Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-11-02
Attention Called to World Wide Dis
armament Conference in Wash
ington, Nov. IL.
u. S. GRAIN GROWERS, INC.
GETTING UNDER WAY
Organization Only Recently Begun
And Had Almost 10000 Mem
bers Last Week.

! in Washington, ID. c., November IL
The executive committee passed ,
strong resolution al their meeting
October 18th asking our government
to take the lead in bringing about
disarmament and world wide peace.
When we realize that % per cent
OF our taxes are spent for wars,
past, present, or future, and that 40
per cent of the net income of the
farmers Of the United States is GO
ing for taxes. we feel that we should
make cur protes. felt against future
wars
PreSSdent Harding Is giving US to
understand that we should not expect
too much frOEn the coming confer
enea ard that about all we can ex-
pect Is 70 have the question hashed
over . Ettl@ and nothing really de-
fnitesy 6ens. We are sure if there
was = vote taken over the entire
world that there would be a vast
majority IN favor Of complete dis
zE-nzrae1--
II i fcr this reason mat the Iowa
Farm Bzrez- Fa5e-z-iCm has prepzr-
ed hgnfrssis al peri-Scas 10 De sign
si a5y 1A=ir =e-hsE<. urging as
nearly a. possible complete diszyn-
ameut- These p.=tz.lgls w5Tl BE- in
the hands OF the Farm Bzrsz1 dir
ectOrs Of eaeh township and IN
some Of the business houses thEuuga-
out the county. We 22<o have .
supply al the Farm B1rsza otzce
and we hope that every farmer wiTI
make it a point TO get ms name on
one Of these petitions not later than
November Sth. IL we VIII 1se zf.s
same spirit in putting this pEUpos5-
ton across that we did yhen Il
came to raising money for liberty
bonds, Ped Cross, etc, during the
war it is possible we can bring
enough pressure to bear 80 that the
United States will take the leading
step howard disarmament and all
other nations must follow.
L. 5. Grain Growers, Inc.
The L. s. Grain Growers, grain
marketing organization which i the
outgroweh o. the work OF the oOr1-
mitsee Of seventeen which was or
iginated and financed b. the Farm
Bureau. j. getting well under way.
The work Of organization has only
recently, begun and il hzl almost ~
GO members last Mex Illinois.
N0rth Dakota NsbEzzka. ard Mss
ours. ave II TIE seas 50 Gar as ws--
beEsp r coaceTej Sni TINS far
so elevators hare sgnef c1a-rzs-s-
TIE wors il I0wz Gas heel delayed
several wee8-s. dEng whicis time
p.ersczzl z1a LHgzl grievances vsrU
aired. b1- they hare been gives a
clean slz-e ard have already started
-.l=ir cznp1iEz lie Ssa-y County. 4
meeting has been cz,Ie5 :. Eagle
Grove b. A L Middleton, = member
1f the executive cozrnittAa OF the
Iowa Farm Bzrs2E Federation ard
state director OF the L. s Grain
Growers. 10 ~ held this w-esx where
naa vrfI b. given information IN
regard % II v9rk ard plans q the
Crgzzizz.io- - that they win b
prepared t1@ give defzise fnfornsa-
ttou about tie wgrk 10 prospective
members
An sncelrzgirg item has jast
some 20 The n9sice q organized
farmers Il / The statement 81 z
I MznSEesd. wl,o Is he2iing the
fight OF the Grain Dealers National
Association zgAinst the us. Grain
Growers and other cooperative
movements He states frankly that
unless the grain dealers make a
desperate effort 70 Kali ont such or
CARNATIONS a. the American Farm
Bureau Federation and the L. 5.
Grain Growers that within five years
the smaller dealers EiII be : thing
% TIE pas and larger dealers vii
Be dealing with pools Of farmers and
large cooperative organizations fune'
tioning through them This Is ex-
zetly the thing ire farmers ars
EOrking for through their organiZa'
Icior-feEer middle men. more EN-
Gent service and a more direci
route 20 the consumer. This vii
mean more money 20 the producer
lower cost 10 the consumer anS
greater prosperity for our local bus
'iness houses a. they can only pros
per as the farmer prospers. Th'
Only question in CIR minds Is how
any nan whose prosperity somei
from a rural community can refuS'
Z 20 pool his Isteres-s with An organ