Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-20
BY EDWARD 8. CLARK.

who succeeds Anthony J Cammetti.
Already the new commissioner has
outlined In part his policies. Here is
one thing he has said which touches
the immigration problem In relation
60 the farming interests:
Our plan Is not 20 replace Ameri-
can farmers with foreigners hut 10
create new farms and make -.ew farm
ere, thereby increasing the resources
OF the nation. Our immigration problem
In largely a problem Of distribution OF
the immigrants. The majority Of our
Immigrants are essentially farmers.
we plan to group them somewhat
on the European village plan. and Of
fer them the advantages of expert
agricultural and home demonstration
instruction through the Department
NJ Agriculture and fo aid Them in
taking advantage Of the farm loan
act. By handling the immigration
problem IN this manner we will do
away with the Red dunger."
Now ON the strength of tong resi-
dence In Washington rs a more or
less. perhaps much less. accurate
ch~anlcler of public events Il must be
said that words of This Kind have been
heard before. The pr, mise always has
been made after y change If admins
tratlon thar the immigrants We're 10 be
directed away from the great cities into
the agricultural districts
Must Wait for Results.
Nobody wants 10 write In carping
spirit and such writing viii not he
done. The hope is simply that Mr..
Husband viii succeed IN getting agri-
cultural Immigrants into sections of
the country where they cun engage in
farming without doing anything Ia In
lure the prospects 81 the American
farmer II can be said. however. that
II seems 10 be the intention of the
department Of Labor. working with
The Department of Agriculture. 10 put
the plans which they have formed In
10 effeci and 10 carry the work through
20 success. The promise is for today
and the performance must be of To-
During the last campaign for the
presidency men of both parties dwelt
strongly and M considerable length on
what II was necessary To do 10
strengthen the agricultural interests Of
the country, and 20 make the dwellers
on the land happy and prosperous. In
fact. prior Ia the Republican and
Democratic conventions of last year
every candidate for the nomination Of
either party spoke largely along farm
inc lines. Men who did not Know much
about farming from personal expert
ence talked with every assurance OF
certainty Of knowledge. concerning
tenant farmer problems. owner farmer
problems. wheat problems cattle prob
lens. poultry problems and all other
problems.
The problem Of the farm will be
one of the great problems Of the pres
ent administration. The farmer prob
ably has grown tired Of hearing that
he Is Ythe backbone of the nation"
"the chief reliance of his fellow coun-
trymen In time of need" and of hear
Ing a good many other nice things
about himself. IL seems 10 be taken
for granted In Washington that II Is
going 20 be a hard thing so 20 direct
matters that the producer on the land
and the consumer Of his products both
will be satisfied. II Is only the truth
10 say that various representatives OF
the farming interests differ in their
demands for action. The farmers know
this as well as anybody else and the
Washington officials say that one of
their problems Of today is 10 cOalesce
the various suggestions for action so
that general satisfaction will be the
result.
Hard to Get at Truth.
The emergency tariff bill which
passed the house OF representatives
and was killed In the senate. was In
tended 10 be OF assistance 10 the agri-
cultural interests of the country. IL
met with opposition which was more
or less determined In its activities.
IL was charged in many quarters that
n was unequal In its distribution of
benefits; and that while IL helped here
n hurt there. IL is hard 10 get at
the truth in matters like this.
When the extra session assemblies,
and the tax problems are out OF the
way, a general tariff revision bin will
be introduced. and IL will include many
of the items which appeared in the
emergency tariff bin. The effort viii
be 20 benefit the farmer. Whether the
effort win be successful or not. no
body knows. but in general way IL
can be said that the intention OF the
directors OF legislation seems 10 be
wnod