Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
DEBATE FARM AID
OVER AIR IN FORUM TALKS

part of this vast country. It's products
are produced and marketed under most
diverse conditions. This renders effec-
| tive association most difncult. but all
| the more important and necessary and
should be brought about as early as
| possible.
Trained Men Needed.
"There should be men especially
| trained to study the conditions and as
| sist the farmer in the formation and
operation of such associations They
should be men of experience, as well
as theoretical training. and should be
J mbued with an intense desire to aid
| the farmer. 1t will take time to create
an adequate force, but it will be needed
more and more as the country increases
/ in population and production. Popu-
| lation may hereafter increase, proper
tionately, more rapidly than prcduc-
ton. This should aid in the mainte-
nance of better prices for farm products.
but cooperative effort will be needed all
the more in preventing great price
fluctuations.
Substantial aid can be given in
different ways by the Government i'll
| COIlIlcCliUn WlCIl CAOp SUI PAuodSC' AonC
it year by year, and we have but small,
| if any, surplus Of farm products. The
trouble is that producers are often COM
PEELED to. or do. dump their products
! Upon the markets, and temporarily over
stock them. Prices go down. Products
are still sold at the lower prices. The
purchaser, who Is now often a Specu-
! lator or wise business man, holds
them. Prices react before the year is
over. and generally the holder of these
| products gets an enhanced price.
IF these products could be marketed
by the producer, or under his control
| throughout the year as they are needed
| in the market, prices would be stabi-
| lized to the benefit of the producer and
no detriment to the consumer. This
would mean general and permanent
prosperity for our farming population
with a most beneficial effect upon in
dustry generally throughout the
| country.
! This is what We are going TO try
to bring about during the extra session.
This problem may not be entirely
! solved. but no man is better fitted to
lead in the solution of this most diff
flcult task than Herbert Hoover.
| Our other special task is to revise the
tariff. especially as to agricultural
products, and as to those lines of in
dustry that seem to be In special need
of it. This should not be so difficult as
| tariff revision usually is. The law to
be revised was enacted in accord with
the Republican policy of protection.
and by a Republican administration.
It has been wonderfully successful. The
| country. generally, Is prosperous and
| there should be no disturbance of the
tariff in relation to those lines of in
dustry they are prospecting. To do so
may bring more harm than good
! Wherever the tariff Is raised, it will be
| done in the interest of American in
| dustry, and not in any degree by way
| of retaliation. This is a domestic mat
| ter and we have perfect right to deal
with 1t in a way that we believe will
| promote our own interests. Other people
| have the right to follow such domestic
policies as they may deem best for their
| own interests, and we will make no
complaint so long as they are not
enacted as purely retaliatory measures.
In such cases, Of course. we will take
that action which may be deemed
necessary.
| Believes in Protective Tariff.
| Personally. I believe most strongly
! IL.
has always brought prosperity to the
country, shown itself to be real rev.
enue producer. demonstrated the fallacy
| OF theory in the facts of experience
and seems to be less and less a party
| issue. This Is fine thing for the coun-
try and for industry. When the policy
OF protection is recognized as the per-
manent policy of this Nation, regard
less of party and politics. the more
stable and generally prosperous will
business and industry be.
"As have said. the extra session is
/ called for two specific purposes. Its
work should be confined to them unless
there are matters that are imperative.
In my judgment. reapportionment
OF members of the House Of Representa-
| tives Is imperative. Under our Consti-
| tuition each State in the Union, large
and small. has two Senators. This
gives every State equal power in that
body. The members of the House of
representatives are apportioned among
me several States, according to their
population.
| "A census is to be taken every 10
years to enable reapportionment to be
MADE. These are mandatory provisions
OF the Constitution. We have taken the
census every 10 years. but our last
apportionment was made in 1911. Our
population has been increasing as a
whole. The population of some States
has increased rapidly. The representa-
ton OF such States in the House has
continued the same for 20 years The
| practical effect of this is to deprive
| their citizens of representation in the
House and increase the power of the
representatives of other States. This
is unfair, contrary to the very funda-
| mental principles of our Government.
and against the plain mandate of the
Constitution itself.
The House of Representatives passed
a reapportionment bill after the 1920
census but the Senate failed to act.
The House, near the close Of last ses-
sion, passed another reapportionment
act. Again the Senate failed to act.
The 1880 census is to be taken soon.
Provision for just reapportionment
should be made and this should be
done In the special session. The SEN
ate should act promptly and undo as
far as may be possible, the constitution
al wrong it has committed by its fail
ure in the past to act, and provide
against such wrong in the future.
Not only has q great wrong been COM
mitted against the people Of the States
but by its disregard Of the plain and
imperative mandate of the Constitu-