PLEDGES SUPPORT
TO
Danger of Government Cen
tralization Gets Frequent
Warnings at Convention.
Winston-Salem, N. C. Sel
dom has the National Grange
held a more outstanding conven
tion than its 78th annual session
Just closed here with every state
represented. Much zest was ad
ded to the convention from the
fact that every one of the 36 or
ganized states showed a net
membership gain for the past
year, the increase being well
distributed entirely across the
continent; with every indication
that the 1945 gain will be even
greater.
Emphasized over and over
again at the meeting was the
danger of government centrali
zation, with frequent warnings
against the unsurpation of state
rights by the federal govern
ment. The people of America
were warned against growing
bureaucracy and rapidly mount
ing expenditures; and the Na
tional Grange did not hesitate
to express fear of the conse
quences if debts are allowed to
pile up for other than war-winning
purposes. v
The National Grange pledged
Its entire membership to com
plete support of all war-winning
activities, and urged every
one of its 8000 subordinate units
to even increase their programs
of the past year in the sale of
stamps and bonds, conduct of
salvage drives and similar un
dertakings, support o the Red
Cross and generous- donations to
blood banks.
Endorsement of an effective
international organization to in
sure world peace; establishment
of a World Court with adequate
enforcement powers: meeting
war expenditures by continued
taxation rather than heavier in
debtedness; and a firm demand
that the labor of the farmer shall
produce income commensurate
with that of other groups were
among the most vigorous pro
nouncements.
Below will be found in con
densed form the Grange platform
for agriculture, unanimously
adopted by the convention, to
gether with an itemized sum
mary of the principal- declara
tions both favored and opposed
. by the National Grange. - -
1. Organized agriculture and
the rural people pledge con
tinued maximum effort for win
ning the war.
2. The Grange recognizes1 that
permanent world peace is of
paramount importance. Steps to
achieve this should include:
' (a) An effectively implemented
- organization of sovereign states,
including a World Court, but
with the- right to declare war
, retained solely by congress,
(b) Development of internation
al trade on an equitable basis,
(c) Rehabilitation of productive
industry in. devastated lands.
3. The continued prosperity of
America depends upon an econ
omy of plenty, shared equitably
by agriculture, industry and
labor. The American farmer is
entitled to the American market
to the extent of his ability to
supply it, and he should share
with other groups the American
Standard of living.
. 4. It is recognized that agri
culture in wartime has stepped
up production beyond normal
demands for its products. The
price ceiling structure has pre
vented building reserves-to tide
over price declines, and it is
therefore a national obligation
to avert losses which lead to
widespread depression, by a real
istic program for meeting the
surplus problem.
5. Support prices should be
used to insure needed produc
tion and to prevent collapse due
to temporarily glutted markets.
Marketing agreements should
also be used to maintain parity
prices for those crops having oc
casional or regional surpluses.
6. On crops with exportable
surpluses a two-price system of-
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parity of income for agriculture
without using funds from the
public treasury; the consumer
to pay a price which would re
flect parity on that portion of
uie crop consumed at home. Each
farmer would then be free to de
termine the extent to which he
would produce for the world
market at world prices.
7. The obsolete parity formula
by which farmers' prices- are
measured should be modernized
and such formula should include
farmers' labor costs.
8. Taxes must be maintained
at high levels during the war to
help pay war costs from current
revenues and to aid In prevent
ing inflation. Taxes should never
be used as a means of promoting
social reforms or for discrimina
tion against any form of busi
ness, including cooperatives.
8. Continuance of certain con
trols to prevent inflation Is rec
ognized as necessary, but these
should be relaxed as rapidly as
conditions will permit.
10. Cooperatives afford the
means by which Individual farm
ers in the exercise of private en
terprise may pool their efforts
for economy and efficiency, ana
such cooperatives are of benefit
to farmer and consumer alike.
Cooperatives should be encour
aged and protected from attacks,
including unfair taxes and un
just discriminatory legislation.
-11. A dependable system of
sound farm credit should be ad
ministered cooperatively, with
government supervision in the
hands of a bi-partisan board.
Crop insurance should be de
veloped on a practical basis.
12. Agriculture must assume
its responsibility in planning for
the postwar period, in coopera
tion with labor, industry and
other groups, for coordinated na
tional economy and to assure
well-balanced and lasting pros
perity.
. The National Grange favors:
Federal aid for highways, ap
portioned to the states on the
basis of one-third population.
one-third post roads and one-
third main roais.
Improvement of Rural schools
wherever they are below reason
able American standards, coup
led with development of youth
leadershin training.
Extension of social security to
Include farmers and farm work
ers. .
Continuation of a congression
al committee to investigate un
American activities.
. Termination of rebates on gov
ernment shipping over land
grant railroads.
Conferences between agricul
ture, industry and labor for' dis
cussion of common problems, in
the interests of national welfare
Extension of rural eleotrifica-
lion as rapidly as practicable,
with continued support of the
REA.
Revision of the Lend-Lease act
to prevent its use for non.-war
purposes.
An amendment to the Const!
tution of the United States to
divide the electoral vote within
the states as nearly as possible In
line with the popular vote.
Continuation of appropriations
to help - alleviate farm labor
shortage.
A constitutional amendment
to forbid citizenship to children
of persons ineligible for citizen
ship. Simplification of Income tax
return forms.
Assurance that all projects In
volving irrigation, reclamation
and development of power be
administered by the bureau of
reclamation.
Development o f voluntary
rural health and hospitalization
programs.
Elimination of abuses in mani
pulation of prices and weights In
marketing of hogs or other pro
ducts. Modification of International
Bank for Reconstruction and De
velopment to give those who
furnish the most capital greater
control; also elimination of in
ternational monetary fund be
cause better handled by the bank
itself.
Making available, under roy
alty or otherwise, the use of any
patents which have been with
held from the market against
the public Interest.
Establishing cungre s s 1 o n a 1
agencjes to provide congress with
accurate information on current
expenditures, disposal of gov
ernment properties and similar
matters.
Appropriations to pay ex
penses of OPA advisory commit
tees so that no group may be
barred from participating be
cause of lack of funds.
Vocational training for youth
and returning veterans.
Encouragement for credit
unions, with wider distribution
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of literature explaining their
purposes and possibilities.
Agricultural representation in
all agencies authorized to make
trade agreements.
The right of congress to re
voke any trade agreement with
in a reasonable length of time
after its adoption.
Establishment by local
Granges of memorial forests .in
honor of service men.
The National Grange opposes:
Continuation of inter state
trade barriers.
' Subsidies in lieu of fair prices.
Continuation of daylight sav
ing time. .
Federal control of insurance.
, Attempts to bottle up the sale
of public power.
Automobile use taxes and fed
eral gasoline taxes, as an in
vasion'of the rights of states.'
Freight rate increases by the
railroads.
Trend toward Immoral motion
pictures and literature.
A federal sales tax.
Sales of intoxicating liquors
in public parks.
Restrictions on cooperative
farm enterprises through taxa
tlon or otherwise.
Spread of corporation farming
as a threat to the family-ized
farm and to highest rural in
terests. The annual conferring of the
Seventh Degree' highest in
Grange ritualism drew a class
of nearly 1300 candidates. It
was voted to hold the 1945 ses
sion in the state of Kansas, with
Kansas City the probable loca
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Forecasts
Medford and vicinity: Continued
clear with warm afternoons and freez
ing temperatures at night.
Oregon: Clear today,, tonight and
Thursday with local morning fogs in
valleys west of Cascades and little
change in temperature.
Local Data
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest 48; lowest SI degrees.
Total monthly precipitation .10
Inches. Deficiency for the month .99
Inches.
Total precipitation since September
l, o.ob incnes. .success lor oe
season .09 inches.
Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m.
27; 4:30 todiy 63.
Tomorrow
Sunrise 8:31 a. m.; sunset 5:0 p. m.
Boise 33 IB
Boston .J. 48 29 .01
Chicago .... 14 .01
Denver 48 22
Eureka . ..,....,.,. 70 43
Havro 41 - 27 w
Los Angeles M.HHHHM. T7 44
Medford 62 30
New York ,.-- 46 32
Omaha 28 20
Phoenix - 68 31
Portland 47 40
Reno 49 12
Roseburg 33 30
Salt Lake 15
San Francisco 67 41
Seattle 33 27
Sookane ..... mm. 36 17
Washington, D. C. 38 31 .01
Yakima 34 13
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Chicago, Dec. IS. U.B Jo
seph C. Grew, former U. S. am
bassador to Japan whose nomi
nation to be new undersecretary
of state. Is now under senate con
sideration, warned today uie
next aggressor who tries to con
quer the world will seek to
crush the United State's first. -
Twice in one generation, he
said, the United States has
shown the world that its war
power potential is greater than
any other country's If given
time to mobilize it. Thus a fu
ture aggressor's first goal must
be to "crush us and not give
us what we have always needed
in other emergencies time."
Grew spoke on the Dumbar
ton Oaks proposals for a world
security organization at a lunch
eon sponsored by the Chicago
Council on Foreign Relations
and by the Chicago Association
of Commerce. It was broadcast
(CBS).
Grew said all previous plans
for keeping the. peace, including
the League of nations, tailed
because they were superficial
they were like poultices ap
plied for cancer.
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This time, he suggested, world
peace machinery must be geared
to diagnose International 111
health anywhere in the world
long before it threatens a part
or all of the world. He said the
Dumbarton Oaks plan was de
signed for such a purpose.
BALK, PENALIZED
Fort Sheridan, 111., Dec. 13
(U.R) Several hundred German
prisoners of war who refused
to work were served bread and
water only again today and
seemed determined' to go
through the Christmas season on
that fare.
. The prisoners . refused to re
port for work yesterday because
one of the leaders did -not like
tasks assigned to him. They were
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the day after Christmas.
Each prisoner Is given 18
ounces of bread per day, being
fed three times daily. They may
have all the water they want.
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