Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-30
F RNERS ARE URGED
To BACK WAR PROBE
BY THEODORE TILLER
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
dna Euans Rnil6inP.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 81
Charles S. Barrett, of Georgia, presi-
dent of the National Farm union,
issued on Saturday a call to the
farmers Of his own and other states
to get behind the Woodruff Johnson
resolution for an investigation of
war profteers and the alleged slow
ness of the department Of justice in
prosecuting the war grafters. Presi-
dent Barrett urges the farmers to
demand that the house pass this
resolution, which has been held up
for several weeks by the leaders Of
that body.
LET it be known that the farmers
have no politics where crime is con-
cerned," says Mr.. Barrett, who as
serts that 1.-The war grafters should
be prosecuted and punished ettec-
lively regardless of what their po-
litical affiliations may be-" He adds
that graft and crime have no poll
tics, but, work in all parties and
work hardest through the party that
happens to be in power"
Members of both parties" says
Mr.. Barrett, "allege and adduce EVIL
dence tending to show that our
government has been defrauded out
of millions and millions of dollars.
Mr.. Barrett refers to the state
ment of Acknowledgement Daugher-
ty regarding a case of first magni-
tude that soon will be prosecuted
and Mr.. Daughertys claim that in
addition to prominent persons direct
ly involved in that case "a great
many others who have been lurking
in the shadows are involved in the
unlawful transactions.
The Woodruff ohnson resolution
has been sidetracked in the house
by it's steering committee, and now
reposes in the pocket OF chairman
Campbell, Of the rules committee.
Although the rules committee acted
favorably on it, Chairman Campbell
has failed to bring it on the floor OF
the house.
Calling on the farmers to bring
pressure upon house members, the
president of the Farmers union says
in part: what pity that it seems
necessary for the farmers to urge
their government to handle this mat
ter with vigor and dispatch. I think
it is because so many Of our public
servants have got the idea that
the nation is Indifferent and hard
ened to what is going on. The
farmers will show that this is a
mistaken idea.
"The farmers are most deeply con-
cerned to see that the government
functions properly, that money be
expended judiciously, and that Uncle
Sam be not robbed. During the war
L believe that no other class Of
people felt the effects of war SO
greatly in many ways as did the
farmers. Aside from furnishing its
full quota to serv under arms, agri-
culture bore, think, a larger meas
ure of oppressive restriction than
did any other importaont group.
During the period of war and
for some time later, the great bust
ness interests of the nation thriVed
as they never thrived before with
their profits practically assured and
under guarantee fixed by emergency
boards and commissions. The his
tory of that period is one where
enormous personal fortunes and the
most gigantic corporation earnings
and accumulations of capital were
made. Were not something like
| twenty-one thousand millionaires
created during that time? Were not
the earnings Of the ml1lers, packers
coal, steel and copper interests, the
cloth manufacturers, ETC., ETC., in
creased beyond all precedent and
perhaps the expectations, even of
the most avaricious mind? And it
was during the fever of war and in
the midst of riotous fears, hopes and
ambitions that outrageous and fe-
lonious acts are alleged to have been
perpetrated against our government
contrary to it's peace and dignity and
future welfare'