The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-08-20
DENY THEY CAUSE II. G. l..
President of'iowa Farm Bureau Tells
Congress "Profiteeriny In Goods
and Wages" increases Prices.

Pres; j. r. Howard OF the Iowa Fed
cratic NOT Farm Bureaus is taking W
the farmers side of the H. C. L.. The
article below, taken from the Omaha
Bee of August 18th. shows some OF
the necessity of an official farmer re-
preventative at Washington during
these unsettled times. 1t is another
concrete example of the benefits Of
the Farm Bureau. - &.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-Unless
"capitalistic monopoly" and organized
labor cease profteerings in goods and
wares" the next cycle of the season
will effect condition of living now
undreamed of, the senate and house
agriculture committees were told to-
day by J. f. Howard, president of the
iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
Mr. Howard appeared as spokesman
Tor the committee recently appointed
at conference of farmers from Iowa,
Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.
Denying that the farmers were respon-
sible for present conditions, Mr.. How
ard said s n.
The high cost of living is not due to
lack of desire or effort on the part
OF the farmers ITO produce to the limit
OF their physical ability: The farmer
has not struck, walked out, or other
wise slackened in production He has
increased his effort, extended his OPP
erationsctos the limit Of physical abfli-
" and financial credit and ,striyen To
feed the World, believing the world
would fairly and gladly, recompense.
instead he finds that those who, in
their eageflless to find an answer
where there Is none show the real
facts of the asituation, point to him
with scorn and malevoleice saying,
Thou art%the Sculprit." a., /
II Lack Of Production is the Cause. 81
The high cost of living Is, due to a
stagnation in product ion of manufacl
tured goods, and prepared foodstuffs.9
Eyery labor strike that shuts down
any plant engaged in the preparation
OF foods or the making of clothing that
shuts down mine or mill, adds to the
high cost Of living.
II capitalistic monopoly wants
enough food produced that it may be
led, If the do-nothing dawdlers want
enough food produced so that they can
occasionally eat. let them start forth
now al this time, when the farmer
must determine his 1920 food produc.
ton program, and declare by deeds,
cutting out profiteering in goods and
wages, going honestly to the business
OF preparing and purveyfng the neces-
stiles of life, going honestly to the job
OF doing a full days work for full
days pay-their Willingness to CO.
operate. Failure Of these forces to do
this Will now be boomerang that ere
the next cycle of the seasons will ef,
feet condition Of living now un-
dreamed Of"
Crawford to Have Judging Team at the
State Fair.
Louis Buss, Theo. Ahart and Walter
Weiss will represent Crawford county
IN the Boys Judging Contest at the
State Fair this year, The boys and
girls division is one of the big features
of the fair. The Judging contests are
the most educational features or the
Junior division. i5f&f r tftta '5i
Practically every county in the state
Will be represented by Judging Team.
Each team will be required to judge
and give reasons on two classes OF
horses, swine, sheep, cattle and corn.
The winning team at the State Fair
VIII represent Iowa against teams
ron seven other states at the Sioux
tCfty Fair.
The boys who represented this coun-
,ty have been selected through pro.
Icess OF elimination. In May, call
was given to all boys in the county to
take part in a preliminary gjudging