The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 13, 1916, Page 4

i3 ) %v Washmgton, Jan. 8.—If the troubles sof the American farmer could ‘be dightened with 'oratory he ‘would.have .4had @ grand-old time this week. "We 316,(1 oratory ‘to iburn and also . to .:gpare. -Representative. Henry .of . Texas, swho s .as good, strong .arm -sgrator 'as-ithere -is sgoing, ‘turned -on he -eloguence in favor .of his 'rural _sgredits bill,;and the gentleman.known as “Cyclone Davis”, also from.Texus, . anade ‘the -eorriders wing and vibrate ifor an hour-on the, same subject.. - Hawyers Hearwf Farmers - Mo doulst @t is something:to dhave 1p, “eongrens ‘made tp of lawyers shear vipipit “ithre “Parmer cekists < and | ihms “atrodbles; it dtherwise wwe seem %o iiije about es Par ‘as iever from-reaily. -idoing enything ‘for himi-except, of “wpourse;-'to wewp at Him. - Al «of ws ithat. ave ‘him:largely in “our «con- :stituencies -can do ithat. .+ 3 Representatwe Henry’s rural cred- jts ‘hill ‘is ‘a Tearful and “wonderful ‘Mhing, s originally introducef it wovered 55 jprinted pages ramil Te shas ¢ sgince-iirtroduced: it ;agdin, with -addi- dions. It s salso “the "must ‘complex, . - enmibersome uni least~understantabile +of +df] ‘the Bilis .on ‘this sibject. As, “therefore, At is the ‘likeliest. @b cbe - pomsset], ‘T iam Hold,«take »a 'slant mt - At ‘and 'see what you sthink. -\~ ¥t creates :a “federal: ~farm ' loan Poard to be composed of the .secre- « sbary ‘of he treasury, +the secretary of -sagricalture @nd ;a farm ‘loan .comnais- rsgioner, to tlseappointed by :the presi- dlent, whoe is to be ichairman .of-ithe ijpoard. ' #Farm iLoan Associations * .. - "Next, there:are to be mational farm - Joan associations, composefl ‘of farm- -#ers. “Then ‘the country ‘is to 'be i~ wided ‘into -districts and “n seach dis- #trict 'are to ‘be federal land ‘banks, «gach formed ‘by 'dt:least: ‘five farm loan associations. - 4 Jibans -are*to ‘be made-only to mem- .“pers ‘of the ifarm loan ‘associations zand «only von first ‘mortgages on farm- land. The federal land banks:are to issue ‘bonds :and with the proceeds purchase ‘the -first mortgages :offered Py “the -associations. The treasurer «of the United States is ‘to ‘buy rthe Jbanks’ ‘bends !up- to -$100,000,000 a year antl :postal savings funds -are -also to be invested in them. - The banks are to be joint stock af- fairs, declaring dividends, and so are -the farm loan associations. Thus, as you will see, the meney is to go by these roundabout cir- ~sguits from *the ‘treasury ito the farm- ers, supervised:-all the way by iplenty -of office holders and plenty of toll “takers. Loans are to be made for not less “than five ‘years nor ‘more than' thir- <ty-five ‘and ‘the 'rate of -interest is Jimited to 36 iper eent. : iloans Are Limited ‘One-half the value of the land and - spne-guarter the tvalue of ‘the shuild#- . “ings thereon, -is the limit.of the loan, portations from -dbroad, ~ North Dakota at the Natiot Bv WILLIS J. the entlless mazds. .o"f legal verbiage. It “is ‘also .perfectly grand because it retains plenty of banks.and it is well known that we draw our breaths only through the banks. * iChamiber -oF ‘Agriculture ‘Representative ‘Morgan_ ‘of ‘Okla- ‘homa *has-an interesting bill 'to ‘cresate #%he United States ‘chamber of ‘com- . ‘meree, ‘a ‘mational ‘institution ‘with : ibranches @11 ‘Gbout ‘the ‘country. Among ‘the “objects sire ‘to ‘promote national strength, efficiency and pre- paredness, .expand agriculture, secure an ample food supply without _im- redltivate ‘patriotism ‘among ‘Farmers, ‘increase ‘gnlarge “their ‘interest in “théir ‘own dindustry and “‘meke ‘the -conservative, ‘sWholesome -and ‘helpfl ‘influence of farm ‘life @ doniinant ‘factor 'in “es- ‘tablishing mational ~policies -and ‘in “solving ‘the ‘great mational prohlems 0T ‘the' 'future.” ¥t ralso “purposes ‘to ‘encourage ‘and develop cooperatmn. -among ‘farmers— -cooperation ‘in ‘markeéting, - buying, ‘getting ‘credit and in’other ways. There is ‘to ‘be a ‘ndtional c¢hamber, -established in “Washington, with a ‘State ‘chaniber ‘in every stite, ‘a ‘coun- 't:y ‘chamber ‘in every ~coun‘by ‘and, -a “towné]up thamber in: every “‘township. "The ‘national chamber. is *to ‘consist : of five “directors -and ‘a general ‘as: sembly of delegates From-each:state. The state ‘chambers are “to thave a gtneml assemb1y of -delegates from ‘eac¢h county:and the county chambers ‘a ‘general “assembly of aelega’tes “from- ‘each ‘township. A *feature ‘of peculiar interest is ‘that all -existing Tarmers’ ‘organiza- *tions “of whatsoever ‘character ‘are to have a certain amount of representn- tion. - L] Two of the five- directors of the mational ‘chamber are to be appoint- ‘ed ‘by the president and ‘the.others elected by 'the -general. assembly. Moderate ‘compensation ‘and expenses for -officers, directors 'and ‘delegates are provided and*$50;000 is asked for to carry ‘out the act. Federal Aiil For ‘Highways Representative Sells of Tennessee has a.bill to provide for federal aid to good road building. It :creates the United States highway fund, for which bonds are to be issued by the treasury to the amount of $500,000;- 000, to be offered as 2 popular loan. The states are to form state ‘high- ‘way commissions. After ‘that, states desiring to get their share of the United, States highway ‘fund deposit 7their ‘own ‘bonds :with ‘the 'treasurer * of the United States to the ‘amount ' “to ‘whith ‘they ‘are ‘entitled.- In ‘the “Senate, ‘the ‘joint Acommis~ sion *to ‘investigate ‘rural credits ask- ed for and obtained an extension ‘of :all ‘of ‘next year’s crop _which cannot -exceed $10,000, nor -be *tirhecE Four ‘months in which %o: iper« -made ‘to any one except ‘an "actual ‘fect ‘its ‘work, ‘but ‘Senator Hollis sin- “resifierit <or ‘one ‘purposing o ‘beeome roduced on hehalt 'of the ‘commission - ssuch. ,'The mpurpeses for ‘which: you iitsHill ‘o tprovide for loans on miort- < want® ‘the :momey must also .be sde- -yapes, andl this T will ‘discuss ‘next <clared .and the acceptable- purposes week. ‘It is‘now ‘in the hands of the -are narrowly limited. You get (conmflttels ‘on, ‘banking and ‘carrency amoney only ‘to ‘improve farm lanfls;, and I undergtand ‘it will have "mere ‘ =get “equipment - andl ‘a redSondble ~p1mty ‘of itime to rest. : =amount-*6f live wtock, *build :w house ; »<Or- pay ‘off :an ~old ‘mortgage. . m‘esmc‘mfbme_ Sy Where does the federal farm dean pumors of & ‘combine to control _¥oard .come in_about_ all this? “from “Well, ‘its chief unctmn ‘seems ‘to ‘Sfe “to ‘superintent ‘ehm “national ‘“farm floan iassecidtions. ~ These @re 56" sgtrictly «defined, by /tHe st in J&lmr _sorganization, -operation, mem! fl:e prloe -of Mexican sisal, cuteness last week that led’ ‘Senator MoeCuniber of ;North Dakota 1o in- | .capital and .daily ‘work that thare troduce .a .vesolution. ordering the tor . swould nét ‘seem ‘to “be much room1eft department.of Jusftiee ‘to make an in- ““for any Purther- superixtendence, but: Vestlgation “which much of the American binder twine is manufactured, reached. an y rly all ‘of the mamflacturers ‘h RUTLEBGE sisal in which the International Har- ‘vester “‘Company ‘has -played -a lead- ing role. It'is aleged that the Amer- ican syndicate “has contracted for of sisal in ‘the .formal announcement‘ 7of the .Cummins -campaign will .gtir LaFol- lette weither to -authorize.an organ- dzation for himself :in- North Dakota ior 40 withdraw from 'the raece. The -acfivities of these :two :candidates ‘are Peing watched wlosely by . ‘the Yucatan and to bind the bargain the “CAmpeign of former Benator Burton syndicate ‘has lent ‘the Yueatan pro- ducers up to 10 "per cent of ‘the to 'be repaid.in sisal. Thus.no :m., - ter what increases there may be: n ‘the price of the commodity the ; -dicate gets :at least 10 -per-cent the -crop -at ‘this y:ear '8 -price. sltaneously ithe ‘twine mandfactie -e1s gunounce-an increase in .price of 2. cents a ;pound. <~ MeCuniber’s .resolution was. based ‘their *knowletlige “of mational n"fl‘an's, <on :allegations made by -A. ‘5. Bather, of Starkweather, Ramsey ‘eounty, ‘N. ., who wrote 1letters 'to weveral “North “Bakota mewspapers alleging 'flm ‘formation «of ‘the ‘sisal trust. This “week “there was in "Washing- ton ‘Dr. Victor :A. Rendon, :general attorney ‘of “the “Yucatan commission ‘Tor “the ‘reguldtion of ‘the ‘gigdl ‘mar- ket. ° to the 'Bquity Society and -other ‘American, societies of farmers who seek to regilate the :prices of their principal farm preducts. The Yuca- tan sisal growers bined, but -now find ‘themselves in ‘the grip of ithe ‘new :American :sisal trust, aceording ‘to .a-statement .given out here by Dr. Rendon. fThe state- ment was as follows: ““‘In suggesting an investigation of ‘the sisal situation, Senator McCum- ber has rendered a service to the public interests of the United States ag well a5 to my own country. I feel, however, that any investigation ‘that should be'made :should be pub- lic in charac\er, and I would -wel- come a pPprobe by a congressional committee. - 2 “My intimate knowledge of thé operations i0f the harvester combine ‘in Yucatan and the course it ‘has ;pursued :to put the farmers of 'that state in the :grip ‘of its ‘monopdly ‘Justify ‘me‘in saying that the Amer- | ican’ people . will be dumbfounded by the Tevélations an open inquiry would produce. = The fact.that.the iof ‘Ohio. value ‘of the -expected ‘crop, -the lup North, Dakota: iparations have also .com- - The /Burton ‘people ‘are likely to make a serious effortIn To :Oppose Preparedness. - ' The throe :nmembers of the North Dakota delegation .n. the ‘House, -representatives Helgesen, Nortomand Foung, thave -agreed to oppese as:a /body ithe program for increased pre- “gor military -and. smaval spreparedness Tithe ‘three (DORETESS - ‘meen thave agreed 'to favor matntatn- ‘ing 'the mavy fin iits Ppresent ‘wtate ‘of Stfictenoy and :ave Willing ito vete ‘for ;approprintions - thdt "will 'be Wo ‘Harger than ‘thoge ¢t the past, ‘but they will vote against increased-apprgpriations -and - will fight -any ‘program “which "binds -the Tnited ‘States ‘to increasea “mavdl ~appropriations in ‘the ‘future. This, commission corresponds During the past -week they 're- ‘ceived “encouragement in their posi- “tion ‘from ‘Dr. Frank'L. McVey, presi- “dent of the university of "North Pskota, who was in Washington at- tending 'the "Pan-Ameérican scientific congress. Dr. McVey declared that ‘North Dakota public opinion ‘is op- posed to the administration program _ot preparedness. Picr o7 tHink the 'United ‘States can hold some claims now -to being :pre- pared,” said Dr. McVey. He was -accompanied :in Washington by Dr. John M. Gillette ‘of the university. I...The two North Dakota Senators are dlso beginning to 8how their ap- ;position 'to Increased preparedmess. “Senator MeCumber . is out -openly against it and has reeently -intro- duced a bill to ‘provide ‘for ‘the vol- untary training of high ‘school bnys m ‘summer military camps as an al- ternative ‘proposition to the more ‘or ‘less compulsory traiming schemes mow being advanced. Mchmber be- ‘lieves ‘his bill, ‘if enacted, would give ‘the country a large citizen army within ‘a few years at a cost of -about $6,000,000 a year as opposed combine hag loaned money at 10 per~tg the '$200,000,000 appropriations cent interest to our ‘farmers and ‘then ‘taken mortgages on their crops asg security, thereby forcing them to -sell to it :at the price it has fixed, is so thoroughly un-American, so di- rectly opposed to all the principles : .of ‘the American people, that I am satisfled that they will place the ‘Stamp of their ‘approval ‘steps we ‘have ‘taken to rid ‘ourselves of this monopolistic incubus. “I ‘know ‘that appeals 4nspired by ‘the "harvester combine have ‘been ad- idressed to ‘Senators and Congress- men to'take action designed to break .up the cooperative marketing system for the sisal crop which the farmers -of Yucatan have formed along -lines which are:familiat to farmers in the ; iUnited 'States. ..But this .combine idoes not waat a thomilgh investiga ‘tion; it .seelks to ‘hide in *the -dark. .~ WWhat we favor, as:l have Said, s a il ‘and “open invesflgaflun, and 1 upon ‘the: that will be required annually to "maiqtain the standing army pro- -posed by Secretary -Garrison. T Fargo Man ‘Dies 'in Tarkey. ‘North Dakota congressmen are much interested in the report that Rev. Francis' H. Leslie, a graduate of ‘Fargo College, until recently a -missionary -at Urga, Turkey, has died. under mysterious -circymstan- «ces. ‘Rep. Helgesen is irying .to dis- ‘cover whether -he was :murdered by Turkish troops and the state depart- ment 4 -eenducting «an 4dnvestigation ‘alony <this dine. 'The Turkish ‘gov- sernment “has’ reported to: American Ambassador Morgenthau, ‘that Rev. Mr. Teslie committed sulcide. mhe ¢ dead ‘nign calso actefi /as ‘the TU s. ¢ weonsul sat ‘Urga. . A number of North mm men ihave ‘been ‘trying ‘to and ‘fobs "with the treasury department as ‘bank ex- ‘aminers. Comptroller ‘of “the flur* zgggm Withiemis “told “Rep. fiérgesen ‘this’ “week’ that ‘nome of : :