The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-09

j l. Nt'N NV NfuuH OF NtN large ma
ttunnl farmers ornnuintiuus in
conference ut the headquarters
OF the National Board Of Farm or
CARNATIONS have issued "a Joint MEM
orhl 10 congress restauuu the uosI-
IONS OF their various ORGANIZATIONS aa
adopted az their recent annual meet
ings. Expressing thr belief that tho
convictions OF these organizations arc
shared bN "a vnst majority of the
FARMERS OF the country. the memorial
rctteratcs the farmers LOYALTY To-
American institutions: that farmers
are continuing their best efforts to
maintain production and demand that
lanor ana capital speed uu produp-
ton. Thc right to ccuse work is
upheld, hut indiscriminatc striking o.
declared understandable The memorial
condemns prontccrlnr and urges THAT
the law of supply and demand shall
have tuil sway. Farmers are declared
10 be cmphatiCaiiy opposed 90 gov
eminent ownership and continued
operation uf the railroads. universal
military training ANA daylight saving
The right 10 collective bargaining is
upheld and the principles of tho Can
per Hcrsmau bin are endorsed. Gov
eminent economy is declared essential
40 this time.
The memorial Vas drafted by the
following executives. W l. Drum
moud oI Oklahoma. chairman of
board OF governors Of the iutgruu
tion1t tarW congress-, .. a.. Howard
Of Iowa, president American farm
bureau fedoratious T g. Atkcsuu.
Washington representative of tine mae
tiou1l grange; a. D. Rover national
farmers union. %. g. Smith. president
farmers national congress. and John
-. Miller. national milk producers
I federation.
Othor organizations represented at
The conference were the state farm
bureau federation uf Indiana. Ntr-
mont, Ncw Jersey and West Virginia
The STATE oranges OF Maryland Mass
HrhusetfH. Delaware and Sew Jersey.
The American cotton association. the
farmers uri1u Of Dkluhumt aud Viz
rtnin, ~ the dulrymuu's league OF
New York.
Tho memorial .s aa fpIipws.
THE Farmer Interest In GcnrraI
Industrial Anairs.
Agriculture is tho basis eft nll COM
ntorcc and INDUSTRY. The great world
need ~ today is production. ITuduC-
ton Be- dependent ou labor. The
solidarity Of labor BE- such that wages
and hours OF labor prevailing BOO other
industrlcs arc reflected upon th"
farm. Prices OF foo products will;
ho determined accordingly. tuior
present conditions agricultural pro-
ductlon must materially decline. and
thus rnnot against the entire iuduF-
trial system. lu view of thlH rcuuE-
ulzod economic law. we submit thtt
u viii Dee Wise TO consider The farm Boo
any industrial plan adopted.
Tho theory mat farming must h"
reduced Co a basis wherein each
farmer does ull his own work. disc
peusiug with hired help ICES something
beyond his means is u|nteuuhI' %
impllvz WORKING hours va long, and
tasks 20 nrduuus thut mo- man other
Than one compelled by necessity To
protect his Investment ut tho expense
of his health Iud sacrifice uf w,Ii-
earned hours 90 rest on recreation VIII
perform them. society has mo- right
to vAaci or expect such service from
any class of citizens.
COUNTRY ANb FLAG FIRST.
The first and constant obligation OF
cvrry citizen. aud of every -urEuulzJ-
lion of citiIots, ls undivided t1 300
country. It's institutions must hr proc
tectod. % be- traditions preserved
uud respected. 40 conflicting uhlt-
cations can be- tolerated
Adequate pRpbIC1ION The
farmers pf tho United States ARE cone
tuuiuE their best efforts tn produce
abundant fuudsiuus, and. Cuuloudlug
that production lu factories mines
the mills o. second m Importance only
20 That OF the farms. they demand ut
both labor aud capital thht they. TOO.
shall earnestly and consistently speed
up their part OF lhr production -o ARE
/ gently needed.
Ne have reached the ctiiiuni point
IN regard 10 shorter hours of luiu1r
and q FORT -fuur hour week viii
neither feed nor clpthc thr world.
THE RIGHT TO STRIKE The
right 90 consc work, individually on
collectively. for adequate reasons, is
urtssiliablc. but the practice of lu-
discriminate striking, for trivial
causes uud T~cgurdlcsa of distress or
damage caused. is i~udoicnsiblo. No
right cNlsta TO compel MOI TO strike
or to prevent others from working.
Neither does the right TO strike or
cease work in unison extend 10 those
bon federal atutr and municipal sct
vice
oRsERNE ECONOMIC LAWS. 10