Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-07-19

1OV VVVo-6aOVV OAVuO0 WSCUIUSO
and Man Power on the Farms vitst
Factors In Economic crisis-Appeal
for Government Action.
Government action ensuring the
farmers Of America ample supplies Of
farm implements and competent farm
labor is virtually necessary to this
country's future participation In the
war. dcclure the manufacturers Of
farming tools and machinery in the
United States. This action must be i'm
mrdinte and radical. they sny. or In
1918 the United States will fail to pro-
huce fMrlstuffs necessary to feed the
civil population Of our allies and to
keep the allied armies In fighting trim.
THIS declaration Ia nude In u public
statement by the National Implement
md Vehicle Association. whose mem.
bPrs manufacture niOst Of the farming
implements used In and exported from
the United States. 1t In the Assucin.
TONS answer to IN anxious inquiry
about reports Of prospective ilnple.
ment shortage addressed TO II in behalf
Of the conntry's farming Interests ny
Ex-Governor w. d. HOnrd of WlscOn.
sin, one Of the lenders Of American mg.
riculture and publisher Of Hoard's
Dnirymnn. The statement. which ts
signed by Charles $. BrantipSl,nil.
Chairman Of the AssOciutiuils Execu.
tive Committee. says:
Unless prompt action Is tuken by
the Government, our country will make
the snrne mistakes that have result.
I'd In compelling our allies to ap-
peal to us to save them from famine
Unless we project the production Of
lulor-saving fnrrn machinery and the
supply Of skilled fmrIn inbOr we, too
must soon face Sllrinkuse Ut food
supplies.
Without such action as Is here sug.
gested and urged. the farmers Of
the United States will not have enough
mnchines or men in 1913 to meet the
demands upon them.
I'VE IRE now confronted by shortnge
of raw material md factory labor that
will begin to he manifest In shortages
Of certain lines Of farm machinery this
full and vii! result IN serious shortages
In many vital lines next year. Stocks
on hand In important kinds Of tools
nnd machines are smaller than In nor
nal years. because Of earlier scarcity
Of factory labor and q rapidly tighten.
ing scarcity Of oil raw muterIuls.
"Furmers have deferred during the
last three years the replacing of old
and badly worn tools and machines
Now, confronted by the practical Ger
tnihty that the war Is TO continue In
definitely. with attendant assurance OF
a heavy dc'tIand and high prices for al
their products. and by IN inevitable
shortage Of furm lnhOr. they cunnOt put
uff longer requirements Of worn Out
machines and the additions to equip
ment necessary to increase ucreug.
und production.
ut is also essential In meeting the
demand Of the farmers for implement.
that there shall he preference in trans
| pOrtntiUn for raw materials to the fuc
tories and for finished goods from The
| factories to the TURNS.
For the last ten years fnrm Labor
has been more and more difficult t.
secure. nnu now with m ENORMOUS in
crease In the demand FOR labor in nll
nitiUns factories. and the withdrawn
If many young men from prOductiv,
occupations. there Is bound to be ,
shortage of farm labor such rs this
country has never known. In Kunsn
alone vast number Of fertile acres Ol
which the wheat crop failed will liz
idle this summer. chiefly for lack o
labor and partly through lack Of ma
chimes to replant to corn.
I'VE regard ii as vital to keep on tn
farms the men now there who know
the business. especially the mel
trained In the use of lubnr-snvlIg ma
chinery. II would be wusteful M,
foolish to let them go and ufterwur'
try to replace them with unskIlled men
1--WE seek no advantage for our In
dustry over any other. but we renliz
and we want the public to realize th:i
without this product and without SUI
ticient labor the farmers of the Cnite
| StAIcS cuIlnOt lnCTcitSe VI even lIlitlu
tain their production Of foodstutfs mex
year. To avert the calamity that sucl
condition will surely produce. our In
dustry and the farming industry wh:c
1t chiefly supports must be put upo
the same preferred basis rs the maxim
of war munitions. even If other les
vital industries suffer thereby for una
tetinls and men.
'These are the measures that we dc
clare to be vital to The feeding Of thl
nation and its allies next year:
II. That the manufacture of fnrl
materials be given equal preference
with the manufacture of war mum
tons us regards supplies Of necess,lr
raw materials.
"2. That service to the country /
farm machinery factories be consit
cred Of equal importance with scrvic
IN munition making rlants. Govern
ment or private.
"3. That labor on the farms be cor
sidered us Of equal Importance wit
,ho prn,l,,c,iou NJ war munitions