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Show STATING M WASHINGTON, April 27. Approval of co-operative bargaining, improved rural credits, reduction in the "growing "grow-ing evil" of farm tenantoy, and national nation-al conservation was voiced by presidential presi-dential candidates who have answered the political questionnaire of the national na-tional board of farm organizations. Replies were made public today from Governor Lowden, Senator Owen, Jas. W. Gerard, former ambassador to Germany; Ger-many; Herbert Hoover, Major General Leonard Wood. That from William S. McAdoo has been published. Governor Lowdon, Mr. Hoover and General Wood each pointod to speeches speech-es or printed articles which, they said, answered tho questionnaire. "I believe in bringing the farmer nearer the consumer," General Wood wrote, "and in giving the farmer organizations or-ganizations evory right and. privilege which other lawfully constituted or-' ganlzations enjoy. Government Ownership Doubtful. "I am very doubtful concerning government gov-ernment ownership of railroads, my doubts arising from our experiences during the war." Senator Owen approved all planks of the farmers' platform except that making mak-ing the nominee for secretary of agriculture ag-riculture acceptable to farmer organizations. organi-zations. Mr. Gerard's approval was blanket, except the plank calling for payment of the war debt, "chiefly through a highly graduated income tax." "I do not believe that the war debt, should be paid entirely by a few people peo-ple in the community," he said. Lenroot Sends Detailed Reply. Senator Lenroot submitted a detailed detail-ed roply as a "private citizen," reiterating reiter-ating his public statement that he was not a candidate and that Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania also denied that he was considering entering tho race. The answers and others received 1 will be sent to the membership of the farm organizations for their information, informa-tion, it was stated. nn |