South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-14

.sting agricultural \ |
depression.
According TO
announcement the LANES HINES.
conference is 20 be headed By Sec'y
OF Agriculture Wallace and will in
Guide representative or the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau federation, econ
omists and others who have and in
innate knowledge Of conditions fol-
lowing "a nationwide survey. Ad-
vices from the capital say thar this
Conference viii not waste time in the
discussion OF remedies designed 20
bring relief after a protected per-
iod % existing conditions. on the
contrary. IL is declared a plan will
he worked out which viii afford
some sort OF immediate benefit. In
well informed circles. there IS no
pretense 20 deny that permanent or
temporary basis Of prosperity can
be expected until agriculture has
been restored TO the position of
producing without a loss. With the
vital and basic element Of business
once under way again. IL is gener-
ally conceded that the wheels Of in
dustry Will respond and an era OF
stability inaugurated.
Quick Results Expected.
n predictions of those who are in
position 90 know count for any
thing. u is refreshing information
that the conference rs 10 be shOrn
or the usual red tape Tt is de-
clared that both Harding and Wal
lace are agreed upon one thing
th-t a quick program which viii not
require months TO be put into opera
tlon Wallace has indicated that he
has "a number OF suggestions to Of
fer the adoption and application OF
which may result i'm lessening the
present tension.
Members Of the farm "bloc" Of the
senate during recent conferences
with the president have made II
plain that the paramount problem
before the nation is certain and i'm
mediate relief of the agricultural
situation. u has been represented
% Harding that the entire machin-
cry of the government should be CO.
ordinated in an effort TO bring this
about. The president. il is declared,
i'm full sympathy with any plan
which will make this possible within
rIc shortest time.
Legislators Concerned.
While the question of politics
should not be allowed to enter into
problem which affects the entire
nation at the very source of its ex-
istcnCe, yet It is apparent that ma
jority party leaders are alarmed over
the situation. IL has been brought
home to them that their constituents
cannot live on faith alone They
see iu dissatisfaction sentiment
which viii not take very much to
CrystaIlize into resentment at the
polls next November The tremen-
dous power OF the agricultural and
industrial class must he appeased.
Promises will not do. Farmers must
obtain a fair price for their products
and enc countless thousands who
4am their uvlihood in the great
manufacturing plants must have en-
uloymeut The two classes are in
tmatcly related i'm the cycle of bust
ness They cannot be segregated
because they are dependent upon
each other. Politicians are begin
MINIS Go recognize this fact now as
never before. and rs "a consequence
sry perfectly willing and anxious to
got behind any movement which
promises step in the solution Of
these big problems
For THESE reasons. if for no other.
it IS obvious that q plan of action
win be decided upon and carried
our Senators and representative
jon perfect sympathy with the farmer
Iui Industrial worker can muster
sufficient strength iu either branch
oi cauErcz- 90 rush q program of
r.U,d legislation through 80 en-
setment.
Plan of Relief
Senators conspicuous for their ac-
rt't.cs u promoting the cause ~ the
farmer have declared that plan of
cooperative marketing guaranteed
ay the government would prove one
d.. Che most effective factors i'm solv-
u- distribution 1f farm products.
f- i- understood nat every member
of the agricultural "bloC" is favor
able 70 the proposal This senator
t8l group has a voting strength Of
% D. is bipartisan in character
and may be depended upon 70 cast
IRIS solid vote for airy proposition
seeking re stabilize prices.
The legislator OF the south is Just
as anxious Oh establish steady mar
kets for cotton tobacco rice and
other products OF that section as the
senator or representative from the
middle west cor northwest is TO see
chat corn and wheat growers are not
neglected and the livestock industry
is recognized
The operation OF such a system. it
is pointed out would be soon felt
by the capacity resumption Of the
textile mills movement Of crops by
railroads while ALI Industrial lines
would be included In The general de-
maud Tor manufactured articles and
commodities
Farmers Needs supplies.
Cursory iuvesti cation IN 81 Jo-
seph and Marshall counties discloses
that practically every farmer needs
some sort OF farm machinery or
equipment They 90 not disClaim
they are repairing old equipment 10
tide them over j. is also empha-
sized that they are eager TO pur-
chase new machinery but point 20
the fact thar "prohibitive prices"
which man - cturers are asking for
necessary farming implements pre-
vents buying Manufacture on the
one hand contend they have drop
ped their prices That ia true but
buyers hold not IN the same proper