The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-22
HE PRAISES Them
Snyder, of Farm Bureau, Tells
Veterans He Likes Them.
Spirit of Cooperation Needed
in All Business Now.

Columbus, Kan, July 22.-Ralph
Snyder of Oskaloosa, president of the
Kansas state farm bureau, in a speech
here today at the Soldiers and Sailors
Reunion. declared that had capital
and labor and all industry been draft
ed as were the boys who carried the
guns. and the unseifish war workers
here at home who on account OF age
or sex or physical disability could not
go, we would not now be facing the
Grave crisis confronting US in this
country.
I'VE would not now be burdened
: with $30.00O,000. 900 debt, with
those most able to pay hiding their
property from taxation: We would not
now be facing the greatest industrial
uprising in our history and the great
wave of industrial unrest sweeping the
nation. We would not have every in
dustry and every vocation claiming 1t
is losing more money than every
other.
Somebody is lying. That can't be
done. We would have been in thS
proper balance-not flying with one
wing clipped as we are now"
Mr.. Snyder told his audience of for
mer service men that no one can
blame them for any feelings they may
have that they ARE deserving of more
consideration than they are getting
after having served for a mere pit
lance" and those who stayed at home
allowed to profiteer on tine blood they
spilled lover there" mo greater in
justice was ever perPetrated;" the
haps unintentional on the part of
those in charge"
However. there is no use spending
our time in vain regrets. There is one
thing certain, however. The thou
sands upon thousands of men who ac-
cufhulated fortunes as a result of this
war should be made SO far as possible
to pay the bills. This great surplus
that was accumulated by a favored
few under the pernicious cost plus
system is needed to repair the dam
age done by war. Those into whose
lap this fell should gladly pay. You
boys should not be made to pay a large
share of your own bonus in a sales
tax"
Snyder then paid tribute to Former
President Woodrow Wilson in saying
that mot all the sacrifices were made
abroad for many man and many
woman gave unstinttngly Of their
services here at home, even the man
who so ably directed affairs from the
scat of government fell a victim to his
own nervous energy"
It's the human selfishness in the
world that causes all the trouble. I
think It is the greatest sin we have.
1t is going to have to be eliminated in
the rehabilitation of this country. We
are going to have to learn to cooper
ate.
We are trying this out now in our
farm organization work." Snyder said.
I'm the past few years such progress
has been made in California that rs
per cent of all farm products are now
sold comparatively We are doing the
same thing in a legislative way. Our
various farm organizations are CO.
operating in Washington in backing
up the farm bloc We are getting
agricultural legislation that is of bene-
fit to the whole people and treats all
industries fair. But human selfish
ness has crept in. 1t has held farmers
and farm orga nizations apart. 1t is
going to take the strong MEN of this
country to hold things together
Just such men as held the world-to-
gether in II and rs. Let us build"