Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-01-27
Fight on Price-Fixing
Expected at Farm Meet

American delegation 10 the arma-
ment conference.
Commentator OF the investigs-
tons OF retail prices by the Depart
ments OF Justice and Commerce.
Investigation by congress OF
plans TO stabilize the dollar.
Equalization OF tariff protection.
Vigorous action to place agricul-
ture on a parity with other indus
tries.
The gathering and distribution OF
foreign market and production re-
ports by the Department OF Agri-
culture.
Adopt Committee Report.
In adopting the report OF its COM
mittee on foreign competition and
demand, the conference went on
record as tavoring:
Financing of exports through
credits authorized by congress.
Investigation by the Interstate
Commerce commission to determine
the advisabiity OF extending pref
erential export freight rates to ag.
ricultural commodities not now at
fected.
Extension of the provision of the
Webb Pomerene act, which provides
for combination of concerns for ex-
port trade.
Tariff protection for agriculture
equal to that afforded other indus
tries.
Establishment of a tariff board TO
administer permanent flexible tar
if law with all anti-dumping pro-
vision. Opposition to tariff on
potash.
Increased support of the interna-
tionsl agricultural institute at Rome.
Assignment OF agricultural at
taches to American embassies in
foreign countries.
Urge Crop Reports
The report of the committee on
crop and marketing statistics, which
was adopted, urged collection an /
dissemination by the Department of
Agriculture of coruplete reports on
everything of interest to producers, a
federal census of livestock every FIVE
years and state surveys each year
and a biennial census of manufac-
lures.
Adequate safeguarding OF health,
free circulating libraries and in
creased school facilities were recon-
mended in the report of the COM
mittee on farm population and the
home, which also was adopted.
Other recommendations of this
committee included study OF rural
problems, cooperative marketing,
appointment of farm women on farm
organizations and federal and state
boards, encouragement of farm home
ownership and an increase in the
number of public extension workers.
Freight Rates.
Reduction OF freight rates on
farm products and products Of allied
industries and sharing by both rail-
road corporations and labor of de
hation of charges now affecting all
industries" was recommended in the
railways transportation subcommit-
tee report prepared early today for
submission to the transportation
committee of the national agricul-
tural conference.
The committee declared labor
should not carry the whole reduce
ton, but the railroads should take
their share. saying the railroads
made $600,000,000 profit last year
when farmers lost $7,000,000,000.
Repeal of Guarantee Clause.
Repeal of the guarantee clause OF
the transportation act, restoration TO
the state railroad commissions OF
full powers as of date when rail-
roads weer taken over by the United
States government, but retention by
the commission of control OF move
ment of empty cars in interstate
business were urged.
Assailing the presidents agricul-
tural conference as failure and
charging it was called to attack the
agricultural bloc in congress, the
Farmers National bureau, repre-
senting itself as progressive called
a conference OF its own to begin
here Friday.
In the call issued by Ben Marsh,
managing director of the council, il
is declared:
"The conference of farmers and |
the allied interests has proved conf
plete and unqualified failure, as far
as securing results is concerned. |
That it was called to prevent farrn-
ers securing just measures of eco
nomic justice to which they are e..-
titled and to assail the AGRICULTURAL;
bloc, which has dared place the |