The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 11, 1915, Page 6

PAGE SIX THE: NONPARTISAN LEADER Example of How News Agencies Serve Interests By Oliver T. Monroe ant meeting was held in Chicago. But did you hear of it through any of the regular news channels? ; This meeting was the First National Conference of Pro- ducers and Consumers. It was a producers and consumers gathering. It was ar- ranged, carried out and participated in by actual famers, real workers and ultimate consumers. X And not a word concerning it, leaked out through the pub- lic press. It was a notable gathering. The leadmg, progressive think- ers of the Nation were present and took part in its deliberations. But they did not get an inch of publicity in the public press. Such burning issues as farm credits, adequate marketing and sane money were ably discussed at this meeting. But one looked in” vain for mention of these facts in the daily papers—even the Chicago papers. These great mediums of publicity—mediums which profess absolute fairness and neutrality, maintained a tomb-like silence. They were as dumb as oysters. The great news agencies, which profess to be absolutely un- biased and perfectly efficient in their work of news gathering, were as silent as Pharoh’s grave. Without question there was a conspiracy of silence entered into upon the part of these “moulders of public opinion”, to see to it that the public remain ignorant of this meeting. For be it remembered that there were no bankers, nor big business men at this meeting. There were no leading financiers, and prominent manufacturers present. It was a gathering of actual producers and consumers. But look here what happened! There is to be another meeting in Chicago, Nov. 29 to Dec. 2. The name of this organization is the National Conference on Marketing and Farm Credits. It is engineered by the National Council of Farmers’ Co-operative societies. It is a mixture of DURING the last week in October a very w}ital and import- bankers, economists, owners of so-called co-operatlve enterprises, and publishers of alleged farm papers. Two very prominent organizations which have leading roles in this heterogeneous mass are the American BanKers’ Associa- tion and the Farm Mortgage Bankers’ Association. This conference will give considerable attention to “legis- lation” as well as to rural credits and marketing. Have the great news agencies taken notice of this meeting? See the daily papers of Oct. 29. Even a month before the meet- ing takes place the press agents are busy. Lengthy dispatches have been sent out from Chicago expleiting this organizttion and its coming meeting. They were sent eut right on the heels. of the real producers and consumers gathering—evidently for the purpose.-of diverting any possible attention from it. This meeting consists of a conglomerate mass of financiers, bankers, businessmen, subsidized pubhshers of so-called farm papers and weak-kneed leaders in various farm organizations. That’s the reason the press agencies get busy. The former meeting was a clean-cut, straight-from-the- shoulder council of actual farmers and consumers. That’s the reason the news agencies closed their lips and laid their hands over their mouths. And these powerful news agencies and the gagged press they serve will sweetly tell you farmers that they are your friends and that they serve your best interest. And during that meeting the papers will be filled with re- ports of their deliberations and the wise sayings of the brilliant economists and the prominent financiers and the subserwent self-styled champions of the farmers’ interests. Farmers will do well to look with doubt and suspicion upon any move that is directed by the same class of men who prey upon the farmers’ toil. They should judge them by their past conduct. In the past they have bilked the farmer at every turn in the road. They do it not because they are mean but be- cause it is to their interest to do so. They are looking out for their interests. Farmers will have to look out for their own interests. Farming Progress in U. S.\The Equity is to Get Cars The greatest contrast exists in pres-|es, with phones, rural mail delivery; ent and past agricultural practices.|automobiles, the grange, etc. Scien- tific methods have suplemented hit-or miss gambling practices of the past. Today we have farm experts who Compare today’s methods with those of twenty years ago. The result is astonishing. Agriculture has been ' revolutionized and we are on the threshold of a magnificent renais- sance. Machinery and implements of every nature have supplanted slow and lavish methods of the past. One man with a modern machine, gas driven, can perform more work in a day than many men and horses could have done then, and much easier. In place of the- life-shortening scythe, cradle, flail and other crude tools of the past, which were of man power, we have ingenious machinery that never tires. The modern farmer rides and directs whilz the machine does the work. Farm life has also been revolutionized in’ its social phas- . e C. J. LEE, President - Valley City, N. D. RURAL CREDITS LECTURES, INSTRUCTION and DISCUSSION C. B. MAY, Ist Vice Pres Argusville, N. D. - Velva, N.D. CHARTERED 1915 FARMERS RURAL CREDIT ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $500,000 speed up the farm, point out the leaks, introduce practical methods, and lubricate the rough places. Crop rotation, soil testing, silos, blooded stock, milk testing and a hundred new wrinkles, make the farm pay div- idends. On every hand are helps and first aid. Enlarged work of the ag- ricultural colleges, reading courses, demonstration trains, buleltins, ex- periment farms,institutes, agricultur- all teaching in the rural schools, boys and girls farm clubs ,and what not: And they all pay, not alone in cash returns, but in'making farm life more pleasant, more cheerful more desira- ble, by taking out any of the bumps, hard ‘places and much of the slavery. FARMERS Rural Life, Rural Credits, Farm Necessities, Productwn, Marketing, Taxatzon, Co- WHEN AND WHERE HELD b School Sessions will be held each afternoonat 2:30 and"e,vening' N at 7:30, for five consecutive days, Monday to Friday, lncffigive. These schools will be definitely located, and dated, when at l&st fifty students have been enrolled for a School in a certain loéalit\y. Special cash prizes will be given away for the best papers on; various subjects, as outlined in printed literature, s A complete course of study will be furnished, to teach farmers —How They can Go-operate to Double-Farm Profits. i IlllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIlIIllllIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIlIIlIllIIIIIIIHllIIHIIIIIlIIIIIIllIIIlIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIlIIIllIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIII J. W. WASSON, 2nd Vlce-Pres. Traffic Officials tc Help “Agents along the way do not run St. Paul, Nov. 6.—Organized effort Organized effort on the part of - Minneapolis line elevator and commis- | our business,” said one of the offi- sion concerns to delay or prevent |cials, “and we shall stop any such un- shipments of grain to St. Paul is|fair methods.” charged by members of the St. Paul| Railroad officials claim there is no Equity Co-operative exchange in let- | car shortage and no reason why grain ters to the St. Paul office today. should not be moved when desired. 5 The agents, however, are said to Unfairness Charged claim car shortage and delay available It has been charged, and in som:|empty cars in what was formerly instances proven, Equity officials | Minneapolis territory. say, that country railroad agents have purposely forced farmers to sell their grain to Minneapolis commission houses rather than let it rot on the ground because of lack of cars. THE ONLY KIND On the train out Medford way z : Subbubs got into a conver:ation with © G. A. Theil, secretary-treasurer of | a stranger who remarked: the Equity evchange, consulted traf-| I see you are putting up a good fic officials of all lines centering in many new buildings.” St. Paul, notably the Soo, and re- “Yes,” answered Subbubs, “new ecived assurance that personal atten- buildings are teh only kind .we put tion will be given the matter. up.” = A.M.BAKER, Sec’y G.S. YOUMANS, Gen'l Mer. Fargo, N. D. S Mer and Treas., Mmot N. D. CO-OPERATION MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOLS Given Under the Direction of This Association, operation, Farm Organlzatzou, and Financing, Farm Business FREE.INFORMATION BLANR """""""""""""""""""""""""" Farmers’ Rural Credit Association, Minot, Nort e Gentlemen. B inot, Nor h Dakota. ] | ‘I am ‘in favor of Farmers Schools to teach Far: i i Co-operate: to Double Farm Profits. st how o Kindly mail me full particulars. Name .......... v ssisivio s s v s s aTe S e S H i AdAress .....iuveeiienss SRR T B i Write name and addrws plamly, cut out, then mail i m for free information covering Farmers’ Schools, o _IllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII_IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIlllllllllllIIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Vi e raNg ¥ i