The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-17
Frazier Declares
All Must Lend Aid

Governor Lynn J. Frazier Of North
Dakota, speaking at the afternoon
session of the Tri-S State Grain Grow
ers today, declared this is the time
for the full cooperation Of every
body is the nation is to win the war
Governor Frazier noted the absence
Of the women and said that he be-
lleved the reason they are not at
tending the convention was because
they are at home knitting for the SOL
diers while the men are here.
He spoke of the seed contest and
said he hoped when the Equity pack
ing plant is completed Il stock show
and sale will be carried on at future
meetings. Everyone likes to excel
and great benefit results from heal
thy competition.
The farmers are doing their part
to produce a large supply Of food.
The crop failure in the western part
Of the state was not due, as some
have said, opoor farming, but to
climatic conditions. These farmers
are now without seed to plant and
have no feed for their stock. Several
methods for helping them have been
suggested but 1t was found neces-
sary to call a special session Of the
legislature to authorize the county
commissioners to furnish seed to en-
able the farmers to put in q good
acreage.
When the first liberty loan sub
scription came the farmers Of the
state had spent their money to buy
seed and il didn't go very we'll; but
when the second loan came they did
better and over er-subscribed the al
lotment 70 per cent leading every
state in the Union.
We are told that a good supply
Of food products will win the war
and the farmers are going to do their
best to produce them.
There will be scarcity OF help as
so many Of our boys have gone to the
war. The farmers must do the best
they can TO supply this labor. There
is no question that the farmers will
do their best-they are just as pa
triotic as any other class Of people
and their record is Just as good.
The farmers do not object to the
fixing of the prices and grades Of
grain by the government but they
do not want the grain dealers and
the millers to get the long end of It,.
They will insist upon a readtustment
OF the grades of grain until they are
fixed and equitable.
the price fixing should be confined to
the things they produce but think 1t
should be extended to the things they
buy as well. They believe that the
price fixing Of all necessities should
be regulated by the government.
The labOring men Of the cities
must receive more attention than has
been given them. They must decide
for themselves whether or not they
will wear union buttons on the l8pels
OF their coats. The laboring mans
job is his own and he should be
given more consideration than at the
present time.
Governor Frazier told the audience
that the general theme of the day is
Cooperation" He urged the elm
ination Of waste and the introduc-
tion Of real efficiency in business and
all lines Of industry
The farmers" said Governor Fraz-
ier, have often been asked to change
their methods to meet the demands
of the times, and now business is be-
ing asked to change its methods. Any
man or group of men who would re-
fuse TO change their methods of bus
iuess to protect the some little shell
game can be classes as unpatriotic." !"
Touching the farmers meeting, the
governor said that opposition or the
kept press had chara acteTized as sedi-
ttous talks made at meetings OF la
borsrs and farmers, because they
dared to talk politics.