The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-26
SEES FARMER AS
AID TO PEACE
INCREASING PRODUCTION WILL
MAKE UNNECESSARY LARGE
ARMAMENT SAYS PREst
DENTAL CANDIDATE
Agricultural Interests Played the
Game and Fed this Country az
Well as Our Allies.

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In an address recently in Chicago,
Leonard Wood candidate for presi
lent OF the United States. said that
IL pyoper announcement is given to
1 farmers and to the advancement OF
agriculture, America will not need a
large army or navy.
THE farmer is the steadying class
about which unstable masses move"
said the candidate. "He is a land
owner, consequently, he Is a conserva-
tive man and believes in this govern
nent."
During the war the American farm
err played the game. He did not try
to hold up the public by striking and
showing up the price Of food. but he
fed not only our country but our
allies In a very large part. He is a
patriotic, loyal, non-striking, steady.
ing American citizen
Leonard Woods address in part
follows:
Only Original Producers.
THE farmers today are the only
producers OF original wealth, Blu
they are being reduced in numbers
quite rapidly in proportion to the re-
suit OF our population. They are get
ting off of the farms. The farms are
falling into the hands Of large land
owners. We wan to stop that If we
can The moment we ceaSe to be a
half-sustaining nation. Jul whole for
eign policy must change. We are pro-
ducers now OF food in quantities suf-
ficent for ourselves and for consider
able export, but supposing our agri-
culture declines and Wa become de-
pendent on outside countries for food
and supplies. who does that mean?
II means at once an enormous navy:
il means a stronger military estah-
l!shment, II means the control OF
lines of supply beyond preadyenture,
as during this wal Germany expected
to beat England by cutting off her
food supply. England, however. real
lied that danger and has always had
a navy equal to any other two navies
She has had to have a navy that was
in excess OF the needs OF maintaining
her commerce. in order that she
might have a navy strong enough To
absolutely insure the free entrance
OF food in time of war.
Farmer Does Not Strike.
We want to make the life OF the
farm attractive. We must give the
farmer for instance, good roads. good
lines of communication We must ex
tend the government advice and aid
system as fast as we can. The farm.
er is a hard working fellow; he does
not strike; he stays on tho Job. He
Is the s~teadying point about which
unstabie masses move. lie is a land
owner. consequently he believes in the
Government. We want TO see to II
that the schools In the farming dist
riots are Just as good as the schools
In the city. They are not as good
now We want to see that these
schols place more stress upon ths
training for life. upon the farm and
upon agricultural pursuits. We want
to try and establish a little closer
contact between the farmer and the
Farmers Do Not Get Enough.
You know there is a great dea'
or unrest tsSay 4: the farming ala
ment. They feel that enough of the
producers dollar does not come bach
to them. and there is a good deal OF
truth in 1t. During the Omaha riots
| was knocking about the city n
night and ran into an old farmer com
Ina IN with a load of milk. said &c
him. what do you get for your milk.
He replied, From 5h to s cents a
qnart." | said, 1T Is selling for a
| great deal more than that here He
said. "Oh. yes. On those days when
I feel a bit flush go down to the
Fontanelle and get a good breakfast
and meet my milk there at about
ffteen cents a quart. Now, I raised
that COW, fed her. MIXED her and
brought that milk in here about 2s
miles and got 6 cents a quart for it,
and ] want TO find this other fellow
that is getting . cents In about two
hours.
"You know that there is a lot In
that. and that Is only one illnstra
toin. but that is one OF the big move.
ments on the part of the farmers To.
day. TO get closer to the consumer
and to get a larger share OF the ulti.
mate selling price Of his product.
$50 the farmers problem is an in.
teresting one and q very important
one. and to sum IL up briefly. we must
i try to make his living conditions and