The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
Brown Of Kansas
Recites Needs of Farmers
Noted Tiller of Soil Declares S.. so Wheat Not
Sought by Raisers, but Price-hxing
.... on Grain.

President to control the distribution
of and fix prices of wearing apparel,
hides, leather. cotton, wool. meat,
live stock and various grains, uten-
sis. implements. machinery and
equipment"
The farmers" he points out, ARE
not complaining about the price of
wheat and as a rule admit 1t is
fair one, but they are complaining
about their product being the. only
one regulated and that a bushel of
corn, with less nutrition and feed
ing qualities. without regulation,
brings as high a price as a bushel
of wheat Also, the consumer of
the non-essential or substitute, the
principal one of which is corn meal,
is Obliged to pay a premium for his
Gives Statistics.
Mr.. Brown brought forth statistics
to prove this when he cited cases
which had come under his personal
attention where farmers are feed
ing wheat as an economic propo-
sition instead Of corn to cattle, hogs
and work stock because no price
has been fixed on corn. oats, or
other stock-feed. This most detri-
mental to the farmers, in that corn.
possessing fifteen per cent less feed
ing value than wheat or fifty-six
pounds Of corn worth as much as
sixty pounds OF wheat. 1t absolutely
defeats conservation of wheat and
will prevent US performing our duty
to our soldiers and allies in furnish
ing them necessary concentrated
food.
the farmers of Kansas and the West
is paid by Mr.. Brown, who declared
there are no truer or more self
sacrificing citizens in America than
Kansans. He pointed out in this con-
nection the fact that Kansas and
the West has gone "over the top"
ton, whether for raising money or
humane purposes.
Raps Pronteering.
Just as fervid, however, is his
disgust over the silent few who
wrap themselves in the American
flag and coin millions in excess profit
and illegal robbery out OF the war"
These, he declares, are the worst
enemies the republic has to con-
tend with and unelss they are regu-
lated, Kansas and the West cannot
come up to the expectation of our
President and the government in do
ing that which she would gladly, pa
triotically and cheerfully accomplish.
Mr.. Browns opinions are highly es-
teemed in official circles. He has
been a farmer since 1876 and during
that time held many important posts
He has served several terms in his
State legislature and is on the execu-
tive committee Of the Kansas Live
Stock Association as well as at the
head of the strongest fraternal or
ganization in Kansas.
He is patriotic to the core and has
already started in Kansas a publica-
ton called THE War Club" which
has for its sole object the winning of
the war.
Advocates Jail
Enthusiastically, Mr.. Brown says
the profteer. whether miller, pack
er. coal operator or merchant, must
either receive his mall through the
bars OF the Federal prison, or become
a loyal law-abiding citizen and get
the notion out of his head that the
rivers of American blood. that must
flow in the winning Of this war, is
not shed to add dollars to his bank
account, or to keep him in luxury
while others toll and save to win for
the right in this. the greatest issue
ever Joined between heathenism, mur-
der. blasphemous devils. and serried
ranks of justice and human rights"
Mr.. Brown said he does not think
that Representative Levers bill is
sufficient to cover the situation as it
does not hx prices.
He warns that the producer would
have different feeling II the increas-
ed and outlaying profits in time Of
war went to our government to help
finance the war, but that there will
surely soon arise a spirit Of discon-
tent unless the ruthless profiteer is
shorn of his greedy powers.
Proof is brought forth bv him to
show that with the greatest corn crop
we have ever produced in the ma
tion, and the smallest wheat crop
for years, that cornmeal is as high
or higher in price all over the
United States than flour. and that
in order to be patriotic and obey the
law, the consumer is compelled to
pay In cash that which he would
gladly use for the purchase OF
thrift stamps, or in contributions
to the Red Cross.
stln Optimistic.
He also shows that the price of
beef cattle on the hoof today after be-
ing fed all winter on the highest-priced
grain and hay the West has every
known, is cents per pound less
than when the same cattle came off
from grass last fall, and that the
price of the beef to the consumer is
cents per pound more than il
was last fall. and that the high
price of the cattle that went into
the feed lots was caused by the
packers bidding against them, so
they could be placed in cold storage
to their profit. rather than increas-
ed weights by feeding.
Though optimistic in spirit. Mr..
Brown Is grave over the present
rampant profiteering, and declares
he will not rest contentedly until
he has presented to the oficials
mere the truth about the farmer.
II Representative Ayres' resolu-
ton We're enacted, Mr.. Brown con-
TENDS, the farmers would patrioti-
cally live up to every letter of II
ana applaud the wisdom Of its regu-
Iations and be in shape to get be-
h1no the war with every dolIar