's s 's efforts Prices are guaranteed and rind the tho i farmers are bound to be bo well paid for their efforts I The farmers are arc deeply concerned with the labor problem They hey are fearful that they will plant more I than can be e harvested Secretary Houston of the department de de- of agriculture has offered them the following o reassurance I I H Li 1 The cantonments have e been built huilt and there will not be he a renewal renewal f of urgent demands deman s in man many sections f for labor for such work t I 2 2 Draft regulations provide for deferred classification classification classi classi- of skilled farm labor II s The administration ion has h asked Congress for power to furlough soldiers of the national army for agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural service if necessary 4 1 Tile The departments of agriculture a r and of labor assist farmers farm farm- to organizations to develop or continuing are be lie shifted mobile force that may ers in securing labor labor labor-a a from state slate to state to cetar ar varying ing local needs of tile Hie o Precautions which work to the disadvantage be le avoided It would be he far in war are to government go than products better for the United Slates to have ha more which would could COUIl be he gathered than to have e u n shortage threaten the safety of our soldiers Our campaign n against curb the our efforts to idle acres must be he as spirited as work of German agents |