The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-16
farm CRISIS
ACUTE, BORAH
TELLS Senate
Coolidge Throws An
other Feed
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan.
15.-FoIIowing Senator Borah's
speech in the senate demanding
an extra session of congress to
provide farm relief legislation
promised the farmers by Cool
idge in his campaign, President
Coolidge held another breakfast
party this morning and enter
tanned his special agricultural
commission.
The commission, which was an
pointed to report to Coolidge on Amer
lean farming conditions, with recon-
mendations for emergency relief in
Its first report made no recommends
ton which would aid the farmers.
Coolidge is opposed to an extra ses-
sion OF congress to consider relief
of the farmers, so that the recon-
mendations of his commission, ap-
pointed for election campaign purpos-
es, cannot be acted upon.
The commission advised that the
agricultural credits act be amended,
eliminating the provision which pro-
hibits rediscounting by federal inter-
mediate credit banks of loans nego-
tiated by federally chartered agricul-
tural credit agencies. Until this le-
gislation is acted upon by congress,
the report of Coolidge's commission
is so much waste paper. Coolidge is,
therefore, holding up even the work
of his stupid economists" by prevent
ing an extra session of congress.
Borah, in his senate speech, declar-
ed that Coolidge received a large far
mer vote on the strength of his prom
Use of immediate legislation for gov
eminent direction of the cooperative
marketing movements. Borah said the
Dawes plan would never be a success
as long as Germany is dominated by
foreign governments. He did not d.
rectly attack the Dawes plan for
throttling Germany, however, but said
it should be supplemented by deter
mination of the final amount Germany
must pay the allies.
"Those who believe that the farm
question in this country has been set
tied either by the crop failures abroad
or the Dawes plan alone have made
serious mistake in attributing to
temporary relief that which we would
ultimately hope might become perma-
nent relief" Borah said.
Borah inferred that Coolidge had
decided upon his farm policy on ad-
vice from the U. S. chamber of COM
merce. II wish the chamber of COM
merce would take to the president
some of the country weeklies thruout
the great agricultural regions of the
west" Borah said, Gin which three or
four pages are devoted to tax sales.
In my opinion, the fundamental prob
lem is not changed at all and better
conditions in some localities are due
to transient causes"
The government aids the manufac-
turers by fixing a protective tariff,
Borah said, and lends the railroad
magnates money when they get into
trouble, but the farmers seem to be
on the outside Of the power which con-
trolls the government, looking in.
Borah gave figures to show that the
farmer is practically bankrupt as a
class, the profits on his crops being
made by the railroads. the middle
men and the industrial capitalists.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover, in an address to the N. S.
chamber of commerce here advised
business men as to how they can
make more profits. Hoover spoke
against any legislation for the better
ment of the farmers. "Betterment Of
the farmers position in the national
economic structure can be accomplish
ed by voluntary cooperation in indus
try and commerce without govern
mental regulation" Hoover said.
Which means in plain English, that
now that the campaign is over, the
farmers can go to hell, as far as the
Coolidge administration is concerned.