Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

- ECOGN1TION by the admins
tration of the Importance of
the problem of farm surplus
l. and its action looking to a so
luton of it was praised yester-
Gay by Representative John Clark
ketcham of Michigan, Republican, for
uaer master of the Michigan State
Grange and lecturer from 1917 to
1921 for the National Grange. Mr..
ketchem is n member of the House
committee on agriculture, which must
deal with any proposed legislation TO
care for the surplus crops.
The administration has placed its
foot down squarely on subsidies from
the Treasury or on Government pur-
chase of commodities or upon price
fixing" said Mr.. Ketcham, and be it
said TO the credit OF the vast majority
Of farmers that they likewise oppose
such proposals.
ION the other hand, its recognition
Of the Importance of the problem of
farm surpluses and its purpose to act
promptly and conStructively toward
solution IS the most encouraging farm
news from Washington in some time
and points again TO the outstanding
capacity for constructive leadership
that the administration IS displaying
with ever increasing frequency.
Ayerts Stampede.
TT knows history too well 10 permit
Representative Huh and Oldield.
Democratic leaders. to stampede the
farmers of the West into any attack
on the tariff and wisely chooses to
lead in correcting one inequality
rather than endanger the whole fine
standard of living and wages we have
built up under our protective policy
Mr., Ketcham, however. admitted
that events of the last few weeks have
again brought the tariff issue to the
fore. II is evident, he said. that the
tariff issue is TO be raised again In the
congressional campaign of 1925.
This action of the Democratic lead
ers." continued Mr.. Ketcham, would
not of itself bring the tariff out as q
major campaign issue. Reactions from
three recent farm gatherings In the
Middle West have really turned the
trick.
Would Revive Export Idea
"a widespread and intensive move
ment has been launched throughout
the Middle West and Northwest to re-
Vive the export corporation idea of
two years ago for handling exportable
SURPRISES of farm crops. The Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation in its
annual meeting at Chicago declared
for the creation Of an agency with
broad powers TO so handle the surplus
Of farm crops that the American pro-
Queer may receive an American price
Ia the domestic market.
''Off1cers were elected in sympathy
with the declaration and We're in
structed to work for the enactment
of the necessary legislation to make
IL effective. At Des Moines another
farm conference within two weeks de-
clared even more emphatically in sup
port of an export corporation plan
To cap the climax, the bankers OF
Iowa at the third conference this
week. which was attended by the en-
tire congressional delegation from the
State. declared unequivoCally for the
export corporation idea.
Jardiue'S Action.
~The administration IS clearly awake
10 the possibilities suggested by this
movement, and within the week Score
tary Jardine has announced his inten-
ton of calling immediate conference
of leading agricultural authorities to
evolve workable plan for handling
these troublesome agricultural sur
plusea. The average citizen naturally
inquiries what eXportable SURPRISES of
farm crops have to do with the tariff.
Simply this: The Western farmer
points to the tariff, to the immigration
law, TO railroad legislation, to the
Adamson law and to other legislation
that has established an American