The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-26
AMERICA MUST
IMPORT FOODS
SOON, WARNING
Agricultural Conference Told
There's No OVerprOdUctiOn.
Uncle Sans Dollar Must Get
Back to Normal.
MUST USE BRAINS ON FARMS
Iowa Aggie President Urges
Latest Farm Methods.
Insurgent Movement in Farley
Now Out in Open.

( WV O1N AAA OPNhs
Washington, Jan -Commenda-
ton of the agricultural bloc in con-
gress was voted unanimously today by
the national agricultural conference
thru unanimous adoption of the re-
port of the committee on agriculture
and price relations.
The committee also recommended
and the conference adopted resolu-
ton urging the government to use it's
offices to aid in the economic rehabil-
itation of Europe and expressing the
belief that such steps should be taken
as necessary to limit acreage of par
, ticuiar crops to balance production
and restore the farmers dollar to its
normal purchasing power.
Washington, Jan. 26.-Uniess Uncle
Sans dollar gets back to pre-war buy
ing power so that the supply and de-
mand for foodstuffs in the United
States can be equalized. America will
be essentially a food importing nation
within from 10 to 80 years, DR.. e. d.
Ball. director of scientific work in the
United States department, of agricul-
ture, told the national agricultural
conference today.
es6ItSS4Nt IlluSl De taken ny
the whole American people at once.
or foreign mark kets will have TO be re-
lied upon if the millions of Americans
want to eat, Doctor Ball said.
Is No Over Production.
Those who believe the nations
farming depression La due largely to
production ana no market de-
mand, received q staggering blow
from the speaker.
1.-The fact is. there is no over-pro-
duction," he said. What the world
is suffering from IS under consump-
tion. There is not enough food In the
world al present to provide for nor
mai consumption. The nation Is rap
idly coming to a condition in which
the food balance is going to be defin-
iteiy against us. unless il is made one
oe the major problems for national
consideration"
The United States is approa ching
a condition Of adverse food balance
and must decide whether to retain a
proper ra ito between agriculture and
industry or permit the latter to take
! a dominant lead at the expense of the
former declared DR.. L. d. Ball. Ths
nations balance between the twn
fields of endeavor will be lost, he
warned, unless the tendency toward
industrial dominance is made one oc
the major problems for national con-
sideration."
Critical Period Is Near
"The critical period in which a de-
termination must be made is close at
hand" he declared. adding that this
situation requires a complete reorgan-
ization of the national life, since the
problem OF increasing the food supply
for an increasing population must con-
cern every industry.
America. DIR. Ball asserted. can re-
tain it's commanding position in
world affairs only "if she continues TO
grow and develop" and ut is for this
nation as whole to decide" whether
this shall be done. 1t Is tremendous.
sly important to the world" he added
that the nation holding such a posi-
tion be a democracy. The decision
he said. depends largely on sgricul
, ture because n .tional progress in the
on the food producing power than It
has in the past"
Must Use brains.
, If American agriculture is to sue
! ceed in competition with the skill. nat
ural resources and cheaper labor of
other countries we must depend
5 upon our superior knowledge Ray
] mond A Pearson. president OF Iowa
State College of Agriculture and Me-
lchanical Arts. told the national sgri-
cultural conference today. in plea
; for increased agricultural research.
: New methods for reducing cost OF
production. the better distribution OF
e farm products. and better methods OF
4 marketing are sOreiy needed at this
2 time" he said, adding that such
methods VIII help to reduce the cost
1 of living"
[ A national policy for agricultural
e research, Mr.. Pearson declared, shou1a
: provide for liberal federal and state
financial support. Higher salaries, he
: said. were needed to attract able men
e to the research work since the scien-
: tific ranks were being depleted rapidly
by industrial concerns offering greater
= remuneration. He also advocated
special scholarships and fellowshiTs 10
provide competent men for the work.
Insurgent Movement Started.
Conference delegates. ready to re-
cefve committee reports which will
demand government intervention in
agricultural difficulties, were told by
S other speakers today that sgrartan
perplexities cannot be left solely 20
i, the government for solution
With the insurgent movement IN
y the parley out in the open. the sea-
I sion today promises verbal pyrotech-
: MICS. delegates anticipated
Must Conserve Forests.
Conservation of forest lands is q
= necessary aid to agriculture. declared
e Richard Ely. professor Of economics.
v University Of Wisconsin. who next ad-
n dressed the conference. Professor Ely
deprecated the proposed removal OF
7 forest land from the department Of
agriculture. He assaiied attempts az
price fixing.
Clifford Pinchot. Of Pennsylvauiz.
d and Raymond A Pearson. president Of
y the Ohio State college Of agriculture,
and mechanic arts. talked on the need
g. OF well defined policies on forests and