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COOPERATIVE PLAN
FOR FARMERS THE
WAY TO PROSPERITY
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Other speakers on cooperative
included Governor John M.
Parker OF Louisiana; Robert Nc
DouEal. president Of tho Chicago
Board OF Trade. and Carl Williams.
president Of the American Cotton
Growers Exchange.
Delegates Expressed keen inter-
est In the subject OF commodity n
nancing. being considered by the COM
ndttec on agricultural credits and in
surance, which IL expected to recon-
mend. providing farmers with work.
Ing capital on terms OF equality with
financial aid available to other In
dustries and nlso somo form OF crop
insurance.
Recommendation for repeal OF the
commonly known guaranty clause OF
the transportation act and return TO
tho state railroad commissions OF con-
Irol over state rates was voted today by
sun committee on railway transpor-
tation OF the general transportation
committee OF the Conference. Tho vote
on the repeal OF the guaranty clause
was IL to 3, and on the return Of the
state railway powers. IL to s.
Recommendation for the conetruc.
ton OF the st. Lawrence-Great Lakes
waterway project was voted by the
sub committee on waterways trans
portaton under the general transport
tation committee.
Support of Henry Ford's offer for
Muscle Shoals was announced today
by the group Of editors OF agricultural
papers attending tho National Aari-
cultural Conference. Committees rep
rescnting the farm papers and Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation will
call on Secretary Weeks in regard tc
the matter, 1t also WINS announced.
! Washington, Jan. 25.-At the close
yesterday, OF Its sessions tho National
Agricultural Conference seemed dan.
gerously near discord and ineffective.
lness. 1t revealed an undercurrent OF
lpessimism and cross-purposes. which n
insurgent element charging that tn,
gathering 10 packed" by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture and that few
l"dirt farmers" are represented.
There was no doubt that PRACTICAL,
every man at the conference called
by the Administration wants It I,
succeed for sake Of country. industr,
and self--but II was just "a plain tina
harmony and success are yet to b.
achieved.
Here were tho headline develop
mcnts today and most OF them wer
disturbing:
Following President Harding's IN
direct slap at the Senate "agricultura
bloc at the opening session yester
day. a conference speaker today de
J clared that I'VE have a bloc in tn
Senate, intend to have one In ever
State Legislature and In every Parlia
ment OF the world and TO obtain 10
agriculture its rights" He was libcr
ally applauded.
The so-called radical element !
the conference endeavored TO fore
tho appointment Of a committee o
: resolutions. with general supervit
DRY powers over all committees an
: resolutions. This was checked by
= move from tho chair, occupied at III
! time by Representative Anderson
OF Minnesota. Following defeat {
this move j. S. Wanamaker, {
n South Carolina. president OF II
n American Cotton Association, chars
d ed in a statement that the conferenc
was packed" and was "a camounal
: affair."
s Another farm leader OF nations
i reputation, who declined to be quote
J. until no openly takes the warpat
: said privately:
o The devil Is going 10 break loo
If here IN a few hours unless there
change. Everything seems cut al
dried. ! don't believe there are thr
dozen real farmers, dirt farmers,
Z the whole outfit. Watch for som
thing to pop"
lie There was no indication of suppo
a. OF the conference by the "agricultur
~ bloc in Congress. That this bloc"
id suspicious OF the Administration
Or move in calling the farm gathering
" fearing that It is r. political move
B. check the growing power OF the "blo
u in Congress-is generally known. T
IS conference platform today was min
is leaders OF this agrarian group
&c Capitol Hill; they are paying little
no attention to the meeting.
y, The conference still buzzed tod
~ In appreciation of the remarks ye
% terday OF William Jennings Brys
Mr.. Bryan, although not a delega
- was called TO the platform, and the
- assailed the wall street bloc" a
,1o praised the farmers bloc" He seei
to have struck the keynote OF II
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