The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-27
THE McNARY-HAUGEN BILL

In this weeks issue of the Producers News ap-
pears a lengthy article written by j. E. Martin to
w. M. Jardine Secretary of Agriculture, in which
he brings forth the needs of the farmer and the
relief that should be theirs through the McNary-
Haugen Bill.
This article is timely and should be read by
every patron of the Producers News, who is inter-
ested In agriculture and the prosperity of the
farmer, as farm relief will be one of the big issues
OF the present Congress and one which will have
to be met, even though every effort is being made
to dodge the issue.
The article by Mr.. Martin, who is prominent
member of the Minnesota Council of Agriculture,
clearly brings out many points, which have been
heretofore but lightly touched upon in discussion of
the McNary- Haugen Bill. His logic is good and
straight to the point and will bear the light of
day, which cannot be said of some of the logic
being propounded by opponents of the McNary-
Haugen Bill.
Probably matter is Of more interest to the
people of the Northwest at this time than is a
real measure for farm relief-a measure that will
will really benefit agriculture and keep the tilers
of the soil on the farms and give them and their
families fair profit on their produce over the
cost of producing.
Every farmer and citizen of the Northwest
at the nations capital and they will then that
politics means a great deal to them-that those
who tell them to stay out of politics are not work
ing for the good of the farmer, do not know
what they are talking about, deliberately
misleading the farmers for their own gain.
1t seems that the average person can only be
brought to dwell upon a subject when it ais hot"
Farm relief is "hot" subject at this time and
if you don't believe in politics for the farmer
watch the way the representatives of the people
vote and the attitude the President some Of you
voted for, acts on the farm relief measure, and
see the way they their efforts to cut the heart
out of the McNaryHaugen bill to make it a
harmless antidote that will do no good to anyone
Then bring your mind to dwell upon the fact that
If you, and millions like you, had organized and
voted together for representatives that came from
your own ranks and were responsible to you and
your organization how different the situation
would be.
If the farmer and worker allows big business
and the white-colared brigade to pick his repre-
sentatives for government positions for him, HI
cannot expect that he is going to receive any gooC
from that representative-big business is going t.
take all the traffic will bear and the white coareC
gentry will that they get it,
One voter cannot not make any material gair
by himself but an organization of all the workers
and producers the entire country would change
the political aspect overnight.
All ask of our readers is each and every one
to watch the representatives of the people GU per
form in Congress and remember the actions of thu
Congressman when it come to relief for the farm
ers, and the next time anyone says you have NJ
business in politics that the farmer should stay
home and slOp the hogs, you will be in a position
to give that person some good advice.
The newspaper dispatches of today are alread!