The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-21
ADMINISTRATION
CONTINUED from page one)

ADMINISTRATION
CONTINUED from page One)
the old saying goes. The wish is
father to the thought and even the
man who Embossed the waters of
destruction upon him may appear
in the light of his rescuer. So the
farmer muttered a prayer, closed
his eyes and chose.
Hang Stone On Farmers Neck
His eyes are not yet completely
opened as he struggles there in
mid stream beating frantically a
gainst the rushing current. On the
shore is his treacherous rescuer
preparing to finish him. Already
the false friend has turned aside
those who would have thrown the
farmer a temporary life preserver.
now he is making ready to attach a
heavy mill stone about the farmers
neck. Will the farmer open his
eyes in time to discover his false
friend? Will he ever learn the
source of the fearful stream which
is drawing him under? How will
he be saved?
The year 1929, as a shrewd news
paper wit has declared, will &c
down in history as the year IL
which the farmer was relieved Of
all belief in those who promised re-
! lief. If this is true then it will bC
) very happy beginning indeed
Signs of such a development are
, in fact already in evidence.
/ Corn Belt Farmer DenOunces
Congress
On June II, the Corn Belt Com
/. mittee of Farm Organizations
: which claims to represent NOR
than a million organized farmers
= drew up a resolution which wa
1 wired to congress denouncing i
;, the most vigorous language tn
\ betrayal of the farmers both thrr
n the relief program and the tariff
bill. Sent on the eve of the repudi
n alton by the house of the deben
d ture plan, the communication is
d prophecy of what is in store fo
n certain representatives of wester
: states. 'We have a feeling border
/ ing on contempt" the resolutiO
o says, "fOr certain Corn Belt Coz
is gressmen who, throughout the sp'
is cial session have acted as mere e
y. rand boys for special privilege"
r, Referring to the administratic
n farm bill, the resolution declare
" ON our opinion, the sO-callek
House Farm Relief Bill does no
q manifest the slightest effort t.
a make the tariff effective in be
IS half of our surplus farm com
s mOdities, and without this tn
d pledge of the republican part!
p to assure equality for agricul
:. ture in the last campaign be
e comes utterly farcical. ;"
- Tariff Indefensible
On the issue of the tariff, t
resolution is equally vigorous:
with reference to the HOus
tariff revision bill, we desire
\ go ON record as saying that
is the most indefensible measUl
of the kind ever offered in I'll
- history of congress. Pretendin
lct To revise the tariff Gin the II
of terests of agriculture" certai
on selfish interests have been prom
ised new advantages which al
let without conscience or reason an
m which, if enacted into law, Wi
mulct the consumers of I'll
of country, farmers included, out {
NJ hundreds of millions of dollar
of additional tribute per yea
en- In connection with both the PEN
ow ing farm relief and tariff bill
at we have a feeling bordering (
contempt for certain Corn b
gay congressman who throughout t
lew special session have acted
mere errand boys for special p
any vilege."
old
The resolution is signed by I
Tvs resentatives of the Minnesota Fs
en- Bureau Federation, of the Il
and Farm Bureau, of the Iowa Fa-
ers' Union, the Nebraska Farm
con Union, the Nebraska Farm
40 reau and the Kansas Farm Bure
on Big Business Visits President
Frightened by the threat set
,ta- by the BrOah resolution to limit
oed tariff TO the agricultural SEIZED
representatives of big business
protected manufacturing indust
Y during the last few days have b
= flocking into Washington to
> press" their representatives in
Senate. A number have sou
- and received audiences with
the president in which it is underst
ons some of them, heavy contribu
in to the Republican campaign fl
the have relieved themselves of RAJ
ing, pointed remarks. There is 81
: an likelihood Of the Broah resolu
passing although some obser'
say, claim to see a close vote. But
lrns cry basic fact points to the
hey tainty that many Democratic
} is ators seeking protection for spt
con- interests in their own states
ent- join with the Republicans to
ath- against the Borah proposal.
at even if the measure should
his there is nothing to prevent
turn tariff bill from being amer
from the floor of the Senate. n
lies. time would be consumed, but
the net result would be the same. II
on's can be no doubt that the bill, "
coal the Senate Finance Committee
way, through with it, will be va
we'd, worse for the farmers and the
Car, sumers generally than the bill .
Her ed by the House!
Zach Tariff to Sub Committees.
and The Senate Finance Commi
mer has been divided into sub-com,
The tees tn work nrf 4bo eobod,