The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-12-30

ing by Postmaster denera'.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The prin-
cipal crops Of the United States are
valued by the department Of agricul-
ture, at the present time, at So, 1885,
0OO The same crops were valued last
year at $14,0s7 100000. While the
crops raised this year are consider
ably larger than those of last year
the aggregate value is thus nearly
five billions less.
The acreage devoted to crops this
year was 351,O62,409. as compared
with 1856, 162,112 last year.
The wheat harvest is estimated at
7S9,178,OO0 bushels. as compared with
934,265, 900 bushels in 1919.
The corn crop is reported to amount
to 374,OO0, 900 bushels more than last
year and yet is worth over one and
half billions less.
Final estimates of crop production
and value this year include:
Corn, 3,232, 1857 900 bushels: $780,
121, 900
Winter wheat, 5S0,5l3 900: 1856. 741.-
900.
Spring wheat, 20s,s65, 900: s273.465,-
900.
Oats, 1,524,O55,00o; $7l9,7S20o0.
Barley, 2O2,O23,OOO; $142,931,O 900.
Rye, 69,3lS,o00; $Ss,609 900.
Flaxseed, 1O,99O,O0O; $19,413,OO0.
Potatoes, 43O,45S,0OO: $500,974,O00.
The plain facts DO not speak we'll
for the host of prophets who were tell
ing the farmers eight months ago that
the only thing needed by them was
more production.
The press, which was making this
prophecy then, is now peddling tales
of oversupply to get the farmers to
sell now The latest trick to get the
farmers in and keep the market low Is
to make the reasonable" demand that
they market part of the crop.
SENATE FAVoRs CREDIT MOVE
A bill for restoring the War Finance
corporation to relieve the credit needs
Of farmers has passed the senate.
Senator Lodge prevented considera-
ton of the bill at the opening of the
second session. but Northwest sena-
tors hustled to get it out in regular
order as soon as possible
The passing of the bill was some
thing of a surprise to observers here,
but the explanation is not hard to find.
Politicians from Nonpartisan league
states realize that the hard credit
conditions were turning the attention
of the farmers more than ever before
to the remedies proposed by the Nom
partisan league. And as the pollti-
clans say in such emergencies, some
thing had to be DONE" so the senate
passed this bill with great flourish
Of sentiment for the farmers.
They realized that the War Finance
corporation could be prevented from
doing so much as to hurt their bank
ing and market-gambling friends. The
folks back home will doubtless receive
canned speeches inspired by the occa-
sion which the senators themselves
did not have the patience to listen to.
THE GILBERT DECISION
vided vote, has upheld the constitu-
tionality of the statute under which
Joseph Gilbert was convicted in a
Goodhue county (Minn.) court during
the war. Chief Justice White and JUS
tice Brandeis were strongly opposed
to the majority opinion.
The supreme court, Of course, did
not 40 into the facts of the case but
regarded as proved the testimony &C
cepted by the Goodhue county court.
It did not consider that the testi-
mony might have been Influenced by
kidnapping of material witnesses,
threats of violence and the general
war hysteria. Consequently, the con-
stitutionality of the Minnesota statute
is the important thing in the decision.
It affirms that states have a right
to set up standards of loyalty to the
federal government, and of attitude to-
ward international relations. Chief
Justice White, on the other hand, held
that the Minnesota statute was an un-
warranted encroachment on federal
authority and saw no need OF zeal on
the part of state courts and officials to
punish offenses that are already pun
ishable under federal law. Justice
Brandeis has consistently dissented
from this as well as previous steps
taken by the court in affirming 1imi-
tations to the constitutional guaran-
tees of free speech and free assem-
blage. He points out that under the
statute by which Gilbert was convict
ed a man can be sent to prison in time
of peace for teaching his children that
war is wrong.
Az things now stand a citizen can be