The Washington herald., 1921-01-20
GAMERS WARN
U.S.. TO REVERSE
FARMING POLICY
Agricultural Plans at
Present Said to Be
Detrimental.
MILLIONS ARE LOST
Must in End Consider Indem-
nifty Which Germany
Must Pay.
MILLIONS ARE LOST
Especial to BuHinsSs Section Of The wash
inkton Hsrald.)

A4l4NNllC CITY Jan. Is" arm
ing that the United States must
either execute an about face in its
policy toward agriculture or shortly
md itself competing for It's sup
plies with the rest of the hungry
world" and that any bid for foreign
trade Of a considerable proportion
cannot be achieved until the Euro
pean economic solidarity has been
secured, featured the second days
sessions of the convention OF the
National Gamers Association on the
Steel Pier.
Folly Of a national policy that has
devoted only l per cent of its total
government expenditures to re
search, education and the develop
ment Of the natural resources and
the productive power Of our soils,
was emphasized by c. G. Woodbury.,
director of the bureau Of raw
products rCh of the association.
He said in part:
Millions of dollars in losses are
sustained each year from the un-
controlled attacks of plant disease
and insect pests. There is scarcely
a raw product which the canner uses
which is not susceptible of improve
ment from some standpoint. II the
present trend of food production in
relation to increase in population
continues. the United States will
soon reach a point where both the
volume and value of food imports
will exceed food exports.
If the present tendency persists
we shall become increasingly
fOOd-impOrting nation. depending
upon foreign sources of supply for
our national subsistence. We shall
have to compete for these foreign
supplies with the rest of hungry
world, and our national policy mill
tary and naval, must be such as 10
protect US effectually from having
our trade routes interrupted or the
flow of food to our ports prevented
The alternative is a national
policy which will recognize the
necessity of a sound and prosperous
agriculture as the indispensable
foundation for a sound and pros
pprOus national hfe--a policy which
will bring about such an improve
mrnt both in the. technical field Of
production. -aRd-.tn the husiness and
economic fields OF = distribution,
financing. credits and marketing as
will enable the farmer to remain
on the farm. rear his family on the
farm in the. right Kind of farm
home. and educate them, for con-
tinuing happy. enlightened and sue
crssful country living.
Walter J. Sears, Of ChillicOthe.
Ohio. president of the association.
warned that the international pro-
gram must necessarily consider
the final indemnity that Germany
must pay The sooner We are will
inzz to admit that European eco
nomic solidarity cannot be achieved
until Germany is rehabilitated, the
better il will be for an early world
wide revival Of trade"
He recommended a decrease Of
the tax upon commercial and indus
trial resources. refunding Americas
war debt over a period of time, and
legislation that will discourage
speculation in food products on
, margins.
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Harry P. Strasbaugh. Aber-
deem. Md: first vice president
James Moore, Rochester. y. Y; sec
Ond vice president (referred to di-
rectors: secretary and treasurer
Frank E. Gorrel. Washington: di-
rectors: Maine, DR.. W. E. Elwell,
portland: Hawaii. Albert Horner
Honolulu: Louisiana, DIR. L. H
Jastremski. Houma: New York
lanes Moore. Rochester; Illinois,
G. A.. Eastwood, Chicago; Utah,
Richard Stringham. Woods Cross
Illinois, Ralph Polk Mound City;
Maryland. John NJ. Swing, Ridgely
Virginia. B. F. Moomaw. Roanoke:
Illinois, E. F. Trego, HOopeston;
California. Bismark Houssels. San
francisco; Oregon, Fred Kendall,
Portland, New Jersey, Lucius f
Hires. Salem: New Jersey. Russell
+ Kingman, Orange.
The trouble is mainly with the
consuming public" one Maryland
ranner declared. The public is
.tiI feeling the effects of the save
Tour-money program of the war
nerfod and is not buying what it
should. All the same, the public
Is spending a good deal Of its spare
change at the movie and in the
theaters.
ogden S. Sells. president of the
Canning Machinery and Supplies As
sociation, looks for a better. year
f6r machinery makers than they
Z have enjoyed for several years; and
while 1921 is not expected to be
a boom year. prospects are very
good. in his opinion
The first ten days of January
give good indication of what to look
Tor" he said. We have passed
mat period with a better outcome
tban was expected and the pros
meets are bright. While there can
he no reduction in the prices of
either machinery or supplies this
year. there should be no increases.
prices cannot come down until there
has been a reorganization of labor
costs. Already We find there have
baen a number of prospective pur-
cbasers Of machinery at the con-
ysntion. and the remaining days
here should bring out other pros
pects.'
About 200 members have regis
tered and it is estimated there are
aIr,Ost as many others already in
Atlantic City who are interested
In the convention. It is confidently
sxpected that 5000 will reach here
bafore the convention closes Friday.
several hundred wives and other
,,,embers of the families of can
nsrs were the guests at luncheon
4 nd a musical at the TraymoTe. The
aiming Machinery and Supplies As
sociation was the host.
starting with the January num-
.ers Of these magazines. the can
oers will. send to almost every
,ouseholdI full. page monthly. The
,dvertIsements are designed to show
10 fullest advantage the seal of
he inspection organization adopted
last year.