Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-05-12
PRESIDENT TAFT
TO THE FARMERS
Spoke to an Audience Of 5000 a.
St. Louis.
PLEDGED TO CONSERVATION
The Delegates are Studying Record Of
congressman With View to
Future Political
Campaigns.

1L Louis, May 6.-BefOre a crowd 0
$4,000 person President Taft pledge,
himself to a'system of conservation Il
his address to the farmers nationa
convention in session at the Coliseum
In language that could admit OF NJ
other meaning, he renewed his declara
ton for the deep waterway from the
lakes to the gulf.
In addition to his advocacy Of con
servation Of natural resources, he said
no believed in conservation OF human
resources, and, in furtherance Of thai
end, advocated the establishment of Q
national bureau of health. In carrying
out his plan of outstanding the natural
resources, the president declared he
favored a we'll defined system, instead
OF going at the work by piecemeal.
At Work Soon.
With remarkable facility the conven.
tion resumed its balance and routine
almost as soon as Mr.. Taft's portly fig.
ure disappeared from the platform
The speakers Numbered away with un
abated vigor and earnestness until the
hour Of adjournment, and then, sharp
as clock work, the executive officers
and committee went into the regular
noon day executive session.
Two Societies Merge.
1t now appears probable that the
American Society of Equity will merge
into the Farmers union. The Farm
ers' union will make no change Of
name or of rules and policies, which
seems to spell the fact that the union
will absorb the name, members and
good will Of the younger but very Wig.
orous organization. 1t is also evident
there will be some general working
agreement between the union and the
federation Of labor. 1t will be only an
agreement. There will be no offensive
alliance upon public questions. When,
ever the union and the federation en-.
tertain the same views upon a public
policy or public issue they will work
together in hearty cooperation to
make it successful. But neither is
bound to the other beyond that. The ,
method of this working arrangement
5 now being developed between sam.
lei Gompers and Charles Barrett and
'bher leaders in counsel.
After congFessmen's scaIps.
1t also develops that the Farmers
nion is going out sharply and definite.
Y after the scalps of some of the con.
ressmen who have opposed the six
pecific demands which the union
lade upon the present congress. 7
The demands were for:
!. The abolition of stock gambling
farm products. F
e. The adoption of a parcels post
., The adoption Of postal saving
ank
4 The defeat of the proposed cen.
al bank. IL
3. Stringent legislation for restrict. al
6 foreign immigration. pl
6. Greater liberality in national ap. ~
OPERATIONS toward national projects. II,
President Barrett sent out a person %
letter to each senator and congress ed
an asking his attitude toward these se
rmers' demands. The farmers exc. re
tive sessions are reading now day q
day the answers and the summaries to
answers made to Mr.. Barrett's let. ca
r. 1t develops that four-fifths of the co
IN in congress made prompt and re-
ectful and favorable replied. Three I'm
irths of them declared Enthusiastically lal
favor Of the farmers demands, re-
wing only the right to choose the op
Id of bill under which they were to an
come laws. wa
Some Ignored the Letter. act
I develops further that some of tw,
'se congressman ignored the Barrett Orc
ter and others opposed where they vel
! promised to support 1t is these !
n that Farmers union now propose me
make an example Of in the coming apr
ction, for the double purpose Of cir,
nonstrating its own power and for life
effect upon the men who will make Pre-
the next congress.
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