The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-10
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by William Brucka

! and the view | have expressed cannot
be illustrated better than the position
which the senate took with respect TO
the Versailles treaty after the World
war. The same thought seems still
to be dominant, for the proposal that
the United States adhere to the World
court has been pending in the senate
so long that 1t is approaching de-
terioration. The. Roosevelt theory. as
thus far unfolded, falls TO give the Inn
preston of isolation for the United
States such as always was favored by
former Senator James A. Reed of Mis-
souri,, and the late Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,, accord
ing to the views hear in Washington
discussions, but 1t is not far from that
position.
The administration Is going ahead
to bring about reduction of the wheat
acreage next year
Cutting whether we call
Wheat Acreage II poics OF $50
lation or not, and
1t Is going to see that only so much Is
produced as will be NEEDED for use In
this country. 1t may seem that the
wheat reduction program Is rather far
afield from the London conference. but
let us remember that Secretary Wal
lace made the announcement that the
program would be employed on the
very day the London conference adj
journed. All of the Department of
Agriculture machinery was set In mo-
ton that day, and 1t may be added
that, like the trade treaty situation.
all OF the necessary facts and figures
for use In the domestic allotment plan
we're already complied and on the sec
retary's desk. 1t seems Just possible,
therefore, that not too much had been
expected from the conversations In
London regarding world wheat prob
lens.
Secretary Wallace estimated that
456000.000 bushels would be needed
out of next years crop-the 1884 acre
age--in addition to the carryover from
this and previous years to supply
domestic needs. Accordingly, he has
sent instructions to farm agents or
agricultural extension agents In the
various wheat-growing counties to get
to work on contracts with the farm
ers. The agreements are like those
which the cotton farmers were asked
to, and did, sign. 1t Is voluntary
proposition. II the farmer signs the
contract to withhold some of his nor
NAL acreage from planting next year,
he will benefit by the receipt OF cold
cash to the extent of 28 cents
bushel out OF the sum which the gov
eminent collects as processing tax.
am told that Secretary Wallace
Is about ready to announce how much
the acreage will have to be reduced
in the 2,233 counties In AZ states where
wheat Is more than side crop such
as on that strip across the ditch"
The maximum that will be cut Is 20
per cent OF farmers average acreage
over the past five years, but my infor-
nation indicates the reduction will be
considerably less than the maximum.
II all OF the farmers agree to re-
duce their acreage, the cash paid out
this fall and next
Farmers to Get spring will total
$I36, 900, 900 sls6,ooo'ooO, an
addition to the
purchasing power of the wheat coun-
ties that cannot be ignored Under
the contract which the farmers will be
asked to sign, they will receive an
initial payment on their allotment of
20 cents bushel as early this fall as
county wheat production control asso-
Citations can be organized and the in
divldual allotments completed The
second payment, constituting the re-
mainder of the sum due, will be paid
the farmers next spring when they
win be asked to submit proof that they
have reduced the acreage as agreed In
their contract.
The secretary's allotment program
was broken down into allotments for
each county to which 1t Is applied.
County control associations will be
supplied with the total estimated to be
produced In their respective counties,
and the Department of Agriculture ex-
pressed the hope that farmers would
not grow impatient If they were I'M
able to learn the figures for the home
areas Immediately The job will be
done as fast as 1t Is humanity possible
TO do 1t.
In fixing the size OF the wheat crop
next year. the government calculators
took into consideration every known
factor. But they had to make a guess
on one thing, the weather. They as
snmed that the weather was going to
be normal next year and that there
would be a normal crop. That Is,
they figured the weather conditions
would be such as to produce crop
equivalent to the average OF the last
five years. have been unable to
learn what the allotment plan contem-
plates In event there should be wide
spread drought or how the acreage
would be treated If there happened to