The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-25
WOULD LICENSE
ALL FARMERS
Scheme Would Add Anoth-
er Commission to States
Present List.
ORIGIN In MILWAUKEE

Madison.-The plan which originated
in Milwaukee for the licensing of
farmers in order to conserve the food
supply of the state is lambasted in
statement issued by T. G. Richmond,
Madison lawyer. Mr.. Richmond de-
clares that such scheme will only
result in creating number of new
Offices "busy bodies" constantly run
ming around the state"
Licensing the farmers" declares
Mr.. Richmond, "places them under con-
troll of food director who, of course,
will be perfectly familiar and thorough
ly trained in all kinds of farming.
"We take it there is no intention on
the part of the advocates of this de-
lightful scheme to confscate the land.
Not at all! Simply, we suppose, to tell
the farmer what he shall do and what
he shall not do, what kind of farming
he may engage, what crops he will be
required to raise, and how he must
cultivate, harvest and market those
crops.
Place All Under License.
"Place all the farmers uder IL
cense system! Make it a crime punish
able by fine or Imprisonment or both
for him to violate any regulation that
may be established by this so-called
food director in regard to the pro-
duction, care, handling or marketing
of farm products! Certainly. Why
not? What do the land owners know
about the different kinds of soil, about
grain raising, dairying, managing stock
farms, draining land, or fertilizing it,
planting and sowing, or ineed, any
other activities connected with the
agriculture pursuits? This is rather
a bright idea. 1t has at least one merit
that will commend it to certain class.
1t will furnish an opportunity for es-
tablishing another commission
mammoth one this time-one compared
with which the commissions now in
existence will be mere pigmies.
Story of the Camel.
"It may be said by the advocates of
this scheme that it refers only to GER
tain food regulations and general sup
ervision of the sale of food products.
We have heard before of the camel
that got his head into the tent and
what happened. But what about the
marketing commission recently estab-
lished? What delightful time the
farmers all through the state will have
in dealing with the so-called food di-
rector and living up to all the require
ments asta hi hed NOT on1v nv him
but by the marketing commission! We
would like to know what the farmers
think of the project "a new scheme
that will practically put everyone of
them under a guardianship in so far
as running, managing, and directing
his own business in concerned. We
may say, without fear of successful
contradiction from any source, that
Wisconsin is now commission crazy
that, considering the number of COM
missioners, inspectors, directors, en-
gineers and busy bodies constantly
running around the state, the people
as whole are bothered, badgered and
bedeviled enough. We have heard the
suggestion made that in order to pro-
vide suitable and convenient Offices for
all who are now on the pay roll of the
state, it is necessary to build either a
junior capitol or an administration
building. We would suggest that it
might be better to erect good-sized
addition to one of the large buildings
across the lake near the shore of Men
dota."