The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-25
OPPOSE
PREPAREDNESS
I'm ~
STATE FARMERS UNION PRO-
TESTS AGAINST INCREASED
APPROPRIATIONS
WILL ASK FOR LEGISLATION
Repeal q Crop Lien Law Sought
Also Race Segregation, Taxation
Reform, Better Insurance Rates,


closed it's annual convention with
trip to Chapel Hill, following session
that was devoted largely to passing
a large number of resolutions on all
kinds of questions. At Chapel Hill
the farmers were the guests of the
State University at a dinner served In
Swain Hall. President E. K. Ora
ham made short talk to the farmers,
telling them something of the work
of the University and of it's desire to
cooperate with them in their work.
The trip was made from Durham In
automobiles and on the return from
the hill a trip was made to Trinity
College and other points of interest in
the county.
The farmers went sQuarely on rec
ord as being opposed to spending any
more money for an increase in the
navy and army of the country. They
were vigorous in their opposition to
this policy of the president. That reso-
luton follows:
Whereas it now appears that a
measure win be put on foot at our
National Congress at its next session
asking for an enormous increase in
it's appropriations for the increase in
the number of battleships built and
also in increasing the enrolment in
our standing army, under the plea Of
being prepared to protect our coun-
try against the invasion of any and all
belligerent countries to make war
against our country, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Farmers
Union Of North Carolina, being a
peaceably inclined people, hereby en-
ter our protest against any and all
material increase in Appropriation for
this purpose"
The resolution further expresses the
wish that the desires of the farmers
shall be placed before the platform
committees of the parties. The fol-
lowing legislation is asked for:
1. Repeal of the merchants crop
lien law.
2. Provision for race segregation of
land ownership.
3. Reform of taxation system so
that the taxes will be more equitabl'
distributed along the lines suggested
in the last amendments to the Consti.
tuition or some other methods.
4. Incorporate rural communities.
5. Initiative and referendum.
6. An anti-usury law regulating
banks and public service corpora
lions.
7. Give some official in North Caro-
lima the right to regulate the insur-
ance rates promulgated In the state.
8. An adequate rural credits bill
passed by the National Congress at
it's forthcoming session
Among the other things called for
and advocated in special resolutions
were:
Endorsement was given the Boys
Road Patrol and its organization
urged in the counties of the state.
The farmers expressed themselves as
opposed to the legislature interfering
with the judiciary, endorsed the
proposition that the executive COM
mittee of this body be authorized to
lease for the use of an industrial
school designed to fit farmers sons
for college with an idea of keeping
them on the farm to be established on
the property belonging to the North
Carolina Farmers Alliance located
near HillsbOro, on such terms as they
may approve, provided that the legis-
lature at it's next session will make
sufficient appropriations to place the
school on a firm basis.