The Farmers' Union 



farmers and merchants score at the expense of 

 honest men. 



There should also be some system of arbitration 

 evolved for disputes between farmers or farmers 

 and merchants. For the latter, there might be a 

 mixed tribunal of members and outside merchants 

 appointed, and if this were done, most merchants 

 would submit to them. Further, if these were 

 efficiently organized, I believe judges would 

 refer to them either for decisions or to assess 

 damage and settle technical details. They must 

 be carefully chosen, and well paid, or it would 

 be impossible to get the best men. However 

 highly-paid this method would be less costly 

 than the law. 



On a large scale the Union should decide 

 questions of importance and fight test cases 

 against railways or other corporations. The 

 various motor associations do this, greatly to 

 their members' benefit, and even where the 

 case is lost the money is well spent in deciding 

 the actual position. Railways who are unfortu- 

 nately more or less the common enemy, might 

 serve as a model. Suave, but unflinching, once 

 they decide, they fight to the bitter end, regardless 

 of cost, by which method they overawe many 

 opponents. When our purse is long, we too shall 

 overawe our enemies, but not before. 



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