Evening journal., 1914-11-17
GRANGERS favor
Cooperation IN
Their business
CONTINUED from Pnge ono

lA'h HNot Ndht the iedui ana IL must
be conceded by all reasonable think
ing people that no nation is in a
more logical position to do this than
our own. Therefore, be it
Resolved, THAT in this. the forty
eight annual convention OF our or
ganization, we reiterate and confirm
the former and oft-repeated resolu-
tions of this body for universal
peace
There was a two-hour debate on
the good roads subject and the ques-
tion OF federal aid for road building.
While the grange last year made a
! declaration upon this matter IL was
not deemed sufficiently explicit by
some of the members. A committee
OF seven was therefore appointed to
outline clearly the policy of the
grange on this question. The COM
miltee is to follow the same lines
as are embodied in the declaration
adopted last year, but to define more
clearly just how the grange feels on
the subject. The declaration adopted
last year Is as follows:
That the roads that first demand
attention are those upon which the
greatest reduction OF cost Of trans
portation can be made and over which
the greatest percentage Of traffic is
carried, viz, the roads leading from
the farm to the railroad station, the
business center of the community
THAT we are opposed 10 the issu-
ance Of bonds for the purpose Of Sc
curing funds for highway improve
ments under the present recognized
system Of issuing bonds"
While this declaration is clear, yet
II is the opinion of most of the mem-
bers that II does not sufficiently cover
the ground, as It is pointed out that
in most States there is too much Of
an inclination to improve the auto
mobile boulevards and park drives
rather than the country roads which
connect the farms with the communi-
ity centers.
The committee appointed for the
purpose Of preparing a new declara-
tion, consists Of State Masters T. G.
Atkeson, Of West Virginia; w. T.
Greasy. OF Pennsylvania; e. Wright
Of Indiana; c. S. Stetson. Of Maine (;
II. NJ Culbertson, Of Wisconsin; J.
N. Ketcham, of Michigan, ard Joseph
A. Holmes, of California. The COM
mittee will report back TO tho grange
In a couple of days.
i Oppose Immigration.
State Master II. Harland. OF Idaho
introduced a resolution which will
bring the question of immigration be-
fore the grange for action. Tho
resolution provides that the grange
should take some definite action in
the matter Immediately. as IL is likely
that after the war that Is now rag,
ing In Europe has ended that count
less aliens will flock to this country
The grange is urged to appeal L
Congress TO pass such laws as arI
deemed adequate to protect tn,
citizenship of the country. TIL,
resolution was introduced as a result
of a discussion unon the subject al
the session yesterday morning. wher
a number Of members expressed IN,
opinion that some action, should bl
taken at once as the situation Is
serious. The resolution, which wat
introduced TO the committee OF
foreign relations of which Senator II
NJ. Culbertson. of Wisconsin, is chair
man. is as follows:
"Among the thinking people of Amer
lea there is an unusually strong feelin
that the time has come when our in
migration laws should be so amended a
to prevent those ignorant, vicious an
physically defective from entering OF
country. While recognizing that ignt
rance is not a badge of dishonesty an
crime. we are satisned that the high'
the average of education of our peopl
the better it is for our happiness, pro
perity and stability.
| "When the war now raging in u
East is over and peace restored, Eurol
will unquestiopably dump untold nun
bers of undesirables upon our shore
The better element from those countri
win not be permitted TO leave if such
thing can be prevented Right now
our accepted time for action. Thereto
be It
| 'Resolved, BY the National Grange
forty y-eight session assembled, that '
demand the passage by Congress
such immigration laws at the next 81
sion of that body as will adequate
protect our present citizenship fro
those of other countries whose mode
living. ideals and beliefs are mimic
TO those which have made us great"
The report of the legislative commi
tee, of which Oliver Wilson, nation
master, is chairman, and which WI
unanimously adopted, sets forth tn
when Congress met, last December. al
took up the task Of recognizing the
nancial and banking system. the cor
mittee went before il and took an acti
part in this legislation; and while n
favoring every detail of the law, did,
whole, approve it as a decided ii
provement upon the law il displaee
"We regard many OF its provisions
decided advantage to the agricultui
interests and tending toward the dece
tralization OF the great money powe
| Of the country" the report reads.
H. Considerable space is given TO what h
been done by the committee relative
/ Iural credit legislation. The comm
fees stand against the Moss-Fletch
bill before Congress was taken becaul
is saws, the bill was a bankers n
money lenders BILL and not a borrowe
bill. The committee favored the Holl
| Buckley bill, il says, because it recr
nized in a limited way, the incinl
set forth In the resolutions adopted
the National Grange at Manchester, Il
| year "Ihe whole matter is now in {
| hands Of Congress" the report rea,
| "and, whatever the final result. [
| Grange has won perhaps the most n,
able contest it has ever made before {
II National Congress"
When the congressional commit,
stood firm. the report SAYS. Il was s
III nifcant that the Democrats canens