The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-08

statute. The Wrlt or lnJunctlon SnoLi ! not be abused. Intended as a safeguard to person and property, it could easily by abuse cease to be the protective de- vice it was intended to be.
 Capital develops into large units
 without violence to public sentt-
 mcnt or injury to public interest,"
 the same principle should not be
 denied to labor.
 Collective bargaining through tho means of representatives selected by the employer and employe, respective ly, will be helpful rather than harmful to the general interest. Besides, there is no ethical objection that can Do raised to it.
 We should not, by law, nbridEe
 n mans right either to labor or to
 quit his employment. However,
 neither labor nor capital should nt
 any time or in any circumstances
 take notion thnt would put In jcoP-
 nrdy the public welfare.
 NEED DEFINITE STATEMENT
 We need definite and precise state ment of policy as to what business men and workingmen may do and may not do by way of combination and col lective action. The law Is now so nebulous that it almost turns upon the economic predelictions of the judge or jury. This does not make for confi- dence in the courts. nor respect Tor the laws, nor for healthy activity in production and distribution. There surely will be found ways by which cooperation may be encouraged With out the destruction of enterprise The rules of business should be made more certain so that on stable basis men may move with confidence.
 Government, however, should provide the means in the treatment of it's em- ployes to keep in touch with conditions and to rectify wrong. It Is needless to say that, in order to be consistent facts should at all times justify the -supposition that the government employees are properly compensated.
 The child life of the nation should be conserved; if labor in immature years is permitted by one generation if is practicIng unfairness to the next.
 AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY
 Agriculture is but another form oi industry. In fact, it Is the basis or industry, because upon it depends the food supply. The drift from country side into the city carries dlsquietins portents. If our growth in manuiac- turing in the next few years holds its present momentum 1t will be neces- sary for America to import foodstuHs' It. therefore, devolves upon govern ment through intensive scientihc CO., operation, to help in maintaining as nearly as possible the existing balance between food production and consum p ton. Farming will not inspire maj vidual effort unless profits. All tn,nss considered, are equal to those in other activities. An additional check to de- pleted ranks in the fields would be the establishment of modern staee rural school codes. The federal gov ernment should maintain active spoh- sorship of this. Rural parents wouiu he lacking In the element which makes civiliza on enduring If they did no, desire for their children edueatioh9l opportunities comparable to those .n inc cities. The price the consume nave for foodstuffs is no indication o' what the producer receives. There arc too many turn overs between the two Society and government, particulars | local and state, have been rerniss m no modernizing local marketing facilities | Municipalities must in large measure III ! terest themselves in, if not direct'y coi, l trol community markets. This IS matte | of such importance that the feaerai soN CT, ment can profitably expend none and effort in helping to evolve method land to show their virtues. The farme
 raises his crop and the price which h | receives is determined by the supply am
 demand His products In beef and DOT and produce, pass into cold storage an
 ordinarily when they reach the con sumer the law of supply and deman does not obtain.
 REGULATE DISTRIBUTION l The preservation of foodstuffs py con | storage is boon to humanity, ana 1 should be encouraged. However. the tim
 has come for it's vigilant regulation am | inasmuch as 1t becomes part of inter state commerce, the responsibility | with the federal government. Supplie are gathered in from the farm in time | of plenty. They can easily be fed ou l to the consumer in such manner as | keep the demand in excess of that par oe the supply which is released from col storage This is an unfair practice an | should be stopped Besides, there shoul
 be a time limit beyond which perishabI | foodstuffs should not be stored. Ever successful modern business enterpris has it's purchasing. producing and sellin departments. The farmer has maintalne | only one the producing department. ] | is not only fair that he be enabled bot 1 to purchase and sell advantagcously. ou | 1t is absolutely necessary because he ha become a competitor with the manufac Juror for labor. He has been unable t compete in the past and his help in con
 sequence has been insufficient. There | 1 ing and selling in the modern view should be removed from all question Horticultural thought has rot been sui 1 ficiently represented In affairs of gov ernrrent. Many of the branches of tn :, government which deal remotely or d
 rectly with the soil and It's problem and it's possibilities would be more valt able to the general welfare If the prat tcal experience of the farmer were a | la, tctv lion Tn specific, the interstate commerce con mission and the federal trade commis l sion and the United States tariff cor mission are administered by bushes men. Does anyone contribute more the making and success of railroad than the farmer or to the creation an prosperity of the banks. or to the sta bility of manufacturing and trade unit or. to the agencies interested in expor ing?
 | TOO MANY TENANTS
 Our objective should be q decrease tenantry. With the period of occupanc
 uncertain, the renter strips the land ( it's fertile clements and each year q minishes our national assets. Under tn operation of the federal reserve an farm loan acts, encouragement has com to thousands. who find that industr
 character and intelligence are golde security to the peoples banker. the gov
 ernment of the United States. Multipl our home owners and you will make tf
 way of the seditious agitator more di
 ficult. Bring into the picture of Amer can life more families. happily part ~s
 garden and flowers all their own an
 you will find new streams running int
 the national current of patriotism. He to eaualize the burdens of taxatc by making the holders of hidden wealt
 pay their share with those whose prope