The Washington herald., 1919-10-09

posal were not made public last
night. nor was II definitely stated
that his program had received the
approval Of the public group. There
10 good reason to believe. however.
that 1t did receive the assent Of the
majority OF the public group and
this assumption was the basis of
the report that IL would go to the
full conference today.
The Conference met yesterday. found
there was no business before II, and
adjourned until tomorrow, after a 30
minute session.
During the adjournment the three
groups. representing capital. labor and
the public, convened separately to pre-
pare proposals for introduction this
morning Under the rules, individual
delegates may not present resolutions
without assent of their groups.
Chairman Lane suggested the ad-
journment after he had ascertained
there was nothing before the house.
Remain for Introductions.
After the adjournment. at suggestion
Of Chairman Lane, delegates remained
in the hall for half an hour. getting
acquainted with each other. The
chairman Of each group was asked by
Lane to see that his delegates were
introduced to all the other representa-
tives.
Although resolutions cannot be in
trodueed until after the group In
which they originate has voted ON
them. Charles 8. Barrett, one OF the
farmers delegates. distributed In the
hall copies OF a document labeled
Preamble to resolution requesting the
President to appoint a commission to
formulate a national agricultural pol
Icy"
Want Recognition.
This was a demand for fuller recog-
milton of the farmer, and a protest
against the fact that only three farm
delegates were included In the con-
ference.
''It cannot be-" the statement said,
that anybody is so blissfully inno-
cent as to believe that the immense
questions before this conference can
be settled without the aid Of the
farmer. And can anybody honestly
suppose that IL an agreement between
capital and labor Is reached in which
agriculture has no effective voice.
that agreement will be permitted to
stand?''
Barrett declared the farmers had
not been dealt with In a fair. open
manner" The governments attitude
toward them. he charged, has been
that Of an irate parent toward a
naughty, irresponsible boy"
Uncle Reuben Reused.
But" he warned, Uncle Reuben Is
waking up. He realizes that he has
not had a square DEAL
Denying that farmers were respon-
sible for high prices, Barrett's state
ment said they would not permit la
Dor and capital to get together In the
conference on any scheme for reduc-
ing the cost OF living in which "the
tiller Of the soil would pay the bin"
The farmer will not make UP the
deficit, he will not be the goat" 1t
was stated.
Barrett also asserted the farmers
should be permitted. without Fed
eraldnterference. to deal collective
ly with their customers. 'Indiyi-
dualism is out of date" he said.
Thomas L. Chadbourne, chairman of
the committee of fifteen. predicted yes
terday that the conference would find
1t necessary within a few days to
adjourn. possibly for three weeks,
while the various committees take up
and study the several propositions TO
be placed before the conference. In
his opinion these committees will need
to call in the best authorities possible
on each subject and collect all the
information available. II they are to
recommend satisfactory solutions.