The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-03-12

INCREASING PRODUCTION WILL
MAKE UNNECESSARY LARGE
ARMAMENT SAYS PRESi-
DENTAL CANDIDATE
Agricultural interests Played the
Game and Fed this Country az
Well as Our Allies.

In an address recently in Chicago.
Leonard Wood candidate for presi-
dent OF the United States, said that
if proper encouragement is given to
farmers and to the advancement OF
agriculture, America will not need a
large army or navy.
THE farmer is the stsadying class
about which unstable masses move"
laid the candidate. "He is a land
owner, consequently, he is a conserva-
tive man and believes in this govern
ment."
During the war the American farm
err played the game. He did not try
to hold up the public by striking and
showing up the price Of food, but he
fed not only our country but our
allies in a very large part. He is a
patriotic, loyal, non-strIking, steady
ing American CITIZEN
Leonard Woods address in part
follows:
Only Original! Producers.
The farmers today are the only
producers OF original wealth. But
they are being reduced in numbers
quite rapidly in proportion to the re-
suit OF our population. They are get
ting off of the farms. The farms are
falling into the hands OF large land
owners We want to stop that if we
can. The moment we cease to be a
misunderstanding nation, our whole for
eign policy must change. We are pro-
ducers now of food in quantities SUI
ficent for ourselves and for consider
able export, but supposing u agri-
culture declines and we become de-
pendent on outside countries for fOod
and supplies, who does that mean
1t means at ono an enormous navy;
it means a stronger military estab-
lishment: it means the control CT
lines OF supply beyond ~preadventure.
as during this war Germany expected
to beat England by cutting off her
food supply. England, however, real
lied that danger and has always Had
a navy equal to n other two navies
She has had to have a navy that was
in exces OF the needs OF maintaining
her commerce, in order that she
might have a navy strong enough to
absolutely insure the free entrance
OF food in time Of war.
Farmer Does Not Strike.
I'VE want to make the life OF the
farm attractive. We must give the
farmer for instance. good roads. good
lines Of communication. We must x
tend the government advice and aid
system as fast as we can The farm
er is a hard working fellow; he does
not strike; he stays on the Job. He
is the steadying point about which
unstable masses move. He is a land
owner, consequently he believes in the
Government. We want to see to it
that the schools in the farming dist
in the city. They are not as good
now. We want to see that these
schols place more stress upon the
training for life, upon the farm and
upon agricultural pursuits. We want
to try and establish q little closer
contact between the farmer and tho
consumer.
Farmers Do Net Get Enough.
"You know there il q great deal
OF unrest today in the farming ele-
mont. They feel that enough Of the
producers dollar does not come back
to them. and there II . good deal OF
truth In It. During the Omaha riots
l was knocking about the city one
night and ran into IN old farmer com
Ing In with . load OF milk. 1 said to
him. what do you get for your milk =.
Ne replied. Prom 81 to s cents q
quart" said. 1T II selling for 4
great deal more than that here" He
saiA. "Oh, yes. On those days when
I feel . bit flush I 90 down to thu
Fentanelle and get . good breakfast
and I meet my milk there Of about
fifteen cents . quart. Now. i raised.
that cove fed her, ,milksd her and
brought that milk Ii here about q
miles and got 6 cents . quart for 4.
and I want to find this other fellow
that 10 getting > cents Ia about I've
hours.
"Y0u know that there 10 Z lot In
that, and that 10 only one illustra.
toia. but that 10 q Of the big move
ments on the part OF the farmers To-
day. to set closer to the consumer
and to get . larger share Of the ulti-
mate selling price Of his product.
$50 the farmers problem 10 an in
teresting one and : very important
one. and to sumjt up briefly. We mus,
try to make his living conditions and
the conditions surrounding him in the
way Of education, and transportation
and the delivery OF his supplies and
all that sort Of thing the best DOS
sible, otherwise your farmers. are 70
ing to have = constant falling of In
the development and production OF
the sources OF original wealth.
Made Mighty Good ooidlsrs.
During the wal the farmer sent his
sons to war and they. made mighty
good soldiers. The divisions / had "a