Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-11-02
FARM RELIEF IS
ASKED BY CORN
BELT MEETING

ST. LOUIS Nov P-Demands for
passage of the McNary- Haugen or a
similar farm relief bill, attacks on the
administration agricultural policy and
favorable mention of the presidential
candidacy of Governor Frank c. Low
den of Illinois, were made in addresses
here today at the corn belt and south
ern conference on farm problems.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas
demanded that the farmer be put on
basis of equality with other industry.
He said he hoped the next congress
word pass the McNary- Haugen bill
or some other measure to assist farm
ers in getting a fair price. Any legis-
lation enacted, he said, must deal
with the problem of farm surplus and
must aid the farmer in organizing for
marketing purposes.
Controlled marketing on large
scale by the farmers Themselves must
have large place in the relief pro-
gram In an average year the pro-
ducers of the United States receive
$4,000, 100000 for their products for
which the consumers pay 80 billion"
he said.
s'The apparent fact that the dis
tributors of these products are able to
handle them for less than two-thirds
of the selling price or twice as much
as the farmer gets shows what a great
opportunity awaits agriculture when
it shall organize by commodity groups
for national and for export marketing,
and reduce its standing army OF toll
takers"
DR.. Henry G. Taylor of the institute
of land economics of Northwestern
university, spoke in favor OF tariff ad-
justment
'@The real difficulty" he said, us
that the prices farmers pay for what
they buy in the United States are on
an abnormally high basis relative to
prices in world markets in which the
farmers sell their surplus"
DR.. Taylor advocated the debenture
plan for making the tariff effective,
saving the export commission plan
appearing in the McNary- Haugen oil,
is less simple and proposes to assess
the cost of disposing OF the surplus
back on the producers
He said the use by politicians OF the
term economically .unSound," regard
ing farm legislation proposals, was
puzzling,
s.The administration, he said, cob
iected to farm legislation because it
might stimulate production, and then
approved an appropriation of $70,O00,-s
600 to expand the agricultural area
through reclamation. It objected to
farm relief as increasing prlcep OF
food and raw material, and then ap-
proved a SO per cent increase in the
tariff on pig iron. 1t soon became
evident economically sound was be-
ing used by the administration IN a.
political and not in an economic
sense"
Former Governor George w.
Donaghey, of Arkansas, made rel
erence to LoWden's candidacy which
brought applause.
illinois, he said, "has citizens who
might give this country more protec-
ton than those of Massachusetts or
some other eastern state.
Governor Adam McNGullen, OF NeD-
raska, the first speaker, said the farm
ers of both parties should strive tor
the nomination of men who are
fright" on the agricultural question.
He attacked Senator Borah for ms
attempt to stem the movement toward
Governor Lowden" and asserted Boran
had mo other purpose than to divide
western farmers in the interest OF
eastern reactionarieS.
Governor McN1ullen, who is re-
publican, termed President. Coolidge's
veto of the McNary- Haugen bill the
..crowning act of disregard of party
pledges" He demanded similar
measure be passed and again be sent
to the president. Any measure pre-
sented, he said, should contain the
principle of equalization and take care