The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 21, 1919, Page 15

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Farmer and Antl-F armer Records Colorado Attorney Draws Interesting Comparison Extend- ing Over Period of Fifty Years BY ALBERT DAKAN (Mr. Dakan is a Colorado attorney who for years past has de- voted his time and energies to the farmers’ cause.) OR upwards ‘of half a i| century the Grange has been an active force in the rural life of the United States. It is and always has been a real factor in rural life uplift. Other great farm organizations have been organ- ized and, like the Grange, have be- come national in their influence. Chief among these are the Farmers’ Edu- cational and Co-Operative union and the Equity. The Grange, Union and Equity have powerful national or- ganizations, and each of them have some 30 strong state associations. Op- _erating under these state associations are many thousands of co-operative companies, such as elevators, mills, creameries, ete. Naturally the growth and develop- ment of this great co-operative busi- ness, amounting to more than a billion dollars annually in the United States, has also been attended by more or less political influence. Just as so- called big business has well-defined political energies, so the farm organi- zations early realiZed the necessity of political activity in order to secure both beneficial and remedial legisla- tion. But in the history of rural organi- zation there is absolutely nothing to compare in the way of political cor- ruption with the political methods of The members of the farm organizations may examine the political history and political activi- ties of their great organizations and find no criminal political stain, erim- inal business activities or practices. And this examination may extend over the past 50 years of the history of these rural organizations. Now just take a look at the devel- opment of business over that same period. SOME BLACK SPOTS IN BIG FINANCE ‘In the ’80s of the past century the big railway magnates of the United States were engaged in an orgy of railway wrecking. In the dramatic phrase of Vanderbilt, it was “the peo- ple be damned.” That was the rule of business in those days, and who shall say that in business that rule has been changed today? The sugar trust was haled into the United States criminal courts, many of its officials sent to the federal peni- tentiary, and something over- $7,000,- 000 stolen by it from the government was recovered in these actions, and several million dollars never could be recovered. It is easily within the memory of all our citizens that the great life in- surance companies were caught red- handed by Charles Evans Hughes, who exposed them and their methods in New York a few years ago. The history of the old-line fire in- surance companies shows worse prac- A special bargain, one that you can order direct from this ad. 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Through this means buildings were systematically burned, and the burning used to scare the public into taking out more fire in- surance. ; PACKING TRUST - TRUE TO FORM Then witness the exposures of the packing trust’s war activities coming down ,to date. The packers plead guilty to an indictment in Texas last year and paid a fine of $40,000. This in connection with the restraint of trade agreements in government busi- ness. The packers’ witnesses demand- ed and secured “immunity baths” when they were placed on the witness stand during the federal trade commission’s investigation recently. The packers’ lawyers told them they could not es- cape criminal prosecution as the re- sult of their practices during the war. When the packers were active in congress last year to prevent the passing of the Borland resolution calling for their investigation, it was shown that they put up a sum of near- ly $20,000 for the purpose of educat- ing “friendly congressmen” so that these congressmen might be appointed on the investigating committee, and then labored to secure the appoint- ment of a packing trust attorney to conduct the investigation. Mr. Heney showed that the packers maintained schools wherein their wit- nesses were trained to falsify records which were to be submitted to this “educated friendly congressional com- mittee of investigation.” Add to this the record of the packers in shipping embalmed beef to the Spanish-Amer- ~ ican war soldiers and poor beef to’ Camp Travis, Texas, during the pres- ent war, and you have an example of the method of big business when left to its own devices to serve our coun- try. might gleefully applaud the shipping of embalmed and poisoned food to soldiers, and the making of upwards of 500 per cent profit out of the shoes and clothing sold the government for the soldiers. As I said above, take a look at the practices of big buslness, both in the political and economic fields of the United States. Take a good look, and then compare these practices w1th the practices of the farm organizations over the same period. Absolutely no criminal taint can be found attached to the rural organizations. It will be found, on the other hand, that the rural orgamzatxons have maintained a constant warfare against the preda- tory interests, as the big business in- stitutions are justly termed. Now come to the Nonpartisan league. Out of the efforts of the rural organizations to carry on their business against the attacks of the great industrial corporations, these rural organizations found it neces- sary to definitely enter politics. The Nonpartisan league might be termed a federation of the various rural or- ganizations for political purposes. In North Dakota this federation for po- It is submitted that the kaiser | big business were poured out upon the Nonpartisan league. Its organization in a dpzen states was combed with a fine-tooth comb in an effort to secure the conviction of its members and of- ficials on disloyalty charges. In no case has conviction finally resulted. The cases brought, as a rule, were shown to be various frame-ups and the Nonpartisan league as an organi- zation is now admittedly proven to be loyal. It is also proved thatthe attack was made because the League maintains a chain of newspapers of its own through which publicity. is given to the criminal practices of big business, both in the economic and po- litical field. CONDITIONS IN INDIA “After 162 years of British Chris- tian rule, the Indian nation is in a starving condition,”. was the startling assertion made by Doctor N. S. Har- diker, associate editor of Young In- dia, in an address before the friends of Irish freedom in St. Louis recently. Only 1 percent of the 315,000,000 peo- ple in India are able to speak English, he declared, and all demands of the Indians that universal and compul- sory education be introduced has been met with the rejoinder that there is* not enough money available. Yet $100,000,000 is taken each year by Great Britain from India to “protect” the Indian people by arms and ammu- nition! “Over 150,000,000 people in India do not know what it means to have a square meal,” was another comment of Doctor Hardiker on the conditions prevailing in his country. In October, 1917, sIndia offered Great Britain 10,- 000, 000 soldiers in return for home ) rule, he asserted. ADVERTISEMENTS SMUT Removed From All Grains It’s costing you many dol- lars every year by || having smutty grain. The only way to pre- vent this loss is to get rid of the smut on your grain before you sow it. You can do this easily, quickly and cheaply with the Hoiland Smut Machine I guarantee my machine to give per- fect satisfaction -or your money back. My machine dips the grain into the solution and quickly lifts it out again. Capacity 60 to 100 bushels per hour. Price only $18.00. Order now, or get my free illustrated circular. . ALBERT HOILAND, Preg. 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