South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-11

Amid the political melee beginning
The grange stands firm m us de-
termination not 90 participate in
partisan politics or 90 affliate with
other ORGANIZATIONS seeking political
ends Iu this determination it rep
resents. not ail the farmers by any
means. perhaps not even major
IT'S. but q large body 0f conservative
opinion lu The agricultural districts.
The Strange condemns labor scathinE-
Isl as guided bv narrow motives OF
class selhshness and led by radicals
seeking political changes detrimental
20 our governm ent.'
The great significance OF the
grange declaLR ton is that u does
not champiorSclass interest OF assert
limited claims as do many present
dav movements. but seeks 20 pro
mote -the greatest good OF the great
est number The farmers have en-
tered politics as group On the past,
and the grange has been Its own
organization and mem bership weak
ened hv their failure 10 achieve any
thing tangible Probab ly. a. the
grange believes. the educational So
cial and cooperative efforts OF farm
organizations will win more for the
farmers than direct partisan political
activity This need not prevent the
farmers from voting for the man
who understands the farm and its
peculiar problems. nor farm organ
izations from supporting legislation
needed 10 correct existing ills
Reports Aid Livestock.
Ohio state agricultural authorities
cooperating with the state farm bu-
L rff fHf FOR
tiOu as 70 livestock The purpose is
90 put marketing on systematic
and intelligent basis The statistics
viii be made quickly available and
Will show the exact condition OF
supply Producers viii learn the
number Of cattle sheep and swine
Jon competitive territory. the rate o.
change. and probable marketing
time. Statisuciaus viii forecast th
number Of animals on feed 10 be
marketed every 10 or 3 days thus
ena bling the railroads To make bet
ter distribution OF their car supply
The benefits TO the average farmer
are manifest livestock marketing
viii no longer bc "a haphazard az
fair with the grower periodically
flooding the markets and demoraliz-
irc prices. state surveys OF this kind
viii eventuallv put farming on a
thorough business basis and enable
The farmer 20 form his policies and
regulate his shipments With strict
reference 10 conditions as they af-
feet prices. The farmer has Ions
aspired 10 control his output some
"a nat az does She manufacture His
ambition seems now in "a fair way
OF being realized.
The immunity from prosecution
under the antitrust laws sought lbs
tarn ORGANIZATIONS is too often com
pared with the immunity now en-
icyed by labor organizations. There
is "a marked difference. which iegis-
lators would do well TO note Farm
orga niZations employed i'm buying
and selling usually incorporate.
Labor unions do not and are there
fore less ameuable 10 legal process.
Farm organiza tions have strict rules
as to grades. weights and measures.
The consumer rarely pays for what
he does not get as is often the case
with labor. Laws. as well as the
business policy OF the organizations
protect the consumer of farm
products against fraud
All things considered. the farmer
has shown himself more deserving
OF immunity and better qualified "a
exercise his privilege than has the
union man.