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would only reduce the price of a one pound loaf from nine or ten cents, 

 as at present, to seven or eight cents because too large a proportion of 

 the increased cost of a loaf since the war is due to higher wages, man- 

 ufacturing cost and the cost of other supplies." 



So this " wheat executive in London" prevents the price 

 of our wheat going to $3.50 a bushel which it would do were 

 the law of supply and demand allowed to rule prices. We 

 have all been taught the falsehood that this law was the su- 

 preme price ruler. But we see here how it can be repealed 

 or annulled by a made-to-order arbitrary price. As England 

 is a wheat-importing country, and as most of our surplus 

 wheat goes there, and as the price of that surplus, no matter 

 how small, rules to a great extent the price of our entire 

 crop, our union should have a representative in London to 

 deal for us collectively with that " wheat executive " for our 

 surplus wheat, and if it will not pay the price demanded , 

 then try other importing countries. Why should we be for- 

 ever unrepresented in the most vital deal of our business 

 that of pricing our product, and indirectly our wages? I 

 have contended all along that the high or low price of wheat 

 makes very little difference in the total cost of living, but 

 it makes a huge difference in the wages of the grower. If 

 to cut the price of wheat in two to allow a like cut in flour 

 only makes a cent or two difference in a pound of bread it 

 amounts to almost nothing in the cost of living, and there- 

 fore nothing would decline that the wheat grower buys were 

 the price of wheat reduced one-half. 



14. The union's constitution and by-laws will provide 

 for fines as other societies do for violation of its laws. It 

 could also deny the right to vote or hold office to offenders. 



15. Only members known to be trustworthy, tried, re- 

 sponsible and loyal to the union would be given important 

 places of trust. The recall of all officials would be provided 

 for in the union's law. Books would be audited by disin- 

 terested persons and statements made to the membership 

 through the daily wheat bulletin at regular intervals. 



