Evening star., 1933-12-29
HUGE ACREAGE CUT
SEEN BY TUCWELL
Says One-seventh of Farm
Lands Should Go to Bal
ance Production.
Continued From First Page.)

Agriculture was expressed last night by
Secretary Wallace.
In an address before the three asso-
Citations, the Secretary said he had
found evidence in the application of the
farm adjustment act that individuals
would merge their interests for the good
of a community.
AS case in point he mentioned the
action of Western wheat farmers in
accepting revisionS of production figures
on which the Government based its
estimates for reduction Of acreage.
Thinks Experience Helpful.
II truly believe that many of these
men learned, perhaps for the first time,
what is involved in making individual
interest coincide with group interest.
he said. And having identified them
selves with the group, there doubtless
came to them some vision OF the power
that resides in group action.
Wallace expressed belief that wheat
farmers would live up to the terms OF
their reduction contracts, but said 1t
was possible that farmers in mixed
crop sections would expand their wheat
production.
AS a counter balance to such a sit
uation. he said he saw the possibility
Of farmers in a single county banding
together in a single association to reg
ulate production of all major products.
Economic planning is a vital necessity
under present conditions, Wallace said,
because economic anarchy, we agree,
is not to be endured" He called the
farm act "the only Immediately avail
able alternative to an utterly impos-
sible situation in agriculture"
B. H. Hibbard, professor Of agricul-
tural economics at the University OF
Wisconsin. addressing the same meet
ing, set forth what he termed three
major longtime phases which pre-
sumably will be involved If we are to
have a national policy for agriculture,
under which agriculture may prosper
comparably with industry
He defined these as recasting OF
the tariff, involving a revival of ex-
ports, both industrial and agricultural:
q radical revision Of the tax system, and
a reform of the land policy.
Herbert Simpson, professor OF pub
lie finance at Northwestern University,
another speaker, declared the wide
spread bankruptcy of State and mu-
nicipal government has resulted in the
establishment of "carpet-ba govern
ments in this country.
Craftsmanship throughout the Ma
ton consists in Immediately going to
Washington" he said.
Grants Officials Goal.
"The acquisition OF Federal grants
for ones State or city has become the
goal of American craftsmanship, with
the result that we are setting up q
system OF veritable 'carpet-bag' govern
1T n ,f frrNfT
the carpet bag governments after the
Civil War, but whose consequences are
likely to be similar in many respects.
Characterizing the decade from 1920
to 1880 as one of conspicuous govern
mental incompetence" Prof. Simpson
said he sees no cause for alarm in the
present expanding sphere OF govern
mental activity.
He said the popular picture OF the
preceding century as "a golden age Of
individual freedom" was theory"
Salvaging State and local Govern
ments from the demoralized condition
into which they have fallen is the most
important problem in the field OF public
finance today, Prof. Simpson said.
Money Policy Opposed.
Economists and Government officials
Joined yesterday in oratorical battle
over President Roosevelt's monetary
and industrial recovery programs, with
II of the authorities of finance by
resolution calling on the Government
to abandon monetary experimental
ton" Immediately.
efforts to depreciate the value of the
United States dollar by manipulation
should be stopped" said a resolution
adopted by the Executive Committee