Show I Farm Meet Asks Move Toward Income Parity President Roosevelt and church leaders' leaders of the nation were called upon Friday by farm leaders from l 11 l western states meeting meeting meet meet- ing in second day sessions of a three-day three conference in the Newhouse Newhouse Newhouse New- New house hotel to call a meeting of industry agriculture and labor leaders to adjust the disparity of income between the groups In a bristling attack on farm in injustices injustices injustices in- in justices H. H J. J King Laramie Wyo president Wyoming Farm Bureau federation demanded farmers be given 25 per cent of the national income With the national farm income incomes s set t at it is only 9 per cent of the national income he asserted He asked that agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture be put on a per cent parity basis citing citing- figures to show that it is only 75 per cent at the present time in comparison with the 1914 1910 farm production basis I Even if it farmers got per percent percent cent parity they will receive only 12 per cent not cent not 25 per cent cent of of the national income he declared Mr King said there is no need to increase the normal ever-normal granary granary granary gran gran- ary declaring there are ample surpluses surpluses surpluses sur sur- pluses to meet all demands Another morning speaker was George H. H Wilson Clarksburg Cal who said farmers were preparing to Insist that restrictions and sugar beet quotas be eliminated Farmers he said are asking that an additional tons be added to the present quota for the western states of tons I cant can't see why there are restrictions restrictions restrictions re re- re- re on sugar production when we are importing tremendous amounts form foreign producers he said Warning that it would be difficult difficult difficult cult to forecast what would happen to sugar imports in event of war with Japan Mr Wilson said 54 per percent percent percent cent of ot workers enga engaged ed in production production production pro pro- in Hawaii are Japanese These people he said would sympathize with their government in event of war and there is no telling what would happen Closing sessions Saturday will be devoted to discussions on commodities ties and national farm problems I Panel sessions will be held |