American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-10
SQUARE DEAL FOR FARMERS.


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The food control reminds me Of the
n%criptural command OF PharOah as
described Ia the nth chapter Of Exc
dns. The farmer Is TO be told 10 make
bricks without strnw-to raise crops
regardless OF what he may himself
have % pay for everything with which
be n 20 produce crops. IL Ia cOnced-
ed that upon the farmers OF this
country. their energy and their OK
t%raordinary efforts. depends In a very
large measure the success OF the
world conflict. Their increased acre
age and their renewed efforts are the
surest guaranty OF success. And yet
we propose 10 regulate and control
the market OF the farmer and TO leave
open and uncontrolled and ~unregulated
everything which the farmer buys and
that enters into his daily life as a
meal by which he produces food
The a class or men who have no
monopoly, who are not In a position
90 organize a monopoly. who are not
iu a position 20 cntrol prices. are 10
be regulated and controlled while the
great m~onopolistic powers OF the
United States are 90 go ~unregulated
and uncontrolled Ia other words.
che farmer rs advised 70 40 forth with
his task and produce hts crop, 10 ok
tend his acreage We wili. however.
take your market from YOU and give
sou such market as wo see MT In
che meantime you shall share as best
sou may and do the best YOU can with
those who have an uncontrolled mar
kct aud a price fixing power OF their
own II vas apparent from the be
ginning hat that was precisely where
the measure would land II was clear
60 an Who know the power OF certain
interests that they would escape an
regulation.
Let me call attention 20 the fact that
before the war steel sold for $40 Il
now sells for $3.50 and an the differ
ent things which enter into the pro-
duction on the part ~ the farmer from
che steel has Increased in price ac-
ccTdlngly Coal has advanced from
100 % 200 and 900 per cent. Wire
has advanced 100 per cent Wagons
have advanced 40 per cen Prepared
feeds have advanced 100 per cent
Tankare costs 100 per cent more now.
FcrtilizerA have advanced 600 pei per
cent, Hinder twiuc has advanced from
N..UN L|NNN" N" |NAM.'H N|NN"| 4 ANN
ahoFola that Ner, bought Tor $3.50
before the War now cost ST. Cultiva-
aors sold ai t3S before the war and
noN son an from $50 20 s55 And 40
son. all the different things which the
farmer must buy have thus increased
tn price
As I noN understand the PROPOSE
tlon. il Is tO leave that entire Indus
arial Geld uncontrolled and u%nregulat-
ed while the one upon within We de-
pend 90 produce sufficient 20 feed the
world aud 20 feed the army is 20 have
hls market taken away from him, IN
the arst place. by laws, and IN the
second place 20 dole out 10 him Just
such figure as We see ~. Now ia my
humble Judgment that will not have
rhe effect OF bringing about the activity
and the energy which the farmer Ia
supposed 20 put forth from this time
on. but Il Will have the very opposite
effect. There Is no reason under the
aun or among men why We should con
sroi the one class ~ people who can
mot combine. who cannot m~onopoute,
and leave the others uncontrolled II
We q 90 encourage me farmer
ae should a. least arrange 10 protect
nlm axainst exorbitant prices Which
are now being charged him by uneoh-
scionahle and lawlcss combination
n We would encourage and inspire MIN
orwar give him a fair chance ana
aoual treatment. He wnl do his mll
antv under just and equal laws ano
Win fair and impartial treatment