Evening star., 1927-11-23
Business Mems Farm Report
Gains Attention of Country

radicals those who long have been
urging these measures"
1T seems logical enough and 1t Is
economically sound doctrine" AYERS
the Charleston Evening Post dnde-
pendent Democratic), and the Fargo
Forum Republican, holds that lit
should and undoubtedly it will, exer-
else a marked influence upon the
whole trend of legislation in Con-
gress" The Kansas City Times Tin
dependent) holds the opinion that IF
the business mems commission can
succeed in convincing the industrial
districts that there is real farm
problem that calls for national study
and action, it will have made val
liable contribution to nationwide
prosperity"
The Milwaukee Journal Qndepend-
enO contends that Eat one sweep the
ground Is cut out from under the pol
icy which the Government has been
pursuing for seven years" The Wa
terloo Tribune independent Progress
sive) sees in it recognition of the In
equalities agriculture is struggling
under" with presentation of remedy.
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The Kansas City Journal Republi-
CAM thinks that 1.-The specific recon-
mendations, except in some minor de-
tails, clash with the theories Of all
factions of the farm relief movement"
but adds that the report will stimu-
late interest and discussion of the
problems of agriculture in circles
which have given too little heed to the
serious situation" The Santa Bar
bara Daily News Oemocratic). in
general discussion of the situation, OBJ
serves that "a large proportion OF the
former opponents of farm relief have
come to the realization of the fact that
the prosperity of the country Is in
volved in the prosperity or otherwise
of the farmer"
The Springfield Union Republican,
offers the criticism, THE proposal of
this solution awakes no other echo in
the agricultural regions than the adop-
ton of a resolution by the American
Farm Congress declaring that 'Ameri-
can agriculture and live stock indus
tries have entered an era in which
they must have protection in the home
markets from unrestricted competition
of products of countries where land IS
cheap, standards of living low or labor
meanly paid. if they are not to sink
to the approximate level of such coun
tries"
III Is within the power OF the PreSi-
dent" according to the New York Eve
ming World independently. "to reduce
the tariff on articles the farmer must
buy in his business. but the flexibility
clause has been used merely to boost
the tariff rates and increase the profits
of the favored industrial groups. Why,
then, mention the tariff" this paper
asks. And why bother about the
farmer who votes right whatever is
done to him?'
The recommendations" states the
Des Moines Tribune-Capital Gndepend.
ent Republican,, do include one that
strikes at the inequality between agri-
culture and protected industry-the
one calling for gradual and very eau
tious altering of the protective tariff.
In every other respect the report, even
as to it's timing, suggests willingness
to play in with those whose effort is
to keep anything from being done that
really would remove any of the dis
elimination against agriculture and In
favor of other industries"
The Bloomington Paragraph dnde-
pendent Republican, offers the Judg-
ment that mo definite. practical and
conclusive plan for agriculture Is to
be found in the Recommendations,
and the Muskegon Chronicle fnde-'
pendenO finds the report disappoint'
ing because it recognized that the
difficulties of the agricultural industry
are fundamental, not to be cured over
night by some legislative palliative,
but requiring long and careful treat
ments" ....ss. - -. !. -.