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Show ill ORGANIZE I IBLpMEBS1 "Why Don't Farmers Strike?" Is Question in Talk At Chicago CHICAGO, May 11. Rcpresenta- lives of farm organizations In tho I United States and Canada met here- I today to discuss tho establishment of an international board of agriculture. J United States farmers were repre- scnted by delegates from the National' Board of Farm Organizations, and' farmers' unions affiliated with this organization. N. H. Lambert, Winnl-sinpe. Winnl-sinpe. secretary of tho fianarHan nniin. cJl of agriculture, who addressed the meeting, said that agriculture is completely com-pletely organized in Canada and exercises ex-ercises immense influence on dominion domin-ion politics. Milo D. Cnmpbell, of Cold Water, Mich., who was until recently president presi-dent of the national board, "made a plea for better understanding, both between Canadians and citizens of the United States and between farmers labor and capital. The fanners of the country, he declared, de-clared, arc the element to save it in chis lime of change, and unrest. "Why don't the farmers strike as labor has been striking," he asked. "Because tho farmer has his piece of ground and has, an interest in the general gen-eral welfare of the country. It is not that he is at heart more patriotic than the industrial workei And the thing which' will solve the question of labor unrest will be to give the laborer an interest in his work, Just as the farmer has." I The sessions of the farmers will continue for three days and some of the leaders believe a selection of a candidate for the presidency will be made. The publicity department of the meeting said that 75 .per cent of the farmers affiliated with the national board are in favor of Hiram Johnson. The board claims a membership of 2,-000.000 2,-000.000 farmers in its affiliated organizations. |