The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-16
az RELIEF THROUGH AN
EXTRA SESSION CONGRESS
,,u..t Growers of Idaho, Washington
oregon and Montana i'll Spokane
convention Urge President
to Act.
to Act.

lole Company Win lou members, sen
10 following message to Senator
Borah;
Nezperce, Idaho, August 12
conator w. f. Borah,
Sponane, Wn.
Sincerely hope you win agree upoI
.ome immediate relief measure fol
sormers at convention tomorrow. Fl
noneial circumstances of formers dis
tressing, Must have reneI OF some
lind Price of wheat too low against
b;oh interest, taxes and prices of op
ereting material. We viii appreciate
sny effort you will make in our be-
half Nezperce Rochdale Co.
The following report of the conven-
tiOu was given by the Spokesman Re
view:
More than $50 farmers and public
representatives of the four north
western states, meeting in Spokane
Monday at the call of j. Quincy
Adams president of the Washington
Farmers union, called upon President
Calvin Coolidge to convene congress
in special session to enact legislation
for the aid of wheat growers. A tele-
Gram to this effect was sent Monday
night to President Coolidge.
The meeting also requested wheat
growers throughout the United States
to further the movement by "selling
no wheat or offering none for future
delivery" until some definite action
was taken to enable the marketing
of the 1923 crop upon profitable
cost plus basis. The public, merchants
and bankers were urged to "give us
their sympathy and support for a
square deal. -
Under the plan to be recommended
to President Coolidge for submission
to congress, the government would
fix the price and also handle the
wheat The resolution recommends a
federal corporation with capital of
$5OO,0OO,OO0 with "power to purchase
and sell wheat in any quantity at any
time or place at basic price of $1.75
bushel at primary points" F" The
federal corporation would be in con
troll of the wheat of the country. max
ing rules, regulations and restrictions
for licensing dealers.
Upon the suggestion of E. L.
French, Washington state director of
agriculture, the meeting adopted a.
resolution urging Secretary Wallace
TO hold hearing in the Pacific north
west "to inquire into the application
and fairness of the federal grades as
applied to our western wheats.o -
Many speakers, headed by Senator
Borah and Congressman Burton
French of Idaho, discussed the wheat |
conditions. Farmers declared that
they were losing money, could not
continue on 95-cent wheat and would |
have to quit business unless the gov
ernment helped.
Discussion from the start indicated |
mat the meeting was partial to a I
guaranteed price along the lines adj
VOcated by Senator Gooding of Idaho,
who introduced his bill in the last ses-
SION OF congress. Other plans were
NOT given serious consideration. Gov
ernor Hart, in an open letter, advo-
Gated, by inference, federal regulation
u supply and price, the agency to be
Ainiiar to the interstate commerce
commission. His suggestion was treat
ed indifferently.
Senator Borah told the farmers that
y would be useless to convene congress
unless the farmers had definite pro
gram He said it would be necessary
70 convince President Coolidge that
'here was an emergency. He caution
"a that the farmers should not back
. plan that would be boomerang.
The first requisite is to secure ac
s,'H ny congress to afford relief IN
@ ,ne present emergency" he said.
Next to survey the situation so as
- restore our foreign markets. If
We adopt methods if immediate relief
ana do not look to the future we ara
Dly deferring the day of wrath. +" He
that he favored the Gooding
plan. l.
congressman French opposed the
Oounty" plan as recently suggested
Y Dr. 8. B. L. Penrose of Whitman
'Oiiege He also discussed the pro-
pOs pOsal that the government buy 2oO,-
sVVOoO I bushels of wheat to remove
.le surplus, which, he said, might ap- :
!, psai more to congress than the bounty
4 aan' He urged cooperation rather
'uan governmental aid.
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