The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-08


statement OF policy as TO what busi-
ness men and wOrkingmcu may 40
and may not do by way OF combi-
nation and collective action. The
law ~ now 10 nebulOus that II al
most turns upon the economic pre-
dclictions of the Judge or jury. This
does not make for confidence In the
courts nor respect for the laws, nor
for a healthy activity in production
and distribution Thorc surely VIII
be found ways by which cu-opcra-
tion may be encouraged without
tho destruction of enterprise. The
rules of business should be made
moro certain 80 that on n stable
basis, men may move with conf
dcncc.
Government. however should pro.
vide the means In the treatment Of
It's employees. to keep In touch with
conditions ana to rcctlty wrong. II
ls needless TO say that I'm order 20
be consistent, facts should at all
times Justify the presuppositioh
that the government employees are
properly compensated
The child life OF the nation should
he conserved; II labor In immature
yonrs In permitted by one genera
tion, II Is practicing unfalrness to
tho next.
Agriculture Ia but another form
OF Industry. In fact, II is the basis
OF industry because upon 10 depends
the food supply. The drift from
countryside into the city. carries
dlsquleting portonts, n our growth
In manufacturing in the next few
years holds its present momentum.
1t will be necessary for America to
import foodstuffs. II therefore re-
wolves upon government. through
intensive scientific cooperation TO
help In maintaining as nearly as
possible the existing balance be-
tween food production and con-
sumption. Farming will not inspire
individual effort unless profits. all
things considered. are equal TO
those In other activities. An addi-
tionnl check to dcplcte ranks In
the fields would he the establish
mcnt OF modern state rural schools
codes. Tho federal government
should maintain active sponsorship n
OF this. Rural parents would be
lacking in the element which makes
civilization enduring II they did not
desire for their children educational
In the cities. The price the CON
sumner pays for foodstuffs Is no in
dication Of what the producer re-
ccives. There are too many turn
overs between the two. Society and
government. particularly local and
state have been remiss in not mod
ernizing local maketing facilities.
Municipalities must in large meas
ure, directly control community mar
kets. This is a matter ~ such Inn
portAnce that the federal govern
ment can profltab,y cxpend
money and effort help
to show their virtues. The far
mer raises his crop and the price
which he receives Ia determined by
supply and demand. Hts products
in beef and pork and produce, pass
into cold storage and ordinarily when
| they reach the consumer the inv II
supply and demand does not obtain.
| The preservation OF foodstuffs by
cold storage is a boon to fumhrity
and II should be encouraged. How
| ever, the time has come for It's
vigilant regulation and inasmuch ms
II becomes n part OF interst1 COM
merce. the responsibility Is with the
federal government. SUPPLIES are
gathered in from the farm In time,
OF plenty They can lasily be fec
out to the consumer In such man
ner as to keep the demnnt in eS-
cess of that part of the supply which
IN released from storage. This 4;
an unfair practice and should be
| stopped. Besides. there should be a
time limit beyond which perishable
foodstufts should not be stored. Ev-
cry successful business enterprise has
purchasing. producing and selling
departments. The farmer has main
tanned only one, the producing de-
partment IT is not only fair that
he be enabled both TO purchase and
| to sell ndvantageously, but Il Is ab-
solutely necessary because he has
| become a competitor with the mon
ufacturer for labor. He has been
unable TO compete In the past and
| his helD In consequence has been
Il insufficient Therefore the right OF
cooperative purchasing and selling
In the modern view. should be re-,
moved from all questions. Agrlcul
tural thought has not been suffi
ciently represented in affairs OF gov
ernment. Many OF the branches n
the government which deal remotel!
! or directly with the soil and II
problems and Its possibilities woult
he more valuable to the general wei
fare II tho practical experience o
the farmer were an element in thei
! administration. To he. specific. tn
Interstate Commerce Commission
tho Federal Reserve Board the Fed
eral Trade Commission and the Uni
ted States Tariff Commission ar
, administered by business men. Doe
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