The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-29
HIT AT ACITATORS'
Kansas Farmers Resent Strikes
and CurtaiIed Production.
State Board in Resolutions
Praises Wilson's Mine Stand.

Kansas farmers recent action of
aS1tators in forcing strikes and slow
ing down production. In resolutions
adopted at the close of u two days
special session in Topeka, the state
board of agriculture urged capital and
labor to get together with the farm
ers on n common basis of maximum
production
president Wilson was praised for his
action in ordering coal miners to stay
on the job. No mention was made of
the car shortage situation. this action
being deferred when the situation was
discussed by +. c. Fox, general man
aEer Of the Santa Fe.
In their resolutions board members
said.
patriotism is now being tested as never
Dezore- The social and industrial unrest
MhlgH comes upon US as a reLleA OF tl I
great VAR has peraeated our country 70 m
extent which demands the best thought
and the sanest action OF all Americans
The one and only remedy for TINS
great unrest is to be found IN an increased
production in all lines Of industry. The
nation must 20 to work to recoup the ire
rieRdous losses of the war and 50 place
uur agricultural. commercial and INDUS
trial machinery upon stable basis. zap
on the investment and the wages or LABOR
sO-aiiusted as to insure good anc com
tOrtdble living for the Workcr-
No Cure In CInss Hatred
discrimination and the generation OF
class hatred offer no cure for present. con
ditinus. and vet they are the direct result
OF the generally accepted rclief IN the eNs
tstenre OF profiteering. The high cost OF
living Is charged ugntust the farmer ne
being the producer OF the commodities IN
most general and daily use and yet it IS
certain the farmer. as a class, is not max
Ing fair wage, much less an unfair proIlt-
The Kausas farmer is not profiteerin$
he of or n
without proof. the hue and cry against
prOfitcering Is futile and tends 10 agra
vate the trouble which it seeks to cure
The Kansas farmer receives about s--Vl
per buShel for his wheat 1t requires four
and one-third bushels 10 make a barrel OF
finrr Of 1876 pounds This barrel OF IIouE
viii ma Ike 294 One-poUud loIyeS OF bread
Witch retail 10 cents each or S294O Ilir
the barrel Of flour when sold as bread To
this must re added the by-prOducts in the
1n-Hufacturp % ftau-. rs bran aud shorts
valred at 81 % The consumer thus pays pays
silt por bUshel for the wheat for which
the farmer receives only $500
Cattlcmen's Loss Heavy
Losses of beef ma kcrs have been enor-
nous IN the past season The recent IN
ne r.ll.c.cd break in the hog market mas
b,.,n most disastrous to the pork produc-
ia- industry While prices on much OF
what the farmer produces have oeen goinE
DORM the cost of production continues 70
n.cJ,r-t. Wages were never before SO hlsh.
r,or help scarce Everything the "a rIl ,
buy. implements. machinery. anu tLIe
o-ii-r necessities have very greatly IN
,.r. srd lie not only takes chances on
f-:-tt4iatin= markets and transportation
~ .rt. mites but constantly faces the r1sk
o. crop failure
SiII food at the initial market has oeeh
rrI now IS our cheapest commodity Inc
t-reater voiume Of oil foodstuffs comes
from the farm and cheap food in America
hrs always been possible because or e1-
tcuSfve n ther than intensive tarulllE-
Tho American farmer numbers more tnan
- OOAOOO and constitutes the largest buSl-
r,.,sq element Of the country. He Is the
I,rosfucer upon whom all depend Tor 1000
snd should he be unpatriotie as TO foi-
low tho ad7fce Of the agitator he would
Umit production so as to increase prices
Frd all classes would pay an exorbitanl
amount for food. The problems which
,,.,,srorit ~ IRE unparalleled in our history
mud can .,nIy be met by the patriotism, IN.
t-..sypnce industry and the economy OF
the American cople-
Farmer Periodically Works.
The American farmer patriOticaliy does
rs work He does not strike In him lies
that stability which will prove the saliva
tom of our country. We challenge capital
and Labor to stand together shoulder TO
sioulder. with agriculture, upon the plat
form Of AmericaniSn-
We heartily indorse that attitude OF
President Wilson with respect to the
+;trra tened strike OF miners