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Show T1 I Referendum to Find Opinion' on Compulsory Arbltra- tion May Be Taken 'H CHICAGO, Juno 3. Sentiment fori jjl referendum among farmers of jf'H country on the compulsory arbitratiol 1' of strikes was strong at today's ses ' jH sions of the executive committee b jH the American farm bureau federation H members said. The March convention; of the federation here adopted a resoi lution to this effect and officers said 'today they expected a farmers' refer-i endum ordered by the executive com-i iH mittee. A Membership in the federation nqw J is 900,000, Secretary J. W. Coverdale1 ', reported. 1 President J. W. Howard urged an, j 1 appropriation of $60,000 to establish, V -tt bureaus of trade relations and co-op- eration of publicity and of statistics 1 and economics. Referendums on the repeal of the $ Adanison law and on the Townsend. H federal road law also have been recom - L mended, it was announced. Result y of the first farmer referendum, report- jj f ed today, resulted in an overwhelming U majority against the bill of Congress- V:h man Nolan for a tax of 1 per cent on fll the ownership of land in excess of ?10,- Il 000. Tfil |