The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-03
SOLONS AFRAID
TO PUT FARMER
help ON SHELF
Fear Revolt Against the
Old Line Parties
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and this combine Is seen $s too for
midable for those opposed to farm leg
islation to sidestep Conditions Of the
cotton growers in the south have
forced the southern representatives to
join hands with the westerners in the
demand for relief.
Fear Of their constituents is forcing
them to attack the exhortations of the
representatives from the manufactur-
ing districts that there is not enough
time to consider farm legislation"
Business 5locs Let Loose.
Much propaganda, inspired by man
ufacturers' blocs, is being let loose
in capitol halls in an attempt to mag
Nifty the Importance Of all legislation
except that dealing with the farmers.
Everything, including the tax refund
proposition, alien property claims dis
position, foreign treaties, the prohibit
ton department, tariff laws. and the
treasury surplus, is being projected to
divert attention of the representatives.
Democrats Commit Selves.
The democrats have pretty definitely
committed themselves to some sort of
farm relief. Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, partly floor leader in the
senate, has announced that the party's
program includes first a liberal policy
for relief of the farmer" followed by
reduction in taxes, revision in tariff
rates, and action against corruption in
primary elections.
Nye Attacks Mellon.
Several significant pre- session
speeches have been made by congress
sional leaders. Senator Gerald F. Nye
of North Dakota. in speech in New
York, denounced Secretary Mellon as
being the one who prevented the pas
sage of farm relief at the last session.
MIR. Mellon holds that the only nee
essary legislation is that that helps
pay back the people who provide the
funds for political campaigns. That is
why John D. Rockefeller, Jr., saved
more by Melons tax bill than did
twenty states the size of North Da-
kota. That is why the big gamers
were Thomas w. Lamont, George f.
Baker, J. Pierpont Morgan and the
rest" he said.
Nye declared that the farmers
should be treated in the same manner
as the foreign debts are being treated.
mentioning the fact that Italy's debt
was settled on the btkis of rs cents
on the dollar.
Warns of FarFRevolt.
Representative Dickinson, republi-
can, Iowa, has sounded warning note
to his colleagues. "The farmers are
not entirely bereft of their power"
he said.
II pray that they win not be driven
to the use of their class political
power, but there is an extremity Of
discrimination beyond which they
may not be pushed without danger"
Attacks Business.
Dickinson attacked the national in
dustrial conference and United States
chamber Of commerce for forming
"fact-fnding" body to examine the
farm problem. This commission, he
said, was not devised to help the
farmer, but to befog the issue and pre-
vent aid. The farmer knows, he said,
that these same industrialists are re-
sponsible for the conditions, and that
they are not "visltations of provi-
dence."
Wisconsin Farmers Meet.
Wisconsin farmers are expected to
voice a definite and unified demand
for legislation at the convention of
the American Society of Equity, the
outstanding farmers organization in
that state, which opened Tuesday at
Ashland. Wis. Primary matters to be
taken up at that convention will be
farm relief legislation and organiza-
ton of farmers to belable to back
their demands. Cooperation will be
stressed at the meeting both for get
ting legislative measures and for mar
keting. ii