The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-12-20
WILSON CALLS A
CONFERENCE.
Meeting to Settle Tobacco
War to Be Held.
Equities, Independents and Trust
Representatives Invited
to Attend.

frankfort, KY, Dac. 13.-After "a
conference lasting practiclly ali day
with delegation of citizens, from Hop
kinsville and Clarence Lebus of Gym
! thiana, president of the Burley To-
bacco society, branch of the Ameri
can Society of Equity, Gov. A. E. Will
son last night gave out a statement
regarding the situation in the tobacco
belt, and calling for a conference be-
TWEEN the representatives of the vari-
GUS tobacco societies, the American
tobacco company and the Independent
buyers of the state, to be held at the
governors office on Dececember 20
and Fl.
Gov. Wilson is giving most careful
attention to the situation produced
by the tobacco troubles in Kentucky
those in the dark belt as well as in
the Burley districts. 1t is recongized
that there must be some genuine cause
at the bottom of these troubles which
when discovered and the proper rem
edy applied, will disappear, whereup-
on, the troubles will also cease. The
Kentucky farmer essentially a man
of peace; he is also a man of sense.
In a great majority of cases, indeed,
almost universally, they are good cit
liens. 1t is BELOVED that. great deal
of the present difficulty grows out of
the mutual misunderstanding of the
purpose of the antagonistic interests,
so-called. The situation upon its mer-
its, assuming that each side wants
to do right and wants nothing more
than the right, is one of practical So
luton upon plain business principles.
Indeed, it is more business problem
than one of political economy
The governor does not hesitate to
express his condemnation of all acts
of violence and of every resort to CO.
ercion and opposition, by whomsoever
practiced. He does not believe that
that is the way to settle snch differ
ence, nor does he believe that such
practices represent to any material
extent the judgment or the purpose
of the interests involved There Will re
no temporizing with lawlessness, nor
with oppression, upon the other hand,
in any form. The governor believes
that the statute lows of the state are
ample to afford protection against any
grievances that may exist upon me
one side or the other.
If a pool or combination OF TOBACCO
BUYERS has been formed, it is not only
amenable 10 the laws of This state,
but can be quickly and promptly pun
ished and remedied by those officials
whose duty it is primarily to take
charge of such transactions. On the
other hand, considerations OF men 10
intimidate, to alarm er to injure perso
or to destroy property are not only
highly anti-social, bnt are punishaple
severely under the statute laws of the
state. ,
The following people and any other
officers of tobacco ORGANIZATIONS, IN
dependent tobacco concerns and rep
resentatiye buyers are invited to at
tend at the governors office December
2Oand 81, and the governor viii be
glad to have suggestions of any other
names of men representing buyers
generally whose attendance would De
useful to get a true and practical kho"
ledge of the facts.
C. M. Barnett, president Society Oh
Equity. Hartford
Clarence Lebus, presidents Burley
Tobacco Society, Cynthiana.
james b. Duke, president OF AMER
lean Tobacco company, or such rep
resentative as he may choose.
T. H. Fort, president Planters Pro-
tective association, Louisville.
F. d. Ewing, general manager Piah-
ters' Protective association, Glen River
Tenn.
John d. Elliott, president, Hender-
son.
G. 8. Coke, president, Livia.
s. B. Lee, secretary, Owensboro.
F. r. Toewater, general manager
American Tobacco company for Ken
lucky, Lexington.
I. P. Barnard, president Louisviiie
Tobacco Warehouse company, Louis
vile.
Howard Gale, president Cincinnati
Tobacco Warehouse company. Cincin-
natl.
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