The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-12
TARIFF PROJECTIONS,
EXPANDED CURRENCY
AMONG SUGGESTIONS
Refinancing of American Farm.
er at Lower Interest
Rates Is Urged
FARMERS RESUME STRIKE
Executives Declare They Have
No Authority to Issue
Embargo Orders
FARMERS RESUME STRIKE

o"n NA1yS ID, 0epG. lZ.-(AJ-
Pickets in the farm war" for higl,
er produce prices resumed their at
tenpts to blockade highways in thi
region Monday while leaders dis
cussed plans to extend the movement
They fixed Sept. 10 as GATE TO
formation Of marketing association
designed to further their purpose, an,
said they hoped to operate in Iowa
Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota
South Dakota, Illinois, Kansas. Mon
tana. Wyoming, Nebraska, Indian;
and Oklahoma.
Meanwhile other strike leaders wer,
scanning a conference report of fou
midwestern governors and representa-
tives of five others, directed specific
ally to the president and congress ans
recommending plans for agriculture
rellef. A statement outlining the at.
titude Of the strikers toward thu
recommendations was expected later
from Milo Reno, president Of the
Farmers Holiday association.
Suggestions Are Listed
The conference report, issued Sun.
day after the executives and thei,
representatives had debated for two
days the problems of midwesterf
farmers, suggested:
That the tariff system be revised
to give equality of protection to agri.
cultural products.
"Thet sound expansion of cur.
rency would do justice between deb.
tors and creditors and enhance COM
modify prices. 1853
THAT the national agricultural
credit system should be reorganized
to refinance the American farmer at
a lower rate of interest" and that the
reconstruction finance corporation
extend its credit facilities to the
farmer.
Numerous speakers who addressed
the conference had agitated for an
alright embargo on all shipments of
agricultural produce from the mid
west until prices rise above cost-of-
production figures. To this the gov
errors replied: There is no legal
precedent to sustain the attempted
power Of an embargo on food prod
ucts by the governor or legislature
of a state. for the purpose Of raising
the price thereof.
I'VE believe that the same results
sought to be ccomplished by an at
tempted governmental embargo can
be accomplished by the farmers them
selves through voluntary coopera-
ton"
Would Delay Foreclosures
Directing attention Of the federal
government and it's agencies to the
farm situation to the statement rec
commended:
THAT the president direct the de-
partment of agriculture, and all fed
eral controlled banks and credit
agencies. to refrain from foreclosures
on farm property until congress as
sembles to act upon the matter:
THAT the national agricultural
credit system refinance the farmer at
a lower rate of interest, and that the
reconstruction finance corporation
extend its credit facilities to the
farmer"
Failing in this, the report recon-
mends states enact legislation to al
leviate the condition of farmers in
distress. 1t was signed by Governors
Warren Green of South Dakota, who
called the conference; Olson of Min
nesota, Turner of Iowa, and Shafer of
North Dakota, and Representatives r.
s. Allen of Nebraska: Earl H. Hane-
fe'' OF Ohio; Ira Mitchell of Okla
homa; L. T. Oldroyd of Wyoming and
Alvin G. Refs of Wisconsin.