Evening star., 1922-10-19
TELLS OF c. 0. P.'S
WORK FOR FARMERS
Secretary Wallace Outlines
Betterment Accomplished
by Harding Administration.
By the Associated Press.


WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Ohio. October 19.-What the Harding
administration and the republican
Congress have done for the farmer
was reviewed in a speech here last
night by Secretary Wallace Of the
Agriculture Department. who de-
clared hat for the past eighteen
months the energies of the federal
government have been SO directed as
to give the fullest possible measure
of relief from the previous period of
agricultural depression.
Much remains to be done, the Secre-
tary said, including the attainment
of higher prices and lower freight
rates for farm products, but, he as
serted. the worst of the farmers
hour of trial was over. and that con-
ditions everywhere are bound to con-
tinue looking up.
of the last Congress the speaker
enumerated these eight as of "major
Importance" to the farming industry:
The emergency tariff. the war finance
corporation act, increased capital of
the farm loan banks, modified in
land banks, agricultural representa-
ton on Federal Reserve Board. pack
erS and Stockyards act, grain futures
act. the act to protect farmers CO.
operative associations from improper
prosecution.
Work Of the Future.
Among the things which remain to
be accomplished, Mr.. Wallace said
are a readjustment of freight rates
necessary industries will not be in
terrupted by disputes between labor
and capital.
Freight rates on farm products
must be brought down." he said
without impairing in any way the
ice."
Some way must be found to put
a stop to these constantly recurring
disputes between capital and labor
which interfere with. or suspend for
time. free functioning of necessary
industries. such Is transportation and
coal mining. Being both capitalists
and laborers. farmers can understand
and sympathize with the just and
lawful aspirations of both capital and
labor. The right of capital to or
sanize has long been recognized as
business enterprises. The right of
the labortng men to Quit work is in
alienable. The right to work is
equally sacred. The right of work
ingmen to organize and right to quit
work do not carry with them the
right to interfere with others who
want to work, nor do they include
permission to conspire. through or
GaniZations or otherwise. and tie up
industries which are necessary to the
life of the people. Interference with
transportation is a direct attack upon
the farmers family
Recommendations Already Made.
Reminding his hearers that recon-
mendations already had been made to
Congress for solution of some of the
remaining industrial and agricultural
problems, but not yet acted upon, the
Secretary continued:
For the past eighteen months the
resources of the Department of Agri-
culture have been utilized to the
fullest possible extent to help relieve
the agricultural depression.
Early last year men were sent
overseas to seek larger outlets for
our grains. meats and cotton. Other
trained men have been studying agri-
cultural conditions. both in countries
tries which compete with US. in or
der that we may be able to keep
our own farmers informed on world
production and markets.
Other interests Served.
I'VE aided the congressional COM
mission of agricultural inquiry by
special Investigations. We furnished
congressional committees statistical
material relating to the tariff. trans
portation, farm credits, insurance,
cold storage and future trading We
assisted the War Finance Corpora
ton by inspecting cotton. grain and
live stock offered as security for
loans.
I'VE made public special studies on
the relation of agricultural prices to
prices of other commodities and
changes in the farmers purchasing
power, and in this way helped to
make clear the perilous condition of
We strengthened our live stock
statistical work. We modified the
rules for grading spring wheat, es-
tablished special market news serv-
ice for the spring wheat region. and
have put on 'know-your-wheat
northwest secure prices for their
wheat corresponding to its milling
value.
Beyond question. the vigorous ac-
tion by Congress and by the admins
trative agencies of the government.
pressure from the President. con-
tributed great deal toward the
marked advance in the prices of
most farm products from the low
point they reached after the terrible
decline, which began In 1920, and
helped US work out Of period of
infinite encouragement and disaster
and into a period of hopefulness and
encouragement.
Farmers Prospects Improved.
"I would not be SO foolish nor so
untruthful as to say that our troubles
are over, and that agriculture has
now reached a period of prosperity.
Quite the contrary. But 1 do say
that the farmer is very much better
off today than he was in the winter
of 1920-1921. and that his improved
state is in substantial part due to
wise legislation and intelligent ad-
ministration. We have hit bottom
and are on the upward path"
Mr.. Lloyd George is to receive at
least S45O.O00 for his coming book
of memoirs, a price which is almost
without parallel in the annals of lit