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Show FARMERS CALL 7 MEETING Growers Will Impress on Washington Their Need of Recognition WASHINGTON, Fob. 19. A call for a mass meetlm? here April 20 was M. 'riday to members of tho National Na-tional Farmers' union by its president, Charles 8. Itarrett. who declared he was prompted by Ibo "perilous condition condi-tion of agrloultura." "This Is I he time." the call said, "when the farmers hko other interests inter-ests should' in the most forceful nuin-ner nuin-ner computlable with tho respect we should always have for authority, im- press upon the government the need of legislative measures in behalf of the noblo calling of agriculture. "A new administration is about ,to assume command In Washington," it. continued. "It takes control In a time. Of sreul national Stress, when deflation; defla-tion; largely artifieial, has accomplished accomp-lished thf temporary ruin of thousands of our farmers and permanent ruin Of thousands of others." Interests seeking to 'control the food, the clothing, tho transportation! tems SOd tho distribution of the nation's na-tion's commodities," irereg declared to he "well entrenched," in Washington and Mr. Bassett asserted that the farmers would "be able to impress1 upon congress that we are B real pow-j ST, with real Interests to protect." "It Is evident that the packers will no help us," tlie call continued. "There Is no chance that the fuel men will give us aid and comfort, and nxi oup-port oup-port can be obtained from the chamber cham-ber of commerce of the I'nited States. "Come to Washington and show the authorities here that you have the will and the powt r to obtain thoso rights, which as citizens of the l"nlt d States you are entitled to." 1 oo |