The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-12
THREE-YEAR-DELAY
ON FARM MORTGAGE
PAYMENTS SOUGHT
Liberal Governmental Aid For
Agriculture Also Is DecIar-
ed Necessary
LEGISLATION IS URGED
Numerous Items Are Contained
in Program Adopted at
Meeting Here
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Three officers Of the North Da-
kota Farmers Union were reelect-
ed for another year at a meeting
of the state board of directors Of
the organization Thursday after
neon.
They are G. c. Talbot, James,
town. president; Walter Maddox,
Plaza, vice president; and E. e.
Greene, Jamestown, secretary.
Members named to the execu-
tive committee were Talbot.
Maddox, and c. w. Fine, Ben
son county.
Demands that federal and state Of.
ficials take drastic action toward
providing legislation and liberal gov
ernmental aid, including three-year
moratorium on farm mortgages for
relief of agriculture, came out OF the
closing session Of the annual conven-
ton Of the North Dakota Farmers
Union here Wednesday night.
Resolutions recited the plight Of
farmers resulting from depressed
prices OF agricultural commodities
and advanced variety Of solutions,
many Of them suggested and urged
by speakers during the three-day
meeting.
A slate Of suggested national leg
islation, designed to decentralize
wealth, relieve unemployment, regu-
late the value Of money, eliminate
short selling and bear raids on agri-
cultural markets, and to establish q
graduated income tax, was approved
by the convention.
Other resolutions adopted asked
that:
All county and state officials dom
ate 20 per cent Of their salaries to-
ward relief in the drought area.
The limit OF seed loans be raised,
and that the federal seed loan office
furnish seed under such conditions
that payment will be made at the
percentage of difference In tho mar
ket price at the time Of the loan and
the price at maturity date.
Want Law Changed
State laws be changed 80 that
farmers will be furnished serum
which they can administer for hog
cholera, instead Of having It admin
istered by veterinarians.
Congress be petitioned for loans
for tractor fuel or feed for horses
used In farm work.
A course OF teaching cooperative
principles and practices be establish
ed in the states public schools.
The law prohibiting tenant farm
ers from removing improvements be
changed to permit removal Of fences
erected by tenants.
Congress eliminate the name "fed-
eral" from the title OF federal farm
loan banks on grounds the banks are
serving private rather than fed
eral purpose, and that the title is
misleading to bond purchasers.
Wheat from the farm board be
loaned to farmers, and that payment
be made in bushels of wheat.
The convention endorsed three re-
solutions designed to bring about q
three-year moratorium on farm
mortgages.
One resolution advocates initiation
Of an amendment to the state consti-
tuition to set up machinery for tho
moratorium. The other two call up
on President Hoover and Governor
George F. Shafer to use their powers
in furthering the moratorium.
Gained Wide Support
The resolutions previously were
considered by local organizations Of
the Farmers Union in the state and,
according to officials, gained wide
support.
President Hoover Is requested In
one resolution to call a special ses-
sion of congress for the express pur.
pose Of passing the farm relief bill
introduced in congress by Senator
Lynn J.. Frazier Of North Dakota.
The resolution asks the president
to declare moratorium on all farm
mortgages made through the federal
reserve bank until the special session
Of congress to be called shall have
passed the farmers Frazier) farm
relief bill.
The president further is asked to
declare a moratorium on all loans
made through the intermediate and
rural credit banks on chattel mort
cages until congress has passed the
Frazier bill.
Governor Shafer Is asked in an
other resolution to take necessary
steps to declare q moratorium in the
state.
It is stated the governor has this
authority under police power Of the
state and that such a move Is neces-
sary Ito avoid crisis which fast IS
approaching"
The third resolution instructs the
state board Of the Farmers Union to
take action toward initiating consti-
tutional amendment providing for 9
moratorium so that it may be voted
on at the June primary.
Seven Directors Named
Election Of seven state directors,
four members Of the livestock board
and delegate to the national con-
vention brought the convention to q
close in the early hours Of Thursday
morning.
G. G. Talbot, president Of the state
organization. was unanimously chosen
director at large, while six district di-
rectors were named in accordance
with new bylaws adopted by the con.
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