Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
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arat!on and introduction The first was
known as the Curtis Aswell bill. IT
created en- Interstate Farm Marketing
Association. Its purpose was to promots
and Stimuiats the orderly flow of agri-
cultural commodities in commerce, TO
/ remove burdens and restraints on such
commodities in commerce; and TO pro-
vide FIR the process NC. preparing for
market. handling. pooling. storing and
marketing of agricultural commodities
through cooperative marketing aSSoci-
atinnS, The object of this measure
IVES to place the marketing orSariza-
tons under the ownership and .ntrol
OF the farmers themselves. The other
MEASURE was known IS til. Curt. s-Crisp
bill It's object w,s to enable tn, FARM
ers 81 stabilize thsir markets a'.ainst
undue and excessive fluctuations: TO
preserve advantageous domestic mar
kets; and to minimize speculation and
waste in marketing.
Buying Program.
Without the help which the Repub'i-
can party has given. the agricultural sit
uation would oe infinitely worse than
it is, The Cappcr- Volstead act gave to
tbs farmer the right to engage in coll
lective buying end cooperative selling
In every posSihle way the Republican
practical and substantial effect to thst
{ right
The Department ofAgriculture fills en-
/ important place in the work of aiding
and advising tbs farmer. 1t is our pol
! ICY to widen each year as much as
possible the scope of the departments
I effectiveness. In the last year alone
I S2.2s6,i72 was spent in particularly
valuable research work covering numer-
Gus classes OF agricultural products. m
cluoing cattle and swine It is estimated
that S4.157.887 will be required for
this work for the coming year. Nearly
( S3,000.000 is expended annually b.
the Department of Agriculture in
broadening agricultural markets.
/ Waterways Developments.
\ The development of inland water
ways, and water transportation in gen.
ersl. is Of great value to the agricul-
/ tural sections of thu country. An ex-
tensive project in this regard is now
being executed. This last Congress has
! provided for a barge line to extend
from st. Louis tn Missouri River points.
/ which when in full operation will bring
decided relief in tn, dificulties and cost
OF transporting farm products. When
the less of the foreign market for our
/ products was imminent because of in
Suflciency of ships in which to trans
port them vessels OF the United States
Shipping Board were reconditioned and
placed in service. thereby saving the
market Tariff protection against tor
eign competition always has been given
! 10 farm products. The For6ney- Nc
Cumber tariff act carries higher rates
OF duty on agricultural products than
/ anv tariff law in the history of the ma
! ton. It has been found that certain
OF the duties are mt high enough to
give adequate protection to some of the
/ products Of the farm. and I believe it
+. is the duty of Congress to provide rates
high enough to protect such products
! against foreign competition In addi-
ton. by this act. the duties have been
I lowered on most Of the articles thu
farmers buy or thsy have been put upon
! the free list.
Appropriations have been ma6e freely
! to aid the farmers of crop failures. The
Federal Farm Loan System and the in
termediste credit banks have made
available to farmers, on loans at a low
rate Of interest. more than s2.s00,-
00n a0n.
That effective halp has been given
! To the farmer by the Republican party
| since it took charge on March 4. 1921.
/ + indicated by the statement of the
washington Office of tn American Farm
Bureau Federation. On page one of
/ II annual report dated Aoril 6. 1923,
there appears the following:
The passing Of the Sixtv-seventh
CONGRESS into history marks an epoch
/ IN the undertaking of the American
Farm Bureaus national legislative
( ca.-lpaign. II is not too much to say
/ that the IS laws passed by that Con-
gress which were initiated and support
/ r. hx ~ fA~
10 American agriculture than all the
/ legislation relating to agriculture passed
/ since the adoption of our Constitution"
Depression In Agriculture.
/ Though much has been done to
| ameliorate the farmers situation. still
more remains to be done. for there
| exists today depression in agricul-
ture which in the best interests of all
I Of the people must be relieved
! The question of the proper relief for
agriculture is trying and perplexina
| one. The problem Is OF deep-seated
economic Importance to every citizen
i without regard 10 his occupation or his
| political party. Properly, its solution is
an always should be. non-partisan.
/ am convinced that If a small Joint
committee OF the House and Senate
were appointed to study the problem
and 10 find its proper solution. the
! necessary relief quickly could and would
/ be afforded The committee could be
/ assisted in its task by the advice and
/ experience of the most capable ex-
perts on the subject whose services can
be obtained
| 1t viii be remembered that for years
/ We had great trouble with the problem
] Of settling our standard OF value. The
+ 70. e. 49,
brought forth the Greenback party. and
later the Free silver party. In 1899,
| that great and able statesman from
J Maine, Thomas B. Reed, appointed a
committee of IL 10 draw measure
/ fixing the standard Of value. In three
weeks the committee had agreed upon
a draft Of a bill and the gold standard
/ act of 1900 was the result We have
had no trouble with the question since
then. II such committee could set
tie 50 satisfactorily that great and vex-
! ing question. surely a similar committee
Of able legislators specifically charged
With the task could agree upon an agri-
cultural relief plan which would be
equally satisfactory.
The solution will be found. and found
promptly. Our party has pledged itself
10 the development and enactment Of
measures which will place the sgricul-
iufsl interests Of the United States on
q basis Of economic equality with other
industries. 10 insure its prosperity and
successes.
Labor and Capital
In the early days. employees labored
long hours amid insanitary conditions.
and dangerous, unguarded machinery.
The plight OF the native Workingmen
vas aggravated by the eyer-increasing
number Of Immigrant iaborers who con-
tended with them for Jobs.
Steady progress has been made In the
enactment Of legislation to relieve these
conditions The hours OF labor have
been reduced 20 3. where formerly they