Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-08
"a WORD TO THE WISE

It has frequently been my part to-
promote the idea of franktdtscu4ton.
and fair accommodation az the best
method of arriving at. true solutions
either in the accomplishment OF irns
portant reforms or in framing policies
Of a more private concern. And l.
believe that fearless discussion ina
important factors involved Is the best
method of consolidatlnE pubic opin-
ion on any matter of general interest
providing that it has no already be-
come q matter OF p~reconception ana
prejudice. AS long as we can keep
the public mind cool there may be
free play OF arguments. but logic 40
solutely refuses to work in overhead
cylinders. If you wan. to clinch your
point brother demaEosde. say ciinef
il with prejudice tinged with hate
And if you are earnestly DESTROYS that
the rich prevail brother retormer con-
clpde your message with an appeai.to'
every true nan to add to It or make
criticism, Of it. 81
We have just nov looming upsine
the horizon q situation potent for.eo
much disaster to the farmers of North
Dakota that it I could have eyen'A
small part in avertine it ] ought5to Pc
awarded a million off hand. refer
to the impending organization Of grain
growers BY two rival marketing as
sociations. namely the National Wheat
Growers Association andsthe United
States Grain Growers. ThkSe remarks
are called forth rs =. result Of the first
Organization meeting Of the National
Wheat. Growers in this STATE which
was held here Monday, Jupe 5. at
which meetins the-spaaker -innpugned
the motives OF members ofsthe Us:
(Npafr r. pnurAeG y G,Y 0NeAfjN- T. fhAf fEin
their trip to their convention atsChi-
cago they must have been subsidized,
by someone, that the influence of4the
Chamber of Commerce was felt in.
their deliberations, that the finance
corporation Of the Grain Growers
would be underline control Of inintcal
financial interestss and in fact that
the very association was a Satanic
trate the beneficient plan activity Of
the National Wheat Growers. This In
the face of the fact that 1t 10 a matter
of common knowledge that deftntts
marketing plans which eliminated in
the selection@of the Committee of II
had their inception more than six
years ago. and that the membership
Of the T.. S. Grain Growers is COM
posed Of the most representative and
mos able of the men who have de-.
SO%Ou llASIA1pGEySS $A0 1uP
Of better agricultural conditions in
the United States.
In the name Of North pakofa..ss L
take the liberty to concedm these
zsperEions cast upon a rival aaeociA-
ton. II the speaker had offered .
single instance to support his invid-;
SOUS contentious there might have;
b<en some exeuse for them, but he
0rzzea.y admitted that he had no.
" H~Hnf Ar sAu,1o1Ho n.y. AOlffAaA -
s~asppCGattcr. leEitimataely furnished I
anaz<ane, ny his general distrust. Of
sausazm integrity.
h~v ! want TO impress these men
= Sbrh tine importance to the North Da-
ksra farmer Of having Just ons as-
soezsta0g get into the field to organize
t1& anzs4ettrg Of our farm pro4uct&.
HME 1T last that they get toesthsr In
e trSiT cooperative way and divide.
ITO respect each othsr's character, to
ersn duplicate ORGANIZATIONS within
o~snemnuntttsa and possibly to pool
SHE4nax4sten costs leaving it to each
o~sannantty which association to pat
rptsxe.
sda " these organizers dnnot solve
tAs problem between thraselyes let us
A9tne tse problem for them. Let Us
ssaeAaAsY yow to stay out. to refuse
Fs6EeTt OF either one o. the nther I'M
tM tkey present q united front. I
hope TIVE farmers win have the good
sense TO 6fseontiDueance any further
i attempts at diRlpti0n within the state
zpG tbzt they will insist on movements
SAacb SAse the capacity OF bringing
sessrIt1
4 nave oniy spoken my MIND Is :
ssM should without fear Or favor.
SOD wcwlS be only TOP glad to have
Il ErsrnxMnR ANrecIAfufiy ~ Al.