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DISCUSS
SEVERAL SUBJECTS
TARIFF, TAXATION AND AMER
IcANIATION TAKEN UP
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
PI.EDCiNG MORAL SUPPORT,
FOR POULTRY MEN BRINGS
COMPROMISE 49,

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Washington, April 21.-Tariff,
taxation and Americanization were
discussed at today's session of the
National Farmers union, which is
meeting here to: frame program
of national legislation affecting agri-
cultural interests. "A committee rec
ommendation for duties on poultry
products precipitated "a lively tariff
debate between free traders from
the South and protectionists from
the Northwest, during which the
Virginia delegation divided. A COM
promise was effected by the adop-
tion of resolution pledging the
moral support of the organization
for the poultry man. e e
Former Representative Pollard,
Nebraska, while declaring his adhe-
sion to the principle of protection
opposed indorsing any specific du-
ties Of protection, but favored,
tariff which would represent the diff.
ference in the cost of production at
home and abroad. He said the farm
ers should be careful in their de-
mands for duty on farm products,
as the Republican party, of which
he is member, had used this. as
"sop" I'd the farmers in the past in
order to impose high duties on
manufactured products.
A report from the committee
named to report an estimate Of loss
es sustained recently by farmers was !
recommitted because, of. opposition
to part Of finding which some dele
gates construed to. be an indorse-
ment of the Plumb Plan League
plan for operation of the railroads
The report was read by s. w.
Brookshart of Iowa. .1N-. I'd
The committee reported the farm
ers had sustained loss Of $1,000
900, 900 as a result of the "unneces-
sary profteering Of middle men, ar
bitrary restriction Of credit by fed
eral reserve banks and unreasonable
rise in railroad rates all Of which
have been created by autocratic eco
nomic power exercised under unjust
laws" ..... :'...
It also suggested taxation of "war
millionaires." ...
The convention indorsed the Am
ericanization bills introduced in con-
gress by Representative Upshaw,
Democrat Georgia, which would re-
quire publication in, parallel
columns of an English translation
of all newspaper articles and publ
cations printed in a foreign
language and forbid "hyphenated"
names by making it unlawful to use
the name of any other nation before
that of America in combination of
words. 4, -.
Another resolution "deplored the
attitude" of the federal farm loan
board towards the National Union
of Farm Loan Associations and re-
quested them to "desist in their op-
position"
The farmers held a round table
discussion with members of congress
tonight at which they discussed the
proposed grain and cotton ex-
changes. The convention plans to
end it's session tomorrow. -: - ,
Washington, April 21.-Delegates
to the National Farmers union con-
ton here were received on the
south lawn at the White House to-
day by President Harding who
promised to give SERIOUS considers
tion" to their suggestion that con-
ference of representatives Of labor,
capital, the basic industries and the
railway executives be called to con-
slider means for reducing freight
rates. The president said the sugges-
tion was deserving of sincere
thought.