Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-10
ADOzEN PLANKSARE
DRAWN BY FARMERS
FOR COP. PLATFORM
SEEK NQUESTIONED RIGHT OF
COOPERATIVE BUYING" ALSO
DEMAND NATIONAL CONT ROL
OVER PACKERS AND CONSER'
WALTON OF NATURAL Re-
SOURCES.

Chicago. June 10.--New material
for the 1920 platform was presented
at the Republican national convention
yesterday when the farmers drove up
to the Coliseum and unloaded twelve
broad. substantial planlis. They were
handed over to the resolutions commit
tee by A. Macsparran, who has the
backing of practically all organized
bodies of farmers in this country.
Here are six of the twelve planks
which are purely agricultural IN ma
ture:
Adequate representation in the cab
met and in the appointment OF gov
ernmental officials and OF commits
sions, on a bipartisan basis.
Full, free and unquestioned right OF
cooperative buying and selling,
National control over packers and
all other great interstate comhina-
lions fcapital engaged for profit IN
the manufacture, transportation ana
distribution of food and other farm
products and supplies.
Legislation that will check and re-
duce the growth and evil of farm ten
ancy and strengthen the farm loan
system.
Comprehensive studies of farm pro
duction cost, at home and abroad, ana
uncensored publication of facts uncoy'
cred
Same consideration in tariff legisla.
ton as it accorded other interests.
The six planks concerning other in
terests in which farmers are concern.
ed as as follows
Conservation of timber. coal, oil
water power and other natural re
sources; their distribution without
discrimination against farmers.
Repeal Of laws restricting rights OF
free speech, press and peaceable as
semblage, and restoration to people
of tehse fundamental rights
Opposition to any form OF compul-
sorry military training in time OF
peace.
Pledge support for graduated in
come and excess roits taxes, supple
mented by graduated inheritance
tax to furnish the additional revenue
needed to meet the cost Of the war,
Pledged support to stringent immi-
grafton laws, especially those barring
oriental labor,
Request for steps to mainain such
parity between money and commodi-
ties as will liquidate national obliga-
tons on the basis Of money value at
The time incurred,
Ever since sunday farmers have
had their heads together working cut
the claims they wished to present to
the convention The National Board
of Farm Organizations. representing
more than 100000 farmers, has been
drafting its platform. j. r. Howard
and Senator Gray Silver, both of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
which stands for million and a quar-.
ter farmers, have been in fOrferenCe
with the national board Both organ
izations unanimously approve the
twelve resolutions offered.
In presenting the planks to the Re
publican resolutions committee. Mr.
Macsparran said he was not asking
for anything in particular for the
farmers" they are able to take care
of themselves but was acting in the
interest of the consuming public
He cited the prices farmers have re.
ceived for their corn, wheat. wool and
other commodities and then contrast.
ed what the consumers are paying for
corn and wheat in the form of break
fast foods and wool in the form Of
suits-the consumer is paying SIS a
bushel for wheat, SIS a bushel for
corn and from SIS to SIS a pound for
wool
While the farmers are not going
20 strike he said, you can hear
them saying in all corners Of the
country, This is my last year on the
farm He laid stress on the hun
dreds of acres of land that are not
being cultivated in the United States
this year
X. ID. Cooper, chairman Of the Ma
tional Board of Farm Organizations
said in regard to the farmers plants:
Forty or fifty of us have made per
sonal calls on the candidates anC
practically all of them realize fully
the importance of our problems. Mos
all of these men have said these prob
ems are to be worked out through co
operative enterprises and that the
great need is 20 strength our fedora
farm loan system"
Edwards Fights Dry Law.
Seaglrt, n, j., June l0.--GovernoI
Edwards issued statement here las
night demanding liberalization of tn,
Volstead act and calling upon "th
people of the United States, lawful
and by the constitutional method pre-
scribed, to pass Judgment upon tn
act
The Supreme Court has declared