Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-12

Committees Going to Convention. =
A committee was named tonight to
attend the Republican national conven-
ton as representatives of the farmers
organizations The body was directed
TO ask legislation to facilitate the or
ganlzation of cooperative consumers
and producers organizations to bring
them into closer contact and to urge
penalties against railroads which dis
crimlnate against CO cooperative farm or
CARNATIONS in supplying cars.
Members of the body are C. o. Dray-
ton, of Greenville. H.; J. b. Houston,
Of Madison, Wis: DIR. Charles McCar-
thy, of Madison. Wis: W. G.. Mosely, OF
Dickinson, \. D.: James Clemmens, of
Milwaukee, and R. d. Cooper, of New
York.
Each of the farmers organizations
represented at the meeting will send a
delegation to Chicago at the time of the
Republican national convention to urge
the adoption of planks favorable to the
farming interests in the Republican
platform. Whether any one candidate
VIC d be indorsed would be decided at
that time.
Bar Chinese Labor.
A plea made by representative Of
the National Industrial Development
commission for support in a proposal
TO ask congress to authorize the impor-
tation of Chinese for work on farms,
was turned down by the farmers body.
-Four Canadians. r. W. f. Burnaby
OF Toronto. president Of the Canadian
Council Of Agriculture; y. P Y. Lam
bert. of Winnipeg, secretary of that or
ganization; ]. !. Morrison. of Toronto
secretary of the United Farmers of
Ontario. and G. F. Chapman, of Winni-
peg. were present at the invitation of
G. S. Barrett, of Union City, Ga, presi-
dent of the Farmers National union.
More than 100 representatives of Is
farm organizations in 3S states. with a
reported membership of 1000. 900 took
part in the meeting which will continue
three days.
A committee, Of which the Canadians
were members. adopted resolutions ad-
vising the establishment of an interna-
tional farm bureau. Another committee
will be appointed to arrange for the
organization of the board.
Farmers a Power In Canada.
\. p. Lambers. Winnipeg. secretary
OF the Canadian council Of agriculture.
who addressed the meeting. said that
agricniture is completely organized in
ence on dominion politics.
Mr.. Lambert, speaking for the Canadi-
lns. said the conference should bring out
he joint attitude toward labor. whether
arm and labor groups should cooperate.
What should constitute fair return to
he food producer. and the feeling on
10Th sides of the border among rural
interests toward national and inter
rational problems
Must Put Labor on New Basis
Milo n. Campbell of Coldwater. Mich.
'ormer president of the national board.
made plea for better understanding
10th between Canadians and citizens of
he United States and between farmers.
abor aud capital. The farmers, he de-
Jared, are the element to save il in this
lime of change and unrest
why don't the farmers strike. as la
,or has been striking?" he asked. Be
,ause the farmer has his piece of ground
md has an interest in the general well
are of the country. 1t is not that he
$ at heart more patriotic than the in
will solve the question of labor unrest
will be to give the labor an interest in
lis work. just as the farmer has"
Would Initiate A. r. /.
We are in close touch with the
'anadian farm movement in politics."
aid c. NJ. Lymans. Washington sec
etarv Of the National board Of farm or
snizations. "and we asked the Canadians
D come here that we might become bet
er acquainted with them and with the
'ork they have been doing in their
movement that h.s gained the
ominion political strength
I'VE wish TO form an international
oard of agriculture, which will do for
ne farmers of the two countries what
De American Federation of Labor does
~ workingmen, what the American A.
ociation of Commerce does for organic |
capital.
IAN international movement has be-
ONE soldified for the purpose of oh
aiming legislation which will permit col |
'ctive bargaining for the farmers and |
,od producers OF the two countries In !
linois. New York and Ohio farmers are
ermitted by state legislation to bargain
while in other states they
re prosecuted for it.
URNs TO DEATH IN $4,000 FIRE.
Spokane, May 11--John q. Kampf.
abinet maker, was burned to death and