Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-17
Farmers Will ReUoH

One of the problems confro President Calvin
Coolidge as he takes office to succeed the late president
Harding to provide method of Offering relief the agrcu
ural interests of the United States The farmers
to be affected by the reconstruction following war are
thus far the last to have arrived satisfactory to their
difficulties Manufacturing establishments running
and crying for The numbering mining industries have
prospered quite generally with the exception periods
depression but the farmer almost has confronted with
lack of market with corresponding hand and high
wage scale on the other.
The farmers of the part state are demanding
that special session of be called fund of half billion
dollars be appropriated for the buying and selling
farmers guaranteed 81 bushe for product wheat farm
asking something entirely Illogical mbusnesske
possible 1t is within the province of this any govern
ment provide class legislation of this sort
The writer spent the greater part of his life in strictly wheat
growing districts knows the problems the wheat growers
nearly well they do themselves, beginning
said that $175 outrageous price demand
wheat Many huge tracts of land have purchased pro-
ceed Of wheat at from six-ve eighty buhel
granting that land values have increased and the scale made
corresponding advances the farmer justified in asking
than $25 buel for his product At that figure he could make
excellent on his investment.
The of the wheat only
dered There the orchadt the berry grower the
the daryman the pouman and dozen growers of other
agricultural products who need relief just badly does the
All of these branches of the agricultural industry
require subsidies patenasm to place them business basis
they need properly arranged credit The national land bank
intended to relief the agrcuur and has done
deal towards ameorang conditions there tape
surrounding the placing of loans render best aid There must be
provided fund whereby farmers may reasonable
from three five years time with the privilege of renewing for
longer period necessary Interest be below five per
cent for high interest rates that motherng farmers today
Any plan provide funds for the farmers reasonable
antagonsm of the money powers
the nation possible rorted to endeavor
legislation The federal bank
questioned by the money powers and imperative for many
months while being acted by the United States
Magus Johnson newly elected senator for Minnesota is not
far from right when he that revolution imminent attention
is paid the needs of the producers of agricultural
Arthur Brisbane celebrated editorial writer for the Hearst snd
cate Of newspapers says blood revolution impossible because
of the intelligence of the American people this the hope of
the NewsRor but revolution by of the ballot not all
impossible 1t must about The farmers and the working
people far in the majority and the quicker they realize this
on and take choose who have their interests heart
the better off they will be The of Washington made good
in this boodless revolution when its people chose c. Dill
in place of Miles Pondexter Other states will profit by this
ample until the nation is ruled the intention of the trainers
of the constuonby the people and not by few vested interests