The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-30
URGES FARMERS
10 ORGANIZE
Sir Horace PIunkett Tells
What The Irish Have
Done.

WAtaS LIZ AltsAt sAAa ST.
Done.
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CHICAGO, NOV! 30.---D eclarlng that
America should launch citizenship
movement for the Organization among
farmers OF selt.help, the Right Hon.
orabie Sir Horace Plunkett, K. G..
v. e., OF Dublin, ireland, last night
Addressed the opening session Of the
Third National Conference on Mar.
keting and Farm Credits speaking to
delegates from 40 States.
The speaker came across the ocean
10 address II as the first of series
OF talks and conferences that he will
hold throughout the United States,
with theiend in view OF organizing Am.
erican agriculture. He was the first
Minister of Agriculture OF ireland and
called the Gather OF the Irish CO.
operative movement which has un.
der its wings los 900 Irish farmers or.
ganized into 1000 Cooperative So
cfeties. s ~ VI
He described the weak spot In Am:
ericari rural economies as being a lack
Of business organization among far
niers. He dweltiuponj the chaotic con.
ditions that company the marketing
Of farmers products and the apurchas:.
ing OF farmers supplies. He show,
d.how the cities of America and 9th.
er nations have been developed at the
expense OF the countryside. He de.
clared the time is ripe for all public
spirited persons to interest themselves
IN the fundamental Development Of
agriculture. 4
They must get stogether!. he said,
they must eliminate waste, or Amer.
lea will fall behind more competent
nations" I:
He showed how the cooperative
movement Of Europe has stood the;
test OF the greatest crises in the
worlds history and dwe!t at length
upon the sharpening of the business
ability OF the Cooperative managers
as q result of present stringent con.
ditions. Not only must America learn
to organize her food supply. he said,
to meet critical periods such as war;
but America must prepare for the
great international competition which
Is bound toBstrike the american far:
mef keenest since he Is farthest be-
hind In organization for his own siFi
terest. This damage to the farm;
will be eflected in every other lind;
try: for America Ifs still dominar'
a farming country, said Sir Horace
sAllow me to utter tho warn
which will have to be faced in
United States and Canada, as well
IN the United Kingdom in France,
Germany and in other countries" ]
continued. This relates to the yer
vital problem Of cooperative finance
both what Is called long term or
real credit, and Short term or per
sonal credit Finance is, indeed, a
vital part OF the cooperative organ
ism, gf.f.,, s, &. Z;
.tThere IS nothing more vital for
the cooperative oyement than that
it should clearly sound also note
of selfhelp. Looking not only to the
future Of America, but at the move
ment IN the old world today, thus a |
sea stirs the depths Of my feelings,
that while the State must give its
aid TO the cooperative movement, 1T 1
must seek TO obtain SforSit the great.
est possible freedom"
CHICAGO. NOV. sO,-How the hug.
est real estate deal in the history Of
the world was consummated by the
British government buying out the
Irish landlords and reselling the prop.
erty to the tenants was told today by |
Secretary Charles w. Holman of the
National Conference on Marketing! and
Farm Credits to that body, in SEES.
sions here.
How the principle SC, successful in
Ireland could be administered in Am
erica was explained by the speaker.
who recently returned from Great Brit
ain, where he made a study OF Irish
land legislation and administration.
Holman urged the adoption by Com
gress Of that section OF the report OF
the United States Commission on In,
dustriaI Relations which dealt with
the land problem. He was in charge
Of the field studies made; by the a>om.
mission. "a a n
nh state aid OF land purchase.
he said. "lies the immediate hope of
the American farm tenant, for by that
means only can we hope for a quick
action to stem the growing tide Of
landlord sm.'. s'; s5 5,I5
Secretary Holman credited state.
sided land purchase, in ireland with
these benefits: " IL
The industry OF occupiers has in.
creased; farm houses and farm out.
buildings have improved; the ten.
iency to sell interests in land has /
\ the tendency to sublet and
divide holdings has become almost
dormant; the solyency of the occu.
piers has improved, Thereof a feeling
Of contentment;s ia prevalence OF law I
and order that did not exist under
aud tenant relations.
what 8 contrast this effords
against she American movement to.
wards tenancy!,"' the speaker, said.
I'm Illinois. Iowa, Kansas, New York
Ohio and Pennsylvania tenant far.
u,ers hayeffncreased by ! 21,167.Twhile Is
the number OF home owning farmers
has uctually decreased by 62,s15. But
In Texas and Oklahoma we find about
The saddest establishment OF Amer.
|can hopes for home ownership: For.
~ years ago Texas had sc, A6S tenant
That number H comprised