Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-03
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crises but which as always come
too late TO be effective; and the
question today is he said whether
the farmers will perfect this ORGAN.
ization and cooperation in order
to be prepared for future recur-
rences of the same difficulty In
the past they have been unable 10
get the proper relationship of things.
Lave failed to see that the Single
big need was cooperation and they
have also failed to draw to them.
selves trained and competent lead
ers. The solution of the problem
today wherein the farmer fuds
himself at a positive disadvantage
lies largely with the farmer himself.
permanently, it is hoped, and the
administration and business have
both promised to help; but the work
must also be done by the farmers.
he warned. 1t cannot he done
through legislation alone, he said;
it is an economic problem and must
be approached as such by the farm
ers. Aimless protests against this
and that class of citizens who ap-
pear 10 be making more rapid prog
ress towards promoting their own
interests is futile, he cautioned; this
same energy might better be direc-
ted towards organization among the
farmers for competition with the
other groups.
commends A r. 3. Plans.
Secretary Wallace commended
the plans of the American Farm
Bureau Federation to the people for
study and support but warned them
that the federation, Of itself, could
do nothing without the support or
the farmers that it was largely
matter for the local farm bureaus
to attack whereby the structure OF
organization might be built from
the ground up with the advice Of
lcvei heads, pertinacity OF purpose
He touched upon the effort which
Is beiug made in WASHINGTON TO as
sist the farmers.-the SUPERVISION
of the grain markets and the pack
ing industry: but he cautioned inc
farmers against making the mis-
take of thinking that legislation
could turn a country or Il class from
denreesion to prosperity. This must
he done, he said, through fuli or
oanization which will be prepared
i, advance to meet such conditions
az are before the country now.
Make Farms Attractive.
Secretary Wallace touched upei.
the work which the Department ei
Agriculture has done in the past,
and then announced that the 20
vernment had come to the point
where II felt it was time for II 10
extend its HELM to the farmer ana
assist in solving the distribution
and selling problems, q the SANE
time maintaining its old activity.
This assistance for farmers ls Oh
interest 10 the consumer as we'll
he explained. because it Is merely
intended to adjust conditions so
that farming can be done econom-
fcallv ard farm life be made A.
tractive as to keep the. younger gen
Grafton on the farm which will III
turn guarantee continuation OF ade'
ouate production of foodstuffs. He
deprecated the tendency Of the pop
uiation to move towards the city
lint added that much Of it could be
offset if the farm were made at
tractive
Community gatherings such as he
was addressing. the Secretary said,
we're the most hopeful sign Of the
time because they offered the op-
portunity for interchange Of ideas
on common problems, brought the
people together for discussion and
promoted a general spirit of good
feeling.
Mr.. Lever also referred to the ne
cessity of making farm life attrac-
tive to the younger generation, de-
claring that there must be in it the
element Of pleasure which will
match something Of the pleasure
which tho city offers lie discuss