The New York herald., 1922-01-24
Cooperative Buying, Sell
ing, Immense Credits and
High Tariff Foreseen.
COMMITTEES GO TO WORK
Legislation Will Be Demanded
to Put Sweeping Reforms
Into Effect.
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALn
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. c., Jan. 23.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALn
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Jan. 23.
Cooperative buying and marketing,
vast expansion of credit facilities. high
tariff and low taxes--these will be the
cardinal points In the program Of re-
lief for farmers to be worked out by
the national agricultural conference
which was opened here to-day by
President Harding.
Cooperative buying and marketing
means the organizing OF farmers in
societies for concerted action in, getting
supplies and in disposing Of their
products.
Expansion of credit means the set
ting up of some system by which
farmers will be able to borrow money
freely to conduct their business or
perhaps hold their crops for better
market prices.
VIII Seek Legislation.
Legislation needed to put these
measures into practice to help the
nations 100000 farm managers and
owners will be recommended to Con-
gross through the conference.
The so-called agricultural bloc is
being relied upon by practically every
ono of the nearly 800 delegates to sec
that the program Is made law. vocif-
crous applause greetedeevery mention
OF the bloc atsthe opening sessions and
there were many references to it.
To indicate more certainly the con-
ncction between the bloc and the confer
ence, it was noted that the official list
of delegates included many members Of
the bloc. Among the members of the
bloc listel as delegates in an official
roster Of the conference made public to-
day are Senator'S Norris (Neb.), Lenroot
twis). capper (Kan.) and McNary
lOre.).
The exact details OF the program to
lie worked out by the conference will be
left to committees which are co report
Thursday and Friday. The committees
we're named by Secretary Wallace i'm.
mediately following the opening of the
conference by the President. Members
sot to their task tonight after a recep-
ton to the delegates by the President
and Mrs Harding at the White House.
Referring to the agricultural situa-
ton as the grim reality of the present
crisis" President Harding drew cheers
from the delegates by emphasizing that
the entire nation would back the move
to assist agriculture.
Full Text OF Address.
Following Is President Hardings ad-
dress in full:
SECRETARY WALLACE AND MEMBERS
OF THE CoNFERENcE--It is an occasion
OF the greatest satisfaction to me that
Secretary Wallace's invitation has
been so widely and cordially accepted.
confess the firm belief that In the
public life OF people so intelligent as
the American nation most problems
may be regarded as we'll on the way
to solution when they arc once reduced
to their simplest terms and generally
understood. This conference was
called with the aim to bring about
such a general understanding OF the
critical situation now confronting
American agriculture.
We all understand that this confer
ence Is not a legislative body. Its rec
concentrations will require to be writ
ten into the statute books by other
authorities. or applied in administra-
tion. after sanction by those who must
assume responsibility. But we do
confidently anticipate that the consid-
c:ations here had will be helpful and
Illuminating to those Immediately re-
sponsible for the formulation of public
policy in dealing with these problems.
Therefore, II has seemed TO me. can
make no more appropriate observation
tnan that your work here will be of
value precisely as you address your
selves to the realities. the matters OF
fact. the understanding of conditions
ga they are. and the proposal of fea-
ssDle and practicable methods for deal
irg with those conditions.
Discusses Basic Troubles.
Concerning the grim reality OF the
present crisis In agriculture there can
be no differences Of opinion among in
formed people. The depressions and
discouragemcnts are not peculiar TO
agriculture. and think IL fair to say
there could have been no avoidance OF
a great slump from wartime excesscs
to the hardships Of readjustment We
can have no helpful understanding by
assuming that agriculture suffers
alone. but we may fairly recognize the
fundamental difficulties which accent
uate the agricultural dIscouragcments
and menace the healthful life OF this
basic and absolutely necessary indus
try.
do not need 10 tell you or the
country of the supreme service that
the farmer rendered our nation and
the world during the war. Peculiar
circumstances placed our allies In
Europe, as well as our own country. In
q position Of peculiar and unprece-
dented dependence on the American
farmer. With his labor supply Inn
tied and In conditions which made
producing costs high beyond all prece-
dent, the farmer rose to tho emer-
gcncy. He did everything that was
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