The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-06


economic solution for the excessive
variation IN returns Tor agricultural
production
URGES ENCOJiiAGisMENT OF
CO-OI'EitATINE MARKETING
II II rather shocking 70 be told and
to have the statement strongly sup
ported that e,OO0.O0o bales Of cotton.
raised on American plantations In a
given year. actually will be worth
more to the producers tnRn 10 O00. 900
bales would have been. Equally
shocking II the statement that ZOO
600 600 bushels Of wheat. raised by
American farmers would bring them
more money than "a billion bushels.
yet these are not exaggerated state
ments In a world whore there are
tens of millions who nes.i food aud
clothing. which they can no; Eet.
such n condition II sure to indict the
social system which mnken Il possible
In the main the remedy lies Ia dis
tributiun and marketing Every
proper encouragement should be
given to the cooperative marketing
programs. These have proven very
helpful 10 the cooperating COM
munltics In Europe. In Russia the
cooperative community has become
u recognized buiwark OF law and or
der, and saved individualism from
engulfment in social paralysis VI
timately they will be accredited with
the salvation Of the Russian state.
There is the appeal for this expert
ment Why not try t7 None chal-
longer the right OF the farmer TO
larger share of the consumers pay
FOR his product; no one can dispute
that We can not live without the
farmer. He IN justified In rebolling
against the transportation cost.
Given fair return for his labor he
VIII have less occasion To appeal for
financial aid. and given assurance
that his lahors shall not be In vain,
We assure all the people OF a pro-
| ducti0n sufficient To meet our ma
uonnl requirement and guard against
disaster.
The base Of the pyramid OF civliiza-
| tiop which rests upon the soil is
shrinking through the drift OF popu-
| lation from farm to city. For gem
Grafton we have been expressing
more or less concern about this
tendency. Economists have warned
and statesmen have deplored. We
thought for "A time that modern con
Vcnicnces and the more Intimate con
tact would halt the movement but
II has gone steadily on. Perhaps only
grim necessity VIII correct Il but we
ought to find a less drastic remedy.
The existing scheme OF adjusting
] freight rates has been favoring the
4 basing points. until industries are at
! tracted TO some Conters and repelled
ir0m others. \ great volume OF un-
] economic and wastcful transpofta-
tion has attended and the cost in
creased accordingly The grain
milling ana meat packing industries
anord ample illustration, and the at
/ tending concentration b. readily ap-
| parent The mcHacoa In concentra-
| tlun are not limited to the refarding
influences ON agriculture. Manifestly
the conditions and terms OF railway
transportation ought not bo permitted
to increase the undesirable tendency.
We have "a just pride In our great
/ cities, but We shall find greater
l pride In the nation. which has a
larger distribution OF It's population
into the country, where comparatively
] sclt-suiiiclcnt smaller communities
may blend agricultural and fnanufac-
turing Interests in harmonious help
| fulucss and enhanced good fortune.
! such movement contemplates no
destruction OF things wrought, OF in
Nestments made. or wealth involved
| ID only looks To "a general policy OF
transportation OF distributed Industry
and OF highway construction. to cn-
courage the spread OF our population
ana restore the proper balance be-
tween city and country. The problem
may wei have your earnest attention
II has been perhaps the proudesi
claim Of our American civilization
that In dealing with human relation
ships IL has constantly moved toward
such justice iu distributing the pro-
duct Of human onergy that il has i'm
proved continuously the economical
] afH Rf saF
has been "a highly productive social
organization. ON the way up from
th" elemental stages OF society we
have eliminated slavery and sorfdom
and ARE now far ON the way 10 tho
/, elimination ~ poverty.
PROBLEMS BETWEEN
LABOR AND CAPITAI
N Through the eradication OF illittr
acy. and the diffusion OF education
mankind has reached stage wher,
, We may fairly say that in the United
States equnlity OF opportunity ha
= been attained, though an are no
p prepared 90 embrace a. There is In
/, deed. "a too great divergence betwee
/, the economic conditions OF the mos
A., and the least favored classes In m
. community. But even that divergene
n has now come To the point where W
a bracket the very poor aud the yer
4 rich together az the least fortunat
n classes our efforts may well be di
n rccted 20 improving the status o
/, both,
M While this set Of problems Is com
/ monty comprehended under the sen
"A cral phrase capital and labor" il !
4 really Justly broader Il is "a quostio
= OF social and economic organization
- Labor has become a larger con
l. trihutur through It's savings, to IN
II stock OF capital. while the peopl
n who own the largest individual az
y rrognte OF capital are thomselVe
often hard and earnest lahorerl
,- Very often Il D. extremely dinicu
4 to draw "a line Of domurcation De
No. tween the two groups. to- dctermln
b. whether an Individual is entitled Z
s- De- -ot down as labor or uH capitals
N. lu very large proportion on case
,- Dee ls both. and when he is both, b
s- Ia tho most useful citizen,
ThH right ~ labor tn organize
ID, just as fundamental and necessary
~ Ia Inc right Of tuultul TO organic