The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-04-17
Remedy
Revolutionary

suppose that all Of you have
read a Lot OF things about how to-
reduce the wheat acreage, but the
great trouble is~ 1t Is always the
other fellow that should do the. re-
ducing first. And here is where
want to say right now that there is
no one with common sense that be-
ueves that farmers can be organic.
ed into a solid group so that acre
age can be orderly and voluntarily
reduced. We are too many in the
game for that.
can see only two ways by which
reduction is going to come about.
Either thru federal government AID,
or thru the weakest farmers starv-
ing away from their homes and
farms. I, for my part can. not see
why the government makes the
loans to raise more wheat. when, we
already have such q big surplus that
q starving world can not furnish
buyers that are able TO pay half OF
the cost Of production I can readily
see why the government made loans
thru the war to stimulate wheat
raising, and also, afterwards, as long
as the market could absorb. thu
wheat raised. But be blessed II I
can see why the government should
90 6Q AQHa Anu ia 49, ~ "a s@A@s
we are silly enough to call 1t EARM
RELIEF, when 1t is nothing but
FARMERS DEFEAT. I can see why
q county or state governments is apt
to make loans TO their own farm
ers in time Of distress, to raise more
crops, in spite OF the facts that we
have. backbreaking surplus; because
the state or county governments ara
not in power to regulate or to re-
I rx~x.lra-4ho% -
only be dona- by the national gov
eminent. Therefore. feel that tbs
national government should make
loans only for living purposes rather
than to help increase tha present
burdensomeo surplus.
Eera wa have tha Farm Board 70
| advocate reduction OF the wheat &C
reage on one side, and the federal
| treasury on the other side to make
loans to us for raising more wheat
who, but a bunch of bankrupt poll
ticians would advocate anything like
that2s
In religious matters the tniunc-
/ ton off, "Let not thy right hand
know what thy left hand hold" may
be good But q government or . Do
ht1ca1 corporation that sticks to tho
rule in political affairs is SURELY
digging its own grave. II we are
to have any more relief loans IN
these times of overproduction. loans
that certainly are badly needed by
many then in the name OF justice
let us have the right to use thes.
loans for food, clothing ana rnedica
eminent loans be used to produc,
the very things that no one unde,
the sun knows what TO do wtth7
As the rules are now, you MAY
use this money from Uncle Sam 4
buy oats with for any kicking null.
but You must not use this money x
puy FOOD Tor a hungry child or 9
starving woman, and we call our
selves Christians at that.
What q wall the kept press wou1t
make If the Soviet goVernmenf q,
Russia should start q campaign e
reduce wheat production anu at IN,
same time loan out millions of dol
lars so their farmers could rails
more wneati Why then you wOull
see cartoons r1dicuiing the Sovie
management in every member of ia
capitalist press.
The farm board has admitted
loss already Of 125 millions of dol
lars in an attempt TO stabilize tn
wheat prices and still keep on tel
ing us TO cut the acreage If ve ar
to get more help TO brace up tn
price.
NOW hstenI When only five OF IN
great powers Of the world fail :,
cut down the ornaments to prewa
cost and size, then how can anybod-
imagine that all the individual Farm
ers OF the q. s. A. can agree 20 en-
down produtcion7 That idea Is Al,
surdl The federal governments onf,
has the power TO force reduction 4,
an orderly manner; IL can do A. 4
any time IL want TO- ana DO e 9a