Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-14
FARMERS DEN0UuCE
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
AS TRIBUTE To RICH
Favor State Aid for Co-opera-
tive Marketing; Seek Abo-
lition of Commissions.

! Billings, Dec. 13.-fBy The Assocl-
ated Press).-State aid for co-op@ra-
tive marketing in a form similar 70 the
! ship subsidy bill, was asked in resoiu-
! lions passed by the Farmer Educa-
tional and Cooperative union in the
Wednesday morning session OF the
annual convention being held in the
| commercial club building here. Equal
| educational opportunities for the coun'
try and city child were demanded
Changes in the grain laws for the, pro,
| lection Of the farmer were asked and
the passing of q law protecting de
posters of banks was urged.
The ship subsidy bill was bitterly
| attacked and denounced in the resolu-
tons passed by the farmers as an at
tAnpt ito pay tribute to the few re-
Iatively rich" Resolutions ~favoying the
abolition of the state fish and game
commission, and the state highwa!
commission were passed.
Seek Freight Cuts
The strict enforcement Of the child
labor law to prevent further exploita'
ton of farm children and thus raise
the price of farm products, was de-
manded. Present rail conditions were
scored by the farmers and a pronounced
cut in freight rates vas asked. The
organization went ON record as favor,
ing the amalgamation Of as many farm
associations IS possible.
The report of the legislature com
mittee called for "a graduated inner
itance and graduated income taxation
! and equalization Of school %opportuni'
| ties and the removal of the property
tax to school districts which now places
an undue portion of school costs upon
homes and lands.
State aid, consolidation, larger units
of organization and administration
higher required qualifications fol
| county superintendent and rura.
teachers, and other means, may con.
tribute TO this end.
"For revision of the constitution te
remove from it the class Legislation
which ~confers special privilege upor
the mining industry at the expense OF
all other industry"
Help Is Necessary
On cooperative marketing. the com
mittee reported:
The state should lend assistance il
the establishment of a sound system
| Of cooperative marketing. As the rail
| roads demanded and receive govern
ment aid, for private advantage, in thu
development and maintenance of rail
road systems, so we demand, exclusive
ly for public advantage. aid for 60
operative marketing, the need fo'
which, as recognized by progressive
| and conservatives alike, is at least a.
critical as was the need for railroads
The policy of government toward priv
ate railroads has been to give liberal
ly, without asking or expecting repay
ment. Even now an attempt is being
made by the president and others Il
secure subsidies for private shipping
Our demands for the producers ant
consumers are more Just and modest
AS the provinces of Canada loan three
fourths of the funds necessary fol
building cooperative non-profit ele
vators, creameries and SO on, with lib
eral provision for repayment on TIL
amortization plan, so u own stat'
government should assist in construct
ing a fair and economical system of co
operative marketing in order to saw
the masses of people from the pirac.
and absurd inefficiency of the presen
practice"