The Scio tribune and Santiam news, consolidated., July 25, 1918, Image 3

THE HOPE OF THE WORLD
By HAROLD BELL WRIGHT.
THE hope of the world in not alone
* that the annie« of humanity will
be victorious, but that the spirit and
purpose of our warfare will prevail in
our victory. The hope of the worn!
is in the R» h I Orrum, l>ecauHe the Red
Crow is voicing thi« spirit ami pur­
pose that must, through the force of
our arms, triumph. Just to th» de­
gree that we can evidence thia Rtxi
Crow» spirit of tnercy and ■ brother­
hood we will hold true in the dan­
gerous hour of victory to the ideals
that have forced us into the trench»»
in the defense of human rights and
human liberty
The one sane and saving thought
in this delirium of death that now
possesses the world is the Red Cro--»
Wherever the storms of Iwittle
hell rage, amid the tin s of ruthless
destruction, in trench am! camp and
hospital, these soldiers of merry with
heroism unsurpaMed are carrying the
flag of the highest conceivable ideals
of humanity. The ideals for which
our armies have taken the field are,
by these unarmed hosts, proclaimed
to friend and foe, in that unmistaka­
ble language of universal mercy and
brotherhood. In the terms of wasted
towns rebuilt, of broken humanity
salvaged, of dying children rescued,
of desolate families succored, the Red
Cross declares the cause for which we
war and proclaims the principles and
ideals that must and will in the end
prevail. Above the thunder of the
guns, the roar of exploding mines.
th»» crash of fallen citie* and the cries
of tortured humanity, the voice of
the Re<| < 'ross carries clear and strong
the »me message of hope to our war-
bunlemsi world.
I he black horror of this world’«
crisis would lie unbearable were it
not tor the spirit and work of thia
mighty fore»» The normal mind re-
I umm to contemplate the situation
without this saving power.
It is th« km»wlc»lge that in every
city, town ami hamlet, men, women
ami children are united in this work
of declaring to the world, through
th»* lle»l Cross, our message of metvy
ami brotherhood, that keeps our
heart» from sinking under the bunleu
of woe and su-tains our faith in hu­
man kind
II is the constant daily,
almost hourly touch with the Red
Cross work that is fvlt by every citi-
sen in the land, that inspires us with
courage ami hope
Out of this hell of slaughter the
Red Cross will guide the warring na­
tions to a heaven of world wide peace
and brotherhood.
Bt'camm it is the living expression
of those ideal« and principles in de­
fense of which we are giving our all
in lives and material wealth—I »era use
on every field of death it is proclaim­
ing its me.s.siige of life—beCaii*»o it
keeps ever before us ami the world
th»» cause for which we war—because
it will preserve us in the hour of our
victory from defeating ourselves—the
Red Cross is the hope of the world
AMERICA MAKES GOOD
Hoover s Hopes Are Exceeded
Remarkable Rssults at End of Food
Administrations Flrot Vsar Prove*
Voluntary Systsm Wai No Miitahe
—Confidence That People Will Con
Unuo Patriotic Conservation Efforts
Io Felt at Washington.
Now lg the tlaao to eat and to pro
servo homo grows products
Perish
sble fruits are coming oa the market,
the gardeas are making available dally
supplice of food that will take tbe
place of tbe commercial caaued ar
llc.ee that are nee'ed for shipment
abroad Mugar baa been made avail
able for borne caonlag purpose* and
the supply Is good at the present time
The bom* garden sad the canata* of
Its products means more thio year
thaa it ever did before because It will
play a very Important part la keeplag
the righila* force* supplied with tbe
kind of food they need at the Uose
UvymsiU moot
EAT POTATOES
a SAVE^gfc
p'HEAf^P
« M II
America experts -very civilian to
do bis or ber duty In lb* earn* spirit
as sbe expects each soldier when tbe
command comae. "TO GO OVER THE
TOP” without turr<ag to nee if his
neighbor had gene fl ret
W II Ayer. fedrral Food Admlnls
trator for Oregon, earnestly direct*
attention to some *x< srpla from a re
cent official summary, at lb* »nd of
Its flrat year» work, ot the United
, Bales Food Admlnislratlot's aims,
method* and result* Three excerpt*
am given b» low
"'When the U. H Food Admlnlstra
Uon under'. ■< k the work of cous<>rvlng
and iik . I
ng America's food re
I sourcre. there were three methode of
approach pi *«lble In handling the
problem, th .a methods of control tie
Ing ra ■ n ng, high prices and eolun
tary retort
The Throe Sy st* ma
"The Introduction of rationing Into
thia country would have resulted In
an Inevitable reaction. Il would also
mean a tremendous expenditure. On
the basis of the rationing system
adopted by European countries for
certain staple foods, It would require
ki o.tHH) a year tor the printing of
the necessary ration cards. It would
demand one official for every 1,000
families in take gare of distribution
under this system; In fact, on th*
European basis, about H&.OOO.OOO a
year would b* required to administer
th* rationing system In this country
"Control of consumption by blgh
price* was obviously too unfair to
merit consideration In such a country
as ours, msaalng as It must, conserve
tioa tor tbe rich at th* expense of tbe
poor
"The voluntary system, based upon
education and publicity {the third al
tasmsttve). wae selected becavee of
because of the op»~.tuaity it allot u*u
OUR GREAT TASK
bo us* tbe great desire of loyal Amer­
icans to nerve their country
By Herbert Hoover
Results Enermeue
"Th* results of tbe voluntary control
If you could stand In th* middle of
of food have beeu enormous Th* sur ' Europ* today and survey tbe land to
pin* of th* 191? It wheat crop, based | Its border*, you would discover Ils
on normal cousumplloa. would bsv* whole populatloa of 40d.OoO.000 human
been JO »•» OtO bushels N tbs present beings short of food Millions of p«o
rale of saving by the American people pie In 1‘olsnd. Finland. Herbia. Ar
costviuue* we shall be able to detlvor menla and Russia are dying of starve
to our AU *« from thia crop possibly lion and other millions arw suffering
170 < *0 SOO bushels of wheat, of vrtUrb frum too little food
Our Allies and
110.000*0« will represent tbs vehin the neutral* ar* living on tb* bar»*!
tsry saving* of tbe Amerlcsa people margin* that will support Ilf* au.1
This drdtvery of wheal ba* enabled tbe strength
Alllee to meet th* isvrv Mnmadiat*
This, th* moat appalling and dread
bud pressing bread aseda of thetr peo ful thing that haa c. me to humanity
pie. and to keep up the broad ration •Ince the dawo of civilisation. I* to
ef their • ddiers
me the outstanding creation ot Ger
"As to our exports of meat, tbe re man militarism Tbe Germans them
gulls of conservation are even more •elves are not the worst sufferers
remarkable
Th* analysis of figures They are extorting at the cannon*
In r**a-d to hogs Indicate* that w* mouth the harvest* and cattle of th*
w*r* 1.oeo.eoe to Toonooo hoe* abort people they have overrun, leaving
when th* conservation campaign was them In desolation tf th* war ware
started
tutor* the war. th* average to cease tomorrow th* toll of actual
monthly export of bog products was dead from starvation within th* Uer
ab.ut b0.P0d.bd« pounds
In March. man lines would double or treble the
191«, wo exported !«« k00 000 pound* 9 000.000 or 4 »00,000 of men who have
sad can see our way «Hoar, with th* been actually klllsd by Germany and
present savtag sad production, to g<> her allies In arms Th* I0.0uu.000 peo
forward at thia rate for an Indefinite pls In occupied Hvlglum aad Northern
period
Helor* 1914. w* w*re »sport France would have deed of starvation
Ing irosa l.boo.bM to g.ddd *0« pounds had It not been for u* and the Allies
of boot per mouth
After th* Euro
We must build our food resources
pren war began. there was an la to stand ready foe any demands upon
erees* to about JI 9*0.«PC per moath u* by ths Allies It Is of no purpose
N >w we are exporting al th* rat* of to us to send millions ot our best to
13 0.000 «00 pounds of beef per month Frnni-e If we fall to maintain the
sad. with th* ooatiaustlou of ronsor strength of their men. women and
vaUun and produ< lien, there Is no children on our lines of communlca
reason to anUeipst* a material reduc Gon This (lalted Htatas Is the last
U«u la th*** figure*
reservoir of men. the last reservoir of
Great Offensive Needed.
ship*, the last reservoir of munitions
"Th* winning of the war depends and the last reoervoir of food upon
upon tbe dovelopmeal of great often which the Allied wurld must depend
siv* stroagtb *e the part ef lb* Vailed If Germany Is to b* defeated and If
Dial**
This odfeaelv* must Include w* are to be tree ui*n
ship*, mao. supplies aad food
With
the Ip.-reas* tn lb* else of our Army. |
there I* a aeceesary decrease la our
productive oapacity
Harvests are
bound ta vary with seasonal coadl j
tlot.s
'The only safe procedure for ue aad
tor lhe Allie* is to provide «noimoua
SCIO,
-
OREGON
reserve stonha of staple foods, both
her* aad In Europe, to meet any emor
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grncy which may arte*
In a later
period of the war. to bare to slop In
a critical phase of It la order to put
unusual »lapheale upon agricultural
production might b* fatal to our final Arrival and l>«-tuirture of Fnanenifcr
Bunces*
Trains
"There must be no let down la th*
Woodburn-Stiriiiiffield Branch
program of conservation uatil the new
harvest
Heartened by our success
WEST SCIO
aad by tbe spirit ot devotion and self
North
7:66 a m.
sacrifice shown by the A a er lea a poo
South
5:19
p.m.
pie. w* must go ahead mor* than ever
c«Mivinc»d of our responsibility to
Corvallis & Eastern
thw who tight with us aad to thooe
MUN KERS
aafortunale people, who look to us
as th* one eewrc* t the food supply To Albany
t 8:11 am
nseeasary to keep them from deatruc
To Detroit
1:14 p m
Uoa
Motor service discontinued.
In France and England
"The American Labor Mission Just t Daily except Sunday
home from London, was appointed by
President Wllsou to make a study of
Comilitona la Kngla 1 and Frunce Of
Ila nineteen m*-mb ra. nine are from
the American Fed ration of labor, !
Gall S. Itili
two of whom ar* w un»n The others District Attorney ....
represent every sue al element of the State senators, S. M Garland arul L.
Atuer an people Thia mission made
D. t'usick for l.inn and lana*.
a comp.eheaalve study of conditions Kepreseirtativre, t'harle» t bild*, W. 1*.
In the Allied countries, and before
hlrnure. F. II. Porter
leaving txmdon for America. Issued County Judge
D B. McKnight
tt- following slalemcut regarding Commissioners, J.
D. Irvine, and T. J.
to td • oadlttoas
Hutler.
“ Niece landing la England, ell uieiu
It M. Itusmll
b< re of the committee have visited a 1 ’ounty ( lerk.........
D H. B<«luw
Bi mb»* of oltl*s and Interviewed a sheriff. .................
W W Francia
la go number of people regardlug th* Tro .»surer .............
Velma (i. Davia
tewd situation, aa well as other mat Keconler
Awu-ssor
,,
. .......... E.
Fisher
ten ar sing from the war. and we fe<» bchool Supt.......
Ida Cummings
it our duty to Impresa upon tbe Amer
Cororier
........ Wm. Fortmiller
lean people the fact that they ahou'd
Dr W. It. Daria
*ud>««or to conserve food In a larger Health Officer
Fru
’
Inspector
D.
W. Iturnbaugh
measure, that we may supply th* pe<>
.
D. Taylor
pl* of the Allied countries with th* Htc* . Inspector
things necessary to their sustenance
CITY OF * It)
There la no doubt that the people of Mayor......... ........... ............ F. T. Thayer
Great Britain and the Allied cuuntrler RecoMer .......... . ....... J. 3. Micha
are making untold sacrifices, more
Marshal...............
W A. Cr**«*
than America realised.*
Treasurer ...
.
............
Roy
Mbelton
Wheat and Meat Abroad
"In lull France produced tJ per Cuuncilmen. N 1. Morrison, I: Cain,
Fred Bilyeu, W . E. Arnold. W. J
cent of ber normal consumption of
Chroma, J M Lindley.
wheat. In 1917 her production was
only 49 per cent. After deducting tbe School Directors. F. T. Thayer, A. •».
amount necessary for seed, it was re
Prill. J 1,. I'alavan.
tlmaled that the 1917 production would
J.
F.
Wesely, Clerk.
be but one third of France a ne»»ds II
must be remembered, too, that France
•.tore P«MU
has always figured her needs on a a^.«. ■— - r___
different basis than ours The French
people have never wasted food, conse
quently France * normal consumption
haa been practically Identical with her
actual necessities The ration of th*
French soldiers has twice been cut.
I 4 is■* 0v*
and the soldier's ration Is never low OUk* so I birwi* S«
•red until the danger at home from
food shortage la critical. Certain ra
port* have been brought to this conn
try that there Is plenty of meat In
Franc*
These report* originated In
th* fact that at one tima It was n*c*s
sary. because of the lack of feeds, to
slaughter large quaotltlaa of her dairy
cattle. Th* Immediate result was s
temporary glut of meat, but the final
result 1* that today Franc* la on a Meals 35 and 50 cents
meat ration of on* pound a *•*«. la
L)R. C. F. CHAPIN
Dentiat
Railroad I ime I able
Linn County Officials
H. B. CHESS
Attorney •> Law
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