Farmers And The Labor Question

At a recent meeting of the Xorvell Farmer's club, an interesting paper on he Labor Problem was read by II. H. Raby. While he offers no solutiou of the difficulties, yet he showed a thoughtfulness and intelügence regarding the situation that is encouraging. The armer, even though lie hires others to work for him, is yet himself largely a ïand laborer also, and unquestionably his return?, or his wages, are controlled in much the same way as the returns or wages of factory hands. It is the ame with the merchant who stands behind the counter. High or low wages neans large or small returns to the armer and merchant as weli as to the vorker in mine and factory. The inerests of all who live largely or entirely y productive labor, are the same. Vhen the farmers come to see that their nterests are identical with those of the trikers in east and west, one step forward will have been made. There are ome exceedingly active and able armers' clubs in and around Washteaw county, which might do well to tudy the labor problem as the Norvell lub is doing. In the discussion which 'ollowed Mr. Raby's paper, one gentleman is reported as saying: "Whisky s the great cause of trouble between apital and labor." Although the manfacture and sale of liquor are evils which should be prohibited, it cannot e true that whisky causes all the abor troubles. It is not responsible for he fact tbat hundreds of thousands of ober men and women cannot find emloyment. It is not responsible for trikes, for falling wages and for the ow price of wheat. If the Xorvell and ther farmer clubs would send deleates to the proposed labor coneress in )etroit next summer, they would gain much solid information on the labor uestion.