AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1927, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

WHEAT GROWERS. NEW YORK. May

Bath, in ter via wed at Kansas City, declared: “American fanners rely too much on politicians to (ind a way out of unstable farm conditions. I would like to see every American farmer with a share cert idea to in an. active cooperative wheat organisation, and emblazoned da that certificate, '“God Help Those "Who Help Themselves.’’ That is a perfect substitute for the inspiration we now get out of tbc sound of silver dollars tinkling together. As elsewhere, farmers in United States must work out their own salvation. I am not saying anything about American politics, but I do say tbe question of effective wheat marketing concerns the farmer as a wheat grower, not as a Republican of Democrat.”

INDUSTRIAL MISSION. . NEW YORK, May 5. An animated meeting of the Australian Industrial Mission at TTolyoake, Massachussotts discussed the itinerary. Difficulties were intensified owing to the inspections that memliers individually desire to make, and the determination to return l>v the Tahiti on June 15th. Guv and Gramller also urged an early return. Gramller being prepared to remain an extra fortnight provided all members returned on the same date. It is understood Guy was prepared to wave objections, although by remaining lie loses nomination for South Melbourne Municipal Election. Other members insisted that an extra month' was necessary. Eventually the Mission agreed on its itinerary providing a week in New York, afterwards going to Worcester, Boston, Providence, and Philadelphia, arriving at Washington on May 21th. for proportion of its report-. Ludgowik leaves on Juno 10th. to catch the Tahiti. The balance of the itinerary will he considered at Washington. The Mission is now inspecting industries at Holyoakc and Springfield, before returning to New York. Features of the tour of New England have been the apparent freedom of industries from Labour restrictions, and the prosperity of cities. The official record show strikes and lock-outs in the State of Connecticut were few' only six thousand men having been involved in two years.

WHEAT CONVENTION. NEW YORK. May 5. The chairman, Air Burnell delivered tho welcoming address at the opening of the International Cooperative Wheat Pool Conference at Kansas City. He said ho was gratified with the* reported progress of the pool movement in Canada, Australia, the United States and Russia.. There were, he said, fifteen thousand more members in Canada than last year, and Ontario Province was organising a pool there. He traced the growth of the co-opera-tive wheat movement in Canada, and ho added: “We in Canada believe the

positive fact that the binding contract

is an absolute essential to a successful -wheat pool, and our five-year contract is tho keystone of our success. T wheat pooling in Canada- has benefited not only the farmers, hut the whole of the Canadian business world ” Mr Burnell, referring to the effort towarj co-operative marketing in other countries, said: “What is needed is more pool and less politics.” He advocated a continual intensive campaign of co-operative education. 'Hie influence of the pooling on prices was reflected in a world price. It was imperative that they should keep constantly before the pool members the fact that the market price was made by the pool farmers. AVheat selling should be organised so that it could stand on an equal footing ■ with all

other, manufacturers. He pointed out

that the Canadian banks and business picu were interested and were helping

tho pool. “If our movement is to succeed,” ho said, “it must do more than obtain a good price for the wheat. Ttf must take the means to let the farmer know the conditions surroundinm the sale of his grain. The eo-openitivc movement is a. crusade, and thus the co-operators must he crusaders." He stressed tho necessity that all the exporting countries must move together. “T have not.’* he continued, “anticipated any quarrel with the constimi r- when he understands that the objective of the wheat pools is to bring wheat prites into line with the prices of the commodities which the farmer has to buy. It is my Impe that agriculture may lie the first industry to replace the international competition l»v international co-operation.”

ACTION AGAINST CHINA. WASHINGTON. May .j. Olficials of the State Department declared the Government understands Britain, France, Italy, and Japan have accepted the American view that no (haste action should lie taken by the powers in China regarding the Nanking outrages. It is believed that following the I idled States’ decision not to join another identical note to the Nationalists, the other powers have now rejected the alternative plan for action by the four powers without United States