The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-04
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER H. 1893

which might make It difficult TO
the governors to deliver the coopera
ton necessary to make q plan Of thu
sort successful.
Moreover there Is still q very real
question Is to whether the highly In.
dividualistic farmers Of the eastern
and southern agricultural areas an
willing to submit to complete regi.
msntatton as to the time and guam.
tity Of sale to the extent to which
the governors proclaim on behalf Of
the farmers Of the northwestern
states.
ut Is the view of the department
that the plan, II once attempted, could
not be confined to any limited num-
Der Of commodities produced In the
middlewest, but would promptly be
demanded by groups Of producers Of
other commodities. Therefore, 1t
would be likely to mean complete
compulsory regulation Of production.
time and method Of marketing and
price on every farm In America.
The effect Of adoption Of the gov
errors plan, even II successful In the
midwest, might be that the very states
the governors are trying to help might
be left holding the bag while other
states expanded production.
These questions are wholly aside
from grave problems Of legality un.
der existing law and questions as to
raising the necessary funds.
THE agricultural adjustment ad-
ministration plan Is based on the pay
ment Of benefits to those farmers who
voluntarily cooperate In adjusting
production to the market. There has
been no opportunity Is yet to send out
checks to the corn and wheat regions
OF the west and northwest.
1.-THE wheat checks are now begin
ming to move and the corn-hog bene-
fit checks will begin to flow out into
the country about the first Of Janu-
airy. Corn loan money will become
available within = few weeks. The
department of agriculture and the
president believe that the governors
can most promptly increase the money
in tho hands Of their farmers with
the maximum Of longtime benefit by
cooperating to the limit with the
plans which have already been set In
motion.
Recognise Difficulties
THE president, and the department.
Of agriculture recognize the very
great difficulties which the farmers
Of the northwest face during the next
several months and will exert every
possible effort to bring about IN In
crease in prices without exerting the
compulsion Of the individual farmers
which the governors plan apparently
contemplates.
THE department expressed COM
plete sympathy with the detectives
proposed by the governors, namely
raising farm prices, and invites the
governors to sit with the department
or to send their representatives ct
any time, in order to explore every
possible method to improve the situ-
alton In respect to each agricultural
commodity"
Governor Herring OF Iowa said he
believed the administration will do
everything 1t can" to help agricul-
ture.
I'VE had q plan and the admins
tration had q plan," he said after the
White House conference. Neither Of
us succeeded In selling the other
completely, but I think some Of our
ideas will be used.
II think we should give their plan
q chance, and exert every effort to
make It work"
Governor Berry OF South Dakota
also said he believed the Warrington