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lies which are exploiting the

FARM

By D. REIMER
‘The Family Herald. publish

ed a report by. Dick Beamish | prices -and credits —_ fleecing |
Confer- | the farmers and reducing them
ence in Winnipeg. The speak- | to substandard living condi-
ers, besides farm leaders, were | tions.
such men as Honourable Earl
Rowe, minister without port-
folio in the R. B. Bennett gov-
ernment, J. M. Appleton, vice-
president of Quaker Oats of
Canada, Ww, Tevaits, president

on. the Agricultural

of Imperial Oil, Ivan. Crimps,
vice-president of
Stores Ltd., and the Hon. Alvin

Hamilton, federal minister Of | say: 2

agriculture.
With. such an aggregation of

supporters of big business, it |
is small wonder that Beamish |

makes the observation that
“the last days of the meeting
was almost like a mental book-
ing game — as fast as the
prices of traditional farm
thinking ‘were set up, big in-

dustries’ speakers knocked
them over.”
The speakers generally

agreed that the net income of
the farmers must be brought
up to, a higher level but dis-
agreed. on. the methods.

Mr. Teyaits. criticizes the
“fixation on prices’. and’ sug-
gests that farmers should ac-
cept prices as they are and ad-
just costs to them. He fu>ther
observes that “the marketing
function is to move produce
and not to maintain price,”

Mr. Trevaits would scarcely
apply this policy to his: own
Imperial Oil nor other monop-

farmers for huge profits,

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producer to remain on the land
as long as he is on his good
behaviour and a source of
profit for monopoly industries
is clearly indicated. ;

cultural industry is being dom-
inated by giant financial inter-
-;ests who control ‘markets,

Sidies and deficiency payments
are at best only temporary

agricultural economy.

Economic Prospects has this to

“Any proposals_ to protect
the. level of farmers income
through price supports. will. be
severely criticized — but until

ahead, such measures will cost
the taxpayers less than sup-
porting an even greater num-
ber of unemployed (farmers
who have left the land) in the
cities.” ;
There is an urgent need for
the farmers to rally their forces
and demand fair and adequate
returns for their products bas-
ed on cost of operation. Briefs
and representations to govern-
ments at various levels have
failed to achieve this. It would

More and more of the agri-

It must be admitted that sub-.

measures and as such have’!
failed to build up.a healthy.

Accountant Walter Gordon, |
head. of the commission’ on}

the economy begins to move’

Will Dief renege
on wheat deal?
Although

week, it is too little and. to

farmers.

drought

failure as an excuse to rene
on its what deal with Ci

bs

countries, ‘ ;

markets,

grow less wheat simply be

exports. :
Meanwhile, © the

appear that the problem will
have to be approached from
a new angle.

Farm organizations might
focus their attention on a plan
of guaranteed prices for all
types of farm production, en-
forced and protected by law
and negotiated with full rep-
resentation of various com-
modity groups.

Prices would have to he set
for a definite period to en-
able farmers to plan their op-
erations. They should have a
certain flexibility in ordér to
regulate the flow of farm pro-
duce and to curb or step up
production according to the de-
mands of market- conditions.
Demands must also include
curbs on prices of farm equip-
ment, feeds, fertilizers and
other items required by farm-
ers in their operations.
would prevent these advant-

hikes

This JU LY 30 RAIN or SHINE.

ages being wiped out by price | PICNIC at Downton’s Beach

Canadian farmers
hour of need:

some rain has
fallen in the West in the last

jlate to help. the majority of|}

The Canadian store of wheat}
remains quite large despite the
of this year, but!
Tumors are already beginning
to circulate in the West that

vith China,

The’ argument is that we
shouldn’t “denude” our grain| © : 2 toreduate ty
Supplies” to. benefit  socialist| side Workers and a wide circl

This kind of talk. is expect:
ed to create ‘widespread anger
throughout the West, in view
of-the importance -which farm-
ers attach to developing. new

They. will be doubly. angry
when they recall how for years’
federal governnment officials
have -been advising them to.

Cause Ottawa was not prepar-
ed to offend the United States
by an all-out drive for wheat} ment, :

The funeral took place on ional
July 26, with Donald Guise,| UU". nation:
Civie Employees’ Business

United
States is serving notice that
it has no intention of helping

0,

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OTTAWA—The Diefenbaker governm
last week. that a four-man commission
‘Ernest. Gill of Toronto, president of th
Assurance Company, has been set up to “
the federal government woula| almost-depleted unemployment insurance fund
like to use the current crop

(OB : A q WY vestigation’. of
aah wucthonees iTU IR the Tories took

48. He was an active membe

ers of the Vancouver Park

Agent and a personal friénd,

in their officiating at the service,

Whittaker is survived ‘by

| Mem bers of. Vancouver.
Civic Employees Union, Out-

of friends in the labor move-|
ment joined relatives last wéek| 7

in mourning’ the untimely
death of Peter Whittaker: aged

of the union for thirteen years.
Whittaker was a_ militant
trade-unionist who was highly
respected. by his fellow work-

Board. He -was a consistent
worker for peace and a fighter
for labor unity. He believed in
Socialism and was Opposed to
red-baiting in the labor move-

€

r

less citiizens rat
ing the, onus whet®
belongs, on the 4°
Diefenbaker gove™

“How can ee u
fund be anything
ed?” a trade unio? ©
the PT, “with Di a
U.S. “integration —
of our resources:

Ss

war?”

his wite Doris, Hi
and his ‘daughte? vet
residing in VancoUv™

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