THE WAR.

Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14900, 7 September 1914, Page 4

THE WAR.

A^! APPEAL TO FAJiM©RB BY *

THE Pimm MINISTER,

Tho following appeal has beeni isisuadi

to tho farmers of the Dominion by

the Prime lfim.isj.cr and Minister of

the Right Hon. W. F. Ma-ssey. P.C.: "Speakmg in. the Hou;.w of Ifepi esientatires mine, days ago, T ftu-mrcstchd that the farmers of

the Dominion "would be doing; good! ■service .to tho Biwpiro if they made

aTr.ma:3n.i.n.tß to grow-this seasKMi as much CL-neiil produce as possible, nmd I now wish to emphasize the importanxjo of this matter, aaid to appeal tof •wniws to. do -all, in .their. Pow:er to

put it l^cyond doubt 'that at the nestt

harvest New Zca.lmrd will-be able to' do her shnvo lowards pmviding against' the wtirld-wide"shortage of bread-stuffs:' that, is only too likely to be exper-j ieneed as a, ro-Milt of the- grcxit strife' of unt.iotis thaiti is now in progress. It-is quite puist^ible that if tho i.si pn>loii'jwl ifc uTay ']>;? tounid- tlLat the side pcn-Kosi.-ing the largest, foofd-s.u]>! ply will Jtavo ji, highly important ;id-j vantii»;ei over it< oncaiiies, and sis' no' one 'can foretell with any eertadnty whi-ithei' campaigns inducted with the 'AiJossnl armies; o*f the pretseiife day will I give 'dtaoisiv© ii^dsiilits, it miay even Jiappen that amiple -supplies of food wiill bat hoi ultimate dteitennfin.ing faotof in t:ho struggle. I need not add tluii; if a general g-horttage of cereals d,ow «ei'iUii\ farmers "\vhb have •eindeavoured to help: their country- by providing this' cla-s* of produce may find

that in serving the Empire's interestsi they iiave also seirved' their o.wtn. I therefore ■ alsk the patniiotiic farxa'ei'&— and that onieiainiS aE tEe fanner of the Dciminion who have suitable land

—'to at once put the necessary operatiomis .in hand, with, a view to gjrowing alsi ni'uoh ag possibla of wheat and oats, thus giving to' the Empire what may prove ta hs valuaible a.-i.siataiicei.—W. F.. Massey.''