Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 3, 1917, Page 2

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Pub- Hehed every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in ad- OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA The Daily Pioneer is a member 0f the United Press Association, and s represented for foreign advertising by the— ’ @eneral offices in New York and Chicago, branches in all principal Cities. e e e ; OUR PLAIN DUTY At last we are facing war, and there seems no honoraby way in which it can be avoided. We, therefore, must fight. , But with the conflict a reality, it will be well if we as a people are disposed to profit by the experience of the nations across the water. It seems like a prosaic matter for discussion, but really one of the greatest factors that will enter into the matter is our food supply. We are already faced with prices as high as it would seem we can possibly endure; with a pronounced shortage in many lines of products; and if a large army and navy is to be recruited from our industrial workers the sit- uation is likely to become serious. It is, however, fortunate that the crisis should come at this season of the year, when the people can plan to meet the situation. The farming season is just opening, and every man, woman and child in the United States should be brought to feel that on his or her shoulders rests a very tangible portion of the responsibility that faces the nation. OUR PEOPLE MUST BE FED. In an ordinary year this matter would automatically take care of itself. - But not so in this instance. Aside from “the fact that thousands and thousands will be drawn from the ranks of the workers, we will have also to reckon with the restlessness and excitement that will inevitably prevail throughout the country. This is not condu- cive to successful work. . What our people must realize is that no calamity can be allowed to touch us AS A WHOLE. An army may be mobilized, and the navy streng- thened, but affairs will move along in the same grooves-in all lines of in- dustry. Hence, with the increased demand for food supplies that is sure to come, the FIRST THOUGHT of ALL the people should be to see that every available foot of tillable soil is made to produce a crop. And this should not only apply to farmers. Millions of people in the cities and towns can contribute largely to the result. Unused back yards, vacant lots, fallow fields, even railroad rights of way can be made to add their quota. Every dweller in a city or town who can by any means se- curecure a plot of graund should do so and devote a portion of his or her time this season to producing something to eat. None should evade this duty, for a DUTY it is. | : “4t: « Let mone-delude themselves: with the belief that..there will:be any. material lowering of the prices of foodstuffs unless there is an INCREASE IN PRODUCTION. The demand.is too great. There are yawning mar- kets the world over for every bushel of wheat, corn, potatoes or any other article of food that we can produce, and even should we escape a long war, at least as long as the conflict continues in Europe that demand will be urgent. ‘We can, we should, we MUST make of ourselves that which we glory in proclaiming—a nation of farmers. THE FEAST OF PASSOVER Passover, or the Feast of Unleavened Bread, begins this year Friday evening, April 6, at sunset, and continues for seven days. Orthodox Jews celebrate it for eight days, that is, until sunset Saturday, April 14. The feast commemorates chiefly the deliverance of the Children of Israel from their slavery to the Egyptians, and so most of the ceremonial and ritual of Passover is intended to be reminiscent of the events and circumstances of that ancient deliverance. Thus in the Temple at Jerusalem, Paschal lambs were sacrificed to remind the people of the lamb sacrificed by their ancestors at the command of Moses before they departed from Egypt; be- cause the Children of Israel in their haste to leave the land of bondage did not have time to permit their bread to leaven, it is the law to this very day, that, during the entire Feast of Passover, nothing but unleavened bread (Mazzoth) may be eaten. On the seventh day of the feast the scrip- tural portion read in the synagog is the song of triumph sung by the people at the Red Sea, because this day is considered to be the anniversary of the dividing of the Red Sea. | 5 The characteristic feature of the feast is the ceremonial meal, called the Seder, conducted on the evening of the first day. The ceremony en- deavors to recall the events of the deliverance of old. Thus bitter herbs are eaten to indicate how bitter were the lives of the slaves in Egypt. A lamb bone is kept on the table to recall the Paschal lJamb offered in Egypt and in the Temple. A pastelike compound of nuts and fruits called “Haroseth” is eaten; this is considered to be a reminder of the mortar used in building the treasure cities for Pharoah. Four cups of wine are drunk, because four were the expressions of redemption used in the Exodus epi- sode. And as is obligatory to tell the story of the Exodus every year, the youngest son of the household asks fpur sets of questions as to the nature of the feast, and the father answers telling the story of the Deliverance from Egypt. . In Palestine, Passover also_ commemorates the ripening of the barley, the earliest crop, and so marks the close of the winter. Thus the general message of the feast is freedom, the fredom of nature from the thralldom of winter, and the freedom of Israel from bondage. 1f our forefathers could come back to earth they would want to get right off again. -This is no place for them. High prices would bank- rupt them, burlesque shows would blind them, political rottenness would stagger them, and the greed of gold would nausseate them. No, this is no place for our forefathers, good, honest souls that they were. A motion picture camera has been perfected that will take 400 sep- arate pictures between the first and second shots of a quick firing pistol, and we're going to have one. We’ve hopes of getting a snapshot at some of our delinquent subscribers rushing in to pay up. An exchange suggests that highwaymen could make more money as respectable food speculators. But that editor’s nutty. They're getting it all now. The fellow who is loudest in the contention that “charity begins at home” is usually the one who is most unwilling to make a beginning. Join the patriotic society. Be at the Commercial club rooms tomor- row night at 8 o’clock. Everybody is welcome. A loyal American is one who PLACES THE WELFARE OF AMERICA ABOVE THAT OF ALL OTHER NATIONS. FIGHT FOR HUMANITY (Continued rrom Page 1. path of submission,” did his auditors applaud. Scarcely had this demonstration died out when the president declared for an dgrmy of 500,000 men selected on a universal servicé and a second demonstration began. Cheers Rend Canitol. Representative Caldwell 'of . New York first rose to his feet and yelled. Every one of the supreme court judges stood. Chief Justice White vigorously clapped his hands, as did Justices Pitney and Clarke. Declaration by the president that this country should help the allies until the end of the war also was pro- ductive of cheers. By far the greatest outburst, however, came Wwhen the president declared for an army. of 500,000 men selected on am univer- sal -service basis. Chief Justice White was one of those who-joined most heartily. in the demonstration. Applause also greeted the declara- tion for supplying needs of the al- lies, and also the statement that prin- ciples of peace and justice should be vindicated against autocrat power. “We have no quarrel with the Ger- —————————————— B. P. 0. ELKS NOTICE A special meeting will be held in the old Elks’ hall Tuesday evening, April 3, at 7:30 o’clack, for the pur- pose of installing officers. This meeting 1s called in order to install officers before the mnaval militia leaves. Every member is urged to be present promptly at 7:80. —E. A. Barker, E. R. —E. H. Jerrard, Sec’y. 2-43 -SPEND K YOUR IHSURE MOMENTS ; 2t the .. . IDEAL B! RS TLLIARD PARLO! In good, clean enjoyment Pool -or Billiards Plutfiilsé. gtenmvan Hot Water Heating. .. . Get. our estimate. - Phones 555 and 309 SN DRESSMAKING At home or by day 612 America Ave. Phone 58 MRS. 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Persons on the floor and in the galleries were quick to note the interruption, but the president read steadily. As the president finished every person on the floor and in the gal- leries arose and shouted. Most of the senators unfolded flags they wore in their upper outside coat pockets and waved them vigorously. After the president had completed his address, Senator Lodge shook his hand warmly and said: ““Mr. President, you have expressed in the loftiest manner possible the sentiments of the American people.” The president went immediately to Speaker Clark’s room and after a brief talk with the members of the committee accompanying him, re- turned to the White House with members of the family and Colonel B. M. House. As he left the capitol he was cheered enthusiasfically and another cheering crowd awaited him at the White House gates. Make World Safe for Democracy. The objects or the United States in entering the war, the president said, were to vindicate the principles of peace and justice against “‘selfish and autocratic power.” ‘Without selfish ends, for conquest or dominion, seeking no indemnities, or material compensation for the sac- rifices it shall make, the United States must enter the war, he said, to make the world safe for democracy, as only one of the champions of the rights of mankind, and would be satisfied when those rights were as secure as the faith and freedom of nations could make them. The address was sent in full to Germany by a German official news agency for publication in that coun- try. The text also Went to England, and a summary of its contents was sent around the world to other na- tions. To carry on_an effective warfare against the German government, which he characterized as a “natural foe to liberty,” the president recom- mended: Utmost practical co-operation in counsel and action with the governments already at war with Germany. Extension of liberal financial credits to those governments so that the resources of America may oe added so far as possible to theirs. | 2 Mobilize All Resources. Organization and mobuization ;- ++of all the material resourees-of i< the country. .Full equipment of the navy, particularly for means of dealing : with submarine warfare. An army of at least 500,000 men, based on the principle of ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS GEIB & LEIBSLE Designing, Estimating, Superin- tending, Surveying Markham Bldg. Phone 123' ‘When in need ol woob Remember GEO. H. FRENGH[& SON Phone 93 or 428-J Prompt deliveries to all parts of the city.. 4 ft. or 16 in. lengths. Special rate on delivery from oar. < C. W. LaMoure Co. .800 Line Bullding For Sale Birch Jack Pine] Tamarack Prompt Dettvery Phone 32 e e universal liability to service and the authorization of additional increment of 500,000, as they are needed or.can be handled in’ training. Raising necessary money for the United States government so far as possible without borrow- ing and on the basis of equitable taxation. All preparations should be made in such a way as not to check the flow of war supplies to the entente nations. Measures to accomplish these ends would be presented with the best thought of the execu- tive departments which would be charged with the conduct of the war, and he besought con- sideration for them in that light. President Wilson’s appearance be- fore congress was marked by a scene of the greatest enthusiasm ever shown since he began the practice of delivering his addreses in person. Crowds on the outside of the capitol cheered him frantically and congress roared cheer after cheer in an out- burst of patriotic enthusiasm. Forced to Become Belligzerent. Referring only .oriefly to the long diplomatic correspondence with Ger- many in his effort to bring her back to the bounds of the laws of human- ity and nations, the president launch- ed into his denunciation of the eourse of the German government, which he declared had forced the United States to become a belligerent. “The -wrongs against which we now arm ourselves,” he said, ‘“are no common wrongs. They cut to the very roots of human life.” Disclaiming any quarrel with the German people and anything but a feeling of friendship and sympathy for them, the presidedent declared their government had not acted up- on their their impulses in tering the war nor with their previous knowl- edge or approval. PEOPLE'S FORUM Editor Pioneer: Bemidji’s future depends on de- velopment of her farm factories. The European war will be decided more 80 by long or short supplies of farm products than by guns, as soldiers must have food and gun powder pro- duced from farm produects. If the United States enters the war soldiers and guns will be of little value without ample supplies from farm factories. S 4 And, therefore, the most important XXX XK KKK KX XKY ‘The Daily Pioneer receives <+ wire services of the United +* Press Association. * AKX XA XXX XXX RRR KK PERFECTLY HAPPY AND SATISFIED. eral now—no one wants taste. : energetic and whole-hearted war eam. THE GOOD JUDGE AND HIS FRIEND —— NORTON. HERE is something mighty democratic about rich, sappy tobacco. Now that men have W-B CUT Chewing, a good tobacco, to lend each other, it cements friendship. Com-= mon-sense about tobacco is getting mighty gen- when he can get rich tobacco shredded and lightly salted to bring out the good tobacco Made by WEYMAN-BRUTON COMPANY, 1107 Bresdway, New Yerk City TUESDAY. APRIL 3. 1917 soldier in the present life’s struggle: is the man, woman or child that will this spring do his best to make twe blades of grass grow where only one grew last year, or in other words, help double on our last year's food and clothing production and make the H. C. of L. I am contributing my mite toward’ a paid secretary of our local Com- mercial club and our tax mite toward' an agricultural teacher in our high school. WHY NOT at tonight’s meeting organize to have Geier and Gile, the- two (Big) Bemidji G. G.’s, start at once as industrial generals to enlst every home loving son or daughter (no age limit) into a great Bemidji industrial farm, garden and land clearing army to wage a practical war on H. C. of L., as well as>to supply more wealth and comfort'in: our local homes and furnish ample food and clothing and powder for our soldier boys at the front. The two G. G.'s as_g=nertals, if given proper orders and power, can or should organize local companies to plant, care for and produce at least 5,000 acres potatoes; to plant, care for and produce at least 1,000 acres beans; to plant, care for and pgoduce at least 1,000 acres peas; to plant, care for and produce at least 3,000 acres corn; to plant, care for and produce at least 3,000 acres oats; to plant, care for and produce at least 2,000 acres vegetables. After they have their army organ- ized and working and this crop acreage growing close to Bemidji, then they can easily organize a new additional company to reopen the idle Bemidji Brewing company prop- erty as a canning factory, cold stor- age and potato warehouse. Track- age can be easily had from the Red Lake line. The third step these two G. G. generals could do to good effect and - results would be to co-operate with: the Bemidji Manufacturing company to enlarge its plant, get men like McGregor interested in same and to- remain in Bemidji instead of going west. Get McGregor busy with the farmers to produce during next year not less than 10,000 cords .of hard- wood bolts for their company by clearing land for clover and sheep, and get other Bemidji socialists, la- borists or capitalists to take hold and help furnish more steam, labor and' money power at the plant to en- courage the farmers in making our idle timber lands produce more wealth, ~ While Barker and the militia goes- to the. front, 100 strong, why. . not have the two big G. G. generals en- list and put inte the field within 60- days at least ten times as many in- dustrial farm factory workers or soldiers at home. Let us start these- G. G. Generals at once. ’ J. J. OPSAHL. 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