The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-01-27
FARM CONFERENCE WILL OUT
b.. LINE PROGRAM FOR STABIIIZ-
ING AGRICULTURE.
Work to Be Supplemental to Splen-
did Record of Congressional
Legislation.

IeSlS1dbIOH'
WASHINGTON Jan. 25.-The third
, notable conference which has been
called by President assemble in Wash
ington January 23d This conference
will be composed of between 200 and
300 conferees representing the agrl-
cultural interests of the country and
interests closely affiliated with agri-
culture and dependent upon it,.
President Harding issued the call
for this meeting after consultation
with Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace and he has left the selection OF
the personnel with Secretary Wallace.
The purpose of the conference as in
dictated in the Presidents statement
is two-fold. 1t will give immediate
consideration to the agricultural
! troubles, which are very serious, even
though they are temporary, and
which can be remedied by quick and
effective action. In addition to this
! it will take more deliberate survey
of the general policies affecting the
industry of agriculture, such as CO.
ordination of the agricultural, manu-
featuring and general business in
| terests, with view to putting agri-
culture upon such basis that never
again will it be confronted with the
distressing emergencies which have
all but rendered it PROSTATE during
the past IL or IS months.
In order that this may be done
more effectively, it is understood that
the personnel of the conference will
include not only members of farm
organizations commissioners of ag-
riculture, prominent farmers and
stock growers, but will also include
representatives of the packing in
dustry, the milling industry, i'm
plement manufacturers and dealers,
bankers whose interests are located
largely in agricultural sections, grain
dealers, elevator men, railroads and
any other activity which comes in
cloce contact with the farming com
munities and interests.
The President truly stated in his
call FOR the conference that the ag-
ricultural depression which marked
the year just closed could not have
been avoided But that fact does
not indicate that steps can not be
taken to reorganize agriculture, so to
speak in order that similar condi-
lions may never occur again.
Il The calling of the conference is in
keeping with the consistent policy OF
this administration and the Republi-
can Congress now in session to lend
every possible assistance to the agri-
cultural interests, which are recog-
nized to be the basic industries Of the
United States, and whose prosperity
underlies all national prosperity
AS is we'll known, the special SEES
sion Of Congress, during the summer
months of 1921, devoted unusual at
| tention to the agricultural interests
. and enacted more constructive anc
; beneficial legislation in behalf OF
, farmers and stockmen than any dozer
previous sessions of Congress in the
I history of the United States. There
| is not the least doubt in the mind Of
anyone who has studied the situation
| that the country would now be in the
throes of the worst panic it ever ex
t perienced had not the Congress made
| it possible by special legislation t.
! extend to agricultural sections of thu
I United States immediate and tremen
/ dous amounts of credit. In this tn,
= legislative branch of the government
!, had the approval of the administra
f tion, and after the laws were enacted
the executive branches of the gov
t eminent made a record ir putin!
q the machinery in motion and reliev
ing the crisis.
n The farm conference is supple
J. mentarv to the SDlendid record of tn
last session of Congress and is t.
= take up question which can be solve'
), better around the council table am
e by voluntary cooperation than by an
legislation.
= In calling the conference the Presi
dent has but followed his preceden
in calling the conference last year t
consider the problem of unemploy
ment and his calling the conference
to discuss limitation of armament
for the purpose of promoting worl'
peace and reducing the terrif
burdens of taxation.
Cooperation is the keynote of tn
Harding administration, which is Oh
record as believing that more can b.
accomplished by friendly counsel AM
exchange of ideas than by any othe
method. Whatever program this con
ference decides upon will undoubted
ly have the influence of the admins
tration and the Congress back of i
to put it into effect.