Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-23
JARDINE. TO CALL
FARM MEETINGS
Will Summon Groups to Dis
cuss Surplus Problem and.
Cooperation.

Proposals for the solution of the
farm surplus problem through CO.
operative organizations of farmers are
being considered by the Department
Of Agriculture.
Secretary Jardine believes that de-
tails of the plan could be worked out
further through conferences OF lead
ers familiar with aGi1cnitufai anu
economic problems. to be called by
him.
lie has already invited agricultural
editors throughout the country 10
meet with him here for a discussion
~ the question. and, now lhdt tue
administration plan TO ala COOPER
tive organizations generally mas peeh
placed before Congress, he lntendS "
summon other groups in the near III
ture to discuss the surplus pTooie'i''
Opposes Price-Fixing.
ouotine from his annual report, he
rei1erated last night that farmers
through their organizations have q
most powerful instrument to control
the movement Of SURPRISES lnl con-
sumutiye channels. At the Same
time he empha sized his continued op-
position to any price-hXlnS schehle'
The SecretarS's attitude i resaIu-
cd in department circles aS ole1s:sC
..snrnlus crop" bill. designed to per
mil and encourage farmers TO engage
IL formation OF cooperative enter
nrises with power to pool products
and markets and exchange lhiol itla-
ZION hearing ON market conditlohs.
Tho AGRICULTURAL bill already miro
duced in Congress. embodEnS pt,li
Tor aiding and assisting co-opeIall,n ~
effort and carrying the pfacutahA
unanimous endorsements ol .Ie eh.i.
,.o.oneratiye movement III TINS couit,
~. ) should. he declared. stand upon
nc own merit and not be confused ol
considered in connection Win otiiel
agricultural measures. ,is
THE Secretary called attention TO ms
description OF the problem IN ms an
nual report as one OF Inc liiaJol
economic questions confronting the
Nation, and declared:
Has Faith in Movement.
II believe that, as things stand 10
5ey the most effective machinery III
sirh+ EXISTS III the cooperative mar
keting movements Any sound plan
directed to the surplus question Will
he practically certain. in my JudG-
ment. to recognize the cooperative
movement and carry the approval OF
cooperative leaders.
A number of plans nave oeeh pro
posed which warrant thoughtful at
ention. Former Gov. Lowden OF ILL
nois has referred To I; plan which. as
| understand il. would have SURPRISES
handled by cooperative organizations.
assisted by a Federal farm board OF
parallel Importance TO the Federal Re
serve Board but III which there would
20 no governmental price. fixing and
20 buying and selling of farm products
Under the control of Government
officials.
Secretary Hoover made an almost
exactly similar proposal two years ago
with the idea of building up for agri-
culture the same stability as in indus
try c. r Noyes Of St. Paul also
has given great deal of thought TO
his question and has worked out the
1-tails Of q plan. Other proposals
rave neen introduced in Congress. and
otnars are in course of preparation.
With the sincere feeling that
further disqualification Of thought and
development of common aim can
and should he. secured on this vital
problem, I have decided to call to
Washington from time to time a num-
Der of leaders who can make con
tribution looking TO the laying down
OF sound and effective plan