The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-12
ATTENTION, FARMERS!

III ld1hllS WltH Attorney OSn0fal
Swearingen in Jacksonville few days
ago, | mentioned the fact that farm
demoralized The Attorney General
suggested the enforcement of vagran-
cy laws as a remedy, and has since
supplied me with copies of the laws
sections $3.50 and 3571.
A careful study of these sections OF
the laws makes me believe Attorney
General Swearingen was right and
proper in the suggestion given.
believe the enforcement of the vagrant
laws would greatly help the farmers.
The laws is such that any neighbor-
hood or community can act.
| believe that it would be unwiee
for any individual farmer to try TO
have the law enforced. ! believe Il
would be unwise for one community
to try to enforce these laws. The
whole county should act as one per
son.
| make this suggestion let each
neighborhood join the farmers union
and let each Union get in touch with
the other unions, and have the whole
county organized and each commu'
nifty doing its best to compel the
idle man to work would do good
Then we should adopt standard
OF wages for farm help and a stan
dard No. of hours for day. This
should be county wide.
These suggestions cannot be car
ried out individually. 1t can only be
successful by cooperation one with
/ the other.
would suggest that each election
precinct in the county organize for
more and better farm labor.
| Banker, farmer, join us in getting
better labor on the farm. Farmer,
lawyer join with us, farmer doctor we
want your help, framer storekeeper
we are not going to try to hurt your
business. Come join with us each
and every person in the county that
has the welfare of the county at
heart. Join US and help us to meet
. this crisis.
{ The following resolutions have been
adopted by the executive committee
of the Farmers Union of the county.
| Whereas, the labor problem OF the
farmer is OF such a character that
makes it unsafe for the farmer to try
to farm; and,
Whereas, the lack of standard
price OF labor and hours of day is de-
moralizing to the farmer; and,
Whereas, the high price of labor
has destroyed in many cases a full
supply of labor.
Whereas, enforcement of the vag-
rant laws would give the farmer more
labor
Whereas, the individual is helpless
TO solve this problem.
Therefore, be il resolved that the
executive committee of the Farmers
/ Union of Marion county instruct all
unions in the county to concentrate
their efforts in a move to organize
each election district in the county
into the Farmers Union and collect
ing work as one man to solve the Ia
Dor problem, and be it further
Resolved, that our organization send
a copy of these resolutions to each
prominent farmer in the county, and
offer assistance in organizing and pre-
| pairing to enforce the vagrancy laws
and equal houSs of work and uniform
work, and be it
Resolved. that the Executive Com
mittee of the Farmers Union of the
county call mass meeting of all per
sons in the county interested in tho
labor problem. to meet at near date
in Ocala, and be it
Resolved. that the Marion County
Board of Trade assist in making this
move a success!
A mass meeting is called to NEE
in Ocala, 1918, at 10 o'clock a. m.
All are invited~to attend that are in
terested.
L. S. LIGHT,
For Marion Co. Farmers Union.