The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-20
l-ter Li.tia9 Cast Conferences.

psr industries and llEfans 10 -E-oif 10
4 al uEru sILE after Ing WEI
r1Fsn Living Cast Conference.
I ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 2p.-E'e-sa-
tor LaFc1lerte. one Of tie @'waflI
rwelra,' and Thomas Ta1Lear. 1lzz9 OF
Of Minneapolis, who opposed the n Er'
wiz addraHs the high cost Of living
conference Of Lhs N0o-F1sr12sti-l
league, Il WAS an10u1csd To-Day
Senator Cyon-.a, another Of 1bs
.'wIEtL twalYe," and Senator -Saiaa
of Idaho Ll-gz5 wealth colBGrIpIlp1
Last nigh Farmers a2Ilaudsa u;S-
,-.JscaoElsly Speakers prote:stss6 i1-<.i
-aa tarr1ars had been dlseTs-z1--laale'd
against n food sdtG1@s-raI1SI~
when The food TIL was before tie
agriculture aonr111ee If the state
Senator Ggrgnaa Ba1d, -'stssis I71-s
COPPER and al crhRr Egpcue1s were
Iaaeaa II II Tor regllara0n NE lac
oil INDUCED ard had 10 take Oh 0zt-
We mad powder IL The TN, b1t II nae
10 BE- taken put- What ] Cannot III
ce,rszr-d Ii wEF TIE farming 1nd1k-
rrT shou35 be tie Only o-s E1.g2ssa
OUT fer 1aas sacrifice Of way.
Il hare do qGarrss with EooTer'
Dui ! hare 1te right - sxp-sss my
opinloz and 10 one II going 70 oeaT
-ae that right IL the food TIL zei
was 10 oe beneficial 10 Inc farmers
why wuxl6a'r Il De .1g1ice 10 have
an advisory council Of farmers On
food regulation. All otte- industries
z-= represented On the advisory
COUNCIL bF Zig D-Elrehs-
Afs- Hon OF Ocean
ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. Sept %
The VIZ is IL economic struggle
and ocean COMMERCE viii VIII IL
James A. Farrell, president Of TIE
United States steel eo-po-sttc-- told
taa -ar5u12g chamber Of commerce
WAY Convention delegates today.
TIE economic struggle began. he
said. When gca KIEck was reprlsed
I'll the gates Of Paris and Ger-Aanys
plans for z crushing blow disrupted
TIE allies. he pointed oEt, have Tar
mere resources than tie central
powers, b1t the latIer's organization
an6 coordination Of al material
forces ID prolongsng The war
Farrell emphasized that ships naust
LIT EISL- II A-- al - ~ AZ NS--~
-Aa IN American army abroad
grows IN numbers" lie said, Ing
demand for tonnage for lis nsinten-
znce ruEt constantly increase, De
cause these men must be supplied
! from the home base and cannot de-
] pend upon supplies 10 be drawn from
I abroad. To meet this gitpation, the
/ United States, through me shipping
I board, has undertaken colossal
I program Of ship construction
Here is Z new, enOrnOus and i'm
De-atiye demand for stsel that must
( be met Production must be sttInu
( lated, as millions Of tons will be re
CURED for military necessities and
the naval and emergency feet pro
gram.
j New ship yards must DE built and
thousands OF men selected and train
I ed for the new service. az officers
and crews Of the ships are forthccm
I ing. The United States is, as may
/ be seen, definitely launched upon q
vast enterprise Of ship building on
q scale which calls for the co-opera
/ ton Of every departm ent Of American
industry and Of every producing in
duEtry in the country. These ships
may well be the very means On which
the war may be won for US and oul
allies"
Farrell declared that the govern
ment had not yet succeeded in per
fecting q unified control of tonnage
! and that therefore many ships might
. be wasted through lack Of central
T lied power He said similar condi
& IN ~ in NJ he
start Of the war, resulting in disor.
ganization and loss Of efficiency. The
/ United States shipping board, Far.
rel said, had not sufficient powers
10 absolutely control all tonnage. He
4 praised the British ministry Of ship,
ping. with supreme powers over all
ocean commerce.
In order to win the war, Farrell
! declared, America must maintain
trade with neutrals, particularly non
European neutraIs. Many things
essential 70 the national life, such
ag Argentine wool, Brazilian man.
ganese ore and Ecuador cocoa, are
dependent on this neutral trade. The
United States must also, Farrell
urged, continue 10 supply the needg
Of the Latham erican republics, go
their confidence in this nation may
not be shaken.
Labor and Farmer.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept 20.-Com
| pIete consolidation Of labor in cities
and on farms for direct control Of gov.
eminent policies through political &C
( ton ig one Of the principles the confer
ence on high cost Of living is expected
I 10 endorse at its closing sessions here
( today.
! Members Of the committee on reso
( lutions indicated they would demand
! Loyalty to the government in fts
( fight against enemies abroad and Al
| home:
| Conscription Of wealth to pay fol-
the war:
/ Heavy taxation Of all land held fol
( speculation:
Government ownership OF natural
reepurpea and rnononnliea-