Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1919 — FARMERS OF STATE RESENT RAILROADERS’ THREAT. [ARTICLE]

FARMERS OF STATE RESENT RAILROADERS’ THREAT.

Indianapolis, August s.—ln a telegram to President Wilson today, the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ associations, representing more than 100,000 Indiana farmers, condemned “veiled threats of a revolution” and declared that if the railroad strike 'continues it seriously considers advising all its members to hold all farm product suntil the strike ends. The message to the presa den t, signed by Lewis Taylor, general secretary of the association, follows: “'The Indiana Federation of Farmers’ associations, a great conservative body, condemns veiled threats of a revolution. If the railroad strike continues we seriously contemplate advising all of our members to hold farm products until the strike ends. We believe in such arbitration as .will result in justice and fairness to all concerned, with /work to be resumed pending a decision in the matter.”