Evening journal., 1920-08-23
FARMERSNOT
PROFITEERS,
BALL ASSERTS
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tion and in many Instances so low
the farmer was unable 10 meet his
obligations.
II is the annual field day and basket
picnic for the farmers OF the county.
/ This morning athletH events were
held and were witnessed by a large
number Of farmers and their families.
! In addition 10 senator Ball, 5. J. Low
ell, master Of the National Grange. Is
10 be a speaker this afternoon. Sing
ing was In charge OF Mrs. Nellie f.
snyder
Senator Ball in his speech, said:
Mr.. Chairman. Members Of PO-
mona Grange. Ladies' and Gentlemen:
Il was born and raised. as most OF
you know, on a farm. All my boy
hood days were spent in working on
that farm, and II was a successful
farm, at that. Those were very
happy days Notwithstanding the Ions
hours. A few days ago, i had an
other oasis In my life, when for
short time / farmed The land upon
which this Fair Association now holds
its eXhibiton-so ! feel that | am al
most what you term a dirt farmer"
II VIII not presume to give you
any advice as 10 how you should
run your farms, as you all know more
about practical farming than ! ever
hope TO know. but there are certain
conditions existing today which
wish 30 call TO the attention OF not
only the farmers. but 10 The cOnsum-
ers as well. ! mean by the cOnsum-
ers, our friends In the cities. for they
have made against you what seems 10
be very unjust charge indeed, al
m0st criminal charges that you are
lproflteers.
III there is one class OF people. one
profession In this country, mat, IN
lmy Judgment, Is free OF this charge,
you are that class. Tho American
farmer has been the backbone OF this
nation, indeed has been the rock upon
which our republican institutions
were founded. You have been our
pride and our independence in times
OF stress You have stood out In
the past as the typical American. You
have made goOd-made good magnil-
Gently, but today adj conditions have
changed
During the war and since the sign
Ing OF the armislce, the old cond-
tions have not returned but We find
a new era. The laborer receives short
er hours and increased wages 'hus af-
fordng him more pleasant home sur
roundings This seems TO apply TO all
lcallings OF life except 10 yours.
ITO thoroughly understand the con-
ditions confronting the world today,
so far as food stuns are concerned,
we must briefly review existing CON
ditlons. Unless people is we'll fed
we ilnd serious discomfort aud it is
. entirely within the province OF the
. farmer, and De alone, TO produce the
, material for the general satisfaction
If.N "A. ..a.NA UaI NI.
I That since you produce The noccssa-
rios OF life that you are held respon-
sible by the unlhinklng people for the
, high cost OF living and to relieve you
OF this charge it Is necessary FOR us
r To prove That you are not pronteers
and that here are other causes pro-
k duclng this era OF the high price OF
a food.
h. ITO me there are two great forces
+. which 20 a very great extent are re-
!. sponsible FOR this condition The one
e Is under production; In other words
!. The consumption OF today is greater
4; than the production. The other great
cause Is the depreciation Of our dol
y lar. ! shall devote a few OF the min
- utes allowed 30 me TO the discussion
Of the FIRST OF these causes.
: "Of that phase, it has been stated
!. that The world has never a years pro-
D ducllon on hand n, then, all food
= products OF the world should fail In
b one year. by the end OF the year the
b. entire world would starve 10 death
a This being the case. any material re-
- ductiOn In The production OF these
4 ioOdsluffs would cause demand
greater than the supply.
! For the last six years Europe has
b. had twenty millions of people iaher
out OF the line OF producers and scnl
20 the armies OF The world Asid,
from that. many millions more have
been taken from the ordinary fooe
l production and placed 10 the produc.
tion OF war supplies
THE United states has had taker
from It's ordinary pursuits. four mil
lions Of young. active men. together
+ with many millions more taken from
y The production OF ordinary foodsmn
4 70 the building OF ships and the man
{ ufacture OF war munitions. This %
!, Itself would greatly curtsil the pro
II duction.
d "The Uni.cd states has loansd 4
n The European powers ten thousan,
c millions OF dollars 90 be expended d
u foodstuifs and supplies from th
IT country. The price OF commodi.ic
IN This country is largely conlrone
n by the export prices. The prices pai
g by these European nations have bee
e eX0rblant prices. and these eXorbi
iant prices have fixed The home price
,; of these materials. so that we I'M
'he manufacturers the producers d
); war materials. making their million
p from these inflated priccs-but, "a
dies and gentlemen. the farmers haN
, not been permitted 10 have their shar
OF these Increases. The governmor
has fixed the price Of your wheat +
that it would not pay for its sowinl
Harvesting and lhreshing
by forming a corporation undl
the laws OF our own State. the Gov
ernment bought up all OF the who;
Of This country and sold H. in man
Instances. a. an advanced price. ahroa
III Indeed This grain corporation. a col
poration OF the Government. clearC
In its sale OF wheat apprOXmatel
s23.00OO0O. all OF which should haN
gone into the pockets OF the prOdu,
ers. The farmers The prices OF N
fertilizers that you were compelled
buy, the machinery 20 havest yOl
crops. have advanced many fold. m
Governor did not ATTEMPT 10 COZ
troll these prices. The labor YOU we
compelled TO employ advanced In Dr.
portion 10 the amount those manufa
turers who were making their mi
lions were able 10 pay: hence the co
OF production 20 the farmers was /
nnitely increased. The prices that
was permitted to obtain were co
trOlled by the Government. lie W
3 not able 10 meet his obligations. n
| only were the wages Der dQV incrol