Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-01-14

live. A similar plan was proposed ID
Putnam a year or so ago. If an organ
tzatfon is formed in this state all must
iain II. There will be no mobs, no at
tacks OF any kind TO disturb society
simply TO use no article raised In price
uninstly.
Secretary Wilson Of the Department
of Agriculture, says what the country
needs is more farmers. "Too many
people are engaged In the business oil
food distribution, he said. and what
we need Is more farmers. He said
the consumers are increasing faster
than the producers. Too many people
live and sufier who could be made hap
by on some OF our waste farms TWEEN
" men, he says are engaged In distu-
button where one would suffice. All
public offices are equally over supplied
with men who ought 10 be on farms.
10 also In every city and every village,
where a little business will support one
orr two persons, half a dozen or so VIII
crowd In to share IL, and will prefer TO
live from hand 10 mouth than farm II
or do other hard work. More than
half The men in public life and general
business could Ice we'll spared TO go on
farms aud be producers instead of con-
sumers.
All over the country farmers are re-
curing men 10 work who will receive
a better living than they de IN cities
and villages, and can / get them.
A hundred years ago there were more
than double the number of producers
compared 10 what there aretat this day
Secretary Wilson is more correct In
counting for the Increased cost OF Nv
ing than those who attribute the in.
crease TO trusts and combinattons-al-
though such may exist and flourish be-
cause there Is such a decrease in food
products compared to the demand.
There is n factor in the problem OF
high prices that must be used In solving
il. aud that is, the same oateFy against
higa prices Is heard in England All
over the Continent, in Japan, IN China
aud more or less over all other eoun.
tries. Are trusts and combinations else
where the cause as well AS In the INT.
ted states OR do like causes produce
like effects
Look at the enormous increase of ma
val ornaments, costing hundreds of
millions annually, all laid out for these
verse than mere consumers. Great ar.
mics arr also. consumers without pro
ducing anything, ana each Of those
great consuming hosts require other
great hosts 10 supply themwith cloth.
ing, and all accoutTemenIs. with for
tficstions, dc, as well IS food. Little
Japan proves our statement From q
little secluded Kingdom, knowing no
thing Of the eutes world, Its people,
happy, and revealing in all earthly
comforts, IL was forced 10 eater The are
ma OF national strife and destruction.
| Halt OF It's producing population Was
GATED cut 10 he mere consumers 10 en-
Ter lis srtny ana navy and 70 Dc help
ers In caring faT,saeh. Production less
ened in proportion 10 consumption
famines followed, prices of food rose
as never before known, taxes increased
and the nation hur,iened With debt.
/ like all other warfing'nations. The pa
trlosle people bore patiently their hea-
W debt burdens, safieFings aud their
/ terrible transformation, They 10 net
attribute their sad stale 10 isasts aud
eomblnatlens-ihey have none and
woald allow none, Il amy were - wick.
esils disposed. II Is the price they arr
+ paying 10 preserve their country a. do
/ all eiviliaesi Christian nstions-w h0m
they have been compelled 10 initiate or
perish,