Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-07

would have received for tho 1918 CROP
under the law OF supply and demand.
American farmer would have now near
ly $4,000, 100000 more to his credit ic
you would have been as generous then
as you pretend TO be now.
BESIDES. tho need of this Legislation
Is magnllicd on account Of the fact that
the American farmer will use about
40 per cent of this wheat himself, and
you surely do not stand TO loso on
that part. This sort of Legislation Is
not only unjust and unfair TO tho
in the bill is one OF the most danger.
GUS provisions that could possibly be
adopted at this time, because 1t threat
ems the price of every product Of tho
farm in proportion TO tho cut that
might be made on the price of wheat.
This being the case. 1t threatens our
agricultural structure. and. since agri-
culture Is the base OF our wealth, pros
perity and happiness. this cause threat
ems the value OF every share OF stock.
every bond. local, State and Federal.
tho values of real estate and the whole
While this legislation is being put
over in this form. there can hardly
be doubt that shrewd spectators
are planning the greatest bear raid
H. the history OF markets, setting tho
dates tor pulling the feathers. and
smiling at the duplicity OF the masses
part, and i have never heard an OK
preston from farmer that would
!Hdicate that he ever entertained a
,hh"ught or considered for a moment
their part OF the contract. But We do
not want the gambler TO hold tho club
70 the farmers ten times the crop or
wheat. destroy business Investments
ana pauperizc labor.
II Is fact that ships are not OBJ
tainable for exporting corn. that our
1915 crop would lack 400. 100000 bush
els of supplying our people, yet on the
lators ra!dcd The food administration
anc enlisted all help they could from
the available sources. had the enbaro
same bears made a beautiful clean up
on the farmers loss Of $3.50. 100000 OH
s his pTe for G 5o Of corn l. vas uD
corn was cheap food at the prico be-
torc> tn" lifting OF the embargo.
But we arc sustaining the price OF
wheat, and VIC can sustain the price
OF wheat as have explained. We arc
taxed for railway denc!ts through the
administration. we are bonded and the
money !avishly and wastcfully expcnd-
cd on thousand things that benedc
no one particularly. Why should we
loss, unless 1t be on that part VIC may
EXPORTS Since this would be. perhaps,
go 600, oo6 bushels, tho LOGS would not
be more than 80 MANI dollars. Then.
why ih!s lit fo!' $1,000 100000 for
losses, that VIC cannot possibly have IL
the wheat goes through and the people
Suppoac the farmer had not planted
the wheat. suppose he had gone on :.
strike. aa many Of tho patriots did
when the government Was needing
Them so much. suppose the American
farmer had not done his whole duty.
would YOU now be willing TO give for
your bread and where would you re.
~ ] contend that this wheat price
and deal Is the consumers deal At
price dictated and fixed by them.
through their representatives, at tho
time and By the power they had over
legislation through organization and
the wall OF high cost OF living. Since.
not stand thor part OF II, cat the bread
plcntiful!y furnished and stop their
wall and lament. which only Is adding
To the dangerous unrest in our midst
Tho farmer is aslsins no blood money.
he is taking nothing.
10 Is not getting hia own, and never
viii, so far As this deal is concerned.
lie has given 40 per cent OF the boss
mat whipped Germany, he has placed
his wife and daughters In tho heat %
the toll and with them he has donated
every energy. sixteen hours a day in
answer to tho call and command while
the diCtato!H az tho prices have all
wisely appraised tho products OF tho
Of sweat on their we'll Eroomcd eye
lash in tho Job OF feeding the world
Let tho bin pass. II Il he 80 ordained.
for tho $i.OGo,0o0.0oo but for the sake
tho American farmer. and in justice 10
the whole American nation. cut out
any gamblers suggestion from the bill
and hand the people redemption OF
thcir agreement ia clean business form
untarnished by the seliish motives of
gamblers politicians and Bolshcv;st
1bsurditics.