Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-30
FARM LABOR
PROBLEM IS
DISCUSSED
Government Urged to Have
Boys on Farms by Nation->
al Defense Committee.

al Defense Committee.
Bismarck, May 30.-Resolutions
urging the government to hesitate be-
fore 1t takes from the farm Tor mil
itary service experienced farmer poys
whose services IN farms are worth
those of four men who come out IRON,
the cities without experience. were
adopted yesterday by. the North Da-
Efficiency Commission, on governor
Frazier's recommendation.
Both bodies adjourned after he
adoption of W sets OF JOINT resoiu-
tions and the working out OF plans
whereby the work Of the organiza-
lions may be co-ordinated.
Governor Frazier addressed n ef-
f1ciency commission advising that he
approves the plan of making an In
dustrial survey Of the state with q
view to ascertaining the exact condi-
tons relative to food production,
acreage, labor needs and labor sup
ply.
Outlines Plan. :
Secretary Oscar J. Seller. Of James
town outlined the proposed plan OF
securing data through, a committee
VI lAlESc 10 act lOF ouSA SOuAASy liz
the state, who would In turn appoint
one representative in each township.
r. ]. Lets. who comes from the Ag-
r%icultural Department at Washington
to work with the efficiency commits
sion, explained what the government
desires in the way Of data and how
the government plans to cooperate
with each state to procure uniform
results.
The nIanu suroeated wara adonted
and the work will be commenced at
once, the efficiency commission act
ing as a clearing house for farm or"
CARNATIONS, commercial clubs. and
similar bodies. and it was agreed that
every effort be made toward supply
ing the farmers with needed labor
during the harvesting and threshing
season.
Committee Named.
d. f. Shipley. NJ. v. Boldly. and
Harold r. Wood. representing re-
spectively the Farmers Union. Equity
and Non partisan League, were ap-
pointed to look into the question of
a sufficient Irvine supply. for this
years requirements. Another COM
mittee consisting of D. f. shipley, J..
M. Still. and W. r. Porter. was
named to urge upon the farmers the
necessity Of securing necessary re-
pairs, and threshing machinery at
once. as the supply is bound to be in
sufficient. The chairman and secre-
tary were commissioned to confer
with the emergency commission TO
procure the funds necessary for
carrying on the active work Of the
mittee consisting of j. H. Worst,
chairman. New. Rockford; o. j. Sell
or. secretary, Jamestown; w. r. Port
er. Fargo; Mrs. Mary barrow, and
Mrs. Weible of Fargo, and Howard
r. Wood, Fargo, were named.
The resolution follows:
1.-The Council Of Defense for North
the call Of Governor Frazier begs to
lay the following facts before you.
touching the vital necessity of hav-
ing sufficient labor in the state to
properly harvest and secure the vast
food crops of the state. We therefore
call attention to the fact that there
is at this time a marked scarcity of
you that In case our young men are
selected for CONSUMPTION 1t will great
~ ~jeopardize the work Of agricultural
production II the young men who are
accustomed to farm labor are to be
taken into the service when they can
be rendering the government better
service err y re BY 9sa remaining m naas,n on tt the farms farms
dIlu we Le0I Ill LlldhlOB IIlS I6CUHl~
mendation that the men who are re-
tanned on farms should be considered
as patriotic as those who are taken
directly into the military service 1n
order to be an efficient farmer. a mar
must be accustomed and trained In
the art to properly harvest. and man.
ipulate the machinery necessary in
securing and harvesting crops. and
therefore 1t would seem unwise tc
draft into the military service mer
who have been trained to agricultural
service and we trust you will give due
consideration to the necessity Of con.
serving the efficiency OF farm labor
as we'll as to the efficiency in mNitar,
training.
"The medical corps of the army i.
not sufacient to do anything more
for the relief Of wounded soldiers thar
give first aid" DR.. q. p: Quain, head
Of Bismark German Evangelical Hos
pital. and organizer Of North Dakota'i
first Red Cross unit today advised
the North Dakota National Defense
Council, Transportation of wounded
from the front. their care in properl,
established base hospitals. and finally
matters at home, must be taken carr
Of by civilians.
at is through Red Cross channel,
that this action must be extended
The Red Cross at this time needs oul
fullest sympathy and material assist
ance. It needs many Thousands O.
men and women properly trained To-
relief work. It needs also money
not hundreds nor thousands, but mil
lions Of dollars, the hospital supplies
dressings, bandages. drugs, and cloth
ing. must be furnished by people
through Red Cross.
More Help Needed.
1.-THE Council Of National Defens'
has within the past week requisite,
that an ambulance company be furn
ished by the state. Thus far the stat
has offered only one Red Cross uni
from the Bismark hospital. It .woul,