Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-16

visions in the direction Of improved
returns, the board should be or
ganiZed to investigate every field
of economic betterment for the
farmer so as to furnish guidance a.
to need in production, to devise
methods for elimination of TN
profitable marginal lands and Their
adoption to other uses; to develop
industrial by-products and to sur.
vey a score of other fields Of help
fulness.
No Tax on Farmer
Certain safeguards must natur-
ally surround these activities and
the instrumentalities that are Gre
ated. Certain vital principles mus;
be adhered to in order that We
may not undermine the freedom OF
our farmers and CT our people as
a whole by bureaucratic and gov
ernmental domination and inter
ference. We must not undermine
initiative. There should be no fee
or tax imposed upon the farmer.
No governmental agency should
engage in the buying and selling
and price fixing of products, for
such courses can lead only to bu-
reaucracy and domination. Gov
eminent funds should not be loaned
or facilities duplicated where other
services Of credit and facilities are
available at reasonable rates. No
activities should be set in motion
that will result in increasing the
surplus production, as such will de-
feat any plans Of relief.
The most progressive movement
in all agriculture has been the up
building Of the farmers own mar
keting organizations, which INV
embrace nearly two million farmers
in membership and annually dis
tribute nearly $780, 600, 600 worth
OF farm products. These organize
tons have acquired experience n
virtually every branch of their in
dustry, and furnish a substantial
basis upon which to build further
organization. Not all these mar
keting organizations are farmer.
owned or farmer controlled. In or
der to strengthen and not to m
dermine them, all proposals for
governmental assistance shouI1
originate with such ORGANIZATIONS
and be the result Of their apDlica-
tlon. Moreover by such bases NJ
organization the government viii
~ removed from engaging IN the
business Of agriculture.
Must Make Start
ne ~olIIIcultieS Of agriculture can
4 ny Oe cured in a day; they can Al
" cured by legislation; thew can
NOT De cured by the federal rov
e[1linent alone. But farmers o.
tnelf organizations can be ass,e5a%
- overcome these iLequalities To-
cry effort Of this chararter I, -.
experiment., and we shall fin
rom our experience the NAV ~
60 ler advance. We must make p
49,. WIN the creation Of a greet
nfSgrumentality Of this charactar
~ strength and Importance eorai
70 tilat OF those which we have &c
ateo Tor transportation end hanL
1ig' we give immediate ass,,ranno
u tNe determined purpose q: tho
soVetnment to meet the difficrlt;ar
Vi Whlch we re now aware. and -
create an agency through which
constructive action for the fut,,rc
VIII be assured. NO
In this treatment Of his ,roh
ZEN We recognize the Responsibilities
q the people as a whole, and we
shan lay the foundation for a new
DAY l agriculture, from which we
snail preserve to the nation the
great values Of its individuality and
strengthen our whole national
fabric.
In considering the tariff for 9TH
e. industries than agriculture, we
find that there have been economic
shifts necessitating a readjustment
Of some Of the tariff schedules,