The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-08-15

by the American people, who have
had no word to say in the disposition
of their ships. The price paid for
the 100 steamers, approximately $780,
100000, by the New York concern, is
said to be greatly below their build
ing cost.
NO MONEY FOR FARMERS
While hundreds of millions of dol
lars have been appropriated for the
army and navy; while indeterminate
amounts are being squandered in ex-
tending material aid TO Kolchak, in
whom the people of the United States,
1 barring a few Russian investors,
have no interest whatsoever; while
war with Mexico is being openly
urged by a few interested jingoes,
and while no pretense is being made
of getting cost value from the pri-
vate interests to whom the govern
!; ment merchant marine is being hand
ed-bills of the most vital needs to
the people of this couitry are being
| shelved "for lack of funds"
A case in point is the bill recently
introduced by, Representative Sin
clair of North Dakota calling for an
: appropriation of $5,000,000 for the
relief of drouth sufferers in the
; northwestern states. Sinclair has
| been pointedly told by Representa-
: tive Good, chairman of the appropri-
/ alton committee, that strict economy
: has got to be exercised now in max.
: ing appropriations.
NEW PARK PROPOSED
/ Mr.. Sinclair has plunged into thc
e complex work of congress with viii
and has already far outdistancec
e many of the new members in getting
e under the surface of things ant
c making the wishes of his constituent.
felt in Washington. A bill of his
: introduced last week, calling for thu
g creation of a national park In th'
Y Kildeer mountains, has been yer.
S favorably received at the interior de
:. partment as logical step forward il
# the splendid policy of national parl
S development.
vi The park proposed by Mr.. Sinclair
J. would cover 1900 acres and inelud
is territory rich in historic memorie
l. of the Indian wars. The bill provid
l. ing its establishment carries out tn
II recent decentralization of congress
h bv the North Dakota legislature TO
10 such step.
EASTERN VIEWS ON WHEAT
m The startling ignorance in the Eas
/ never more clearly shown than in tn
" of farm conditions and problems wa
N propaganda now springlng up for RI
J. peal of the wheat guarantee, az
lg parently in the belief that S2.30 Q
le even 1926 wheat is an artificial
le stimulated price, and that If tn
a. guarantee was removed the price
tn wheat would fall below 81 BUSH
,g and bring bread back to CENTS tf
al standard load. In its leading ed
o. torial on this theme on August z tt
of New York Sun indicated the belle
We that all that is necessary to redu'
the high cost of living is the remov'
of the wheat guarantee.
d. Farmers representatives IN Wasl
a. inpton are inclined to agree that
C. .noyal of the guarantee has much
a commend it, but they are busily cal
SO ing to the attention of congress TN
IL the first result will be to raise al
nit not lower the price of wheat. M
as Hoover's estimates of prices rangir
to from So to $3.50 are now general
he accepted. In the meantime Washln
IN ton is gradually waking up TO G
* realization that the menace OF q
oh creased production through lnaolll
of the farmer to make living 0
mis- of present returns is very real on
in FREE POTASH ASKED
ow Farmers of the East and Sout
90. who have suffered severely from t
act lack of proper fertilizers during {
led war. are uniting in campaign
nd lift the embargo on the shipment
ass notash from Germany to this cou
nv- try. To attain this end Charles
;ck LYMAN. secretary Of the Natior
Board of Farm Organizations, ana
C. Atkinson of the National Gran
ws have Just sent joint letter TO van
or Mccormick, chairman of the W
ore trade board, telling him that reno
90 al of the potash import restr1ctlo
ort is a necessary step in any campal
on to cut the cost of living.
nee OUSLEY RESIGNS
,ith Following closely on the heels
ev- +be ex-director of markets, Char
do 7 Brand. Assistant Secretary u;
his ence Ousley has just resigned fr
the department of agriculture.
,ol- is reported that he is to edit !:
mi Power, a periodical devoted to bul
nse ing up a tremndous navy Tor
3ol- United States. Just who IS back
ing Sea Power it is Impossible to say.
.om According to Doctor w. j. op
ted man. former chief of farm mana
lid" ment in the department OF agrle
ion ture. a delegation of Texas farm
Tay not long ago told Mr.. ousiey to
: IS face. at an interview when spun
for was present, that they consider
nth him (ousley) a "traitor to the Ia
and ers." This may account Tor
are Ousleys failing to return to ms Is
,ck- ricultural extension work at the ! {
AXIS state college, which ne lett Wnen
inn came to the department.
low; e RAtNyILLE WOMAN DIES ,,r
! he AT ROCHESTER HoSfii
ap- 81.