The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-04-11
KANSAS GOVERNOR
SEES GREATER DAYS
Predicts That Emancipation Of
American Producer is Close
At Hand.

Governor Capper Of Kansas is a
friend of the farmer and worker and
in the consolidation of effort of these
two classes in the big organization
now started on a triumphant march
to control of national affairs he sees
great things ahead for the principle
of the square deal.
In an address to a gathering Of
farmers in his home state a few days
ago, he went on record as stating
that the American farmer and worker
were the ones that would pull Uncle
Sam out of the hole in the holy war
for liberty and democracy.
Says Producers Are Ready.
IF we don't pull Uncle Sam out
of the hole. l don't know who will
pull him out. He seems we'll con-
WINGED of that himself. But so far,
while our farmers are facing a short
age of labor and seed, the lowest
condition for winter wheat we have
ever had at this time of year
and the loss to the ranks of better
paid labor in the cities. of as many
trained farmers and farm hands as;
we have sent to the army and navy
Uncle Sam has signally failed to.
give US the same degree of protection
he has given the great profit.produc-
ing organization. The packers get
their 9 to IS per cent. the railroads
their regular dividends. the i'm
mensely wealthy steel trust has q.
generous margin of profit, the mill
lers are we'll taken care of and the
coal barons are charging higher
prices than last year. But, as vet,
it is up to the farmer and stock
raiser to take care of himself as
best he may, foregoing his own profit,
but paying profiteer rates to all 9TH
ers while doing his utmost to stand
loyalty by Uncle Sam in this DEATH
grapple. However. prospects are
good for something better since
Washington has been fully informed
of the situation.
II don't believe it was intended 70.
put farmers in the hole in this way.
/ don't think W e should hold Uncle
Sam too strictly to account in this
time of great extremity for his ap-
parent discrimination, but l cannot
help thinking if the producers had
been called in for consultation as
freely as were millers. wholesalers.
and the representatives of various.
branches of big business. we should
not o be so terribly hampered on.
all sides. and thousands of head Of
dairy cattle. unfinished livestock and
breeding animals would not have
been shipped to market when every
source OF human food should be.
developed to the maximum. The Kan
sas City and Chicago markets in re-
cent weeks have been sw3mped at
times by the l.eavy receipts of this
class of stock.
Right Sure to Triumph.
1--WE are o supposed to be-
straining every nerve at conserva-
tion. but a conservation policy which
does not conserve. promote. and pro-
tect the thrift and progress of the
American farming industry - the,
source OF all u strength and vigor
as a Nationals a mighty short-slght-
ed policy.
These are our difficulties. Just
now. No people have ever faced a
situation with better spirit or with
greater courage. That is the Kan
sas attitude of mind. Let us do the.
very hest we can to maintain our
fighting edge. for J am convinced
there is a better time coming for the
American farmer in which he and
his calling will he tttinglv recog-
nized. and the greatest American In
dustrv of all be given a sQuare deal.
and this, my friends, Is all 1t has