Evening star., 1928-02-18
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

find market outside o. t-e United
States and therefore must be sold
at the world market price" instead
OF the fixed price Stabilized for the
United States. The amount OF less
10 be anticipated il thus selling the
surplus abroad IS 20 be assessed
against the particular commodity. here
a. home. and collected Se.en the COM
modify is received for marketing or
processing. The board viii designate
at Just what point. n the shipping OF
the commodity. tie equalization Zee"
must be collected-usuaily az the E.l
i il be grain 70 be ground. or af the
shipping Office If it oe cotton or az
the packers Il il be live stocs-
The alleged Uncc1st:tutscCality OF
tha. equalization fee" was the main
objection which LED 10 the Presidents
veto last year. and as the bill would -au
entirely without It. there Is predicted
another veto in case the measure passes
Congress.
In his veto message last year PreS:-
dent Coolidge said: ..y.
"It conte;npiates that packers nay
be commissioned by the Goyernmeg,. %
buy hogs enough 10 create q near
scarcity n this country slaughter Tie
hogs, sell the pork products aoroa6 st
8 loss and have their losses, coS.S s-d
charges made good oQs OF TIE pockets
OF farm taxpayers. The nliIle-s would
Be similarly commissioned 20 operate -
wheat O. corn and have their losses.
Costs and charges paid bv farm taxpay-
erS, Il seems alcsoSc incredible
that The producers ct hogs. cc--,. wheat.
rice. tobacco ard cotton St,ca-S oe c.
tere5 scheme Q. legislative -el.et u
which the only persons veso are guar
an.ee6 8 profit are the sxpo<.ers> pack
e-S, E.!llerS. cotton S:l--.srS and ether
p-occSSo-S
Clearly this legislation i.,vo,ves gov
e-2rne1sal fixing Q. prices Y gives the
proposed Federal board a.-s,cSs G.,i.I.,-
tied authority % tx prices c1 t2ss 6sS,s-
mated commodities. This : Price <:N.-sS.
tursSer;s,o-e. On ScZT.e .. -e2S Nations
osS!c fc<c3 ard materials Cow
erriC,snt p-.cs tixiE,S cg.ce started. ESs
alike 10 justice scG 70 end 7. = &C.,
ro,l,lc folly from which iris country
has every right - b. spared"
As Il y, Ge5.,ccSs-stso0 .. s2se PrsS;-
dents warning ;llas ]. tf,s r-.T,c2pSs be
adopted for food prices L w'osssS quickly
extend IL ether eSa.Ys.rcSsssssS> IL VAS ar
The McNary-aaI;ESys px1ccip.e IS sScp--
81 for feed II might Dc Scc,se6 also
upon coal. since thsre Is riSN- gcv 3
crisis II coal mining. Glse - cvs-r.t,-
GGcg&oG.
President C<>,!idss :u-;As.sz argued. III
his veto:
The ch:ef oe'ec,tca - 'As e.u IS
tAa. !. WoG.6 10. eSHSts: tAs farmer
WhStSVS- D.ay eS ne gsr>ys>xayv .n:s,s-
s:lcS .. arbitrary interference. ~ >s,s
can deny tha. ~ ;as ,cs>S 49,, s>-:.t,eS
WILL ee S,vTyf,sG oy :ns tSw - S,:cciy
and demand TO sxSS<E - suc~vA<s
rrlcSS ARD then - g,sa,;5eSa.;, ysls;:& -, a
higher level by means :. \ p.S1 V@,tn
,nUss u; Necessity .:Itr~a>s Qst<:&tgscIi
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III the face az III SNIs,>s.,sc Law rs SSI
established S$ any Ian cs :,&..;;S m
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