New Britain herald., 1923-08-03
johnson And BLOC
FACE HARD JOBS.
Wheat Problem ALI Mixed Up
With Political Situation

Washington. y. c., Aug. 3.-Magnus
Johnson and other radicals of the
senate fgarm bloc coming to Washing
ton to mend the situation confronting
the wheat farmers of the Northwest.
are facing a mighty tangled situation.
and one in which they will be com
peting with and not running counter
to either of the old parties.
Farm relief work, particularly in
reference to what, has become so
tangled politically and economically
that it is difficult for any man to say
just where parties and government
stand and the real causes for dissat-
isfaction which is the only real ele-
ment in the equation.
The government, the republican
party are represented by the admins
tration, the democratic party. farm
leaders. self imposed or chosen, the
farm bloc and the socalled radical ele-
ment under the banner of republican
ism, are all struggling to beneft the
agricultural situation which is caus-
ing unrest in many sections but now
principally In the northwest. The ma
tons business as represented by the
Chamber OF Commerce of the United
States has Just been added to the list
In their various efforts partisans OF
one side or the other or one line of
thought or the other are constantly
falling into the camp of q pseudo en-
envy.
Representative Anderson (Mlnn.)
| form, oh al a n ~ TIA ia{1t ooy,, to
sion on agricultural inquiry which
framed agricultural legislation last
congress and now president OF the re-
Gently named wheat council selected
largely by the United States Chamber
Of Commerce, announced today a
meeting of the committee OF agricul-
tural and economic leaders in Chicago
August 10. It Is hoped, he said, that
by study of the situation facts can
be adduced which will result in per-
pnanent betterment of the situation.
He said the present prices of wheat
were infiunced by a psychological sit
uation and the facts did not justify
the depression in the market.
Suggests Means of Remedy
"As to the future" he said, I'VE
believe the committee can make rec
concentrations which can go far to
preventing recurrence OF what has
happened. Much of the trouble L. due
to an increased acreage as a result Of
amounts to about 100000 acres.
There are four things which can be
done, all of which will be helpful to
the future-an increase In consump-
ton: an Improvement in quality of
grain grown: readjustment of acreage,
and better marketing methods"
Meantime editors of western farm
papers, democrats and republicans
alike, are incensed and indignant at
propaganda that the wheat
farmers are broke. It hurts their |
business. Publishers of western farm
papers have just been before the
treasury department seeking adver-
tisements for government loans When |
told the farmers are broke and that to |
advertise Investments to them is USE
ess they become irate.
Formr Secretary of Agriculture !
Meredith, appointed by Woodrow Will
son, and a democratic publisher Of
successful Farming at Des Moines,
has recently been in Washington. He
Processes disgust at the effort to link
he dilemma of the wheat growers
With politics. With othr western pub
ishers the former secretary believes
is too much johnson and too much
3rookhart and not too much wheat
hat Is worrying the wheat belt Mr..
Meredith says it is time to debate