New-York tribune., 1922-11-13
Clamps
ON Talk
l)f Third Party
p,oelaiua,s Faith i'm Policies
!, Democrats, Voicing
Determination to Stick
70 Present Allegiance
,,e,ies Farmer Is Radical
lsricuI.ural Problem Pend.
ing in Congress Will Clear
Situation. He Believes

y;tk declaration of faith in the
.,-..ue.ise liberalism of the Demo
~,;e party, Bernard NJ. Baruch, head
l,se Var Industries Board, in an in
.,.s;sy last night deprecated formG-
:. ): third political organization
s.s,nes to unify the American farmer
&, nsuufacturer, colone! Robert II.
sstsrsnesy, general comptroller Of the
is~;4ea Ssates Shipping Board, a Re-
sas.Icaa, sroaking Saturday at the an
6 4gnion Of thc War Industries
xsN urged that such q party be
Er,lea. With Baruch as chief organi-
s ID combat radieslism.
Ns Baruch has definitely allied him
III be said, with the Democratic
sSs, which he regards as possessing
ssia.iye and Will to bring about
gsssaw reforms. lie will stick to
4 Democratic ship so long as it
.sas LIBERAL and constructive
srse The present Congress, M.
sraeh declared, has II constructive
swyam of reform, notably legislation
q pending under SENATOR Capper's
xArship, which provides increased
rsi.s for the farmer in production
& narketiug of crops and cattle:
sgs;s sonally, l am not afraid of the
ssged radicalism of the great West
4 Northwest or of the farming
sa,s he said. For years have
sached equality OF opportunity for
!, isrmer by placing him on more
s3ssl footing with those with whom he
ca deal, and especially by granting
s.it facilities for establishment OF
ssr orderly marketing conditions.
4, farmer must be given better
ssrte than he now has to market his
sa5rce co-ope ratively. He requires
issrsl graders, so that he need no
bsgsr sell his crops under one stand
a and see them given a higher grad
n cnee they have passed from his
Hisession,
Sees Farmer Handicapped
iIagecaase the farmer has not organ
sD he has been unable to compete
wainst organized interests. This
sne difficulty confronts the consum-
hreiass, Even severe critics of the
Srosrtisan League will, il they ex-
,spe into the matter, be sure to find
assons for just complaint, although
a. cannot agree with all contentious
sgt forward. While it is true the So
called magic elevator which received
etain o. ene grade and turned out an
sthet grade has been TO a certain de-
Rfee eliminated, there are inequalities
I'D .tqses remaining which can and
ElAst be corrected.
sssAiter all, the farmer is not the
Stad Of radical who desires ,eTorms
4 yss! will isiure the community. Legis-
Il }sion he asks will not increase prices,
ssdaszhsps It may not increase credits
10 fle extent expected, but it will
asord opportunity for the farmer to
lstain fair share of what he pro-
tas;, as we'll as credit to which he
aataled.
ssseeins automatic that if the rural
ssaton can be rendered more pros
Bngs and contented we shall be lay.
III the foundation of sounder ma
baal structure, for the rural popula-
saG repres ents 10 per cent of our pUr-
IEang power and anything which
knefts so per cent of the population
hsst necessarily benefit the remaining
Il per cent.
slafhe so-called farm bloc is shown
II the movement which elected lot
u men last Tuesday to be non4parti-
kn. Republicans and Democrats were
shc.cd in various states, according TO
tseit position on the agricultural situ-
ssion If from this movement can arise
tsatisfed farming class we will have
ntablished conserving party against
any destructive forces such as may
esgign the overthrow of our economic
iFstem,
{ Not All Radicaiism Bad
sf"What, ne may well ask, is radical
I'm? When the United States broke
aRsy from England those behind the
lsovement were denounced as radicals.
The same was true when the English
themselves, at Runnymede, compelled
9tng John TO sign the Magma Charta.
a,dn not think the so-called radicalism
q the American farmer, which asks
merely q square deal, need be
leared' may say / have seen nothing
:, $nat leaders of the farm bloc in the
so,nited States Senate or House desire
70 put into legislation TO which any one
gan properly object. Everything the
Ssfher buys, it must be remembered,
He obtains from centralized and in
taVse cases protected industries. He