The Survey October 1917-March 1918 . ong hours before war waseven thought of. TWELVE million colored people in theUnited States represented in the recent two-day Tuskegee Conference (founded twenty-seven years ago by Booker T. Washington),possess simon-pure Americanism, pro-vided Americanism means doing intelli-gently, cheerfully and patriotically the es-sential work of the world in war times—growing bumper crops of foodstuffs and somecotton as a ready-money crop; canning, pre-serving and drying fruits and vegetables inhome and school kitchens; honestly earning,painfully saving and cheerfully
The Survey October 1917-March 1918 . ong hours before war waseven thought of. TWELVE million colored people in theUnited States represented in the recent two-day Tuskegee Conference (founded twenty-seven years ago by Booker T. Washington),possess simon-pure Americanism, pro-vided Americanism means doing intelli-gently, cheerfully and patriotically the es-sential work of the world in war times—growing bumper crops of foodstuffs and somecotton as a ready-money crop; canning, pre-serving and drying fruits and vegetables inhome and school kitchens; honestly earning,painfully saving and cheerfully investingmoney in Liberty bonds and war savingsstamps; building better rural schools andcarrying out President Wilsons appeal thateducation must not lag during the war; andmaking clean, comfortable homes for thetraining of useful, happy citizens. All thiswas brought out in the first-hand testimonyof many colored men and women who spoKeto the ,000 or more members of the confer-ence. Corroboration was given by southernwhite j, Swords and Plowshares Who Shall Grow Crops to Win the War and Feed a Hungry World? By Bruno Lasker OF THE SURVEY STAFF THE APPROACH of the planting season and afarmers conference at the University of Illinoislast week provided President Wilson with theoccasion for a message to the farmers of the UnitedStates in which he brought out once more the countrys reli-ance upon their part in winning the war. He recapitulatedthe issues of the conflict and pointed with justifiable pride tothe admirable machinery for aiding the farmer which thiscountry has in its Department of Agriculture. Then he wenton to show that, making all allowance for their high produc-tivity and in spite of last years record in planting, acreageunder wheat and crops obtained, the American farmers mustmake even greater sacrifices this year. This, he said, in-volves not only labor but the painstaking application of everybit of scientific knowledge and every tested practice that is
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