Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-21
RESENT CHARGE.
Of G0UG|NG At
UNION MEETING
Ascertain Truth of Con-
ditions is Keynote Of
Their Resolution.
Denied Credit and Fair
transportation Treat
ment, it is Declared.

Washington. April oO.-DeIegates
from farm loan associations through
out the United States were warned in
an address by Senator Fletcher Of
Florida, Wednesday night to be on
their guard against attempts to weaken
the federal farm loan act. Twenty
five amendments recently offered to
the act. he said. ought to be sufficient
evidence that it is still under fire.
Organization of the national union of
farm loan associations was completed
today.
Washington, April Congress
was urged in resolution adopted
Wednesday by the National Farmers
union, in convention here to appoint a
joint commission to determine what
is wrong with agriculture" and to
enact legislation to correct the dis
covered and established evils
'The farmers have been branded as
profiteers,' the resolution said. .and
have been accused of taking or threat
euing to take measures which would
result in a dangerously diminished
quantity of available products" adding
that the country was entitled to know
the facts and that congress was the
only agency equipped to ascertain the
truth
Discrimination Alleged.
On the other hand. it charged that
the farmers have been Disseminated
against in the matters OF credit and
transportation and that they had been
forced to sell their products below
the cost of the production while resi-
dents of the cities had been compelled
to pay five or six times for their
food of the amount which the produce
ers obtained
Agriculture stands in a unique and
strategic position" John McSparran,
master of the Pennsylvania state
grange, told the convention. with capi-
tai and labor on either side organized
and looking after their own interests.
Stand Together, Pha.
The farmers, be added, should stand
together.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
urged the various farm organizations
to take constructive steps to build up
an organization to adequately protect
and promote agriculture.
In quick succession. resolutions were
passed for the appointment of COM
mittees to report on the losses of the
farmers and the amount of credit ex-
tended to them in comparison with
other industries, and also on the ''un-
fair practices and discrimination
against cooperative concerns"
Rap Boards Of Trade.
Members of the farmers union were
said by Mr.. Reed, their national secre-
tary. to have $4,000. 600 invested in
CO. operative organizations which did q
turnover in business volume last year
of over 5000. 100000. when you see
boards of trade and chambers of COM
merce patting any farmer organization
on the back" he continued, its not
worth a cuss to the farmers" adding
that I'VE have blood in our eyes for
that crowd"
Representative Upshaw. of Georgia,
promised to support the resolution for
congregational commission to investi-
gate the farm situation and Madame
Agresti told of the work of the Inter-
national Institute of Agricultural at
Rome. with which she is connected.
THoRNE NAMED COUNSEL
OF U. S. GRAIN GROWERS
Chicago. April 2O.-Clifford Thorne,
Of Chicago. Wednesday was appointed
general counsel of the United States
Grain Growers, Inc, by the board of
directors in session here. Mr.. Thorne.
whose appointment is for one year.. is
as a legal authority in the
middle west on farmers cooperative
affairs as we'll as on railroad rates.
He was a member of the marketing
of II and headed the COM
nittee Of five attorneys who drew up
the incorporation papers of the United
States Grain Growers, Inc.
Announcement also was made OF
he appointment of G. II. Hyde, Of
Alva, Okla. as head of the pooling de.
,artment and William Eckhardt of De.
Kalb, ILL.,, as head Of the organization