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And at this very time, over in the hotel at Sintaluta, 

 a grain grower of great ability and discernment was 

 warning an interested group of farmers against the 

 dangers of over-confidence. 



"At present weare but pygmies attacking giants," 

 declaredK A. Cartridge. " Giants may compefe" with 

 giants, pygmies with pygmies, but pygmies with giants, 

 never. We are not denizens of a hamlet but citizens of 

 a world and we are facing the interlocking financial, 

 commercial and industrial interests of a thousand 

 million people. If we are to create a fighting force by 

 co-operation of the workers to meet the giants created 

 by the commercial co-operation of the owners, we have 

 scarcely started. If we seek permanent improvement j 

 in our financial position and thereby an increase of I 

 comfort, opportunity and sense of security in our lives// 

 and the lives of our families, the fight will be long and/' 

 hard. 



"And we are going to need every man we can 

 muster." 



