The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-08
ORGANIZATION OF
COUNTY GROUPS IS
CRUX OF PROPOSAL
Talbot Tells Administrator
Group Is Ready to Func.
ton At Once
WILSON SILENT ON MATTER
Says Plan Ordered BY Secre-
tary Wallace Will Be
Followed to Letter
WILSON SILENT ON MATTER

Fargo, N. D., July S.-(RtThe ques-
ton as to how the county organiza-
tons which will administer the wheat
adjustment act will be set up, was
raised as an outstanding issue by G.
G. Talbot, president of the North Da-
kota Farmers Union, at conference
with M. l.. Wilson, adjustment adj
ministrator here Saturday.
The conference was attended by
farmers who, Talbot said, represents
ed ID counties and 43 North Dakota
counties
Il am satisfied, Talbot said, ad-
dressing Wilson before the group, that
here you have an organization COM
plete and ready to function, group
Of organized farmers that viii put this
job across for you."
Wilson did not answer the sugges-
ton directly but did say later the
plan Of organization would be set up
by the secretary of agriculture and
that there would be no deviation al
lowed from that plan.
It was reported Saturday that, at q
meeting of Farmers Union forces in
Fargo Friday evening, members were
urged to see to it that the Farmers
Union organization was well repre-
eented at all preliminary county
meetings so that these members
would have controlling voice If pos
sible in county setups.
Ready For Grain War
At Fridays session Wilson said the
United States IS in better position to
fight a world wheat war than any
other nation but 1t does not want such
Q battle and might better go on a do
nestle production basis.
Much depends on the world wheat
conference under way in London, In
which the four great wheat producing
nations, the United States, Canada,
Argentine and Australia are partic-
ipating, Wilson told the conference.
attended by 400 farmers, grainmen,
extension workers, county agents and
agricultural development specialists
from the four spring wheat states.
If we get an agreement limiting
production in these four principal
wheat producing countries, we might
be able to get by next year with a
reduction Of Is per cent from our.
three-year average" he said. With
such an agreement we might not have
to reduce the year after that by more
than 10 per cent.
Must Reduce Acreage
IT we do not get such an agree
,nent, II the world Is not to go on a
cooperative basis but is to 60 on an
isolation basis, with each nation
fighting to get share of the wheat
business of the world, it probably will
be found wise to reduce our acreage
next year by 20 per cent, with rea-
sonable cut the following year."
Wilson, who explained in exhaus-
tive detail the proposed adjustment
plan and how it is to be made effec-
tive under present tentative arrange
Taents, said the outlook at the world
economic conference is not good.
Il fear we are going into an isola-
ton situation which would be the
worst thing that could happen to
American agriculture" he said.
If we are forced onto a nationals
tic basis, with other nations building
higher tariff walls against us, and we
cannot ship our surplus wheat, hogs
and cotton abroad, that means we will
lose the market for the produce of
100000 acres and the production
activities Of 5000, 900 persons on those
farms.
In Fortunate Position
1T is fortunate, under such circum-
stances, that we have this production,
adjustment plan ready to use in the
probable emergency" Wilson said
the adjustment plan Is based on the
assumption that the price Of wheat
should be the world price.
I'VE are working on the principle"
he said, that governments can control
prices Of commodities. This has been
proved In the case of rubber, copper
and other commodities, but unless
there is some method of controlling
production this controlled price may
lead to extreme over-production and
q disastrous reaction.
TN the wheat adjustment plan We
have q controlled price but we be-
iieve We also have a method by which
production also will be controlled"
He maintained the dislocation of
world affairs due to the World War
was Of greater violence and Of more
far reaching consequence than a sew
ere earthquake; that the war upset
the whole world economic situation
and completely overturned the his
tortc position of American agriculture |
In its relation to the rest Of the world. |