Show FARMERS REFUSE TO 10 JOIN LABOR FORGES FORCES N National Gr Grange Will Not Ally Itself With Federation Federation Federa Federa- ti tion n in Campaign WASHINGTON Feb 9 Farmers Farmers' Farmers Farmers' or organizations will not join the American Ameri Amen can Federation of Labor In Its nonpartisan nonpartisan nonpar- nonpar n campaign to elect this yeat year only friends of the trad trades trade's s 's union movement according to A A. A C C. Atkeson representative representative tive of the n national grange which has members Mr Mfr Atkeson pointed d out that representatives representatives of the grange National Farmers' Farmers union International Farm congress congre American Farm Bureau Buteau federation federation fed fed- Farmers' Farmers National congress and National Milk Producers Producers' federation federation federa federa- tion recently met here and formulated I Ia a platform of or principles but decided that Individual members' members should be al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to exercise their right of f personal preference in voting The program pr gram has been sent to every member of congress Mr AtKeson sald and It may be expected that farmers will observe the attitude of legislators on on bills affecting their interests We did decide Mr Atkeson said sald that the interests of the farmers and of organized labor were not identical I In fact were vere diametrically opposed on some questions The union man wants shorter hours and higher pay Which means higher prices to the con con- sumer A simil similar r attitude on the part of the farmers would mean curtailment of or production of food until the people were so hungry they would pay exorbitant exorbItant exorbitant exor exor- bitant prices rather than starve Instead In Instead Instead In- In stead it Is our policy to encourage ge as much work as possible to stimulate production so o that normal may be rest restored red Mr said the opposing Interests in interests interests in- in of farmers and organized labor had Illustration at at- atthe the time congress fixed d a price for fot wheat the unions urging urging urging ing a low p price |