The sun., 1919-08-17
PALMER TO START
COST FIGHT HERE
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parent that the agricultural committees
strongly favor their demands.
At q recent conference with farm or
ganixations Of the great Western agri-
cultural States In Chicago J. r. Howard,
pr resident of the Farm Bureau Federation
OF Iowa, was commissioned as spolSes-
man before the Congressional authorities.
He spoke to-day at the joint committee
meeting. declaring that the profteer and
all instrumentalities Of manufacture and
distribution, rather than the farmer,
must be examined to locate real responsi-
bfity for the high cost of living. The
people az o whole contribute greatly to
make 4 possible, however. by willingness
to spend at whatever prices are de-
manded.
Mr.. Howard cited the historic iiiustra-
tions Of the practical working OF enbar-
goes in this country and others showing
that invariably they reduce production
and ultimately accentuate the very evils
Of tho underproduction they are desired
to eradicate. Continued restrictions, Mr..
Howard said, especially II accompanied
by continued concessions to demands of
organized labor, will make the situntion
vastly worse in the next year or two
than Il mas been.
EVERY strike. because Of reducing
production that n vitally needed, tends
to make prices higher" he said. 'There
is just one man who does not strike
that 10 the farmer. He stays on the
Job, producing at fullest capacity. He
was promised whom II was foreseen that
the world would be largely dependent
on this country to feed II that II he
would make the utmost effort he would
be encouraged. and It Is now proposed
In some quarters to take that encour-
IN NM HVNf1 I'm ~ "a a.
pointed out as the profteeF when he
IL the one producer who has made tho
most effort to produce as much as pos
elble and taken the chance that he would
be treated fairly"
Deotsion to Affect Aoreage.
Mr. Howard pointed out that now ID
the time when the winter wheat belt,
whore the largest part Of the country's
wheat II grown, must determine its pro-
duction for next year. Whether the
acreage shall be great or small whether
the extreme effort or only q moderate
one shall be made VIM depend on the
decision OF the next few weeks as to
acreage to be sown. That In turn will
depend largely on the attitude devsl-
opsd by public authority toward pro-
posals which look toward making the
lative and restrictive efforts.
While the farmar Is considering these
difficult questions, which he must de-
eide as his best Judgment dictates, the
President Vetoes the daylight savings re-
peal, thus adding to the difficulties of
agricultural production. For whatever
Its Significance In other directions, Mr.
Howard declared, tho Daylight savings
law 10 an unqualified nuisance to the
farmer, n source of dif1culty In getting
value from his labor and an occasion of
added expense in operatlonA
The national board OF farm orKaniza-
tons presented through Secretary Miller
series Of proposals looking TO removal
OF restrictions and restoration of the
freest operation of economic laws in
regard to the whole subject, The sched-
ule OF proposals numbered twelve items
AZ follows:
Wheat price regulation and all
price fixing on any primary food or
clothing material to be abandoned at
end Of present crop season.
- All reSbrietionS and regulations
based on war powers Of Congress in
cluded In food administration actiyt-
ties TO be terminated Immediately,
and at the same ttIns clear definition
to the constitutional power OF Con-
BNebs 70 Zeal Win hoarulnS,s COn9ptrn-
cies and combinations to enhance
prices, waste or destruetIon OF food
and similar products under peace
conditions
Immediate termination Of powers
of War Trade Board.
Removal VI all internal revenue
taxes on food products
Want Tariff Revised.
Revision Of tariff schedules to at
ford protection for faTm products
equal to protection of manufactured
producta
Immediate revision of discount and
grades rules especially on wheat, and
adequate representation TO actual
producing farmers in the formulation
and adoption of grade and discount
10 be adpoted in future.
Liberal appropriations for increased