The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-17

and experience will count for the
most
FPhe3 contention" he continued
''that there. will be no labor short
age because the number of enlisted
men about equal the number normal
. ly unemployed might mean some
| thing IL one man was as BoOa as an
other no matter where he Is put 70
work. A shortage OF trained agri-
cultural labor is none the less seri-
GUS because In general there may DC
| laborers enough. 1t is useless to en-
courage the farmers TO speed up
production if they are to be denied
the means by which this can be
done. ..
President Waldron asserted that 1t
was conceded that the farmers can
produce more than they have in the
past. and added that they Will do
more is taken for granted. But, he
said, at the same time the people or
all classes and the nation as Wnole
must realize that the task Is
stupendous. It requires assistance
and co-operation in whatever re-
mains to be accomplished in the way
of helpful legislation, improved
Transportation, labor assistance, food
conservation and equitable market
ing TO make successful the campaign
of speeding up production, he SAID.
We must forget our differences
combine our efforts, forego any hope
OF personal gain, dedicate ourselves
TO service and sacrifice and lend
every aid to those on whom the
heaviest burden falls IL We are 10
accomplish the great ends that We
have staked our hopes and our lives
upon, justice, safety ana nonor among
the nations OF the world ne SAID
Frazier On Afternoon program
Governor Lynn J. Frazier Of North
Dakota is on the program for the
principal address at the AFTERNOON
session today, The Farmer ana the
War being his subject,
Today's attendance at the conVen-
ton was exceptionally good, ana the
crowds bid fair to continue Tor the
balance of the week. -....
A. r. Chamberlain, Aberdeen, ,.
D.. spoke this morning. He spoke
first of the great debt the people OF
North Dakota owe DR.. Worst and
the other men who organized the
Tri-state Grain and Stock Growers
association.
Speaking of the eradication of
weeds Mr.. Chamberlain said 1t ts q
mistake to try to kill wild oats by
the usual method of spring plowing.
The only way to do IL successfully
and pIow in the spring Is to turn the
stubble completely under and seed
the grain the same day. When no
seeding is done until after four or
Ave DAYS of plowing the wild oats
get a. start and keep ahead all the
time. Seed the barley or tame oats
the day the ground Is plowed and cut
the grain as early rs it Is safe. was
the plan advised.
Mr.. Chamberlain said his subject
should have been announced as Co
operative Organizations" for he did
not believe in anything in the organ
ization line that is not broad enough
to take in all classes.
Beginning with the organization
of the Grange Mr.. Chamberlain told
how it had outgrown its unpopular
ity and become useful where 1t Is
properly organized and conducted
He next told Of the Farmers alli-
ance that merged into the Populist
party and how for four years he
thought he was doing q patriotic
duty while making speeches 70 com
bat popuIism. Many Of the things
advocated by these two parties have
been adopted and are now state and
federal laws although the parties
have disbanded. This, he said, goes
q long way to prove his theory that
there is no cause for alarm over any
agitation that aims at the better
ment of the condition Of the pro-
ducer.
The organization Mr.. Chamberlain
favors is one that embraces all the
people and builds UP tina community
by cooperative effort. He told Of
his experience with business mems
organizations that claimed to be do
ing so much for the farmer and the
result was that the city men and
the farmers soon found themselves
at swords points. cit is a big job to