The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
FARMERS SEND
QUESTION LIST
OCANDIDATES
Presidential alAspirantsC Cross
Examined on Attitude ,
Toward Agriculture.
ALL ISSUES DEFINED
Questioned Have Choice of
Two Policies on Each
> Query. =
ALL ISSUES DEFINED


ganizations, which represents more
than a score of farm bodies in
Washington. has prepared and sub
mitted to the Presidential candi-
dates a questionfaire, asking their
views on topics, some of them OF
especial interest to the farmer,
others of a more general character.
The list of questions was pre-
pared and signed by Charles s.
Barnett. president of the National
Farmers Union. Union City, Ga;
r. D. Cooper, vice president. Ma
tional Milk Producers Federation,
Little Falls. N. Y; John A. Nc
Spartan, pennsylvania State Grange,
Furniss. Pa: Clifford Pinchot. pres
ident. Pennsylvania Rural Progress
Association. Milford. Pa: ]. b.
Houston. secretary Equity Society.
Chicago: c. W. Holman, secretary
national conference on marketing
and credits. Chicago.
List of Question:
The list of questions follow:
l. VIII you do your best to bring
about such direct dealing between
producer and consumer as will Sc
cure TO the farmers a fair share
of the wealth they create, reduce
the cost of living to the consumer
and limit or destroy the opportunity
of the profiteer?
2,awiIl you do all that in You lies
20 secure to all fariasrs naecor-,
suEners the full. free and unques-
toned right to organize and to pur-
chase and sell comparatively?
3. viii you see that tho farm
people of America are represented
on general boards and commissions
in whose membership various inter
ests are recognized. whether or not
the work is directly concerned with
agriculture?
4. Will you appoint a Secretary OF
Agriculture who knows actual farm
conditions, who is satisfactory to
the farm organizations of America,
and who will cause to be made COM
prehensive studies of farm produc-
ton costs at home and abroad and
publish the uncensored facts?
Farm Tenancy EVIL.
). Will you take the action neces-
sary 10 ascertain and make public
all obtainable facts concerning the
great and growing evil of farm
tenancy so that steps may be taken
to check, reduce or end it?
6. Will you do your best to secure
improved personal and commodity
credit facilities on reasonable terms
for farmers?
7. Will you earnestly endeavor to
secure to cooperative organizations
OF farmers engaged in interstate
commerce service and supplies
eqAal in all respects to those FUR
nished private enterprises under
like circumstances?
8. The railroads nave Deeu iS-
turned to their owners. If at the
end of two years of further trial of
private ownership the railroads fail
to render reasonably satisfactory
service to the people, will you then
favor reopening the railroad, ques-
tion?
War Debt by Income Tax.
9. Will you use your best efforts
to secure the payment of the war
debt chiefly through a highly grad
uated income tax or, otherwise, by
those best able to pay?
10. Will you earnestly strive To
uphold and enforce the national
conservation policy, and especially
to stop forest devastation, which
has already more than doubled the
price of lumber and paper to the
consumer?
IL. Will you do your best to Sc
cure and enforce effective national
control over the packers and other
great interstate combinations OF
: capital engaged in the manufacture
transportation or distribution OF
food and other farm products and
farmers supplies?
12. Will you respect, and earnest
ly strive to maintain, the right of
free speech. free press and free as
sembly?
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