The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-01-31
AGRICULTURAL FEDERATION
HAD INTERESTING MEET
AT LEWISTON
oppose Special Session of Legislature and Resolve
Many Other Movements -Censure Gov
Alexander

resolved, that a copy Of these resolu-
tlons be sent to our governor, Moses
Alexander, and also to the press.
Resolution No. 2.-Whereas, the
Federation of Agriculture recognizes
the need of cooperation between all
organized producers in Idaho, whether
In town or country, and, whereas, CO.
operating relations have been success
fully developed and satisfactorily car
ried out between the Federation of
Agriculture and the Federation Of La
Dor and, whereas organized labor of
TINS state has been shamefully betray-
Ell i'll the Interpretation and admins
tration of the workmen's compensation
act by the majority of compensation
commissions. selected by Governor
Alexander, be 1t therefore
Resolved that we unite with organ
lZed labor in its demand upon the gov
ernor as set forth in resolutions adopt
ed at the recent convention of the Fed
Grafton of Labor and pledge our sup
| port for the securing of the relief de-
sired.
Resolution No. 5.-Whereas. 1t is
proposed by the present state admin
istration that special session of the
legislature be called at an early date.
ana, whereas, this proposition would
entail the expenditure of large
amount of public funds, and, whereas.
the calling of special session at this
tlme Is, we believe, a political move.
prompted by certain political interests
VINO view with apprehension the or
ganizing of the farmers of the state.
ana, whereas no remedial measures
nor constructive legislation could rea-
Sonably be expected from the major
NY OF the present legislature by hastily
cohVenlng the same at this inopportune
tlme, for the purposes outlined in the
public press, and. whereas, there are
grave suspicious existing as to the
motive underlying the proposed call
Tor TINS special session, therefore, be it
Resolved, that the Idaho State Fed
GRAFTON of Agriculture, In convention
assembled, condemns the calling of
the legislature in special session, as in
expedient and ill-advised, and be it
further resolved, that copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the minutes
OF this convention, that copy be mail
ed to the governor of the state. and
copies be furnished to the press.
Resolution No. 4.-Wheras. there
the people of the United States the
hated Prussian military system. there
fore be ii
Resolved that we are unalterably
opposed to a large standing army in
times of peace and that we earnestly
protest against any form of universal
military training, and we approve the
position of our president, Woodrow
Wilson, and advocate his universal
support
Resolution No. 3. Whereas. the
state of Idaho has been endowed by
nature with unlimited water power.
which should be developed and used
Tor the benefit of man and sold at a
prico that, while yielding reason
able income Oh the actual investment.
could be utilized bX all of our citi-
zens. both rich and poor. and, where
as, the present developed energy of
the state has now passed into the
nands OF the power trust, and the
power sold ut prices averaging as
high, If not higher, than in any other
state or country III the civilized world
ana, whereas, the utilities commission
OF the state of Idaho, commission
10 protect the interests of the people
against the organized and aggressive
combination of wealth, are inclined
TO protect the gigantic monopoly
known as the General Electric com
pany. and place this means of unlim-
ited wealth beyond thee ontrol of
the taxpayer of the state, therefore.
be ii
resolved, that ownership and de
velopment of water power by the
nation. state and municipalities be
encouraged by law as an effective
means Of conserving the national
power Of our country for the use and
| benefit of all our people, and be if
further resolved that Il copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes OF this convention and a COPY
he sent to each member of congress
from idaho and a copy he given to
the press
Resolution No. 6-Whereas. owing
to the needs of this world war. there
are increasing demands for the use
and development of hydro-electric
power to take the place of oil and
coal. and. whereas, much of this cry
Is made by corporations greedy for
monopoly of the coveted heritages
of the people, the hydro-electric
power of this nation, therefore be II
RESOLVED, that this Federation of
agriculture demand that the federal
ana state governments shall retain
ownership OF all water pswer not al.
ready owned by the power trust and
ownership OF water rights already
seized; and, he it further resolved.
that the ownership and development
OF water power by municipalities and
states be encouraged as the only
means OF preventing monopoly and
trust prices, and that we go on rec