136 FARMERS' UNION AND FEDERATION 



tion of a city market where the farmers of Shawnee County can bring 

 their produce and receive a better price than can be obtained from the 

 commission men. In turn the consumers will be able to get food prod- 

 ucts at prices far below those charged at present by retail firms. 



"Another meeting will be held next Sunday afternoon at Labor Hall, 

 and at that time it is planned to discuss more fully the platform on 

 which the union candidates will make their races. With yesterday's 

 showing as a criterion it is believed that before many weeks have passed 

 these Sunday meetings will have gained such magnitude that the city 

 Auditorium will be impressed into service as a meeting place. Labor 

 Hall was comfortably filled yesterday, and every man present either 

 promised to bring his wife or another union member next Sunday. 



"During the week the locals will hear the committees who will ap- 

 pear before them, explaining the new movement to gain control of the 

 city government." 



I have given this space to the plan in full, as it indicates 

 the trend of union labor everywhere and forecasts the time 

 when it will spread to the control of State and National 

 elections as well as that of all large cities. Also, most of 

 their reasons and plans for political control can be adopted 

 by unionized farmers, who should immediately follow closely 

 their methods both in unionizing and political action. 



Bolshevism in Russia is an effort by the propertyless class 

 to gain control of government by armed force. The demo- 

 cratic way is to gain control through the ballot in a peaceful 

 way. That is the union labor program in most all countries, 

 and is contemplating world-wide control according to the 

 following : 



"LONDON, Dec. 28. Diplomatic circles here are also taking cogni- 

 zance of a report that the labor conference in France will take no action 

 pending the arrival of the American delegates to be headed by Samuel 

 Gompers. Consideration is being given in government circles to the 

 proposal that the labor conference should make its information and 

 views available for the peace delegates of the Allies who, if they think 

 it advisable, could consult unofficially with the labor conference on 

 certain points. The belief is gaining ground that from the meeting of 

 labor delegates in France will arise a scheme for an international fed- 



