TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-05-21

The following is the protest OF tho
Farmers of fanin County, Texas, against
English oppression, which brings Amer
lean agriculture TO the verge OF ruin.
WHEREAS, The Farmers OF the Unit
ed States, and especially those OF US in
the South, are undergoing the greatest
depression experienced in agricultural
business for over fifty years; and,
WHEREAS, This depression and price
OF our staple farm products have been
ceused by the present deplorable war in
Europe; and,
WHEREAS, Owing to the restrictions
being placed on the shipment of pack
inghouse products, and cotton and
tobacco and forest products and tic
prices OF live stock and raw cotton and
raw tobacco in the hands OF farmers
and the price OF lumber in the hands
OF the millmen have decreased 10 almost
ruinous extent; and,
WHEREAS, The greater part, IL not
all, OF this depression and prices on
above commodities could have been
avoided, had the citizens Of the United
States been free TO sell above products
to their regular customers In any par,
OF the world and,
WHEREAS. The waters OF the earth
have been placed there by nature for
the free Use Of mankind and should be
kept open free for all nations which
are at peace and they should be per.
mitted to pursue their occupations and
sell their commerce in peace uhhindersd
by any other nation; and,
WHEREAS, The interference by Eng
land In free movement Of the above
coinmodities by the citizens OF the Unit
ed States is largely responsible for our
losses; and,
WHEREAS, The United States should
he neutral in this deplorablc conflict q,
President Wilson has SO wisely and
timely suggested, but We believe that
or neutrality should be genuine, and
it is not genuine as long as shipment
OF munition OF war is permitted from
the United States TO any nation at war
with the other. So, therefore, now be It
RESOLVED by the Fanin County
Farmers Union in regular session, assem-
b!ed at Bonham on January 9th and
9Th, 1915, that We request the United
states Congress to at once take steps
such as will guarantee TO the citizen,
oi the United States the freedom Of the
seas and the right TO shin our com.
merce in ships bearing the United States
flag 10 any part Of the world, and 4
demand that England and all othe.
nations cease TO molest our commerce,
OF the stars and stripes should be Il
guarantee Of safety and protection To
the citizens Of the United States and
IN the preservation OF their lives AMI
and be IL further
RESOLVED that We urge Congress TO
at once prohibit the shipments of mum.
tion of war from the United States,
Jut permit the shipment of our products
which are necessities TO mankind; and
be il further
RESOLVED that copy oil this res.
olution be furnished by the Secretary
TO the press and copy each sent TO
'ur United States Senators, Chas. A.
-ulberson and Morris Sheppard, together
Aith letter requesting them TO furnish
10 each representative In Texas and a |
'oPy to Secretary Of State, VIM. J. !
Bryan and have a copy OF this resolution
inferred upon the journal of the Senate
't the United states and upon the jour
iai OF the House OF Representa- tives OF
he United States.
Submitted by the Committee,
A. L. Springfield, |
Chairman.
Adopted