The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-06


Germany, protects her farmers Nv
tariff upon farm products. The ,rar
kets OF France are not opened by
free trade policy to the agriculture
products of the world. The peasan
farmers have their agricultural synji
Gates and their cooperative bushes,
organizations. through which the,
purchase supplies at the lowest Eric
es and sell their products at the high
I est tgu'es. Agriculture in Fran, e
mas been successfully financed. The
government has aided by grants and
SUBSIDIES. When the law was uassed
providing for cooperative banxs 10
provide personal credit for the meas.
ant farmers of France the govern.
ment required the Bank of France TO
advance 100000 francs to the chm.
ltai OF these banks and to make la,pe
annual ARRANGEMENTS thereafter. The
Bank OF France discounts the ,o,es
ana bills of the peasant farmers.
thus giving the farmers of France &C.
cess to the greatest money market
OF the world. Spain, Italy, Belgium.
Denmark, Switzerland, Austria-Hun.
gary and practically all other Europ.
can countries protect their farmers
from foreign competition.
Contrast agricultural conditions in
Germany and France with agricu,,lr
In England. England's policy tas
been to rely for political strength
upon industrial development at home
and tho expansion of her commerce
abroad. Free trade has been her
motto. Agriculture was left 20 its
fate. rhe result is. Eng and locks
to other countries to feed her people.
She has done little to organize her
farmers for business purposes and
has made only slight progress IN pro.
viding credit Tor her farmers. It is
true that In recent years some splen
lid men have taken deep interest
In the work Of lettering agricultural
conditions in that country. Consider
able progress has been made IN Ire
land under the leadership of Sir I!or-
ace Plunkett. But England is the enc
European government that has done
little to aid the development Of her
agricultural interests. Indeed, her
economical policy has DISTRACTED the
growth of agriculture, deprecated the
value Of her farm lands. and impov-
erished her farmers. England has
100000 paupers. The United States,
with double her population has Ices
than $4,000. James ]. Hill in his
Book, Highways Of Progress speak
Ing Of the effect of Englands policy
toward agriculture. says:
Business In the streets of her
cities. is impeded by professions Of
gaunt men shouting In wre;ched
concert, 1--WE want work! We want
work! We want work!
Who Should United States FoIIow7. |
The way is plain for this great
republic. Germany and France and
other European nations have marked
the way. Englands policy and tie
sad fate of her agriculture stand as
4 warning to our statesmen and
great lesson TO our farmers. We
must abandon the idea OF reducing
The cost Of living by importing food /
products. We must produce the food 4
10 feed our own people. We must
give up tho policy OF free trade In
farm products embodied in our rev
:arif law. We must protect our far.
ners In our home markets. We must
leach our farmers the Importance OF
organization to meet modern condi.
Ions In business with view to rcduc-
ng to a minimum the cost In the
manufacture. sale, and
Of farm products. The
armers must have q larger percent
'ge of the wealth they produce and
he middleman must take less.
We must establish a system of agri.
cultural credit for the farmers of the
United States that is unexcelled
We must see to It that our farmers
an borrow money at as low a rate as
t can be borrowed by railway, public
Utility, and municipal corporations.
The farmers must be able to finance
heir industry as easily and cheaply
IS any other business is financed.
70 accomplish this great end the
Government and the State govern
nents must enact the necessary leg
station and furnish such capital and
redit as may be necessary, whether
hat be much or little. All should be
lone upon a safe, sound, and conser-