Evening star., 1932-08-25

hurley tobacco growers Of the Black
Patch region Of Kentucky from 1905 to
1908," and that "the success Of the
tobacco pool in this case has been at
tributed entirely to the employment Of
night riders" In the present instance
the Rochester Times Union Is convinced
that "the pledge to withhold from the
market does not offer a remedy unless
it might be brought about by an organ
iZation that could corner the entire
crop" The Cleveland News suggests
that crops cannot be held on farms
indefinitely. and the central authority
successful strikes are lacking" The
Houston Chronicle holds that "the
growth Of bona fde co-operatives offers
about the only hope of satisfactory
conditions for the American farmer"
The Charleston (W. Va) Daily Mail
concludes that the movement Is in the
right direction, but wrong methods are
being used" while the Port Huron
Times Herald thinks that "if the farm
ers can organize for strike in time
when they feel themselves driven to
desperate measures, certainly they can,
in calmer mood. organize for the order
ly marketing of their products"
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"It is understandable" observes the
Indianapolis News, "how the condition
has led to a spectacular demonstration
of dissatisfaction, but the futility of it
should appeal to the Judgment of the
participants. By refusing to sell their
products, especially perishables, they
risk more harm to their own cause
than to consumers. After the expense
of production. no sale leads to no cash
return, instead of recovery by sale Of
part, If not more, Of the production
costs. Some varieties Of grain and cot
ton lend themselves to the plan Of with
holding them from the market, but live
stock, at the finished stage, cannot be
kept long, II additional feed costs are
not to eliminate any profit possibility.
On a national scale, cooperative prof.
ects, with Government aid, have found
tremendous difficulty in treating with
the many factors that must be adjusted
to result in a feasible program.
Sporadic ventures contain no remedy
for the problem"
The Spokane Spokesman-R Review re-
marks that "to the extent that they are
withholding wheat, dairy products and
live stock from the market, the i'm
mediate advantages will go to producers
who do not hold back their products"
The youngstown Vindicator offers the
judgment that the movement means
a loss to the farmers for the time the
agreement is in force, and 1t strikes at
children in the cities, who must suffer
from whatever reduction in milk supply
may result" The Baltimore Evening
Sun concludes: "It is the farmers own
scheme, and is being put into effect
without any help from the outside; it
costs nothing. and If 1t fails it injuries
no one but the persons who promoted
it," The Evening Sun refers to the
of the Farm Board, and
adds: "The more we hear about this
homegrown farm relief, the better we
like it,
Pointing to some reported results Of
picketing, the Rutland Herald charges
that "this Is unlawful and makes a
direct challenge to the officers Of law
and order" The Newark Evening News
states that "there is no cure for low
prices In withholding perishable crops
from market, and while there are food
forced interruption Of their
flow cannot be socially justified" The
Oakland Tribune believes that Gin the
end, the farmer. like other business
men, will probably have to wait the up.
turn Of conditions" Noting that "if
the industrial worker goes on strike.
production ceases" the Haverhill Ga
zette finds things different ON the
farm" for production goes on much
as before" and "the striking farmer Is
up against profoundly different
from the one that faces his
brother in the city"