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Show NEKMTSIN POLSTSCAL RING Special Attention to Be Paid; to Forthcoming Congres- BionaJ Elections BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN i International News Service! CHICAGO. Feb. 18. The American farmer tonight thyjw his hat into thej political arena A new and militant organization. "The L'nlted Farmers" National Hloc," was formed here with tle announced! Intention of "putting the right men In office." Special attention, It was: declared, will be paid to the forthcom- ing congressional elections. The political agrarian organization was effected at a conference called by i tin. fMi-ninra n.itlonnl council rind At-1 tended by delecntea from a dozen middle mid-dle western states. SCRUTINIZE 1NDIDATES Candidates coming up for election in the future will bp closely scrutinized as to their position on legislation and other matters relating to the farmers. If the candidate are agriculturally okeh they will be supported. If not a concerted and determined organized effort will be made to bring about their defeat. The organization's policy will be to i adorns candidates already in the field It is not the present Intention of the farmers to put up candidates of their own but rather exert a tremendous Influence in behalf of the "rinht men " The organisation savs it is ''strictly non-partisan." Mil . i II! Im.h UtTERS H Wells Andrews, a farmer of Ge-neso. Ge-neso. IU was elected president and Chicago selected as national headquar I or. 'rep.tlon of "an overwhelming pub-dic pub-dic sentiment" in behalf of their political po-litical platform will be most of the most import'iiit ulnis of the "bloc" The association recognises that the all -controlling factor in government is public sentiment ' vml lun.l.iniJn C. Marsh, managing director of the Farmers1 National council "Durlncr th bist three years farmers farm-ers have lost $20 QQO.OQO.000 through the deflation of prices, high freight rates and the foreclosing of mortgages mort-gages "We propose to remedv this situation situa-tion " The new organization's platform. It was announced. Includes "calling for the operation of railroads for public service Instead of private profit, government gov-ernment guarantee of cost of production produc-tion of staple farm products and tax-imr tax-imr of excess profits to pay th war debt." |