Morris tribune., 1920-06-04
THE FARMER WANTS NOTHING OF SOCIALISM


Socialism, according to the Standard dictionary is
society based public collective owner
ship of the main instruments of wealth production Gland
means of transportation and communication, Mines
mills, factories and modern machinery, and dem
ocratc management of the industries by the community
for the benefit of it's members"
Then follows various other definitions and refer
to anarchism, coectivism, communism christian
socialism, Fabianism Fourierism, saint-smonism, etc.
person go plain bugs splitting hairs on the
different kinds of socialism if he wants to.
The farmer has a valid and deep-seated objection |
being called socialist and last week Non-Partisan
League correspondent voiced that objection If person
believes in the collective ownership of land then that
person objection to being called
socialist free trader had to being called Dem
ocrat high protectonist had to being called Re-
publican. Non-Partisan Leaguers called socialists
because and of the leaders and organizers
Towney describe themselves, because they
put effect North Dakota system of tax
alton which socialists have always advocated as the
by which control of the land because
they have officially endorsed the collective ownership OF
means of transportation (rairoads) the Plumb plan
their North Dakota administration is establish
ing great sate-owned mill and is advocating the state
owned creamery (factory). To call a Non-Partisan
Lacquer socialist is not calling him names but just
using the proper word of the English language to de-
scribe him.
But for a farmer accept himself after all as a
socialist because believes stock shipping associa
ton farmers elevator is entirely wrong. STOCK
shipping association is nothing but business partner
ship and whether it has two or two hundred members
makes no difference. When the state establishes central
yards requires all cattle to be shipped there, be-
the cattle and the increase thereof and
which the cattle raised and the farmer
option except produce cattle and crops for the
return receives sustenance for himself and
his children then will have socialism
Quite difference? Under the present order, the state
exists the benefit of the individual; under socialism,
the individual exists for the state.
Nor are corporations and trusts practical exam
pies of socialism," Ten engaged together in the
business of raising CATTLE ten associated in ship
ping, partners in butchering ten men
forming meat-selling all examples of Or
binary individual business enterprises and whether the
steers ten thousand market one hun
dred pounds hundred thousand pounds of meat
does not make it socialism
Under present Minnesota laws, which are the most
those of state in the union farmers can
form cooperative association and raise CATTLE ship over
their railroad to their own slaughter houses ana
market their stores if they wish, and if
such complete system this perfected, it would
just opposite of socialism Careful farmers might
doubt the wisdom of investing the to
carry out such elaborate scheme but the question
would purely business and not political one
The farmer is properly ever seeking to improve
his Of late he has given especial aten
the marketing problem has made great progress
along line but there is still very much improve
ment to be made The Republican party says to the
farmer, eve give you every favorable law you
want in building your control of the markets"
The Non-Parsan League, controlled and oficered by
socialists, says, Put in and will have the
state market your products, and it at the time
appeals the railroad and says put in power
will have Uncle Sam buy the railroads for you
to operate under the Plumb PLAN" and to the working
Put in and will have the state build
houses and factories and tax the land heavy that the
rubes will turn it to u.s." And the real graduate
socialist have the state raise the children too and
nationalize the women
Is it any wonder the farmer wants of socialism
Sin hs?"