The Washington times., 1923-11-01
AID To FARMER
IMPERATIVE,
He HOLDS
Senator capper Declares Agri-
cultural Situation Must Be
Congress First Concern.
By international News Service.

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Topeka, Kan, Nov. Limited
States Senator Arthur Capper, in
an interview with international
News Service here today, declared
no great amount Of legislation is
likely to be passed at the forthcom-
ing session Of Congress, but agrfcul-
ture should and will receive first
attention.
The farmers dollar must be
brought up TO the general level In
buying power, he added.
"An the farmers ills cannot be
remedied at Washington, the Sem
ator declared. Congress cannot
change economic laws by govern
ment edict The farmer must help
himself and is helping himself but
a taIrer relationship between the
prices he gets and those he pays is
imperative.
Value of Dollar.
His dollar must be brought up
90 the general level in buying
power and made as good as anyone
else's dollar"
Declaring legislation can do more
than it has done to bring this about,
Senator Capper asserted Trelgnt
rates must be reduced, particularly
on farm products.
To benefit the farmer congress
must, according to Senator Capper'
give encouragement TO cooperative
marketing.
Other Proposed Remedies.
Other outstanding remedies the
Senator suggests are:
Further revise the tariff down.
ward on necessities the farmer must
buy.
Make further reductions in APP
preparations.
Draft a new program OF economy
in public expenditures.
Assist in developing a wider
European market, either through
the war finance corporation or by
establishing a federal marketing
corporation; also stimulate home
consumption that farmers may OBJ
tain a fairer price for their whsat
and other grain crops through a
stabliizing program based on sound
economies.
FaVors Ford Offer.
Senator Capper advised that Con-
gress lose no time accepting Henry
FOrd'S offer to develop Muscle
Shoals, that the Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence waterways project should
be developed early to aid in reduc-
ing transportation cost and in
creasing Mcilities.
Congress should also provide for
q more effective system for the
rehabilitation Of disabled veterans
and pass the bonus bill, CapperI
said. -
The Kansas Senator favors consei
tutional amendments prohibiting
further issues of tax free bonds,
Federal. State or municipal.
Put the Wall street bucket shops
and stock jobbing crooks definitely
and permanently out Of business,
oppose ship subsidies and RAIL
mergers and see to the vigorous en-
forcement Of the liquor laws, per-
hitting no amendments to the Vol
81 that will weaken it," he
declared.
Opposes Sales Tax.
The Senator said he would oppose
a sales tax or any other tax pro-
gram which would increase the
farmers tax burden. He also will
oppose reduction Of big surtaxes
without corresponding reduction in
taxes OF the taxpayers less able to
pay.
Il am in no sense a railroad
batter the Senator continued.
"But I shall do my utmost to bring
about a reduction in railrates,
particularly on farm products. The
truth is that the roads are now
able to share a part of the burden
the shippers have been carrying in
their behalf for more than three
years aud should share It."
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