The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-12
tspecial To The Democracy

Chicago, August IA nation.
wide organization Of farmers,
founded by farmers ito protect
them from the further loss Of their
individual rights, was. launched
yesterday by Dan D. Easement,
farmer, of Manhattan, Kansas,
and other producers Of farm pro-
ducts.
Officers of the group which will
&c made known as the Farmers
independence Council of America
include:
Mr.. Easement, president; Stan
ley F. Morse, consulting agricul-
turist and farmer, South Carolina,
executive vice president; Charles
e. Collins, cattleman, president,
American National live stock as
ISOLATION, Colorado, regional vice
president; DR.. Charles w. Burkett,
agricultural authority, New York,
formerly director Kansas Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, vice
president; L. g. Toles, farmer and
past master, State Grange, Con-
necticut, vice president; DR.. E. v.
Wilcox, representative of The
Country Gentleman, District of
Columbia, secretary treasurer;
Hon. Fred Crawford, farm owner
and congressman, Michigan, d.
rector; E. B. Dorset, farmer and
past master, State Grange, Pen
nsylvania, director; Kurt Grun-
valid, farm manager and agricul-
tural engineer, New York, direc-
tor; Chris. j. Abbott, stockman
and farmer, Nebraska State leader.
The incorporators are Messrs.
Morse, Abbott and Clyde o. Pat
terson. Illinois Jersey breeder.
Condemning the trend toward
dictatorship in agriculture" Mr..
Collins stated in connection with
the formation of the new group:
"All that the sensible farmers
of this country want is a damn
good leaving alone. To me there
is but one issue, whether we are
going to continue constitutional
| government or have a dictatorial
regime. I believe there are enough
liberty-loving people in this coun-
try to save 1t, If we acquaint them
with the facts"
| EhAs SdoCANSASp tAA q otsASCAhOAt
made in tconnection with the fill
ing of incorporation papers, de-
clared that "the agricultural &C.
iton of the present administration
Is leading toward a complete an.
Inhalation of the freedom of Amer
lean agriculture" He cited the
policies of "penalizing free produc.
ton. destruction of food and reg.
imentation of farmers under pro-
duction control and drouth relief
projects as proof of the intention
OF the Federal government to re-
move every vestige Of Independent.
dence from the American farmer
the group which pioneered In
the establishment of individual
freedom upon which, the United
States has been built"
"The purpose of the Farmers
Independence Council is to bring
back to the farmer the freedom
which has been guaranteed to him
by the Constitution and which the
acts Of the A. A. A. unquestion-
ably will take him from him II
the people of this country do not
call a halt to the despotic prac-
tees already instituted" Mr.. Case
ment said. THE policies being
pursued are forcing the farmer to
sacrifice his self-respect and re-
Quiring him to run his business
with the constant unwanted aid
Of a government wet nurse"
Mr.. Patterson declared that the
farmers who are receiving easy
money for production control do
not realize the ultimate disas-
trous effects Of such policy In
crushing their initiative and
checking agricultural progress.
THE so.called New Deal has
been a fertile breeding ground for
parasites even amongst old honest
farmers"
u am unalterably opposed to
the efforts which are being made
By the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration 10 regiment farm