El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-11
FARMERS SHOULD NOT CURTAIL
IT is DANGEROUS

DEFORE American farmers take any such harsh
II they have recently threatened to take among which
reduced production they should consider what would
happen and how well off they really now.
It used to be said the farmer the backbone Of the
nation He might have been once, but he is merely
Of the vertebrae IN the back bone possibly the prn
cpal VeTtebTs. There several Others 10 Wit the
MINER the manufacturer, the soldier and the sailor, the
FISHER the railroad man. and the distributor. It takes all
+ these to I'll out the form and substance Of nation and
onIy the most primitive form Of society would the
farmer be the only important member OF society. His
product the essential product that may be granted
but the farmer would be helpless without the cooperation
Of the who makes his machinery the who builds
his house, the who makes his harness and the
who minister to his many other wants The eonpety OF
modern society is such that nterdependent and
person can say he is sufficient unto himself.
Any reduction Of production by the farmers VIII react
on them. Il viii up the price of food and that IN
viii force up the price Of everything else and the
VIII be better off than they before With
the price Of everything going up the farmers Of America
VIII discover that their hired labor viii cost more And It
be said without particular credit the farmer that
farm aDorS wages have increased less tnan the wages OF
any other variety OF workman And the farmer has not
only present comparatively low wages to be thankful
for but his hired help is not organized If the farmer
campers too much with economic machinery he viii find
his workers unionzed and then he viii be IN for different
method Of production.
During the war, alfalfa hay went up from 81 and IS
to $50 ton In Kansas large alfalfa growing state
those exactly the figures and In other states they
represent averages The increase 600 percent This
went into the farmers pocket and he certainly can't object
TO that soTr OF prloe1Ing- AT the same time MILK eggs
butter and everything else went up BECAUSE FEED WAS
HIGH But farm labo wages did increase 600 percent
OF even 800 percent.
The farmer should remember that the drift to the cities
gives him larger market TO cater to and fewer copet
tors It guarantees his profits. farm labor scarce
the farmer VIII simply have TO meet the competition Of
other labor markets. to both wages and conditions
This though viii only hurt aim for while, until read
ustent made and until he realizes II is the natural
working Of an economic law Il viii be the non-producer
VIII have to pay-pay for MS easier life and his
production It IS the drift from production into
essential activity that should alarm the country and not
the momsntaTy loss Of profits to the farmers
All Of his adult life senator James A. Reed Of Missouri,
has politician, living for and by politics All Of his
life Herbert Hoover has been worker doer, silent,
unobtrusve producer Nov that NJ HoOvers friends are
urging him for president, senator Reed in him
great menace to the country.
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The large WASTED politicians Of the old guard hope
Hoover VII not change his mind.
By committing suicide eliminate the high cost
Of living entirely.
The silent courthouse clocks are right twice day.
anyhow.
So far the Fan committee has asked for no one-day
passes.
Street cars are seldom if ventilated