The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-30

pushed to completion by the public
safety commission. the governmental
military agencies being committed to
the policy.
"A hundred thousand men will be
modified for the industrial army that
VIII be available for harvesting work.
continued Mr.. Weiser. "The men will
be the best in the nation. drawn from
factories. from the wholesale industry,
and. in fact, from other commercial
pursuits. There is nothing to fear on
the question of labor. and North Da-
kota farmers. and farmers of the en-
tire northwest, may rest assured on
that score"
Will Attend Conferences.
Saturday next a conference OF men
Of five northwestern states will be held
in st. Paul. which will be attended
by Fargo representatives. Mr.. Weiser
and J. p. Hardy. secretary Of the Far
go Commercial club. already have
declared their intention of attending,
and others will go.
Weiser Outlined Plan.
The conference is treated in the fol-
lowing telegram by Mr.. Weiser to ID.
r. Cotton. mobilization commissioner,
and his response. Mr.. weiser setting
forth in telegram. sent last Thurs
day, the program that the public safe
flt to adopt.
d. R. Cotton, 1401 Pioneer Building,
st. Paul. Mimi: have talked today
with parties familiar with conditions
in various parts OF North Dakota and
am advised that there is a great deal
OF uneasiness among our farmers as
to the possibility Of securing sufficient
capable help for handling the crop this
fall. I believe the labor situation here
fn ha i'm nnrfa M finV1
and that. IL our farmers could be as
sured that sufficient labor will be
mobilized either by the government or
by some efficient organization, at rea-
sonable wages. it will result in a con-
siderable increase in the acreage that
will be seeded. If you are able to
organize along these lines. you should
lose no time in giving the matter
immediate publicity so that our farm
ers will be promptly advised of your
action.
e. J.weiser.
Call For Conferences.
st. Paul, Mimi, April %, 1917.
Hon. L. J. Frazier,
Governor of North Dakota,
Bismarck, N. d.
The public safety commission and
Minnesota council OF state defense,
through Colonel Marsh, agricultural
commissioner requests commercial
organizations of Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Montana, North and South Dako-
ia to get back Of the movement and
publicity to get the commercial and
industrial labor to pledge it's willing
ness to spend time In the harvest
fields this summer, in the event of a
shortage OF farm hands,. and to this
end request Representatives of these
organ nizationsq to send. secretaries or
A0lAg6keg to q conference at the state
capital In Minnesota Saturday, May
5, in order to get the machinery under
way In which to make good the pledge
of 100000 men from commercial and
industrial centers in the northwest to
so into the harvest fields for a period
OF 80 days. We feel that immediate
action is essential in order to over
come the knowledge that we have in
our possession, that farmers of Mon
tana and the Dakotas are not seeding
and planting up to the full limit be-
cause Of the fear of probable short
age Of farm labor during the harvest
time. If you desire to cooperate at
least to the extent of giving this
movement publicity, please get action
on the willingness Of business and