Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-08
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porting the foreign product while they
are closing their home manufactures.
Along with this information we have
the news from the Dairymen's League
that some Of the milk manufacturers
are taking advantage of the situation
and are trying to make bargains with
the farmers individually at The dis
advantage of the League.
The same milk manufacturers az
making different offers at different
plants, The letter of the League of
September % says, "As we view il,
this is an adroit attempt on the part
OF the manufacturers to substitute in
dividual contracts with the farmers
for collective contracts with the farm
ers' organization. They have not Of
fered to contract with the League for
the manufacture or other disposition
of the milk which they refuse to buy,
but have only given the League notice
that they will take it up with indivi-
dual farmers. This y y y is in VIC
lation of the basic principle of collec-
tive bargaining"
CAS- the League views the methods
now pursued by such manufacturers
we believe that not only the .ndamen-
tai principles of organization but the
entire future of the dairy industry is
at stake, and the quest on Of the DC
tober price is subordinate to the
greater question involved"
R,tf ho 6 l.
the cows What must he done about
it? We cannot close the stable door,
turn the key and thereby SUIT down
the dairy industry as can the milk
manufacturer with his factory
1t is plainly the old, old story OF
the farmer holding the sack.
P. asident J. R. Howard and ; c-4-
tary c. w Coverdale of the American
Farm Bureau Federation have just
informed the writer ard requested him
to announce to the farmers Of New
England that the American Farm Blu
reau Federation has already been re-
Questcd bv numerous dairy interests
throughout the nation to call a nation
wide conference of the dairy interests
to consider the whole question of the
dairy interests of the entire United
States and to discuss fully and consider
ways and means for taking nation
wide action for the protection, preserva-
tion and upbuilding Of the great Dairy
industry of the United States. Prcs-
dent Howard further says that plans
are well under way to comply with this
request by the dairymen, and action
is being speedily taken to protect the
da.rv industry similar to the action
already taken by the American Farm
bureau Ie ieraton to saieg'I Il the
grain, live stock and wool producers
From all the facts stated above it
is plain that the future wel-being of
the dairy industry is national ques-
ton ard therefore needs nation wide
action. In fact all our agricultural
questions should be viewed in the
same light and demand the same ma
lionwde action.
The farmer needs, more than ever,
strong national, state and county or,
ganization that will carefully formu-
late and promote such wholesome poll
Cies as VIII take into the fullest con-
sideration the well-being of our great
nation and at the same time will safe
guard the interests of the faithful
farmers, and those business interests
that are Immediately dependent upon
the farmers success.
WILLIAM Z. d. RUMMEL,
Special Representatives, American