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 fielti
of economic betterment for the
farmer SO as to furnish guidance a.
to need in production, to devise
methods for elimination of I'M
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 naLur-
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 OF 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
ketlng organizations. which now
embrace nearly two million farmers
IN membership and annually dis
tribute nearly $2,500, 600, 900 worth
OF farm products. These organiza-
tons have acquired experience iii
virtually every branch of their in
ouStry, and furnish a substantial
basis upon which to build furtnCr
organization, Not all these mar
ketlng organizations are farmer.
owned or farmer controlled. In Or
der to strengthen and not To m
dermine them, all proposals for
governmental assistance shouIo
originate with such ORGANIZATIONS
ana pc the result Of their appliLa-
tloh. Moreover by such bases If
organization the government viii
pc removed from engaging IN fbe
business Of agriculture.
Must Make Start
Ing ol1flculties Of agriculture con
,IoC DC cured in a day: they cen 80
~ pe cured BY legislation. fhev csn
III PC cured by the federal IA,
eIIlnent alone. But farmers g.
Iien organizations can be assiSfa'1
= overcome these i1eoualitiec r.
eIy eIIoTL Of this charafter
experiment, and we shall e.
from our experience tha ~
So tei advance. We must make .
$50. WIN the creation Of \ rrear
n9SCfumentallty of this charsntsr
- Strength and Importance ecuai
~ ia OF those which we hava 80
ateu 1or transportation and hanL
Hls' we give immediate eSe,,ranoo
u me determined purpose =. fbo
s~oVeInfnent to meet the diffic,,1tia.
u winch we are now aware and =
cIeate an agency through Will
,ajn action for the futuTc
VIII be assured. "'WC
Ii TINS treatment Of this nrob
en- we recognize the responsibiiitv
VI the people as a whole. and We
snail lay the foundation for a new
q III agriculture, from which VIC
SIlaA preserve to the nation the
great values of its individuality and
strengthen our whole national
fabric.
In considering the tariff for 9TH
er industries than agriculture, we
find that there have been economic
shifts necessitating a REIMBURSEMENT
Of some Of the tariff schedules.