The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-28


vernn action ensurins he farmers Of Amerr" ample supplies Of
1nm implements and einIe,en, farm labor Is vitality necessary . this
tools aud machinery In the United stntes. This action must be immediate and
necessary to feed the civil population of our allies aud q keep the allied armies
This declaration Is made in a public statement by the National Implement
implement used in and exported ron ,be United s'n,,s s"i # is IS I he Ass %s
lions an'ws, to nm anxious i .ri3 about REPORTS Of a prospective Implement
dosernor W . Hoard Of Wisconsin, ne of the leaders OF Aneucan aerlcuE
Charles $ hran'lnehnm' Chairman of the Associations Executive COMMITTEES,
"rhe truth is that unless prompt action is takcn by he Government or
'unntry Is headed straight toward The anne mistakes that have resulted in
protect the production II laborsavIng farm macihncr, and the supply of
body crn realize how c"amitous that would he /" the military as well : The
The trouble with the food production Of Europe is far from The battle
Tns same ,roub," is dine tn oy.rake rs non, Without sun action as Is "srr
sn",sS,ea .S "rre, 'e c,urana y, ,be Uuin.| t STU. ,u" n, ma n onoase
machines or men lin 1918 10 meet tn demands upon them.
We IRE now confronted by seor!nses Of raw material and factory labor
this fan anu viii result in serious shortages in many vital lines next year
in normal years because of earlier s.urcty of factory labor and a rapidly
IA to both elements make 1t certain thu the shortage OF IA output viii 70
Farmers have deferred during the las. three years ue replacing of old
aud s" %, ~om tools and machines ,uS Now confronted naS S,i.e by the practical Ger,
nS"sS aen INA s aG nigh pn'es lor al a., u nr prod proauss aa oy IN 'nesa" ns
machines and the additions to equipment necessary to Increase acreage and
production
1T it also essential to meeting the demand of the farmers r implements
tni there shall be preference III transportation for 1w materials to the fac
For the last ten year farm labor has been more m more difficult to
uon factories and the withdrawal I many young men from productive ocru-
has never Known In Kansas alone a vnstn number of fertile heres which the
wheat crop failed viii lie idle this summer chiefly for lack Of labor and partly
through lack of machines to rpiant to corn
I'VE regard II ~ vita to keep on the farms the men ~ there who know
the business especially the men trained in the USE of labor saving machinery.
II would he wastetul and foolish Ia let them go and aterward try to replace
them with unsrlned men
I'VE seek M advantage for our industry owe any other. hut W realize
and " c want the puhHc to rruze that without this product and without suf-
nccnt labor the farmers OF the United States cunnot Increase or ever maintain
their production OF foodstunsn eXt year To avert the calamity that such
condition VIII surely produce our Industry and che forming Industry which
Il chiefly supports must he put upon the anne preferred basis ~ the making
Of wur munitions. even II orher less vital Industries suffer thereby for ma
trrds and mcu its US important to nit thu Sohers stomach ms his cartridge
box.
1T is also the imperative duty OF the United States To keep up our exports
Of agricultural implements our uucs look To- W now more thnn ever fnr labor.
saving equipment FOR their farms Every farm implement and machine We can
send abroad viii hMp powerfully To relieve tr drain 81 ~ own resources OF
foodsuns i is better for ourselves and ar allies to send them the means Of
production rather than the proHuc.
These arr the measures that We declare to be vital to tho feeding Of this
nation and its allies next year:
co. That the manufacture Of farm materials he given equal preference
with thu" uuuufatture NJ ~ munitions a. regards supplies Of necessary raw
materials
49, That service to the country ia farm machinery factories be considered
Of equal Importance with service in muniuon making plants Government or
private
"3 That labor on the farms be- considered as of equal Importance with
the production of wr munitions
- That the raw materials for farming machinery and the finished goods
be given equal preference by the transportation agencies of the country with
munitions q war
These measures must be taken immediately Il be effective because the
use and demand or farming machinery are seasonal We must have right
- materials and the men to make the farm machinery that The farmer a
home and abroad nus use this Eau and next Spring Delay IN action viii
be- as disastrous as allure to act az all