The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-09-30

RE HERALD
ilizaton of the price of the production
of their toll. / emphasize that it was
intended ito make existing tariffs eff
fective. No one has suggested any
other plan designed to accomplish this
purpose and no other legislation will
be to the advantage of the American
farmer. What the farmers of Amer
lea want is "a price for their products
comparable ito the price they are COM
PEELED to pay for what they use.
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The Surplus
The reason why the tariffs ON
grains and meats do not operate to
the advantage of the farmer, as that
of these products, the farmers OF
America produce more than is con-
sumed domestically, and there being
a demand for this surplus in the
markets of the world, a certain por-
ton of it, about per cent on the
average, goes into export each year.
The presence of this small eXporttable
surplus compels the farmer to sell the
whole production ON the basis of a
world market. So that in Ia country
dedicated TO the principle of protec-
ton for groups, we have the amazing
ly stupid situation of the farmers of
this country having the market price
of the production of their farms fixed
in Europe. Surprising the price of
labor, steel, clothing, interest rates,
railroad rates and the like were fixed
on the basis of European prices for
these services and commodities.
What would be the immediate result
to all of these other business groups.
Complete decentralization within a
very short time. And yet in the
presence of This situation the indus
trial East, drunk with political, finan-
cial and Legislative power insists up
on keeping the farmers of the United
States in this situation of inequality
and injustice.
The McNary-Haugen Bill provides
a mechanism through which that por-
ton of our staple crops, that goes
yearly into export, shall be segregat-
ed and the weight thereof removed
from the domestic market, and sold
abroad at the world price wherever a
market may be found for them, thus
rigging supply Ito demand in the do
nestle market and giving the farmer
an American price with full tariff pro
lection independent of the world price
at which the surplus lis sold. The
mechanism is simple and workable
The scheme is feasible and sound.
l am weary of the flood of opinion
about the agricultural situation which
is coming from men who do not
know anything about the subject. A
certain class of politicians, newspap-
er writers and business men are the
worst offenders. With no clear know
ledge of conditions on American
farms and with NO understanding of
proposals of farm relief, these men
write and talk oracula1ly ON both
subjects. They never say anything
new, but merely ring the changes on
old statements and outworn platl-
tudes. Their faMorite themes are,
conditions in farming sections are
getting better and will soon be all
right" Farmers are being misled by
radical denagogues' anu en 49,
posals OF relled onered 9y la 49,
are economically unsoeno alN .; p 1870
fixing" MOT WORD o! as''d1elioioeu SS
fact, not sangae Iogacal ueuuoo :
not one constructive suggessioh' jus.
parrot-llke repealtrons Oh "ie s<aiiie
old scoldlng phrases.
Much of this is on account OF ig-
and some on account OF
selfishness. A politician who wants
to get by without facing an issue, a.
business man who enjoys privilege
he doesn't want to share with Others
take snuff and the whole crew
of Satellites and parasites sneeze
their stuff into the newspapers.
7 resnect Intelligent and honest OPP
can understand the stand
nat mind which opposes all change
( can even tolerate certain forms of
ignorance. but have utter contempt
for intellectual dishonesty and for
that kind of IGNORANCE whicl1eis but
another sr form of seryility. The real
tn,,th Is that not one man in so of
those who write and talk pibly about
fine Horticultural problem know