The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-26
FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT AMENDED
IN FIVE WAYS BIZ TIE LOWER HOUSE
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

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are 1s< attacking hbsr n behg IL
Qsashle 1sr lie 6IA ceak Il kvine.
Is made By GeoExe p. HanRean, mn-
asn< oirector It ths Faxnezs' Ma
6ueal eowl
The seriousness If tie farm situ-
ataoa. 1E. Hampton says, ~req6res
unes* careful Consideration Of tie
eco1onie factor. Of prodoe6oa- h is
mast unfortunate that some farm
leaders have seized upon the present
situation to attack labor Is respon-
sihle for the high cost Of living. Such
action necessarily plays into the
hands Of the privileged classes Of tie
country which have always stziva
10 drive . wedge between the farmers
and the other labor forces Of Ame1i-
ca 1t is = testing time for American
farmers The predatory interests are
working overtime to divide the fam
e1s and to get them to 90 OF On false
leads
Pointing out that nothing fuda-
mentally can be done in solving the
eost-of-h living problem and its accom-
panyng industrial unrest until there
is state ownership and democratic
operation Of natural resources, Mr..
Hampton continues:
The natural resources Of America
basic raw material for al industries,
are largely monopohzed in private
ownership. while the United States
congress is attempting practically to
give away its resources yet remain
ing under public ownership" "a ref
erenee to the infamous oil and min
eral leasing bill recently passed byl
the senate).
A STRANGE FARMER
There is 4 new assistant secretary
Of agriculture in Mr. Houston's phi
vate cabinet and if any farmer in the
United States knows more about him
than the department Of agriculture
has 50 far been disposed to make pub-
lie, they know more than any of the
farmer representatives now in WISH
ington-
The name of the gentleman isl
James r. Riggs, and he succeeds the
l>mented Clarence Ousley, who re-
Gently graduated from the depart
ment of agriculture to the post of
first vice president of the Navy league
and editor of its publication, Sea
Power" From this lofty position
Mr. Ousley is now urging the United
States to build the biggest navy in
g world and dunn To expense
The Office of information of the de-
par<ment Of agriculture tells , the
world that Nh. Riggs us a tanner by
heredity," rs proof Of which it states
that his grandmother, Hezeiah
Riggs. was bonn ON a farm in Lon
dom, county, Va, in 1871. A few
significant hints about the present
Mr. Riggs are. however. allowed to
escape For instance, the department
admits:
while devoting his energies pri-
na1ily to farming operations Mr..
Riggs has found time both for otherE
business enterprises and for public |
Affairs For = number of years he !
~as active IN the Development Of the
ceal. oil and gas inustries Of his Sec |.
ton For II years he vas prei-
dent of \ trust company Since 1912 |
he has been engaged in the manu.
facture of drain tile"
THE DROUTH AID BILL
Secretary Of Agriculture Houston |;
definitely ID 1hGlly refused to.
give any support whatsoever to the
Sinclair drouth relief bill
At conference between Houston !
AID the Nonpartisan congressman this :
week the secretary Of agriculture re- !,
itezated his ~sympathy" With the
problems of the drouth stricken FAM !.
Frs Of the Northwest, but asserted |
that it vas not for him to attezupt |
10 influence congress in this matter.
Without the indo1senent Of the Sec
rotary Of agriculture the Sinclair hill. :
r1rrying IN appropriation of 5000 :
100 to be loaned for seed grain and .
iced purchase. viii not be fzkorably
reported from the appropriations !
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