The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 27, 1919, Page 9

& - Farmers Send Delegates to urope National Reconstruction Conference Meeting at Washington Takes Strong Position on Peace Issues—Seven to Attend Farmer-Labor Congress Abroad HE organized farmers of America are going to send a committee to Europe. A great meet- ing of organized farmers and workers from many countries is being held in Paris at the same time the peace conference meets. The. common people of the: various nations are going to get better ac- quainted, and incidentally they may have some strong suggestions to make to the peace conference. 'American labor is “going. to be represented in this"meeting of the toilers, and the American farmers think they ought to be there too. The Farmers’ National Reconstric- tion conference which met recently in Washington, representing the big or- ganized farmer groups of the coun- try, has selected the following com- mittee for the job in Europe: Doctor E. F..Ladd of North Dakota. Arthur Le Sueur of Minnesota. H. A. Fuller of Minnesota. H. Q. Alexander of North Carolina. Grant Slocum' of Michigan, C. H. Gustafson of Nebraska. George P. Hampton of Washington, D. C,, chairman, All of these men are well known in the farmer world. Doctor Ladd is well known to all readers of the Leader as the one expert who dared to take the farmers’ side in the grain grade controversy and who from his studies at the North Dakota Agricul- tural college has built up the strong- est arguments for grading wheat ac- cording to milling value.” Arthur Le Sueur has done valiant work as legal counsel for the Nonpartisan league. H. A. Fuller is vice president of the National Union of the American So- ciety of Equity. H. Q. Alexander is president of the North olina Farm- ers’ union. George P. Hampton, for- merly of New York state, is managing director of the governing board of the Farmers’ National Headquarters and since 1906 he has been special legis— lative representative of farm organi- zations at the national capital. Grant Slocum is secretary of the Gleaners and editor of the Gleaner, a very strong farmer organization in the north, cenfi'{:; states. C. H. Gustafson is president of the Nebraska Farmers’ union. FOR INTERNATIONAL - RECONSTRUCTION Among the essentials to prevent future wars, in the program of the Farmers’ National Reconstruction conference are the recognition of the common interests of the working ple of all countries, international coy- trol of international trade and inter- national™ ‘investment, freedom of pro- duction and umform and equal free exchange between/ all peoples; the termination of all secret treaties and understandings between nations, the gradual reduction of armaments, in-- ternational controi of the oocupatlon and development of backward coun- tries, subject to self-determination; complete and direct control by the peoples of every established country of their government, and unrestricted passage for legitimate comme'rce over land and sea. To secure and preserve these essen- tials, the peace conference, must pro- vide not only for a League of Nations or Peoples, but the following instru- mentalities of such a league must be established: An international‘invest- ment board, board of trade, commerce venge, must govern the actions of the fied system of transportation of pas- to make the recomn{engiations of the peace conference. The colonial pos- sengers and freight as a government federal trade commission regarding sessions taken from Germany should service to be rendered at cost, with the packing plants the permanent pol- be internationalized for the present the elimination of all watered stock. icy of the country. and free trade with them established, and there should be joint use of all coaling stations and canals. FOR ECONOMIC RECON- STRUCTION IN AMERICA The reconstruction conference also passed a number of other very im- portant resolutions of which the fol- lowing is-a summary: _ Government ownership and develop- ment of the natural resources of the country, both those still in public and those now in private ownership. Government acqulsxtlon and oper- ation’of Ule railroad, pipe line and ex- press “systems of the country, and government operation of all inland water transportation, to insure a uni- The prompt enactment of legislation A policy of demobilization by in- ADVERTISEMENTS TAANRN AT AR TR AT ST i _mn «!n«n Ao UUELE }"n’a L ur.! afl'fij')? Early, Hardy Seeds u. = Ol Indian Scec For two or three hundred years the Indians of the Northwest have grown corn and § certain other plants, which have become thoroughly acclimated. . Forty years ago we began to select and cross these with other varieties; now we have strains that combine hardiness, quality, and yield. DAKOTA WHITE FLINT and GEHU CORN | came from this source. No better corns for the Northwest are grown. Other hardy grains, | grasses, vegetable and flower seeds, fruits, shade trees, shrubs and plants are described in ; WILL’S 1919 SEED BOOK - which will be sent free to every reader of this paper who asks for it. Write today. OSCAR H. WILL & CO., Box G, Bismarck, No. Dakota | commission, institute of agriculture,' 2 and labor board. The pnm::ple of réparatlon, not re- | R RAY construction is unlike Disks and Drags 60 Acres in 10 Hours that of any other tractor. The use of the wide drive drum en- ables the use of simple frame and transmission, which' reduces weight and still assures extreme rigidity and durability. The drum tracks just ingide the two front wheels. This distributes the weight over 70 inches of bearing surface of the soil, preventing packing and elim- inating ruts or wheel tracks even in a soft field. Arms may be attached to each side.of the frame to which implements may be attached. - A variety of hitches is thus afforded to lessel’r ‘the labor of seed bed preparatlon. The hitch, 18 Drawbar H. P. 36 Belt H. P. Weight 6,200 lbs.. The Gray has established a new low record for repair requirements. Repairs in themselves are costly but the time lost in waiting for them is still more expensive. 7 shown below, W1ll disc and harrow 60 acres in .a:10-hour day. It No Differential Qualityf Features No Bevel Gears Waukesha 40 . ‘P motor; Boseh mag- The wide drive drum requires no differ- ::ttgr w;:::i u:i;;.ulzfe::::t.etl.n Beenn;:;ec::l::b ential, thus eliminating a feature which is di ith 1 tan Hrgtt h 14 a0E a source of trouble and expense on trac- radiator with large fan; Hyatt heavy duty tors. Six spur gears handle the two for- roller bearings in transmission, Timken ward speeds and reverse. No bevel gears bearings in front wheels; transmission are used. 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