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Show PLAN CORRECTION OF EXISTING EVILS WORl D CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL ; INDUSTRY BEING PLANNED. j Husbandmen of the Nation are Neither Content Nor Satisfied, Declares President of National Farmers Union at Annual Meeting. Washington. I tack of every basic commodity exist "movements which should give the country gravest concern." con-cern." Victor Murdock, chairman of the federal trade commission, told the annual conference on February 19 of the National Board of Farm Organizations. Organiza-tions. Explaining to the delegates, representing repre-senting more than thirty agricultural bodies, the work of the federal trade eommi&sion, Mr. Murdock saitl it was the "economic eye" of the government, to ascertain the facts regarding these movements in order that the public might be protected. The work of the commission in the past has been "almost "al-most elementary," said Mr. Murdock, adding that the commission was1 about to embark on the study of "other and graver problems" affecting the na-; tion's business. Further than that, he did not elaborate his statement, which aroused keen interest among the delegates dele-gates in view of recent investigations into meat packing, coni juining and other primary industries. Almost the first act of tli conference confer-ence was to revive plans for an international inter-national farmers' congress. A committee com-mittee was appointed with instructions to communicate at the earliest possible possi-ble moment With similar organizations in- foreign countries. Other committees commit-tees were chosen t3 "ascertain and report re-port on the modus ni-'d present status of the investigation of tlic federal trade commission," to report ne 'he outlook for importation of foreign fertilizers, and to examine into the foreljju exchange ex-change situation as it affects American trade. Charles S. Barrett, president of the National Farmers' union, who presided as chairman of the conference, said that while it would be very pleasant to be able to say that "all is well with agriculture and that in the farmers' mind there Is no discontent, nothing left to be desired," the facts were that "the farmer is not content or satisfied." sat-isfied." Answers to the recent questionnaire sent out by the postoffice department, he said, came nearer to revealing the truth about agriculture than anything that lias received equal publicity in the city press. "The fanners, at least the organized farmers, from now on will pool their et torts in exploring what in the past has been forbidden ground," said Mr. Barrett. "They will employ trained research workers to investigate conditions condi-tions affecting agriculture. With trained research, publicity and legal talent, farmers need no longer be impotent im-potent iu dealing with the questions of marketing, distribution and finance. |