Milford chronicle., 1921-08-26
UNCLE TED,S
BEDTIME STORIES
REAL AID FOR THE FARMER
CONGRESS ACCOMPLISHING
BIG THINGS

well, all I've got to say is ths
if there is anybody in the world VIII
deserves some real attention q
Washington it is the farmer" Jac
was standing on an old soap box de
livering a play" speech to a smal
group of his buddies gathered at hi
feet on the green lawn under an oil
oak tree.
Why" he continued, waving hi
arms, what chance would the peopl
who live in the cities have if the far
mer didn't keep right on the job, rail-
or shine, night and day, regardless O
whether crops are bad OF not. So
say it is a good thing that Congress
is paying attention to the farmers
needs. 1t shows that the men who
have been elected to serve the people
ARE serving them"
Good for you, Jack" said Uncle
Ted who had been hiding behind the
tree and listening. You're all right
Suppose you jump down from the box
and let me finish the story that you
have started so we'll"
'Hurrah for Uncle Ted!" yelled all
the\ children.
Children" began Uncle Ted, "The
American farmer is being thought
about great deal in Washington. He
may be having it pretty rough at
home, but in the halls of the Capitol
he is being well treated. President
Harding and Republican leaders in
Congress realized that the farmers
had suffered more from the war than
any other body and that since they
produce the food for the whole coun-
try they must be helped"
What are they really trying to do
to help the farmer?" asked Ruth.
First of all, Ruth, during the last
session, law was passed putting the
War Finance Corporation into exis-
tence again to help the farmer get
money and start his crops moving.
That was big help and now there
are many other measures being con-
sidered that will help still more. To
show you how Congress has felt in
this matter, when Senator Lodge pre-
sented a resolution providing for a
recess of the Senate from August "a
to September 21, he stated that Con-
gress would not quit work at that
been passed.
'The best way to give you an idea
of the plans for farmer legislation is
to mention some of the measures in
cluded in the program. One measure
increases the interest rate on joint
stock land banks from to 51a per
cent with no increase in the rate of
interest charged on loans to the far
mers. This would make it possible to
sell these securities in competition
with others.
Another is a law that would au-
thOrize the deposit of $40,OOO,0O0 of |
federal money in federal farm loan |
banks.
Congress passed an emergency
tariff bill applying particularly to ag- |
ricultural imports which were coming |,
in from foreign countries so rapidly
as to injure the American farmer in
his home market.
"One measure would regulate grain
exchanges so as to prevent control of
grain prices by the gamblers who new
er raised bushel of wheat or corn
in their lives.
Under another law the farmers
would be given a representative on
he Federal Reserve Board, where he
could at all times look after the inter-
9sts of the farmers in money matters.
Under the Norris bill, as amended,
additional credits would be provided
% aid the farmer in marketing his
,rOps. The biggest problem facing the
armer is to find markets for his crops
ind the Norris bill will be the biggest
tep in the direction of really help
ng the farmer place his crops, ever
aiken by Congress. +
"Plans are near completion for ad-
of railroad finances so that
he transportation system can be
'rought back to a sound basis and !
his will start many kinds of buSi- :
less, enlarge the farmers market and
asten the reduction of freight rates. :
80 you see, kiddies, these Sena- \
Ors are not loafing on the job in =
as some people would
Ike to have you believe. They have -
rorked hard all this year to bring u
bout legislation that would take care :,
our immediate domestic problems
the biggest of all being the probl- !,
ems of the farmer.
81 am sure the Republican Congress 7.
oes not believe in legislating for the =
enefit of any particular class to the
isadvantage of others, and 1 know 4
le farmers do not believe in class II
,gislation, but prices of farm pro- T
lcts were limited by the government
lring the war and the farmers were ~
it first and hardest by the defatiOn h
rocess. The aid given the farmers !,
ow is merely trying to square things f.
little' G,
well, I guess the farmers appre- IN
ate it, too. 1 know my Dad does
Id he has two FARMS said Jack. Il,
yes, children, the farmer has come q,
to his own, so to speak, at the Ma
Onal Capital, and we will never CT
sain elect an administration that is NJ
1t willing to see that the farmers
It encouragement rather than dis be
,uragement." ~