The producers news., 1919-05-09

recognize the new Korean republic
when the Japanese massacres arouse
the. world to protest
FARMERS ASK PROTECTION
The National Board of Farm Or
ganizations, with headquarters here.
has issued general call to the farm
er organizations affiliated with it,
asking their immediate help in
bringing the members of congress to
see, that the Clayton antitrust act
is amended to protect the co-opera
tive movement in this country.
The resolution adopted in their
last national conference, which is
now the be presented to congress,
reads:
Whereas, group or collective bar
gaining by farmers has become inn
perative in order that they may cope
with the powerful organizations with
which they must deal; therefore, be
it
Resolved, that we voice the con-
viction that the federal antitrust
laws should be amended so as to
provide clearly that contracts for
collective sales of farm, orchard,
plantation, ranch or dairy products
by producers associations, corporate
or otherwise, engaged in making for
the producers thereof collective sales
of farm, orchard, plantation, ranch
or dairy products, and prescribing
terms and conditions of such sales,
are not combinations or conspiracies
| in restraint of trade or commerce
under the antitrust laws, and that
nothing contained in the antitrust
laws shall be construed to forbid
the existence and operation of such
association. or to forbid or restrain
| individual members, directors or of
fcers thereof from making such col
lective sales and prescribing terms
and conditions thereof"
TO SELL SHIPYARDS TOO
Chairman Hurley of the United
States Shipping board, who some
time ago announced that he favored
the sale of the great merchant fleet
constructed and owned by the gov
ernment, now announces that he IS
going to sell the shipbuilding plants
which have been constructed by the
government during the war, and he
has ordered that no more keels Tor
government ships be laid IN any
ward. The plans and equipment
which he proposes to dispose OF at
, sacrifices are worth hundreds of mil
lions of dollars.
Mr.. Hurley states that the con-
struction of further ships has been
, ordered stopped-affecting 2,OOO,OOo
tons of steel ships ordered in addl-
,, ton to an earlier 100000 tons cut
off from the original building plan
fbecause these ships are, costing the
, government too much. War prices
are still being paid, and peace has
2 arrived, with prospect OF very
: great reductions in shipping rates.
. Shius built at wartime cost Will not
= be a commercial success. In snort
8 the government will sell the ship
r wards and cancel it's present orders
@ and shipyard labor will have to seek
n new employment at such wages as II
can get. l
Labor union officials in Washing
: ton predict that this drastic change
It in policy will cause serious labor un
d rest on both the Atlantic and Facl
e fc coasts, and along the Lakes ant
t. the Gulf, when it's final effect IS real
Il lied.
e ACTIVITIES OF G. o. P.
Critics of the ever-active. VII
G Hays, Republican national chairman
e say that he has made his greates
IS tactical blunder in causing the Woou
Goodrich presidential ticket to D
/ headlined in the newspapers that ar
IS faithful to the old guard organdiza
r, tions. They say that Hays tried mrs
l. to make Taft a leading candidate
N that he then switched to Harding
n then tried Borah, then investigate
d General Pershing, next stirred u
,e Governor Lowden of Illinois, an
tn now gets behind General Leonar
I'd Wood-all without awakening an
IN loud applause. -.
s Whatever the situation in tn
a West, It is evident that the Keput
re licans in the East are not gong
ed back a military candidate in the cor
an vention next year They believe ths
or no military man has won populant
n d,,rino lI the war. that Pershing is in
IS, possible and that Wood IS IN u
lie same class with General -March'
he Strict militarist. The nation IS OF
to nosed to militarism today, eve
e. more than in 1914 or 1917.
r. If the Republican progresslv!,
rc continue to alarm the old guard WI
on their talk of independent acton,
NAV be that either Lenroot or kel
mt Won might be nominated, the WIS
N. acres say. If the old guard has {
in easv time of it, this coming sessl(
he of congress, then Harding VIII ma a
m the best chance. Harding IS u
le- known. has never done anything al
ss- will saw nothing during the cal
lis paign. ,. ;s ii
satisfied with Chairman Hays a.
er- his friends hint that he may unae
led take to terminate the polltlcal
to lrers of both Governor Goodrich a
ws Mr. Hays if they continue to a
AN nounce that he has been compete
MT. bv them to declare himself on va
tbe Gus issues of party policy.
ra- RULE BY SELECT CLASSES
ion The National Popular Governme
US league, of which Judson King IS
mt. ecutive secretary, issues an appe