Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-04
SPROUL BACKS
NEWLAWS FOR
FARMER BODY
Governor Says High Cost of
Living Is Not Fault
of TillerS

Washington, Sept. 4.-According
to the National Board of Farms or
ganization, body interested in OBJ
tanning favorable legislation for the
farmers of the United States. Gov
ernor Sproul, of Pennsylvania. has
given out a statement backing them
up in their position. The announce
ment issued here yesterday in the
name of the organization reads:-l
Governor SprouL of Pennsyl-
vania, who recently visited Wash
ington for the purpose of comforting
with other State Executives on the
subject of the high cost of living.
said that it was very necessary that
the country obtain better under
standing of the point of view of the
farmers. Without this, the Penn
sylvania Executive declared, it
would be impossible to find perma-
nent corrective for the present con-
dition of affairs.
1T is very well to berate the high
cost of living" said Governor Sproul.
1t is certainly a very tangible evil
which demands attention. 1t is the
duty of all persons who love their
country TO study the problem and
if possible find the remedy. 4 tenn
porary nostrum will not do. 1t must
be something which will pretty
nearly guarantee a cure. If the
country is sick it needs a doctor"
Governor Sproul said he was glad
20 see that the National Board of
Farms organization was taking a
hand in the matter and was direct
ing its activities in 4 conservative,
sane and constructive way. He de-
clared that the farmers were in no
way to blame for the present high
prices, but believed they would be
slad to cooperate in an effort to
bring them down to more reasonable
levels. He doubted, however, if this
could be accomplished by forcing all
so-called boarded food on the mar
ket. This, at best, he said, was only
temporary palliative.
Believes in Conservation
Il am not an advocate of hoard
ing, far from il" continued the
Pennsylvania Executive. II believe
in forcing upon the markets of the
country all food needed for human
consumption. But 1 believe also in
conservation. This involves the
necessity for reserving certain foods
for use in periods of reproduction.
The clothier has his winter stocks
bought and made in the preceding
spring. This is conservation and
preparation. So the farmer should
be prepared to sell eggs when the
hens have suspended laying and he
should be ready to sell butter when
the cows are not giving so gener-
ously of their milk.
He could do these things through
agencies which he ought to be per-
mitted to establish and to establish
these agencies it is very necessary
that he be permitted to organize.
I am a thorough believer in the
farmer and / think he is little
understood by the city man to whom
he sells his products"
Bolshevism Present
Governor Sproul said it was use
less to deny that the menace of
Bolshevism was present in Amer
lea. He declared that he was con-
fident the country would never lay
PROSTATE before that monster, but it
may experience some real incon-
VenienCe from unthinking persons
and organizations which attach
themselves to the Russia economic
importation. Should the evil
threaten the peace of this country.
however, the farmers may be de-
pended upon to throw in their lot
with those who entertain ideas and
ideals that are 100 per cent. Ameri-
can. Governor Sproul said.
Farmers Anti-Bolshevist
I'm any case the farmers will sup
port the country against any Boil
shevist menace" said Governor
Sproul. But if they are treated
right they will defend the nation
with enthusiasm and one enthused
man will do more than three who
fight simply because they believe it
is their duty to do so.
Governor Sproul said he doubted
under the nraSpOt conditions
whether If the farmer consented to
take lower price for his wheat the
urbanite would be able to buy his
bread any cheaper. The causes for
the present high cost of living, the
Governor said, were to be found in
faulty methods of Distribution, the |
greed of certain riddlemen and
other evils over which the ruralite
had no control.
Il am confident that the farmers
as body will never be slackers
and they will always be found on
the side of those who believe in
America" said Governor Sproul
The more farmers We have the
more secure the countIS will be
against the menace VI l. w. w ism
and other disturbicS ssfs5 6isruptins
agencies. 1t is a good plar 70 get
the tiller of the soil and the man
who lives in the city tc come to-
gether and hope this will be done"
America MuSs pran.r