Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-16
ASKSLAbOR'
TO join THE
FARMERS IN
new MOVE
President of Non Partisan
League Appeals to Ameri-
can Federation Delegates
for Cooperation.
Townley Brands Farmers
and Factory Workers as
the 'Dupes of Big Business
Patriotism Keynote of
Labor Convention.

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. 16.-Branding
farmers and factory workers of Amer
lea "dupes OF organized business"
President A. c. Townley of the Farm
ers' Nom Partisan league called on Or
the farmers to help win the war and
sairer share in what they produce.
I'VE farmers produce 2S billion dol
lars worth of farm products a year"
said Townley. I'VE get nine billion for
it or about $31S.22 net for each farm
er's family.
WHO GETS DIFFERENCE?
WHO gets the other 20 billion? La
Dor doesn't get it and we don't get it.
But business tells labor the farmer
gets it. And, by the same token, bus
mess tells the farmer that labor gets
all the difference between the cost of
shoes, clothing and machinery and the
eXorbitant price the farmers and the
other commoners of this country have
to pay for them.
I'VE get eight to 10 per cent pound
for pork. You pay 80 to 40 cents. The
packers say labor absorbs the differ
ence"
Turning to Gompers. Townley said:
"I want to know, Mr.. President, If you
fellows have got that money!"
I'll tell you on the quiet, later"
laughed Gompers.
CITES PRICE OF WHEAT.
"The same is true of wheat. The
millers hand us the same CUFF.
when we ask business why we have
to pay so much for machinery, they
tell us the organized metal work ers
get it.
when we complain of high and
even higher freight rates. business tells
the railroad brotherhoods we have ex-
pensive wives and need the money.
THE time has come for us to un-
derstand each other. We are at war
and the governments interests, as well
as our own, demand that we wipe out
of this nefarious profiteering system
4. which starves us amid plenty and re-
tards the progress and delays the sue
cess of the war;"
FINDS NO RESPONSE.
Though receiving Townley cour-
teously, the labor convention received
his proposals warily. President Comp
ers would say nothing for or against
them, but it is known the federation
leader fears too close an alliance will
the farmers might result in labor be-
ing overshadoWed.
Middlewest and western delegate.
pointed out it has been only a shor
time since the Non Partisan league
abandoned Ls Toilette.
Vice President B. L. Strayer of the
Farmers congress, endorsed Town
lev's idea in brief speech.
II urgently recommend a strong wir
the war coalition between the tillers
md the toilers," Strayer said. This
will not only half win the war, but
will keep certain influences from
working the workers and farming the
farmers.
MANY RESOLUTIONS.
Committees now in conference have
more than $50 resolutions before them
Several bitterly denounce the posta
censorship on newspapers. Not one
refers to conscription Of wealth.
One which promises to end in 6
fight on the floor of the convention
proposes no worker be accepted II
the federation who Is not a citizen o
the United States nor not declared hi
intention.
Sponsors say 1t Is directed agains
alien enemies. South and southwest
ern delegates, however. claim 1t is di
rccted against 100000 non either
Mexican metal miners.
BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT.
There are number of these mino
issues before the convention but 1t
general policy "solidly behind the gov
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