armers Deman 

 Sound National Policy 



delegates, and made a matter of pub- 

 lic record, bear out that statement. 



Illinois Farm Bureau members be- 

 lieve that it's time for the federal gov- 

 ernment to balance the budget. They're 

 ready to set the example by cutting ex- 

 penditures in the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture through coordination of 

 federal agricultural agencies. 



As lAA President Charles B. Shu- 

 man pointed out in his annual address, 

 "Now is the time to reduce public 

 debt. A program of real governmental 

 economy coupled with continued high 

 federal taxes would do much to temper 

 the present inflationary spiral." 



Since getting back into full produc- 

 tion is considered by the most im- 

 partial observer to be one of the basic 

 needs in the country, Farm Bureau 

 delegates adopted a resolution calling 

 for legislation to reduce labor-industry 

 strife and friction. They believe that 

 such legislation should not give undue 

 advantage to labor or management and 

 should protect the public. They be- 

 lieve that both labor and management 

 should be made equally responsible 

 for contracts. Organized agriculture 

 recognizes the contribution labor has 

 made to the nation and will support 

 reasonable programs designed to bring 

 about an ever-increasing standard of 

 living for labor, but wage increases 



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cannot alone increase such standards 

 unless there is a corresponding in- 

 crease in the productivity of our en- 

 tire economy. 



The Illinois Farm Bureau also feels 

 that machinery should be provided for 

 eliminating strikes and handling dis- 

 putes in industries such as public util- 

 ities and other industries which are 

 vital to the well-being of all citizens of 

 the nation. 



While the Farm Bureau recognizes 

 the right of labor to organize and 

 bargain collectively, it is against wild- 

 cat strikes and jurisdictional disputes, 

 secondary boycotts, closed shop, forced 

 membership, compulsory check-off 

 dues, and foremen's unions. It also 



feels that the primary considerations 

 in developing a labor-industry program 

 should be the best long-time interest of 

 all citizens. 



President Shuman's annual address 

 revealed that "agriculture has de- 

 manded and will continue to insist that 

 reasonable regulation be applied to 

 both industrial and labor organizations 

 so that the very economic life of our 

 nation will not be threatened again by 

 bitter strife of the type we have wit- 

 nessed since V-J Day." 



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Illinois Talk Fest Topnotcher Don Freebaim 

 (right) Is congratulated by his parents, Mr. 

 and Mrs. John Freebaim of La Salle county, 

 after he won right to represent Illinois la 

 National Talk Fest In San Francisco, Dec. 9. 



DECEMBEIL 1946 



