Evening star., 1921-03-03
|SCATH|NG[Y SCORES
CONGRESS- RULES
M. D. Campbell Calls CON-
mittee Practice 'FossiIized,'
in Addressing Meeting.

Scathlng condemnation Of what he
termed the "fossilzed inheritance rules
OF Congress, under which members re-
tain their committee places from ses-
SION 70 session and upon which he
placed the blame for the failure of i'm
portant measures, featured an address
delivered by Milo D. Campbell of Michi-
gan, president of the National Milk
Producers Association, before the
Southern Commercial Congress today.
mo matter what view the members
may have" he declared; mo matter
whether their sentiments are responsive
to the sentiments of Congress, there
they sit by primogeniture in national
capacity representing less than one
four-hundredth part of the people of
the United States.
Deny Farmers Relief.
.In just such a cemetery there sleeps
today the measure known as the VOL
stead bill. giving to farmers the right
TO comparatively sell their own products
Two or three men in the United States
Senate stand over its grave, and both
defy and deny 35 000. 900 of farmers the
relief for which every farm organizat ton
in the United States has asked. and
which was promised them by both of
the great political parties in their last
national platforms.
I'VE have consideration of the diff
Guilty that confronts Congress in giving
Il,
but when We find every potential relief
to farmers denied them: every impor-
tant measure upon which their hearts
have been set tied in covert by inside
rules and steering committees, by party
whips, into whose presence a farmer
cannot and dare not enter, we note with
what ease and legerdenain the buck can
be passed by sending bills to the dormi-
tories Of these hostile committees"
Mr.. Campbell said he hoped the new
n ointS Strlt nf ln L.
ginning tomorrow, would fulfill the let
ter and spirit of promises made.
What we demand for the farmer" he
said, lis tariff upon his produce equiv
alent to that upon manufactured goods.
We ask no favoritism and will tolerate
no discrimination.
"Nor will we stand for a tariff upon
manufactured goods, based upon a
wage of so cents an hour. and tariff
upon farm products, based upon a
wage of 20 cents an hour.
We want corn and cotton, butter
and rice, the products of the north
and south. east and west, whether
produced on the farm, from the mine,
or in the factory. given protection
upon the same wage basis for equal
Skill
Defends the Farmers.
Mr.. Campbell defended the patriot
ism of the farmer. He said a million
| Idu organized IN Europe
der the name of the Green Inter
nationals" to fight bolshevism, but
in this country no such organization
is required, because American farm
ers do not know or grow bolshevists
and pledge of fealty is unnecessary
amid the gloom that hangs owe,
the seven million farms of the ma
tion." he said. "there is no sign OF
bolshevism, no red flags. no demand
for the soviet. There is nothing but
the patriotism which grows pure
bred in the open country, and that
alone can preserve this country from
the doctrines of communism and So
cialism in the coming days, possibly
not far away"
Because of preparations for the in
augural dance. to be given at the New
Willard Hotel, the congress held its
morning session at the Washington
Hotel. Several members of the House
OF Representatives were slated to
speak.
Representative NJ. c. Allgood of
Alabama addressed the convention OF
more elastic banking facilities for the
farmers. He said the farmer is find
ing his greatest need for short-term
loans and advocated the providing
for such q need either in the prese mt
reserve system or the proposed estab-
lishment of Individual credit systems
with the federal land banks as the
center.
''The efficient and orderly market
ing Of farm products" Mr.. Allgood
predicted, will be finally solved in
the establishment OF cooperative
market associations. The principle Of
the efforts Of labor. capital and in
dustry successful. will find its ex-
preston in it's application to the
purchase and sale of farm products