The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 18, 1918, Page 17

Editon Nonpartisé.n Leader: bers in Illinois. Sées kUnity of Workers’ Interests Farmer of Washington Shows Why City and Couhtry : People Should Co-operate Valleyford, Wash. DITOR Nonpartisan Leader:— E There is so much good to be ac- complished. through organized nonpartisan political action, based on justice and inspired by democratic principles of = govern- ment that it is difficult to under- stand how we have for so long, as a people, bowed our heads to special privileges that are foreign to our form of government. The crdwding together in the cities of a very large per cent of our work- ing population has caused them, as a class, to begin to see how a few were taking advantage of labor, to live in luxury, while the many were just able to keep ahead, or were in actual want.” This condition brought about the working class movement, or trades unions, which has to some ‘extent relieved the burden for them through concerted action. But the great farming element of the country for lack of leadership and due to its larger area relative to population, was an easier prey, and at the same time a more difficult mass to organize. So affairs con- tinued to grow worse for all those -who till the soil.” Through organized effort on the part of city business men and politicians they have been able to boost the prices of everything the farmer must buy, and through dockage,- storage charges and. unwar- ranted o imaginary freights, have really held the price down on all he has sLet Farmers Buy Bonds MILK MEN WANT THE LEAGUE The Nonpartisan league certainly can get thousands of mem- There is a great battle raging between the milk producers of northern Illinois and Indiana and the lawyer-poli- ticians. The lawyer-politicians hold that the milk producers have violated the state anti-trust laws. of the Milk Producers’ association on that charge. The fact is that the “‘milk trust’’ (the milk distributers) is in a conspiracy with the lawyer-politicians to abolish the Milk Produters’ association in order to beat down the price of milk and make political capital for their political campaign. The Milk Producers’ association is backing this League. service. We will leave nothing undone that we can do for you. THE POPULAR VOTERS LEAGUE. By J. SYKS, Secretary-Treasurer. . recognition of a fundamental prin- Chicago, I1l. So they indicted the officials We are at your to sell, until the situation is desperate. There is but one way to remedy a condition of this character: by the ciple, that the interests of all forms of labor are identical, and the appli- cation of another fundamental prin- ciple, that in a democratic form of government there is but one method of procedure to enable the people to have JUSTICE, and that is through nonpartisan political action, where the leaders are of the same class as the followers, and the men or women who represent labor believe in the theory of labor getting the full prod- uct of its toil. With this principle of justice as‘a guardian angel, the Nonpartisan league was born, with a knowledge that there is no limit to the power of a people united in the faith and in political action. The leaders of the League have buckled on the ~armor of righteousness and have gone forth to battle. If we who believe in these principles will gird ourselves for the fray and give succor in time of need, with willing mind and hands, the day of political and industrial bondage will soon give way to that bright and glorious day of freedom, as set forth in the preamble to the constitution, ‘“‘that all men are created equal,’”’ and | have a right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Truly _will it then be said of the League and its founders, “They went about doing good.” A. H. WEEKS. This Method Suggested to Supply Funds for Federal Farm Loan Banks—Quamme’s Position Praised ELOW is a copy of a letter writ- ten to E. G. Quamme, president of the federal land bank at St. : Paul, thanking him for his bold stand in exposing the shortage of funds for leaning to farmers, and com- mending the fight of Mr. Quamme and the Nonpartisan league to have the -necessary money appropriated. Be- cause of this actign the appropriation " has been made,; $200,000,000 in all. The letter is as follows: ! Beaverton, Mont. Mr. E. G. Quamme, Pres., Federal Land Bank of St. Paul, = St. Paul, Minn, Dear Sir:. Your article urging the much needed legislatiofl to finance the federal land banks, to enable them to fulfill the promises .f the government to the bor- . rowers, as printed in the Nonpartisan Leader of January 7, met with much approval in this association and com- -munity. A SR (We also note the amount of success - . .gained. for the cause through such loyal efforts as yours. In ‘taking up the_problem of finding an outlet for these bonds, we earnestly advocate that it is the duty of every farmer to buy bonds according to his financial ability, but to buy at least onme bond even though taking a loan. Let each association be a channel for the dis- posal of these bonds. To create a: demand for these bonds among the farmers, we suggest the federal land banks issue leaflets set- ting forth the advantages and bene- - fits to the individual bondholder, as they can be used as security by the holder. We need to impress upon them that this is the farmers’ own bank, and that every borrower is a stockholder, that it is' his duty to his own bisiness partners, also to: his brother farmers, to buy these bonds. Once' the farmers have this brought to their understanding they will surely support this bond issue wholehearted- ly. Much of the aforesaid information is already in some of the pamphlets, but thoge same pamphlets contain so ADVERTISEMENTS el fll’\:p‘/ //: ART r./l’ml E idea of getting a small grain ‘separator and doing your own threshing is growing fast. 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