The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-13
CONGRESS- OPENS
DISCUSSION ON
FARMER RELIEF
Congressman Fear to
Lose Next Elections

WASHINGTON, D. c., May II. -
Fearing that if farm legislation is not
passed in this session of congress
many congressman may lose their
seats in the next elections, congress
has started the reading Of the Haugen
bill.
Representative Quinn, democrat OF
Mississippi, in his speech on the
Haugen bill viciously attacked the op
ponents of the measure, holding up to
ridicule many of its most bitter op-
ponents.
Quinn gave an outline of a speech
by Representative Fort, republican Of
New Jersey, opposing the Haugen bill
"Who in the hell does he repres'
ent?" demanded the southerner. HE
agreed to give the farmer everything
his hens laid except the eggs. Later
he thought the shell might be thrown
into the bargain"
AssaiIs Fingerprlnt Expert.
Quinn next leveled his guns on Rep
resentatiVe Aswell, democrat Of
Louisiana, sponsor of a substitute fol
the Haugen bill.
1.-THE sugar farmers Of Louisiana,
he declared, cannot go to a bank
and draw anything but their breaths
They have patches on their pants as
big as a head Of a whiskey barrel"
Representative Kinchelos, democrat
Of Kentucky, was next.
1.-THE gentleman from Kentucky
said Quinn, "some time back intro
duced resolution calling for the pay
ment by the federal government Of
$50 100000 to tobacco farmers of his
state for a shirttail full of old green
tobacco. Yet he terms this bill un
economic"
AssaIIs Administration Cog.
Representative Tincher, Kansas
sponsor of the administrator
500, 00O,O 900 loan" bill was reminded
Of his early attempts to relieve the
farmer.
This portly gentleman" said
Quinn, "who rallied at the farmers
in committee for having the temer
ity to come to Washington and seeE
relief of such an 'unecononimc' ma
ture, himself introduced a bill in 1925
calling for $2,OOO,O0O,OOO appropria
ton to stabilize crop prices. You'C
think he ate thunderbolts, cyclones
and tornadoes for dinner to hear hin
roar at this legislation"
A leader of the Haugen forces gave
rough estimate of the states from
t-'-'.e~-.- .sa--- -A>-l- slnnnrt- was ex
pected. He privately declared that il
view of the deluge of kilograms from
the farm belt, many wavering mem
bers might fall into line and increase
his figures.
State delegations solidly for tn,
Haugen bill he gave as follows:
Indiana, North and South Dakota
Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
Utah, Nevada, Iowa.
These practically solid:"
Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, Kan
sas, Washington, Wisconsin, will
Michigan. Tennessee, and Kentucl!
divided.
With relief legislation at last I'm
der discussion officials of the corr
belt committee were making final ap
peals to farm organizations to delug,
wavering members with kilograms
urging support of the Haugen bill.
Senate May Open Discussion.
Meanwhile indications were that the
senate would clear its Legislative
slate within ten days at the outside
and begin debate on agrarian prob
lens.
Fear Farmer Vote.
Agricultural relief is the most i'm
portant domestic problem facing the
government of the United States, ac
cording to Governor Austin Peay Of
Tennessee, who is visiting in Chicago
while we are not thinking about
presidential candidates at this time,
ne said, mo candidate need apply fol
the Southern vote who is not in thoro
sympathy with agricultural relief. BY
relief we mean the use of government
agencies to control and market the
farm surplus. The problem demands
bold and genuine craftsmanship to
solve it.
"The southern cotton raiser, and
all other farmers as a class, will ac.
cept no paliatives or substitutes. The
problem is the most vital and impor.
tant confronting the republic today