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Show won't work with those not identified with the organization." .. NORTHWEST WILL BE SHORT HELP SPOKANE, WASH , June 27. Taking Tak-ing advantage of tho shortage of harvest har-vest laborers in the Pacific Northwest, North-west, where tho grain crop this season sea-son is estimated at raoro than 100,- t 000,000 .bushels, several organizers, , not affiliated with any of the recog- 1 nlzed labor bodies, are working in j eastern Washington and Oregon to form a Farm Hand's Union, the pur-1 pose being to raise the miufraum I wage nt' laborers to $3. .10 for a day of eight hours. The scale for sack-sow-era and forkore Is fixed at $5 a day, while the pay of machlnemen will h Increased from $(i.50 to $7 to from $10 to $12 a day. Efforts are being made by ranchers and orchardlsts to bring men Into th country from eastern, central and southern states, and In addition to these It Is likely that students from a dozen or more college in vnrlous parts of the country can be enlisted to assist In harvesting the grain, grass and frull crops . Several attempts have beru made In Washington and Oregon to organlz farm laborers, but so 'far they have not been successful. 'Howler, the farmers admit that If such an organization organi-zation could be formed thjy would have to pay almost any price demanded demand-ed by the men. J Frank Trader, who appears to be the head of the organizers, says It is purposed to form a Jocal union In every grain district In Washington. Oregon. Idaho and Mojjtnna. He declares de-clares thai the present 'scale, ranging rang-ing from $2.5) to $7 n day, Is not hlga enough, "eBpeclally," be adds, "at a time when the farmers will be glad to pay-, more : rather than deave t hflr creps In the field. Flfly cents Is the Initiation fee and wo wil have enough members at tho start to see tho thing through. Our members 1 ; ' i |