Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-04-09
CAMPAIGN FOR THE
TEMPLE Of AGR|CUL-
TURE AT WASHINGTON
BY Charles w. Holman

In in Washington, d. c., to serve
as a permanent national headquart-
ers. Those farm bodies are the mem
bers of the National Board of Farm
Organizations. This board came in
to being in July of 1917, after sew
eral months Of preliminary organiza-
tion work. The board was organized
for the following objects:
l. To unite the farm organiza-
lions of the United States for all
purposes upon which they may
agree, leaving each free to take or
not to take as an individual organi-
cation any action or position upon
any question wherein it does not
agree with the others.
2. To afford a ready means of
giving voice and weight to the views
of the farmers in national affairs.
3. To promote the interests of
the farm families of America, to con-
serve and increase the influence of
those who feed and clothc the peo-
pie, and to further a national recog-
milton of the power and position of
the farmer in national life
4. To determine the value of the
service of the farmer to the nation,
and of the nation to the farmer.
It's officers consist of a general
board, composed of one representa-
tive to be elected annually by each
memter organization, and an execu-
tive committee chosen by the gener-
al board.
The board serves as a clearing
/ house of information among the
member organizations and a means
for expression of views common to
them all on matters of national i'm
portance affecting agriculture.
What the Board Has Done
Since it's formation the board has
served the organized farmers in
many ways. Among the important
matters where it has been of service
are:
/. Securing radical changes in
the administration of the selective
service act. It's delegates took up
this matter with President Wilson
and within a few days after their
conference the provost marshal gen.
eral, Enoch A. Crowder, was instruct
ed to take immediate steps for put
ting the method of drafting men on
classification basis.
2. Repeating the Daylight Saving
Act. An analysis of the vote in con-
gress shows that the body OF strength
in repeating this act came from the
sections where the members of the
National Board of Farm Organiza-
tons are strong.
3. Varied activities to secure ade-
quate representation of organized
farmers on bodies created for special
war service, such as the appointment
of the Presidents fair price for
wheat commission, securing changes
in regulations of the Food Admins
tration where such changes adverse
ly affected productive interests, and
the sending of Charles S. Bennett Of
Union City, Georgia, president of the
National Farmers Union and chair
man of the National Board of Farm
Organizations, to Paris to represent
the board at the peace conference.
A. Efforts to secure adequate leg
islation to control the meat packers
of Chicago.
5. Efforts to secure modification
of the Clayton amendment to the
Sherman antitrust act that will re-
store to farmers cooperative or
CARNATIONS the right to organize for
collective buying and selling.
6. Efforts to secure legislation
governing interstate shipments Of
seeds.
Z. Efforts to secure adequate pro-
lection of farmers interests in ref
erence to shipment of fertilizers.
8. Efforts to secure adequate in
vestigations by the Department of
Agriculture of the costs of produc-
ing the staple farm crops.
8. Efforts to secure adequate
crop and market reports from for
eign lands.
10 Efforts to prevent discrimina-
tion by manufacturers and CONNER
cial interests against farmers In col
lectiye buying in wholesale quanti-
ties.