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"16. What if union labor, employers and millers import 

 wheat? 



" 17. What of the poor people in cities unable to pay for 

 bread? 



"18. Suppose foreign governments refuse our surplus 

 wheat? 



"19. Would not farmers quit other crops for wheat rais- 

 ing? 



"20. Would not people abandon flour for cheaper sub- 

 stitutes?" 



I have previously suggested answers to many of these 

 questions but shall do it again specifically and more con- 

 densed. However, all these questions and scores of others 

 will be settled as they come up by the union officials in their 

 own way as part of their official duties. All I can do now 

 is to merely suggest things that might be considered by them. 

 The national executive committee of the wheat growers' 

 union could be composed of one member from each State 

 having over a million acres in wheat. That would give it 

 fifteen members, and it could appoint a sub-committee of 

 one or more of its members to investigate each subject as 

 they come up and report their findings and recommendations 

 to the full committee for action. We can't cross bridges 

 before we come to them. The time and circumstances must 

 determine the course of action : 



1. A committee on slackers would see those who expect 

 benefits without contributing aid, and use such argument as 

 each case requires. A present of this book with instructions 

 to read it and report to the membership committee in a 

 week would find them there on time to apply for member- 

 ship in the union. 



2. Big wheat raisers would want as good wages and over- 

 head expenses as the smaller ones. But should they through 

 superior producing advantages undersell the fixed minimum, 



