Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31
THE END is NOT YET

This is by no means the end!
Farmers will carry on! Equality OF
opportunity must come to them! The
American standard of living must
be accorded them. Returns for CAPT.
tai, labor and management to those
engaged in farming, the most basic
and necessary occupation of man,
with other groups in our economic
scheme. There are other means, not
legislative, that have been used by
others which farmers may apply to
secure economic justice.
Justice to the farmer will and
directly engaged in the industry and
interests so dependent upon it, but
because in our economic system
equality of opportunity for all is es-
sential to our national prosperity"
That, in brief, is the battle cry OF
the Minnesota Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, as sounded by ]. F. Reed, its
president, in commenting upon the
veto of the McNary-Haugen Farm re-
lief bill by President Coolidge.
Celebrating upon his statement
Mr.. Reed continues:
I'm again vetoing the McNary-
Haugen bill, President Coolidge has
denied the farmers of the nation
their rightful place in the protective
system of America.
He was elected on platform and
is the titular head of the party which
four years ago declared, we pledge
the party to take whatever steps are
necessary to bring back a balanced
condition between agriculture, indus
try and labor Every effort of farm
ers and their friends to bring about
this condition has been met with
denial.
The insurmountable reason set
forth in the veto is the question of
unconstitutionality. Is this a reason?
The bill provided that if any part
of it was so found, it would not affect
any other provision of the measure.
tional lawyers proclaimed its con-
stitutionality, as opposed it. To pass
on this phase of the measure, in view
of all expressed opinion, is somewhat
far-fetched. 1t is to perform such
functions that our judicial system
exists"
The American believes Mr.. Reed
has the situation summed up quite
correctly, but will go a step further
and declare that virtually all of the
reasons as set forth by Mr.. Coolidge
for vetoing the bill, are "far-fetched."
In vetoing bills, as in nearly ev-
cry other act, it is comparatively easy
to give lot of reasons" for so do
ing, which, upon their face, seem
quite plausible. However, when these
reasons" so-called, are analysed, an
entirely different light is thrown
upon them. Mr.. Reed has analysed
Mr.. Coolidge's reasons" and quite
naturally, has found them wanting"
There is great deal of significance
food for thought, if you please-in
Mr.. Reeds warning: This is by
no means the end! Farmers will
carry on! Equality of opportunity
must come to themr'
Of course this is by no means
the end" This last act of MIR. Cool
idge's will only spur the farmers on
to greater activity. The smoke-screen
has been thrown up in front of their
faces too many times. They will re-
fuse to be fooled any longer by this
"unconstitutionality, -fixing-class
legislation" talk. And promises? Say,
if all the promises by the politicians
to the farmers and workers of this
nation had been fulfilled, there'd be
no more talk of inequality or in
justice
Again, though, as MIR. Reed aptly
says: This is by no means the end"