The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-01-20
UNCLE TEB's BEDTIME STORIES
Republicans Vote to Help the Farmer

Republicans Vote 10 Help the Farme
Il wonder wien you put ON you
clothes, eat wheat bread, brown bread
rye bread and the hundred and on,
products from the farms if you realize
what conditions the farmers have beer
and are working under tojay?" sale
Uncle Ted willie Jack and Ruth were
walking with him around their grand.
fathers farm
81 dot't think about it at ALL" spoke
up Jack
"That's just it, Jack" replied his
Uncle "The people living in the cities
little realize just how they are able
to eat each day and what it means to
got the products Of the farm to them.
The farmer is up against a serious
matter but thanks to a Republican
Congress they.ma now be able to pull
through their troubles The price the
farmer has been getting for the years
products has fallen to the bottom
while the cost to him Of materials and
equipment he has to buy has gone
down but very little. This condition
reached the point where the farmers
founi they had TO get help or face
financial ruin, which would mean a
mighty bad thing for everybody. The
prices Of farm products were high this
year up until the time when the farm
er ID something to sell, when bang
they dropped
"What will happen ?" asked Ruth.
"Siinply this, Ruth, would happen,
Il help isn't given the farmer-the
country will suffer terribly, because il
the farmer can't sell his products for
at least what it cost him to raise them,
he will go out CT business, which
will mean, no food"
"Well, hasn't anything been done to
help them ?" asked Jack.
"Yes, Jack, a Republican Congress
working against a President who re-
fused to sign the bill TO help the farm
ers, has succeeded in passing it over
his veto. This bill, or resolution, as it
is called, brings back into existence a
body called the War Finance Corpora
ton which worked during the war.
"The resolution, which was intro
duced in the Senate by Senator A. ].
Gronna, Chairman Of the Senate Ag-
riculture Committee, was passed by
the Senate and the House some time
ago but President Wilson returned Il
to the Senate with message saying
he would not sign il. To make it a
law Il was necessary for the Senate
and House 70 repass it by a two-thirds
vote The very day Il was returned by
Mr. Wilson, and almost before the
clerk q the Senate Rad finished read
ing his message. the Senate voted
again and passed & over Mr.. Wilson's
head by a vote Of SO TO 8. The next
DAY the House voted on Il again and
t..ey passed IL over Mr. Wilson's veto
By a vote # go 70 &C. Work has al
ready strrei on rcviviug the corpora
ton and within a little moro than &
month they win begin making loans
There s. already 4 halarce % tie
credit of the corporation in thc y S
Ire ury Of 1915 100000. but this viii
probably rot Be used a. it would mean
= lot - what IS known as 'rci tape
The cooperation win probably make
its loans o. ~ Issue q bonds instead
Through tllis body TIE farmers may -
able 70 sen thir surplus PRECINCTS To-
European countries and keep the pro-
ducts moving. Really what the War
Finance Corporation does is 70 aid the
former who wants to lend his products
% Europe. to be paid FOR as soon Is
Europe can get money"
Il don't understand that. Uncle
Tel" spoke W Jack
well, Jack. III give you an ex-