South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-28
AGRICULTURE
Tanner as Capitalist, En-
ployer and Laborer Will
Occupy Unique Position
at Industrial Conference

Farmers generally resent their
meager representation in the ma
tional industrial conference. The
president included a number of azri-
culturlsts in his list OF appointees to
represent the public. and others will
find place In the group represent
ing the employers Of labor. AS the
conference is called primarily to con-
slider the difficulties arising between
employers and employees in manufac-
ture, these two great classes rightly
predominant.
But the farmer, IL should be re-
membered, is capitalist, employer,
and laborer in one. He occupies a
position Of unique advantage, and
Of opportunity. for he represents the
only class or occupation qualified to
judge impartially. at the time having
sympathetic and direct experience
with the problems and conditions of
both disputants. The farmer will
introduce most desirable element
into the industrial conference. He
is a bulwark of acknowledgements
tive, reasoning, and Independent
In the words of John d. Miller.
}fce-president of the Dairymen' S
league Of New York:
Hold Great Rights
The farmers hold the great rights
Of freemen-the rights of personal
liberty, personal security, and pri-
70 10
stand like a stone wall against the
radical minority advocating BOlshe-
vism, anarchy, and ultra-socialism. Z"
An effort TO have Congress declare
anti trust laws inapplicable TO farm
ers' marketing associations with
capt. 4 stock, and TO members other
than producers. was recently de
feated in the House. This action lays
some restraint upon cotton raisers,
who have decided to organize a buy
ing corporation in every country of
the belt. take every bale obtainable,
and then hold until the minimum
price, recommended by producing in
terests, is forthcoming. These in
terests, furthermore, intend raising
the minimum whenever the demand
for cotton warrants Whether such
action viii be termed lin restraint Of
trade" is yet to be seen.
Crops Show Decrease
World grain crops this year gen
orally show a decrease as compared
with 1918, according to the Interna-
tional institute of Agriculture. In a
tabulated group of countries North
ern hemisphere, which does not in
clude Great Britain, the wheat crop
shows a decrease, but is larger than
the five-year average from 1913 70
1917. Barley shows a decrease as
compared with 1918 for all coun-
tries except Scotland and Japan. The
yield of oats has notably decreased,
as compared with 1918. and in Scot
land, italy, and the United States,
as compared with the fve-year aver
age.
Despite foreign exchange rates
wheat experts, including -four, main
a high level. For the week ended
September is, as compared to Brad
streets from the United states and
Canada, they aggregate S,145,00O
bushels. against 100000 the pre-
vious week and s,24O.OO0 last year.
For the II weeks ended September
is. they approximate $4,000, 90 bush
els, against 100000 last year. This
increase attests the magnitude of
foreign needs, and suggests large ex-
ports in the future. despite monetary
handicaps. Hoover declares that in
production Europe is not only far
below the armistice level, but far
below the level necessary for the
maintenance OF life and health
without an unparalleled rate of i'm
port"
Farmers in some parts Of the West
have been holding wheat for prices
in the neighborhoOd OF $500 a
bushel later. Choice dark No. 1
northern spring has sold in Mime
apolis at S295, whereas the mini
mum is SASSY.
Photographic supplies at Schill-
inps 5O63-28