Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-31
INDIGNANT DENIAL OF RE.
PORTS REGARDING coALI.
TON IN IOWA.
LIES PUBLISHED BY
BRookHART CROWD
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Has
Not and Will Not Join Labor
Unions in Support Of Brookhart as
Against Senator Cummins - Labor
Accused of Misrepresentation.

has been formed between the farmers
OF Iowa and organized labor. The
published reports that G. w. Hunt.
president of the Iowa Farm Bureau
Federation. apd Fred Garfield, presi-
dent of the Iowa Federation Of Labor
had got together at the state labor
convention In Fort Dodge. Joined
hands and come to a perfect UNDER
standing, are untrue. The state
ments being made by the Brookhart
campaign committee to the effect
that farmer-labor combination ha0
been formed at the Fort Dodge con-
ventlon. and that this alliance hao
Endorsed Brookhart for senator, are
untrue.
Mr.. Hunt today made public denia.
OF these reports. He said farmers
and union labor never could Join
hands SO long as labor persisted In
making use of strike.
Mr.. Hunt did go to the Fort Dodge
address them. But what he said was
not at all to their liking and the Of
ficers Of the convention were care
full to suppress all reports OF the
speech,
Labor Repudiates Free Speech.
| Instead Of being fair about the
matter and giving the people OF Iowa
an opportunity to read what Mr..
| Hunt said and let them Judge for
themselves. the labor leaders gave
out tho report that the farmers and
organized labor had entered into a
combination and that President Hun,
was In perfect accord with Presi-
dent Garfield. The leaders further
gave out the impression that this
combination has passed resolutions
condemning Senator Cummins for his
course In the senate and endorsing
Colonel Brookhart and his program
of government ownership OF rail-
roads. Plumb plan Of operation and
other Nonpartisan League doctrines.
Colonel Brookhart himself aided In
this deception.
But the farmers Of Iowa were not
to be fooled 80 easily. They refused
to believe the reports. They knew
th4t farmers and labor union men
could not possibly unite for political
pirposeA They knew the interests
Of the farmers and the interests Of
labor; union mon are directly op-
posite; that the farmer always wants
to sell his produce high and that the
union man always wants to buy 1t
low.
From all parts Of the state came
indignant protests from farmers who
declared an injustice was being done
them by these Bropkhart-labor union
reports and that Mr.. Hunt, the presi-
dent Of their farm bureau federation,
should get them right befor6 tho
people Of Iowa. They called Npon
mr.. Hunt to make q statement!
Hunt Scored Lahore Policy.
President Hunt instead Of locking
arms with President Canfield at
Fort Dodge and indorsing labor's
political program. pointed out to the
| assembled labor delegates the error
OF their ways ana he did not mincc
words. He called . spade q spade.
He told them strikes were wrong.
that the strike Of their union switch
men cost the farmers Of Iowa from
$500 to 500 . car on their live stock
ready for shipment He told the
labor delegates they were riding to
Q TALL, and instead Of applauding Mr..
Hunt they heard him sullenly and
In silence.
| The following is an extract from
Mr.. Hunts Fort Dodge address,:
Il have beanu trying to show that
union labor itself can not gain
ground by use Of the strikes and
iockouts. have shown you that
in every case the increase in wage
unless taken from capital, reflects
back on labor itself. AZ q producer
and q consumer have also shown
that, except In one instance, the raise
in wages in I double price renecths
| on the farmer. It was 20 in the
railroad advance given by the United
States railway administration. IN
the case Of a recent strike at the
Union Stock Yards, Chicago. the in
creased pay was met by raising the
yardage charge, and the farmer pays
the increase. Not only do the farm
| ers burdens and your own increase
with the boosting OF wages and
shortening q hours OF work, but
the strikes ana loekonts brought by
labor have caused q loss 70 the farm
.ers that can hardly be estimated.
It will run into millions Of dollars.
"The recent strike Of yardmen
when they walked out Saturday
night at midnight with train loads
! Of our farmers stock already headed
towards Chicago brought q big loss
to the farmers In the way Of shrink.
1uctuation Of prices and the incon-
ve4ence Of recalling stocl and d.
vertAg 1t to other markets. This was
followed by the switchmen- strike that
upset markets and cost the farmers
who are the cattle. hog and. sheep
feeders of the United States from
i've to seven hundred dollars per
car. The coal strike that said to
the whole people. stand up and de-
liver, or starve and freeze and die
Of pneumonia" brought US near
national calamity apd these acts
have turned public opinion against
you.
II the union win present their
grievance honestly and fairly before
tho bar Of public opinion their de-
mands will be forced to q fair and
Just settlement. There was q time
when labor had the sympathy Of the
farmer. We realize that you have
not, in many instances been treated
fairly; we want you to have Justice.
We believe In fair play and the ap-
| plication Of the following economic
principle. Every man who performs
| uacaSSar,, seryina In afaaian&