The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-25
DIFFICULTIES IN
FARM CONFERENCE

Washington, Jan. 24.-The national
agricultural conference which was
opened here yesterday with an address
by President Harding got down t.
work on details this afternoon when
the committees appointed at the first
session held their first meetings. The
morning was given over to an open
session marked BY addresses by Eu-
gene Meyer, ,Ir., managing director of
the war finance corporation; G.. +.
Warren of Ithaca, n. Y. who has lust
completed study of European condi-
tions; Wesley G. Mitchell, New York
economist, and Herbert Myrick of
Springfield, Mas, editor Of Farm and
Home. Another open session is To be
held tomorrow morning.
The first signs of difficulties i'm the
conference appeared after the defeat
today of a motion by j. S. Wanna
maker. of South Carolina for appoint
ment of a committee on resolutions
This motion was defeated on the
ground that the committees already
appointed were expected to consider
resolutions.
Mr.. Wannamaker issued a formal
statement later, attacking the confer
ence, and declaring "about all the
farmers and farm leaders have to do
in this conference is to shake hands
with the president, meet some official
dignitary and partake of little ice
cream and cake and then go home.'
Selection of committees has been
made in such a manner" Mr.. Wanna
maker said, 'as to suggest that those
responsible for such service are either
totally ignorant of the qualifications
of the delegates or have lent them
70 r,,t nd l,ia oil
baked scheme to prevent the forward
looking farmer representatives from
bringing any good whatever from out
of the conference"
He was confident" he continued,
that it was "the purpose of those re-
sponsible for the conference to destroy
the farm bloc"
1.-THE presidents address in opening
the conference" he continued, "indi-
Gates very clearly that such was the
purpose"
The committee meetings this after
noon were held behind closed doors.
1t was expo tied they would be occu-
pied chiefly today with organization
and, perhaps, preliminary surveys of
the work assigned to them. Twelve
major committees and their chairmen
were appointed yesterday and these
were expected to DIVIDE themselves
into number of subcommittee to
work on details of their various as
signments.
The committees in organizing today
provided in many cases for distribut-
ing the subjects before them to sub
committees.
-, Probably one question in which the
deieg4 g4tes &fe as q whslsr sserested Is
that of commodity financing. One
member of the committee on agricul-
tural credit and insurance which has
this subject under consideration sug
gested plan probably could be work
ed QUITO provide for commodity loans
running from six months to three
years. His proposition would provide
for the warchousing, grading and in
spection of commodities, Endorsement
nf commodity paper presented by
farmers to their local Lanks and the
handling Of this paper through the
federal farm loan bank system which
would either discount it through the
federal reserve system or issue de
benturcs against the loans in the form
of certif, ates of Indebtedness to be
sold on the open market.