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Show j CLEAVE TO FARMERS' fc;.!0!i ' "National Field'' Urges Farmer to Net Become D:scouraced But Stand by the Organization. The National Field, tiie national or-?an or-?an of the Farmers' union, in an edi-'orial edi-'orial headed. "An Appeal to Your j Common Sense." says: f Strength comes of unity of pur pose and co-operation. A d:;:en mei; I may accomplish -hin.es impossible for t-"? individual. V," i t h Europe a' war we are to s"P tremendous chances and readjustments readjust-ments in this country. Changes and realignments are coming in every avenue ave-nue of human endeavor. When peace at last comes to the ruined and torn nations of the old world we must feed and provide them with the things to remake their own rational lives. And above all else. Europe will need and demand then, as it is demanding de-manding now, that which the farmer produces, his wheat, corn, .suear. cotton cot-ton and other food supplies tor uuu and beast. Therefore, my brother, I say to you in solemn and deadly earnestness, that if there ever was a period in your life when eo-operation in your on" ranks was vital to your welfare, it is how. The Farmers' union has stood th?. test of the years. Tt has made ils mistakes, for it is human to err: it has been through the fire and has been purged of the dross, the drones. In living, vital, powerful forces and principles, it is today the greatest organization or-ganization of farmers in the world's history. In consecration, in men of character, in grasp of the problems of the men who toil in the fields, the Farmers' union is today a more potent force than ever before. And with rfie dawn of a great era just ahead, this co-operation and drawing together of forces means the coming of the day when you reap the full toil of your toil. It can be gained for the farmer of Georgia, of Nebraska, of Maine, of Oregon, only by unity of action, "oy a combined and unbroken front to the world. Therefore, instead of becoming discouraged and drawing from tV.a Farmers' union you should stick closer than ever and bring your neighbor into the fold. You see organization all around. The banker from whom you borrow, is organized; the man who makes your fertilizer, your shoes, your clothes, who handles your cotton after you produce it, who buys your corn, your hay, your potatoes, after you produce pro-duce them. , Don't you know the only way yoyj can meet him on his own fightvr ground, and win is by organizing JT working together? You' know, should know by now, that you ca I expect much from the politicifi I except promises, which are forp I as soon as the election is over The Farters' union teaches 1 unite in both buying and s unity of purpose. We don't self-seeker, the drones or tjr want to use the organizatf their own selfish ends, Eut we do want the working farmer, whefhe plow or a thousand. 1 will be benefited by unij Farmers' union. We kn zation will gain in tiveness by his pres Hon. f |