Evening star., 1932-09-17
Cooperative Marketing Pro-
posed in Speech Opening
Pennsylvania Campaign.
LARGER RETURN SEEN
FOR AGRICULTURlSTS
State G. O. P. Committee 1ndorses
Hoover Prohibition Plan, With
Some Additions.

BY the Associated Press.
FOGELSVILLE, Pa, September IL
Establishment of national coop
erative system for farm marketing t.
reduce the price spread between pro-
ducer and consumer was proposed to-
day by Vice President Curtis.
In his opening campaign speech here
at the inaugural of the Pennsylvania
Republican drive, Curtis, in his pre-
pared address. devoted himself almost
entirely to agriculture and the tariff.
Twice he referred to Gov. Roosevelt's
farm speech in Curtis home town
Topeka. Kans. The Vice President
closed with the statement:
The gradual revival of business
throughout the country is the best evil
dence that confidence is gradually being
restored This is due to the splendid
work and great ability of our President,
Herbert Hoover"
Finds No Roosevelt Plan.
After making his own proposal for a
national cooperative system, Curtis
said.
L have not commented upon Gov.
Roosevelts farm relief plan because he
has submitted none-he refers to sew
eral plans that have been discussed for
years and then leaves them for fur
ther discussion"
Curtis outlined his own plan in these
words:
While this problem (agriculture) has
not been and should not be partisan, yet
the Republican party wishes to solve it
and is anxious to bring the farmer into
a situation of equality with industry.
One of the problems is to reduce the
spread between what the producer on
the farm receives and what the ultimate
consumer pays for such products. An
other is to provide the farmers better
marketing facilities.
Believes in Cooperation.
ct have for years believed national
cooperative system would help solve the
problem and I still believe such system
properly organized and conducted would
enable the farmer to get better price
for his products and at the same time
do no injury to those who deal honestly
in the buying and selling OF farm prod
ucts, while protecting the farmer
against those who will not give him
square deal"
Curtis second reference to Roosevelt
quoted him as saying in the Topeka
speech that "the Fordney -McC Cumber
tariff barrier shut off the normal tide
of trade"
Il Judge the Governor took this state
ment from the report of the Demo-
cratic minority on the tariff act OF
1922" Curtis said, "or from the speech
Of Senator Swanson made during the
consideration of the bill, because they
both predicted that the act would in
lure our foreign trade, but these pre-
dictions did not come true.
Comparison of Results.
what are the facts? The last year
of the Underwood bill our exports
amounted in round numbers to S3,-
100000, 900; our exports for the year
ending June 80 1929, under the 1922
act amounting to s5000,0O0,000.
Our imports for the last year OF
the Underwood act amounted to ST.
to S4,25O0OO,00
so you see the Governor is mis-
taken about the effect of the McCum-
Der act on our foreign trade
Curtis said that through the prompt
action of the President of the United
States and with the hearty support OF
the people and business interest of the
country financial dangers following
Great Britain's departure from the gold
standard had been averted.
Continuing with his discussion OF
Republican tariff enactments and COM
pairing them with the Democratic
Underwood-Simmons law, Curtis said:
Attempt at Equality.
"In tariff legislation the farm organi-
zations have insisted that agriculture
be put on an equality with other in
dustries. This was attempted in the
act of 1880, as is shown by the fol-
lowing:
The increases in tariff are largely
directed to the interest of the farmer.
OF the increases, it is stated by the
Tariff Commission that 93.73 per cent
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