The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-07-23
CONFERENCE TO
SETTLE TROUBLES
Burley and Equity Tobacco
Leaders to meet.
Expected That Differences Over
Form of Contract Will
Be Adjusted.

Georgetown, KY, July 20.-At 6
meeting here on the question OF
pooling the Burley tobacco croI
there was a sharp exchange of words
between ]. Campbell Cantrill, presi-
dent of the Equity Society and Clar-
ence LeBus presiden of the Burley So.
ciety but the result was the arranging
of meeting between the executive
committee of the Society of Equity
for Thursday night at the Phoenix
Hotel in Lexington to see If some
adjustment cannot be made of the dis
pute between the two associations.
The meeting was opened with a
speech by Judge e. C. O'Rear. of the
, Appellate Court who made over an
hours address giving a history OF
the origin of pools in the English
Guild, and followed 1t to the labor
union of the present time. He re-
fused to enter into a discussion of the
new contract submitted to the tobac-
co people by the Burley Board of Con
troll, as this might come before him
and his court as a matter to be later
on adjudicated.
He was followed by NJ. Hanna, OF
Shelby county. Mr.. Hanna delivered
a witty and forceful speech, in which
he made a candid referenceto the diff
ferences between the Burley Associa-
ton and the American Society OF
Equity.
Judge O'Reer referred to our State
motto and said: "Now let's get to-
gether like you and your wife did loni
' ago, not like cats.
THE Equity association is right in
saying the mother still has strength
to help, and now offer this proposal
tion Let's get together, let's a few of
us talk over the matter"
Addressing President ]. Campbell
Cantrill, who was seated in the audi
ence Judge O'Rear said; Can l ask
you to Louisville to meet u.s."
To an affirmative reply Thursday
was fixed as the date and Lexington
the place.
Calls were made by the big audience
for Mr.. Cantrill and at the invitation
of the chairmen the president of the
Equity Association said in part:
/ appreciate the spirit of this Invitation
to speak in this convention in which
| have no right to take part. | have
pondered with seriousness these differ
ences for the past thirty days, and
my word shall be meant for the best
of the tobacco situation. The Ques-
ton is not shall our tobacco be pool
ed that was settled long ago, when
the biggest worlds battle was won.
The question presented is shall the
Burnley people sign the new contract
or BY the voice of the people shall 1t
be sent back to the beard of control
TO put in form so you can sign Ii? As
president for two years Of the mother
Of all tobacco associations, | pledge
you that If the Society Of Equity goes
against the interests Of the farmer
that day I'll resign.
We are not against a pool, but only
against this contract. Shall the district
l.oo.l ..,,.t4o 4ki~ onntroot ond fOroa Ar
down your threats or shall the peo-
pie say what shall be written? 1t is
my place to explain some statements
recently published | don't strike be-
low the belt, but went before the
board in OPPOSITION to this contract. |
made this proposition myself. When
the fight is won and half million dol
lars is in the Burley treasury think
you should help us to educate and
organize and If you will give the
Equity Association $4,000 We'll
put our paper IN forty thous-
and homes. | semitic Indianapo-
lis the home of this paper. for price;
proposed that the Burnley Association
send this paper for twelve months
educating the people into a readiness
10 Sign this proposition which was
made last winter aftci the sale. A
member Oh the Burley board has since
expressed regret that this was done.
The two organizations should work
together, but is it fair for our educa-
tional campaign getting you into
shape to go ahead, then to kick US