The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-29
World Hasn't Turned Against
AgricuIturistS, Says MOhIer.
Are Looked Upon as a Most
Necessary Citizen.
FED UP ON FLAPDOODLE
Recovering From Some Legis-
Iatiye Reforms, He Declares.
Kansas Farmers Are Doing
Some Deep thinking.

Harper. Kan, Oct. 29.-The world
hasn't turned against the farmer.
Rather the world looks on the crop
producer as most necessary citizen
and he will find the needed encourage
ment. according to J. c. Mohler, secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture.
The farmer, tho, has been fed up on
demogoguety and flapdoodle. Secre-
tary Mohler said in u speech at the
Harper county stock show, and Is just
now recovering from some of the high
~ recommended legislative reforms
which didn't give just the expected
SIN Speech at Harper.
In his speech the secretary of agri-
culture said in part:
kansas farmers are alert to the
problems confronting agriculture, ana
they are doing some mighty deep and
clear thinking for themselves. They
realize the world is out of plumb as
consequence of war and that their
business has probably suffered to a
greater degree than many other indus
tries, but they also realize that com
paratively they are infinitely better
off than the producers of any other
nation in the world.
an spite of their hardships they
find much for which to be thankful.
by war; the roofs over their heads are
intact their well-nourished children
are haDpy in their schools, and they
are living on the fat of the lana,
Strangers to bread lines and soup
houses. They have produced big crops,
and in these lies the substance OF
wealth As surely as their business IS
depressed now. they have not forgot
ten the hey-day of prosperity, nor
have they lost faith that prosperity
will again abide with them. They
take the philosophical attitude thai
what can't be cured must be endured,
and they understand that some OF the
nresent ailments of agriculture cannot
hone TO be gotten rid of until the heal-
ing potion of time has done us Work'
that the waves of economic disturb
ance now upon US cannot be wholly
f,,rned aside by human agencies. but
they have an abiding confidence tnaC
time, with the counsel of conservative
leaders. will in due season bring ABOUT
equitable Establishments.
Demand for Economic Justice.
occupied with this is the urgent de-
n1and for economic justice, ior II
would be q grievOus mistake 10 as
sumo that the farmers are not awake
10 the haudicaps imposed upon their
Industry. Thru their great ana grow
inc organizations they shall insist on
trat to which they are entitled; no
more. no less. Engaged so tully IN
the problems of production, the farIn-
ers have left some matters closely re-
lated to the prosperity of their INDUS
try to the development OF others VINO
failed of the farmers viewpoint. In
dications are that economic wrongs
will be righted thru the intelligent
presentation of the farmers case by
their organizations, or the fact that
farmers are speaking for themselves
carries weight and conviction.
There. is, of course, no conspiracy
in this country to ruin agriculture; on
the other hand. when the needs OF
agriculture are thoroly understood
there will doubtless be such unanimity
OF action that these needs will be
speedfly met. Our business men,
bankers, merchants, manufacturers
all recognize agriculture as the basis
of their prosperity, and chief of their
concerns is that this source of wealth
be protected. When the farmers meet
organization with organization, and
speak by the card, minus the demo-
goguery and flapdoodle that has
characterized so much of the agri-
cultural propaganda of the past, I pre-
dict that results of lasting benefit can
be quickly and easI- obtained.
Some of the problems before our
agriculture today are subjects of legis-
lation but others are amenable to
natural laws which no act of congress
can influence. Many of the problems
are the same today as before the war
they are not new, but disturbed
conditions have emphasized their i'm
portance and given fresh impetus to
the efforts of leaders of agricultural
thought who are seeking their solu-
ton"