Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-13
FARMERS ARE PATRIOTIC
ADVOCATES KEEP UP FIGHT
Attempt Will BE Made to
Override Act With Little
Hope of Success.

WNSiuNGTuS, July In veto
ing tho t2SooO 600 annual agrlcuI-
tuml Appropriation bill because Of its
amendment fixing the government
guaranteed minimum wheat price
~ $40 hushcl tho president in
formed congress today that he did
not believe the farmers ~ America
depend upon % stimulation ~ price
10 do their utmost TO serve the ma
tion ana ,he world at this time OF
crisis
The prouiont said the patriotic
spirit OF tho farmers has been
worthy ~ an praise and has shown
them plnNiuT most admirable ana
gratifying part in the FUN mohillza-
ton of the resources uf tho coun-
try"
Mcu'hote Of congress from wheat
growing states will make fight
30 pass the hin over tho veto. but
indications aro that the wheat price
provisions win Doe eliminated
The pregldc1ts veto ~ tho agri-
cultural hu was his third In two
weeks The first oeapprovh was
of the post office appropriation bill
because of rider for government
purchase Of mail tubes In eight
cities and the second was or the
resolution authorizing the extension
of time In which the government
may rclinduish short line railroads.
Tho presidents message on the
agricultural hill today follows
- regret To return without my
signature 80 important a measure hs
~ n. qO5t. entitled An Act Making
Appropriations ofor the Department
Of Agriculture for the Fiscal Year
Ending Juno 80, t9I9j but | feel
cofistratued 10 do go because Of my
earncst dissent from the point OF
Kiew ns well as wise axpediency from
Irhe provisions OF that part OF Sec
Nion II which prescribes uniform
minimum price for No northern
spring wheat OF $40 a bushel.
Dissents on Principle.
~ dissent upon principle because
] believe that such inelastic tegislR-
tive price provisions are insuscept-
ible NJ being administered In a way
that will be advantageous either TO
tho producer or 20 consumer. estab.
fishing as they do arbitrary levels
which are quite Independent OF the
n, rmal market conditions and be-
cause 7 believe that present method
OF ffENlNllNN nv conference Win hil
concerned has resulted I'm the most
satisfactory manner, considering the
compleNlty and variety OF the sub
sect MATTER dealt with.
"Tt is evident thm the present
method 81 determining the price to
be paid Tor wheat has had the most
stimulating effect upon production.
tho estimate crop OF spring wheat
Tor this year exceeding all high rec
urds in very remarkable and graft
Tying way BY an overwhelming
majority NJ the farmers Of the
United states the price administrs-
lively fixed has hcen regarded as
fair ana liberal and objections 10 e
have come only from those sections
~ the country whore, unfortunately,
a has I'm recent years proved impos-
sihle 20 rely upon climatic conditions
to produce a full crop OF wheat and
where therefore, many disappoint-
ments 60 the farmer have proven 20
he unavoidable.
DO Not Depend on Price.
PERSONALLY I DO not believe tho
farmers of the country depend upon
the stimulation of price 10 do their
utmost 10 servo the nation and the
world At this time of crisis by exert
inr themselves 90 an extraordinary
degrpc 90 produce the largest and
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