Evening star., 1926-05-31

Echoes of the defeat of the Hanger
agricultural relief bill in the Hous.
come from every part of the country
The corn belt regards it as a betraya
OF the farmer, while observers ir
other sections generally hold thai
Congress merely has blocked an un
desirable piece of class legislation.
However anybody may regarC
the outcome of the agitation for farm
legislation in Congress-" according tt
the Des Moines Evening Tribune lin
dependent Republican,. "everybod,
must see that somebody has blum
dered. Either so much time should
not he taken with the debate Ol
something should be done One way
or the other. Congress has fooled.
The Sioux City Tribune independent
thinks that "backers of the Haugen
bill held their ground surprisingl.
well i'm view Of the subtle efforts made
to break their morale and undermine
their program" The Tribune also
observes that there was "a well
flnanc lobby on the ground apply.
ing all of their arts toward over.
coming the most promising political
showing ever made at Washington
in behalf of the farm States"
To the ST. Paul Dispatch Gnde.
pendent) 1t appears that ''in defeating
the bill. Congress once more has
turned it's back on agriculture" and
that it has refused to provide agri-
culture with the machinery it must
have il it Is ever to get the same
advantage from the tariff as other
economic interests enjoy quite simply
by the imposition of straight import
duties"
What Is the significance of this?"
asks the Little Rock Arkansas Demo
crat (Democratic). Simply that Con-
gress has not. and never has had. any
intention Of passing any kind Of bill
which actually would aid the farmer"
The Arkansas Democrat feels that
what lis going on in Congress IL an
empty political gesture" and adds:
Furthermore, we notice that nothing
has been said about lowering the tariff
to help the farmer" The Davenport
Democrat Democratic) offers the fur
ther Judgment: "The death sentence
passed on the Haugen bill long ago
and carried out last Friday night
ought to elect a number of Democratic
Senators next November. including
one from Iowa. 1t Is about time the
farmers of the corn belt realized that
they hold a weapon in their hands
that will gain them recognition, il
they only have the intelligence and
backbone to use 1t.
Referring to the attitude Of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
the Springfield Illinois State Journal
Republican) contends 1T is about
time that the agrarian elements were
making themselves heard In the
National Cha mber of Commerce. 1t is
wholly out of order in its opposition
to the legislation that the farmer is
asking so that his industry may be
preserved from destruction
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On the other side of the picture, the
Fort Worth Star.Telegram Gndepend.
ent Democratic) declares that 1.-The
failure Of the bill in the House serves
notice to politico-agricultural econo.
mists that the country generally is
not ready to permit harmful tamper.
ing with the economic system in the
interests of u single group of farmers
That is what the Haugen bill amount.
ed to. 1t is well disposed Of" continues
the Star-Telegram, land no farmer
who has an understanding of the true
nature Of the farmers problem will
regret it's timely demise
Subsidies are ,5,,n-American.- In
sists the Atlanta journal Democratic).
and heretofore. the people have ap-
peoyed the affective opposition which