Milford chronicle., 1930-11-14
National Grange Head
For Better Organization
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present conflicting policies, as be-
tween surplus in agricultural pro-
ducts and the opening up of new
farm lands, may be checked.
The unemployment situation is
treated freely and there is much
thinking material in this impressive
paragraph:
1T is tragedy for any nation to
have on one hand great wealth,
abundance of money and burden
some surpluses of food, and yet on
the other hand, unemployment,
hunger and want. America dare not
allow her sons and daughters to
lack for food and the necessities of
life, in the face of luxury and abun-
dance on every hand. Real Ameri-
cans hate Communism and every
program of the Red forces, at home
and abroad. If this situation is met
in a patriotic and statesman-like
manner, America can kill, for this
generation at least, any danger
from the Red forces"
The National Master has very def
mite ideas of steps necessary to ac-
complish the economic readjust-
ment needed at the present time
and states them cOncisely as fol-
lows:
Sterilization of values.
PA higher price level for farm
commodities.
3-More justly-distributed burden
of taxation
4-Extension of the Federal Farm
Loan System.
REIMBURSEMENT of the nations
freight rate structure.
Describing the Federal Farm
Loan act as "the most constructive
legislation of recent years to bene-
fit agriculture" National Master Ia
Der urges changes in the system to
increase its usefulness, especially
by widening the spread between
bond prices and the interest rate
charged the farmer; provisions for
a revolving fund and classification
of the double liability of stockhold-
ers. The further suggestion is Of
fered of creating a holding COM
pany to take care of farm lands in
distress.
The Federal Farm Board
Attention is called to the fact
that the Grange has always sup
ported the present Federal Market
ing Act, and was the first group to
even suggest such legislation. While
the amendments to it which the
Grange believed wise were defeated,
the policies of the Board have been
heartily backed by the Grange; and |
insistence is voiced that this new
agency be given full |
chance to demonstrate its useful |
ness.
The New Tariff Schedule
The National Master points out |
that while the new tariff act at
tempting to correct tariff inequali-
ties affecting agriculture, neverthe-
less "the agricultural increases
were practically Offset by industrial
while increased farm |
costs will absorb a measure of in
creased income under the present
tariff act" This significant warning
by Mr.. Taber may well rivet the at
tention of the manipulators of af-
fairs, in all political parties:
1.-THE Grange recognizes that the
farmer is a consumer, and that if
we trade agricultural increases for
still greater industrial increases, we
are simply enlarging vicious circle
and not improving agricultural con-
If the present tariff does not
correct agricultural inequalities,
the law must later be amended, to
carry out the spirit and purpose of
the promises made by both parties,
On tariff and kindred problems."
A National Land Policy
The Grange demands a more con-
structive national land policy, with
an intelligent classification of land.
The forestry, conservation, mineral,
grazing, recreational and agricul-
-ural values of land must all be
considered. From 4O,OOO,00O to S0,-
100000 acres of marginal land
should be re-purchased by the gov
and be thrown back into
forestry or grazing. ]