Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-23
DESIRES PROTECTION
THAT OTHERS GET

~ Optl dIluS tWO
near Olivia and who spends much
of his time in the consideration of
farm problems, discontinued his
subscription to the Minneapolis
Journal and was requested by
that publication to state his rea-
sons why. He wrote his letter to
the Journal on April s, said let
ter being published in the Rem
Vile Co. Journal. A reader of the
American has requested its pub
LEGATION here and as it is of gen.
eral interest and contains many
| hard facts we are glad to pass
it on to our readers. Following
is Mr.. Nissen's letter:
Your circular letter of the End re-
ceived, in which among other things
you say, eff you do not wish to renew
| for any reason of interest to us, a
few lines frankly telling why will be
very much appreciated" You seem
frank in your request, and l shall be
frank in my reply.
l belong to and am interested in
that group known as the agricultural
group of this country, and 1 frankly
believe that the group to which l be-
long is Disseminated against by a
national policy. For nearly a hun
dred years this country has been
committed to a protective policy for
the purpose of enabling it to operate
upon a higher plane than any other
country.
That policy protects all other in
dustries other than farming; rail-
roads have their Transportation Act,
banks have their Federal Reserve
Act, labor has it's immigration Act
and it's Eight Hour Law, and these
laws work to lift up those groups
above world conditions, but the far
mer is competing with world mar
kets, trying to buy from these groups
whose prices have been artificially
raised by legislation, in fact, all other
groups excepting the farm group are
competition while the farmer is sell
ling in a market open practically to
world competition. This situation
gives all industries except the farm
ing industry a right to name the
price which the farmer shall pay and
at the same time gives such groups
the right to name the price at which
the farmer shall sell. If protection
| is good for one group, then it must be
| good for the other. ...
The late National Banking Law is
identical in its equalization fee with
the so-called McNary-Haugen Bill.
The one bill creates a large reserve
of money and places it in a Federal
Bank; the other takes care of the
surplus of American farm products,
and he who has studied the bill care
| fully knows that that means all farm
products. This bill creates what
may commonly be called a Federal
warehouse. ..-..- .-
The Federal Bank on identical
principles with the Federal warehouse
was right, but the Federal warehouse
is all wrong according to the editor
ials which appear in your paper, and
at the same time you commend the
new banking law.
1t is so elementary that you must
know that there is great economic
principle involved in our claim; one
which sooner or later must be cor
rected. We do not propose to quietly
submit to protective system that
leaves out of it's circle all agri-
cultural interests.
l am not unmindful of the fact
that the Fordney- Tariff
| Act includes farm products but so
far as these products are affected
the act is failure, and what we de-
mand is equality in protection
The bill l refer to should not be
called the McNary-Haugen Bill, but
should be called the National Equal
ization Bill. We do not refer to the
McFadden Bill but refer to the new
National Banking Law. We are
heartily in sympathy with the bank
ing law and are glad our country
has adopted a financial policy I'M
equaled in the world, and we demand
policy that gives the farmer equal
protection and your great city, the
distributing point of the Northwest,
and your two great newspapers, name
ly, the Journal and the Tribune, are
going to regret in the no far distant
future, the attitude you are taking
against the prosperity of the North
west. We cannot believe you are de-
nying equality through lack of judg-
ment, but we do believe that it is
through sinister motives. The Min
neapolis Tribune and Minneapolis
Journal have opposed our most need
ed program of equality, while the
Pioneer Press and Dispatch of st.
Paul have given us their undivided
support, and for this reason l have
changed my subscription to the st.
Paul Pioneer Press. -
1t is we'll established fact that
the producers of farm products re-
ceive but 33 1-3 per cent of the
amount which the consumer pays.
A sterilization of prizes one year
with another would lessen rather
tban raise the cost of living