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j i ! J,,, N. W. Farmers Union Legislative Committee "Let American Farmers Grow Amer- ican Flax-seed." This reverberated as a real battle- cry throughout Washington as Charles C. Talbott and Kenneth Hones arrived adding renewed force to the Farmers Union Legislative Committee at the Harrington Hotel here. The weight of more than 75.000 northwest farm families was thrown squarelybehind the flax-seed program proposed by M. W. Thatcher. as a test of strength, and as a preliminary mar- shaling of forces for a unified support of the Frazier-Lemke Bill. Monetary reform and interest reduc- tion as prescribed by the Frazier-Lem- ke Bill is admittedly the first objec- tive of the committee which is work- img hand in hand with E. H. Everson mad E. E. Kennedy of the National Farmers Union on this matter. While monetary matters are still in the preliminary stages here. the com- mittee is making several forceful ap- pem, anc~ before the Agricultural Ad- |tmtment Administration as well as the Dqmrtrnent of Agriculture on the sub- ject of flax-seed, the production of which is rapidly slipping away from the American farmer. Information in the hands of the com- mittee shows that the United States p~ approximately 13,800,000 btmheis of flax-seed from foreign coun- trim in 1934, while in the same period om~ 5,189,000 bushels were grown here. Im the last four years flax-seed fields in the United States have dwin- dled from an average of 2,915,000 acres to an estimate of only 1,133,000 for the year 1934. "An important rotating crop is being eliminated and more than a millio~n ames are being turned back into wheat or other surplus crop production." "America, long regarded as the world's greatest agricultural nation, is importing a major agricultural prod- uct, thereby eliminating a large por- tion of the protective tariff rates." "High railroad rates as compared with low ocean shipping rates, these forces coupled with the low cost of foreign labor and the absence of any protection to our farmers in the way of parity prices, are the elements which are driving flax-seed production out of this country." These are the statements which were made as a preliminary to the demand of the committee that producers of flax-seed must receive a parity price, in accordance with the law which al- though now in effect is permissive and not mandatory. In other words, flax-seed is actually a basic commodity at the present time by virtue of an amendment to the law which was endorsed by the farm groups and which was passed during May 1934. Under the terms of the law machin- ely can be set up which will operate to a parity or compensatory price in the hands of the farmer. The problem of the committee is to urge officials into action by proving to them that a market for American grown flax*seed exists at parity prices. Joint conferences are in progress on this point with paint manufacturers, varnish manufacturers, flax-seed crush- err and processors as well as the mak- ers of linoleum and congoleum. These merchandisers have been us- ing fish oil and other cheaper substi- tutes as well as foreign flax-seed. In addition to this, studies are being made of imported fats and oils that seriously interfere with not only the dairy industry, but with lards and tal- lows. In fact. all animal fats. Several conferences have been held working towards a solution of the dairy proD- lem. The first large scale Washington lobby for the American farmer is on in earnest, with an open frontal attack instead of the usual conferences behind closed doors. BEAm RRVIRW i b UNION PAGE I* JUST TO REMIND I YOU ] • ...... Twenty-second Story of Facts Regard- ing Your Wheat Benefit Checks How It Happened They Were Made Available. Forces Are at Work to Take Them Away From You. Are You Interested in Continuing to Receive Your Benefit Checks? "IN UNION TIIERE IS STRENGTH" This is an old saying. It was used in an editorial in The National Grain Journal for December, 1934. a magazine devoted to the interests of 1he grain trade and dealers in carlot commodi- ties. The managing editor is reported to be the same man who was manag- ing editor of the Manager Publishing Company, ~nd who was included as one of the Yespondents in the famous Federal Trade Commission report and order to forever "cease and desist," along with the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, from interfering with the business of the Equity Cooperative Exchange. (See Congressional Record, Thursday, February 14, 1924.) A portion of the editorial referred to above reads as follows: "* * * The entire grain trade, work- ing in harmony, possesses power fully equal to any emergency. With hands joined there is nothing to fear. Heads upl" The organized grain trade feels se- cure against any emergency as long as they "work in harmony." In other words, if they stay organized. That should be a challenge to the grain producers, cooperative elevator managers, and cooperative elevator Boards of Directors. The grain trade boasts about the power which they have equal to any emergency. They have boasted that they have opposed every piece of Fed- eral legislation designed to be of as- sistance to agriculture. Read the last five stories which, in the main, were the grain trade's own confession. You need no other proof as to their attitude toward agriculture. To offset all of this much boasted of "power. fully equal to any emer- gency," let the grain producers of this Northwest show them what real "strength" is. "IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH" Band together into ONE Union--The FARMERS UNION. You can't get into the Bankers' Union, Lawyers' Union, Barbers' Union, or Laborers' Union. HOW THE PENNIES MULTIPLY By A. W. RICKER, Editor Farmers Union Herald. The Farmers Union legislative committee fund on Monday, February 25th, had reached a grand total of $6.225.37. Included in the above total are remittances from 126 penny collections totaling $189.31. Not much out of so large a general total you may say. Yes, that is true. but we are only fairly started with our penny collections. Re- member that there are thousands of school districts in which these collections could be taken, and if the average collection thus far of $1.50 were maintained. the amount would run into figures just as big as the contributions from eleva- tors and oil stations. And then remember that the value of the collections is not so great as the good done by spreading information into the homes of farm families not yet active members of the Umon. Here is a letter from a North Dakota school teacher mailed on February 21st, accompanied by a dollar bill: "Enclosed find a dollar bill ($1.00) which is the contribution from the Wunderlich School in View District 91. Williams County, to help finance the work of the Committee of Ten at Washington. D. C. This school has only six pupils enrolled and represents only three families, but they are all for Farmers Union work. We sincerely hope that the Committee of Ten will be enabled to carry on the work they have set out to do, and we will be glad and willing to help further. "Esther Siverson. "Ray. N. D." We urge readers of this page to interest your school teacher in a penny collection. The school reaches the farm home and it is the farm home we are trying to save. We hope that time will come when the Farmers Union will have thousands of rural school teachers who are active members of the Union. I @lthe same methods in mind. Here are iJuniors' Own Column I ]news notes on other school. ~] The Northern States Co-operative Directed by Mrs. G. Ho Edwards - "[League is opening a four-week school in the Minnesota Building in St. Paul The Washington Contest on March 4th. It is being conducted --Latest Rulings-- in the interest of the Farmers Union Everyone who can enter the contest business activities, and offers instruc- has now been registered. The regis tion on phases of the co-operative tration date closed on March 1st. From movement and the management of co- now on to March 23rd, the contestants operatives. should be busy every second. In send- ] Mrs. O. H. Olson, through the Adult ing in dues and collections for points j Educatior~ department of the South we are reminding you that-- Dakota Union Farmer, asks, "How Collections you make personally would you like the idea of a school for from townspeople may be credited to leaders in this state?," after she tells the Junior, if the person who collects I of the co-operative education plans be- is willing that this be done, and Mrs. ing laid out in other states. Edwards is instructed to do so. But no funds collected from a Chamber of Commerce or association of business men can be credited to a contestant. Collections made by, or sent in by, a Farmers Union business activity can not be credited to a contestant. These atcivities are contributing to another part of the campaign for fund#..~ Money that had already been sent by a local, we could not apply as a "three dollar good faith fee" for a con- testant. Proper registration meant that the Three dollars, the Junior card and the Open Letter. and the age state- ment all came in together. Other Kansas, through KFRC funds, is completing plans for the Teachers' In- stitute which will begin March 8th, with Farmers Union officials and in- if" I .f Edited mtd Simmored by the Division of the Farmers Educational operative Union of America The Things He Didn't Do By EDGAR A. GUEST He did a lot of clever things, Iwhich brought him wealth and fame, He earned the cheers which conquest brings, The public knew his name; But still they doubted his success Who lived with him and knew, They needed for their happiness Tl~e things he didn't do. He never wandered with his boy, Or shared a day with him; He never went for simple joy To hunt or fish or swim: Severe and stern he went his way, And never seemed to guess That they were hungering day by day To share his happiness. They missed him from their home at night And longed to see him there. But fame and fortune held him tight And called him from his chair; And though they gloried in his deeds, They sadly came to find That even earthly greatness needs The simple things and kind. Success is more than pomp or skill, And more than worldly fame, 'Tis not enough to climb the hill, Or win the passing game; And who would come to happiness Where love and peace are known, Must learn that none achieves success By cleverness alone. ] State ONce Notes L Watch for Juvenile Lesson No. 3 in the next issue of the North Dakota Union Farmer under date of March 4th. Be sure to save these lessons. Hettinger County will hold a county convention on March 6th. You don't qualify. Neither do they money can be credited as additional qualify for the Farmers Union. Join ~points, however, but the Secretary your OWN Union 100 per cent strong Imust write, authorizing us to credit it. and then stick. Market all of your ---Contest News~ grain through your local cooperative elevator, and stop contributing towards the overhead of many privately owned grain marketing organizations. Then insist, insist, and insist on that local cooperative elevator shipping all of your grain to the terminals through the Farmers Union and Farmers Na- tional Grain Corporation. That isn't a difficult task. All you have to do is to make up your mind to do it. Why contribute toward making your admitted opponents s~ronger and more powerful? It just doesn't make sense. Do the things we are asking you to do. and you will soon test their strength Seven counties in North Dakota have contestants entered in the Washington trip contest. They are Stutsman, Ward, McKenzle, Ramsey, Morton, Nelson and Ransom. Rita DeVine, who was the 1934 Mon- tana Essay contest winner, is in the race in Montana. Reportg from the state leader indicate that they are showing a great deal of interest in this contest. Mrs. Ruth Huntington, Wisconsin leader, is very well pleased with the response her Juniors have been mak- ing to the contest h] her state. And it is needless to say that our North Dakota Juniors are working in Dues have been checked off through the Farmers Union Oil Company of structors, Workers' education depart- Galchutt, for the members in that ter- ment instructors, and lecturers and ritory. teachers from the Kansas State College. and the . t We should like to ask locals who are University of Kansas co-oper- providing the courses ating in a/ v ~xr I contributing to the Washington Legis- ......... lative Fund to send the contribution _direct to A. W. Ricker, Farmers Union IS TIlE NAVY Publishing Company, Minnesota Build- "KNUCKLING UNDER" TO ling, St. Paul. Do not include this re- PRIVATE SHIPBUILDERS? mittance with dues to this office, but send to Mr. Ricker as he has charge of "'We d~n't want to embarrass you, this Legislative fund. Send contribu- to be "equal to any emergency." We don't believe they are. Let's get some ot the old Equity and Geo. Loftus fighting spirit back into our veins and then get prepared to read the next few articles which will be a full text of the Federal Trade Commission report which deals with the Minneapolis Chamber of Com- merce in their vicious attack upon the Equity CooperatiVe Exchange. These articles will interest all of you. Join your own Union. Support your cooperative institutions. You will be Happy for it. Start now. Every Producer Alive in 1935! Don't forget the next story. ] a OUSAND TreES NO To 1 A,.ains, Whom REQUEST8 FOR FREE SEEDS For twelve years the U. S. Depart- Are We Arming? ment of Agriculture has been trying l ............... ............~ eanvln~-,~ l__ __~,P~,ann 000 ~.,~eople that itI .The riouse ceIe~)ratea wasmng~on's hn~ nn fre,~ ~eeds nr n]~,,~ v,~* ,~h [ birthday by passing, without a record ~ ~." - ~ ~" .............. vote the largest War Department ap- year as spring approaches, thousands ,... _: ........ n¢ rp,~,~p~t= r~,r in Cr [proprlatmn Dill in peace-nine With -- -..~ ..... ~* ........ om farms, sub-, ........ ,. . ' me exception or the ltJzl approprmtIon urbs and penthouses. And they are ......m~* with ....... el~nr~in÷mant. ......... t. I $318,699,488 out of the War Department ar a~ n "o s to 1923 thprel total of $378 734 488 is for purely mili- Ye~. s .._o---._rew_u ....... -- ...... l • • " ' • tary aetlwtIes exceeding even the was an annual appropriation for free~ President s budget proposal seeds for Congressional distribution " '" through the Department of Agricul- The Father of His Country, who was lure. But in 1923 the Government de- I a peace-loving man, must have turned tided to discontinue the distribution over in his grave as the representatives of this great quantity of seed since ill of the people resisted every move to was only commercial garden seed such' curb military spending. Representa- as could be bought from any good seed I house and did not necessarily repre- sent varieties better than those in com- mon use. Not only does the Department of Agriculture have no free seed, it has no seeds or plants for sale either. GERMANY CLEARS THE AIR Germany's reply to the Anglo- French proposal for settlement of Eur- ope's difficulties caused a momentary flurry. It was what she didn't say-- rather than what she did say--that caused qualms. Her only direct reply was an expression of her favorable at- titude toward a defensive air alliance. At the same time she made it clear that equality of status in armaments must come before everything else. Troubled Europe wondered if any headway had been made at all, espe- cially in view of Russia's declaration of Germany's aggressive intentions. Now, however, Germany, in response to a British inquiry, says that she is willing to discuss the entire field sea forth in the original Anglo-French document submitted to her a few weeks ago. This is a distinct concession from Germany, since it involves discussions on the Eastern European mutual as- sistance pacts which Germany dislikes. Once more European peace is at the discussion stage.--National Cotmcl for Prevention of War, Washington, D. C. tive Bierman of Iowa led the fight for reduction. A 20 per cent cut of the entire amount was proposed and failed. A move to withhold Federal grants from colleges in which military train- ing is compulsory was defeated after two hours' debate. This action of the House can be in- terpreted by foreign nations only as a warning that the United States is planning a strong defense program. The old question comes up again -- against whom are we arming? Tax- payers who want to protect their purses from military pickpockets are asking their congressmen this very question. .CO-OPERATIVE SCHOOL IN ST. PAUL A co-operative school will be held from March 4th to March 30th inclu- sive in St. Paul in the Farmers Union Minnesota Building. This school is be- ing conducted solely in the interest of the co-operative movement and pri- marily in the interest of the Farmers Union and its business activities. Its purpose is to educate and inspire and it is bound to strengthen the move- merit. This school is under the direc- tion of the Northern States Co-oper- ative League of Minneapolis. The League has held a number of these co- operative schools during the last two or three years. Captain." said Stephen Rauschenbush. investigator for the Senate Munitions Committee. to Captain W. G Du Bols. navy expert on the cost of building warships. But considering the evi- dence that followed there was no way to prevent it. Captain Du Bois ad- mitted that the Navy Department has no way of finding out what the specific estimates on labor, material, and over- head costs of private shipbuilders are. They do not know. therefore, whether bids submitted to them are too high or not. Senator Vandenberg indig- nantly asked why then did Secretary Swanson write Senator Trammell. chairman of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee. in reply to his complaint that the 1933 cruiser bids looked sus- piciously collusive, that there was no basis for such an opmmn, since he had earnest on this contest, The four no way of knowing. Northwest states (Minnesota is includ-i When Captain Du Bois pointed to ed) will have a Junior representative the profit limitation of 10 per cent at Washington. ~above cost provided for in the 1934 Vinson Act as the checkrein on exor- bitant profits to shipbuilders. Senator Clark added to his embarrassment by reminding him that the Navy did not know what costs were. Previous tes- timony had shown "costs" to include dividends on preferred stocks, liquors. a $250.000 lobby. Since shipbuilders had already agreed to charge 10 per cent more on overhead costs for naval work than for merchant work. the committee found very little protection for the Government in this apparently Contest news and announcements are in the papers and going out over the air. Listen in on the Farmers Union weekly broadcast over KFYR at 9:45 Monday evenings. • I AM YOUR SPARE TIME I am your spare time. I am that brief hour or two when you can most fully give expression to what you really are. For whatever you do when external circumstances do not compel you to do anything, that is what you beneficial provision of the Vinson Act. are. Such evidence of laxity on the part or Duties and activities imposed upon the Navy Department more firmly con- you, or expected of you by other vinced committee members that the people reveal what they think is Navy Department was "knuckling un- der" to private shipbuilders.--National Council for Prevention of War, 532 Seventeenth St., N. W., Washington, D.C. STUT~ NEWS Plans are being made to hold a county school in Jamestown during the week of February 25th. There will be a four days sesslon~from February 27th to March 2nd. Local Junior Lead- ers, Local presidents and secretaries. members of the county board and oth- er interested members will attend this school. Mary Jo Weiler. State Junior Fieldworker, will have charge. There are three entrants in the Washington Trip Contest for the Jun- iors from Stutsman County. They are Harry Wilson, Jr., and Gordon Mus- grave of Homer Local and Lloyd Houge of Manna Local Homer Local held an entertainment Friday evening, February 22nd, to raise money for the Junior encamp- ment fund. There was a good attend- ance and about $12 was realized. Guy Knobel, Junior, was recently chosen Junior Leader of Buchanan Local Rose Local held a Junior party, Fri- day evening, February 22nd. The Stutsman County yearbooks give some valuable information and some interesting data in regard to the county. EVOLUTION DISPROVED The final proof that men are not re- lated to monkeys is furnished by the fact that no monkey has been found yet who will go hungry because there are more cocoanuts than he can eat, or sleep on the damp ground because. there are too many trees.--Co-operative Builder. tions for our State legislative fund to this office. Miss Evelyn Sjol is the new Junior Leader for Wayzetta Local in Moun- trail County. A number of Juniors in the State are working in the Washington Trip contest. Points are earned by dues collections, collections for the penny fund. making four-minute speeches, circulating petitions, and writing an open letter to Congress. We should like to call to the atten- tion of the secretaries the importance of using the regular report blank sent out for remitting dues. Spaces are provided where all information needed may be written in. Using the blank saves time and postage in. writing back to get the necessary information we need. If you do not have blanks, write the State Office at Jamestown. MINUTE SERMONS By DR. CRAWFORD GRAYS 17,000,000 dead, killed in the World War. And nations preparing for another war which will be immeasurably more horrible than the last. For example, with one poison gas, one hundred planes could cover Chicago with a cloud twenty meters thick and do it within an hour, and sixty minutes thereafter the population of Chicago would be annihilated. The World Court. a rational, ethcal institution for conciliation, arbitration and adjustment in controversial and international affairs. A step to help prevent a horror worse than that of sixteen years ago. But after all the years of preaching about the Prince of Peace and His Christian teachings the United States has just voted against membership in the World Court; crucified a move to international peace, neighborliness and the practice of Christianity; refusing to be willing to step in and separate two or more maddened nations from tearing, mangling, slaughtering human beings--our brothers. In the year of our Lord 1935 we have gone on record not for a World Court but for a World War incited by a fear that destroys rather than by a faith that creates a friendly world.--From Thief River Falls Forum. BENSON COUNTY NEWS The county school held at Maddock recently was a decided success. Oberon Local has a splendid dues- paying record for 1935. This local has forty new members and fifty-five old members who have paid dues. Gilman Hegland is secretary. Impark-Iowa Local has sixteen new members and thirty-seven old mem- bers in good standing for 1935. Clifton Marple is secretary. A tourist stopped his car on the road and asked a country boy how far it was to Bunkville. The boy replied, "It's 24,996 miles the way you're goin', but if you turn around and go the other way, it's only four miles." I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what life I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right; stand with him when he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.~Abraharn Lincoln. important. I What you expect of yourself in thought I and leisure time tells what is ira-I portant to you. I lAnd in the long run, your ideals, rath- [ er than those of others, determine what life is to be for you. So, then. mark me well. I determine your friendships. I determine your intelligence. I reveal your admirations. I fasten in your mind, those things upon which you will meditate in all the other lulls of life. What you earn during your working hours goes into your pockets. What you spend during your leisure hours goes into your character. As I am employed, developed, or en- riched, so also, are your outlooks upon life. I am your spare time. --Kansas Grange Monthly. THE ST. PAUL YOUTH CONGRESS There were 350 young people repre- senting various organizations meeting in St. Paul last week. They represent- ed ten northwest states and many more organizations. They listened to noted speakers and discussed their problems and the conclusion they came to, as stated in public declaration, is: "We do not believe that the funda- mental problems before us are youth problems, but that these are the gen- eral problems of the majority of farm- ers and workers, and must be solved by united action or us all. "We want a youth movement that will work to wipe out war and fascism, and work for the economic security and an economic order that shah do away with the opression of man by mall." SCHOOLS ARE IN D]KM~kND You have been getting reports of the Farmers Union schools that started in January In this state. But there are others who are working wRh some of We Hear from President Arrived in Washington a It hasn't required anywhere of that time for even a total to find out that Agriculture is! be the vehicle to carry our, Trade. Reciprocal treaties constantly negotiated by the partment which are selling ture "down the river." and way to stop it without a 10O awakening of the American 'the fact that people who job in Washington get the those who stay at home pay dler. If the committee get else while in Washington certainly get a thorough ing that this is true. This Farmers Union Legislative neither lacks the courage sire to bring back people. The one thing lack, and the only thing that is the power of them to get economic most important industry in Agriculture. The committee working with the program on Flax and we of definitely told that the ment does not want to flax market to the American They are willing to the American market to the farmer but the other half ket must go to the Argentine instead, so that our dustrialists may have a comotives, electrical supplies, biles and numerous other hope to have an article in paper. In fact I hope to short sketch of my week while I am here. Canadian Co-op Told by ChaR. D. Egley, Farmers Union Livestock South St. Paul, calls your attention to the low, recently published in Dispatch: Canadian Co-op Rise Told Man; Control in 5 Years Saskatchewan Group The Co-operative federation, whose mm is key industries, will five years, M. J. Coldwell Sask., dominion secretary predicted today in St. Paul. He was asked to address sota House this afternoor~ radical speaker so invited ten days. He said the from Farmer-Laborites. "I think we shall ~e~ome inant party in Canada in Mr. Coldwell asserted. "We ing ground very rapidly, Retentive eastern Canada. have eliminated one party chewan, beaten one in bia and have elected bers to the House in the parliament." Declines to Make He declined to make any for the United States "I am a foreigner," and did ment on the co-operative "I think President tions are excellent," he earned the respect of all the chief value of his be to prove conclusively and other countries that a capitalism is an He said the Co-operative wealth federation was years ago to amalgamate groups, farmers of and the Canadian League Reconstruction. "Our aim is to establish a co-operative said, "in which principal duction and distribution ly owned and operated of planned national "All these things which to the well being of the wealth would be socialized, production of tion, lumbering, products, textile even amusements. "Such industries as human tastes and luxuries be socialized." Free He said brought under "We believe it is essential tv discussion," he said, "but iv freely, newspapers truthfully." Big planks in the program are: To socialize all financial To socialize health making physicians To socialize insurance ment, sickness, accident taking over private To fix minimum prices products. To sponsor a big public gram, including housing. To establish a six-hour week, to encourage and unions and to abolish Now 46 years old, cipal of a school at a year's leave of absence. in England into a Tory alized his politlcs after ter university in England gaged in Canadian politics the past twenty RAMSEY COUNTY Plans are being made County for the county to be held next June has been made for C. C. speaker. A membership drive planned for the first according to E. H. Burke, ident. Courtship consists of a ning after a woman caught him.