The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-30
Not Well Enough
Represented at Labor Council,
Declares George P. Hampton
Ry GEORGE p. HAMPTON
Managing Director. Iurncrsf National
foum.U.

CouR-n.
NEW YORK. sept a0-Ary state
ment regarding the forthcoming in
dustrial conference 20 be held al tho
white House IN october s. must nee
essarily be con1ecturai. whether
that conference results In permanent
~ Improving the relation between
what h. known ~ capital" between
labor and between the farmers, viii
depend largely upon h extent TO
which the participants In the confer
ence recognize and are guided by,
fundamental economic principles.
ThS distinction between labor N
farms and labor in cities Is not sound
nor fundamental. II M true that
usually workers In cities do not own
part Of the factory or the commercial
enterprise In which they are engaged,
while the farmer. or about thrce-nfths
OF the farmers. " h farms on
which they work. though often sub
ject to a very heavy mortgage. The
distinction. however. Is not vital. as
farmers are workers just the same as
labor IN cities.
The farmers Of America deeply re-
greet that tke inVtation To them to
participate In his conference WIS an
afterthourht. They have been hui
inflated further by the dlspropor-
Tomato representation accorded, to
date. TO the farmer OF the country.
While the farming population 81
the country number between one
third and two-hfths OF the total pop
ulation, only three organizations have
been invited to aelcct delegates %
participate In the conference mani
Testify an unfairly small number.
Farmcrs Not Well Iscprvscmoi.
Many farmers feel that no good viii
come out Of the conference " this dis
proportionate representation Is all
! Nhuf Ia q. no u0aWV14I tn fuUrunra W.
believe. however. that whether the
farmer delegation to the conference
numbers three or fifteen, though II
should be nt least hftecn. hat the
really Important question b. whether
the conference will recognize thnt our
entire system Of production and dis
trihutiun both Of factory and farm
products needs to be rcorganizcd and
put upon a more scientific N cih-
cient, but upon a moro human
basis.
Temporary truces between capital
ami labor. while helpful for the time
being AFFORD no solution % The ngnf
between monopolistic privileged In.
terests on one side. ana the city and
farm producers Of the country on tho
other.
The Farmers National Council in y
special union 81 the leading farm or
ganlzatluns Of America designed Ca
carry out the reconstructiOn program
adopted al the Farmers National Re-
construction Conference held In WASH
ington last January. That program
ombodics the chief measure when
tho progressive farmers 81 America
feel 10 be essential to permanent
prosperity FOR city labor as well ~
Tor farmers. That program Is sim
liar In principle 70 h rcconstruction
program 81 the American Federation
D - ANAu anA - HAA NAIAa HAmH.HH
which have been organized recently
In America and analogous 10 the plat
form OF the British labor party.
Tho program calls for government
ownership Of u national resources
81 the country. Of the transportation
system facilities OF he country, and
Of v merchant Murine. n demo-
cratic operation Of all. with sale OF
product and service AZ cost. n IN
dorses the recommendations 81 tho
federal trade commission 10 deal with
the meat pnchinE industries IN Amer
lea. II calls FOR the estahlishmcnt If
a sound and economical marketing Of
farm products; Tor making credit as
available and as cheap 10 farming a.
n any other legitimate and responsi-
HE Industry" n demands tho tor
mination - the present u-nrustrainod
system ~ land tenure o. That ter
minhl part Of a r0vernmeut-owned or
CONTROL q transportation al atem.
ON war finance. the farmers ma
tional reconstruction program de-
mands that the rates. Of taxation on
excess aud ww profit, Incomes anu
Inheritance, which. w % measure,
have been lmpnscd-for the war Pc
Rod. shall be levied until he fun cost
% the war has been paid md that
There be applied remedial taxes
which Will force into use, unused
lands aud other resources now spec
ulativCly held"
n the White House conference
commits itself TO the principles Of
this reconstruction program. endorsed
rs farmers aud lnhor In America. "a
will have served n most useful pur-
pose. " II deals merely s"uperhcinlly
with results Of economic Injustice and