Clinton News-Record, 1946-06-20, Page 4PAGE .FOUR
Intern ational
Federation
Is Organized
By C. G. Groff, Secretary, Canadian
Federation of Agriculture
London, England, June 1. ---Although
they may, not have realized it,
the organized farmers of Canada
have been fraternizing by pedxy
in recent weeks here in the
heart of the empire, with farmers of
many other nations of the world. In
old Chuach House in . Westminster,
close to the bomb -wrecked British
houses of parliament, and in the same
room which a few weeks ago UNO
was born, a conference has been under
way sine May 21 of representatives
of farm organizations from more
than a dozen of the united nations,
for the express purpose of setting up
some type of machinery whereby the
farmers of the world!, speaking the
common language of the man on the I
land. might have their proper say,
as the world's food producers, in 1
policies that will determine in future
how that food is to be produced, I
marketed and distributed, and in gene
eras to make their voice heard on'all 1
matters affecting the welfare of
agriculture the world over.
The Pride of
The Producer
By V. 2. MILBURN
Secretary, Ontario Federation et Agriculture
.Fore ierly an active farmer near
Peterboro, V. S. Milburn is the secret-
ary of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, which estimates its
membership through affiliated or
ganizations .as over 125,000. Mr,
Milburn was until a year ago also
secretary of the Dairy Farmers of
Canada, but growth of the Ontario
farm organizations by which the
viewpoints of world agriculture con d
be reconciled and consolidated and
this united voice heard effectively in
the couueils of. the nations.
' So now- we have the new Inter-
national Federation" of Agriculture.
Canada has played a leading part in
the conference which has ,just con-
cluded here, and has ' been able to
give, through its delegation, effective
eadership in framing the constitution
and outlining the policies which will
govern the functioning of the new
association, of world fanners. :Che'
Canadian delegation, headed by H. H.
Hannam, has included most of the
exectutive remembers of the Canadian
Federation, as well as advisors from
various branches of agriculture in the
federation ranks. The United States
sent delegates from the four major
organizations of that country the
Farm Bureau Federation with its
million or more "members, the Na-
tional Grange, the National Farmers'
Union, and the National Council of i
Famrer Co-operatives,
The hosts of the conference, the
National Farmers' Union of Great
Britain, whose headquarters are now
in the old Asquith residence at 45
Bedford Square in London, were fully.
represented, and other countries
sending delegates included Australia 1
and New Zealand, France, the Neth- '
erlands, Norway, Denmark, one or p
two of the South African countries,
Brazil, Luxembourg, and others. p1
, The new organization now set up
as a result of this conference is to
be known as the International Fed-
eration of Agriculture. It is intend-
ed'that it shall function in the inter-
national field just as the Canadian
Federation functions in the national
field in Canada. The need of such
an organization has long been felt.
,The idea for such a conference as
has just been concluded here was,
first advanced by the President of
the Canadian Federation, 1!. H. Hart -
nam, in 1942. It was further ad-
vanced when the delegates from' the
national farmers' unions of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland made
their tour of Australia. New Zealand,
C. G. Groff
Canada and the United States a year
a.ge. The great international con-
ference held at Quebec last °etcher,
when the official government repre-
sentatives of 44 nations brought into
being the food and agriculture or-
ganization of the ONO, under -scored
as never before the need for an efe
festive international federation of Ontario.
CLINTON)VMS-RECORD
• Feel+ration macre its secretarship a
full time ,j b.' Mr. Milburn keeps in._
torch with the family farm at Peter -
bore, takes a pride, in the. Milburn.
herd of"Guernseys, - and serves as
secretary of the Peterboro Milk Pro-
ducers Association.
There has been a noticeable atti-
tude iri.the past upon the part of far-
mers, and partici arly upon the part
of officers of farm orpanizations, to
apologize for being farmers, and to
use that apology as an excuse for
their inability to accomplish all the
members expected of thein, This att-
itude is understandable since a great
majority of our farm pee de have not
been accustomsle o play too definite
a part in public affairs. 'their whole
life has been concentrated on man-
aging their farms and looking after
their homes, The nature of their
work often makes them view things
retrospectively rather than in a for-
ward and outward manner.
But that is no reason why we
should apoldgize for being t farmer,
for once farmers realize their own.
importance and the importance of
their industry they prove themselves
capable, effective citizen%, able to
think, speak, direct and mould public
Qpinion.
We should be proud of the contrib-
ution we can make in citizenship and
ociety, because our ea ling is one of
he most impo taut and fundamental
ways of life in the world. It may not
e dress up in the giamoreus way of
big business, with the hurry and bust -
e of city life and services, but it still.
s important because it provides food
nd clothing,'without which the peop
es of the world would perish. It is
sychologically important that farm
eople should be proud of their calling
and of the production job they aecom
fished under the emergency of war.
i'ith a decrease of 25 per cent in
manpower they increased their pro-
duction by 40 per cent. We can be
stly proud of the accomplishments
of our organizations and the contrib-
tion they made toward the war eff-
't. We should have faith, confidence
nd pride in the'possibiiities of the
uture,'since through organization we
i11 have an opportunity to study
teliigently the problems that are
acing us in the immediate future
red lay plans to improve the con -
tions of which we have despaired
Wring depression years.
We have been asked by the prime
Mister of thio country to continue
✓ at least four years the, ever in.
easing production of food in o, der
at we may feed the starving pee -
es of the world. Our task is
'eater now that it was during the
In addition to framing a constitn-
tion
for the new organization, the
farmers' conference has also heard
a fu"1-dress discussion on the prob-' it
i
'ems of agriculture and food pro- u
duction and marketing in each of the
nations represented. Such a discus- az
cion has been vital to the reconcii- f
lotion of viewpoints necessary to w
mutual understanding and joint ac-
tion in
by the member bodies of the e
new federation. Fundamentally, the a
motivating thought behind the deter- di
mination .of farm organizations in d
these nations to join forces in a
single world federation is simply this; m
that farmers are willing to produce fa
food in abundance for the people of er
the world, but they must be assured th
that in doing so they will receice
full and proper economic returns for a1
their work, returns . that will enable
them to have security on their farms, fa
a decent standard of living, and the
ability to protect their heritage of ni
soil fertility; that there shall he no p
Ionger any danger that by the very fl
act of producing an abundance of food len
they have committed eeonomie
suicide.
e
ar. We are engaged in a battle
r peace, and farm people can
ake a great contribution by sup-
ying the food that will make pec -
e content d and happy. Became
arming is not only a way of life,
t is a business as well, and sine
The aluminum industry's electricity
requirements led to development .of
important power plants in Quebec and
We Take Pleasure In Joining In This
SALUTE
TO
AGRICULTURE
and extend our best wiishes
and thanks to our Fanner
Friends who, over the years,
have contributed so much to
our success and to the econ-
omy of the nation.
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Federal Minister
RON. J. O. GARDiINER
Who, 'as Dominion Minister of Agri-
culture, is responsible for the admin-
istration of one of the most -important
departments of the Canadian Govern-
ment.
it depends upon dollars and cents
to make its pcogiam effective in the
economy of this country and the
world, we must see to it that we
secure a price that will enable us to
purchase the labor and the equipment
to do this job,
Intelligent organisation can and
will permit us to give leadership in
this field, but organization can only
be effective if it is capably staffed
and well financed. Since we have
too often apologized for being "just
He Plows The Fields
And Feeds The World!
The Farmer, engaged
in the most basic of all
industries, provides the
most important commod-
ity in the world.
Without food, there
could be no ruining indus-
try—no
ndus-try-no forest industry—
no industrial plants . . in
fact? no humanity.
Fred 0. Fords Grain�
Phone 123W Clintons
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 19'46:
At The Ontario -Quebec Division CWNA Convention
TOP LEFT—Joe Clark presenting the Clark Memorial Trophy to
C. Nolan of the .Stouffville Tribune. This award is for the best all
round weekly published in an Ontario or Quebec town of less than
1,500 people, TOP RI'GWF—CWNA Dominion President Hugh Templin
of the Fergus News -Record addressing the banquet gathering in the
Hotel London. CENTRE LEFT—Hetiring Ontario -Quebec Division
President C. 8. Smith of the Oreemore Star congratulating his suc-
cessor, W,. C. tlyleswortlr of the Watford Guide -Advocate.
CENTRE RIGHT—Maher R. Legge, of the Granby Leader 11dail,
presenting the Legge Trophy to E. W. Johnston of the Fort Erie
Times -Review. This award is for the beat editorial page. LOWER
LEFT—.The head table at the luncheon given by the Western Uni-
versity. Second from the left is the Hon. Paul Martin, Secretary of
State for Canada, who was one of the guest speakers at the
convention. LOWER RIGHT -The delegates at the Western Uni-
versity luncheon which Was served in the students' cafeteria.
farmers" and since we Have been
forced to accept logy prices, for many
years, eve ave prone to feel that or-
gani2atfon anti the cost of services
which we require: shou'Id be on a
penny basis.. I and eikevinced we are
now realizing that we have attempted
to finance our organization too,eheap-
lY, that we limbed pride in our or-
ganizations and that we will have to
contribute to a greater extent than
ever before.. We will' have to, invest
in organization in Order to psotect
the future.
There i s another need. To, build
our farm organization, to make them
effective, and to keep then alive and
active,. farm -Peeps* must publicize
their problems, and their hopes. Thie
week the Canadian Weekly News-
papers Association and the Canadian
Federation of A.gricniture are spon-
soring a tribute to, Canada's farm
population in recognition of wartime
achievements, We of the Federation
take this occasion to express our ap-
preciation to the weekly press for
the space and thought devoted, week
after week, year in and ye=.sr out,
to farm• and' Federation. Publicity is
vital to the achievement of agricul-
tural aspirations.
Aluminum is the most abundant
metallic element in the earth's crust.
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