Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-14
EXPORT MARKETS
ARE BEING URGED
To AID FARMERS

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE
farmer is being smothered in his
surplus crops. 1t remains now to be
seen W he is going to be pro-
vided with expo markets now, or a
post norton later"
These are the words of Carl
Vrooman, former assistant secretary
Of llture, in his manifesto call
ing for the passage of law forming
the Agricultural Foreign Trade FL
nancing Corporation. This corpora
ton will do what any good business
does. Given the goods to start with,
any good business generates the
credits to carry it on. Senator Nor
ris has just introduced such bill.
UNLESS given q foreign outlet for
their surpluses, a million farmers
will go bankrupt before fall" So
says Vrooman, who is farmer on
large scale in Illinois. L thing he
UNDERSTANDS the crisis. They are go
ing bankrupt all the time.
"And no crisis in this country is
as bad as one which reaC
and wipes out the farmer. For 1t is
a crisis which runs on for years and
years. IL Wipes OUT AGI II 1CdNCS
fields uncultiVated. 1t Scatters our
farm population, the slowest to move
and the slowest to rally. 1t kills
railway business. 1t destroys mer-
chandising. It weakens banks. 1t is
slow poison to all business.
I'VE have shipping lying idle ready
to carry the products. We nave eV-
erything except a credit system es.
pecially created to start this line of
frozen credits moving. When it gets
started it will carry on by its own
momentum. A simple law will start
Let congress only lend SO mill
lion dollars of the money the treas
ury made out of the United States
Grain corporation to a corporation au-
thorized to issue debentureS to car
ry on the trade in foreign nations
which bitterly need our cotton, corn,
meats and other farm products, and
the thing will go.
1T must be a corporation for the
agricultural products only. That
Job is big enough, and 1t should be
in the hands of experts in farm prod
ucts.
"Our ablest and soundest states
men approve the plan, but say that
public opinion needs 20 be aroused.
"These articles are written to you
who are interested, whether you are
on the farm, or connected with any
business or occupation which will be
benefited, so that you may help to
arouse public opinion.
ALREADY a little of our cotton is
being spun in Saxon mills 'on
shares Let's arrange credits to
send it to any mill anywhere that
wants it. Hides and wool said to be
from America are being worked up IN
Holland on the same basis. The deal
is safe. Let's clear out the surplus.
Switzerland established a Goods
Exchange Center as long ago as 1919
to trade, dicker, sell or barter goods
in her neighboring countries. Let
make one big enough for all the
farmers Of the United States.
+ "Czecho- Slovakia is moving to get
Australian products, which mean
wool and wheat, and to trade glass
ware, gloves and leather products,
among other things, for these things.
Surely such a corporation as we
want could handle such deals.
Other peoples have been working
at these things; but ever since the
armistice, except for charities, the
American business community has
been dead on it's feet. 1t has been
so with regard to the form products
at least-and look at the plight OF
our farmers!
I'VE are getting back into. com
merce with Germany. According to
New York bank statements, Germany
is now our third best customer IN
the world. Our commerce with Ger
many, according to~a statement of
the National City bank, has SO grown
that it now is running we'll over
million dollars a day. 1t is equal
in dollars to our pre-War trade.
"A million dollars a day! Give
us the agricultural foreign trace
financing corporation-giye it to US
now-and we'll soon swell that mil
lion dollars day SO you won't recog-
nize it; and We'll give tonnage to
railways and ships, and work to. mil
lions who are idle by sending a
thrill of energy through the whole
fabric of American business life.
"And Well save so many, many
families from the tragedy of a lost
home and ruined fortunes.
circulate petitions to congress.
Hold mass meetings. Let your voice
be heard in Washington Write
your congressman ana senators. Rep
resentatives of farm organizations
are working in Washington. Give
them help from back in the places
where people have dirt on their
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