The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-11
PRESIDENT urges
FARMERS TO HELP
IN NATIONAL PLAN
Message Sent to Farm Bureau
Federation Declares
Were on Our Way
0'NEAL PLEDGES SUPPORT
lauds Administration Efforts,
Says Present Law Is
Farms Magma charta

Roosevelt told the Farmers Of Amer
ica in . message Monday that I'VE
seem to be on our way" but coun-
seled them to continue cooperating
Fith the administrations program for
controlled agriculture"
The presidents message was read
before the annual convention Of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
assembled here to discuss the complex
problems Of agriculture and the multi
tronted attack Of the administration
against them.
Edward A. O'Neal, president Of the
federation, pledged himself, in an ad-
dress delivered after reading the mes
sage, to stand squarely behind the
Roosevelt agricultural program, the
MIRA, and the Administrators none
tary policy.
President Roosevelt told the farm
leaders that the "maladjustment be-
tween supply and demand" to which
ne attributed economic unrest in
farming, had been years In the max
ing and could not be cured over
night.
Nevertheless" he continued. lin q
few short months the whole complex
ion of the agricultural outlook has
been changed.
People Getting Money
Money IS getting into the hands Of
the people who need It: it Is COM
ing from higher prices for the things
farmers have to sell: It is coming In
the form Of government checks for
those cooperating producers who are
willing to swap hazardous present
for immediate improvement and q
stable future.
This money Is paying bills; It IS
putting men back to work in the cities
producing the things that farmers
buy. and enabling those men. In turn.
to buy things that farmers produce"
The program already has progress
ed considerably among the cotton and
tobacco growers In the south, the
president said. and has begun to af-
tcct the wheat growers. He said the
corn belt soon would begin to expert
ence it from the corn-hog adjustment
campaign.
Addressing the 1000 delegates at
the convention. President O'Neal
termed the agricultural adjustment
act, under which the administration
has struck at the problems Of farm
ing. to be the M11na Charta Of
american agriculture"
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He expressed high praise for Sec
1atary Of Agriculture Wallace. Acting
Secretary Of the Treasury Henry Nor
eenthau, President Roosevelt. and the
monetary and farm and industrial
programs undertaken by them.
1.-THE AAA is the Magma Charta OF
freedom from the domination Of pre-
datory business interests. its guaran-
tee Of economic equality with other
groups, its promise Of a new day for
American agriculture" O'Neal said.
Urging congress to give careful con-
s,deration to reconciliation Of silver.
>.'Neal said such action might act as
a wedge in opening trade with the
Orient. Discussing the tariff. he said
the American farmer must have the
American market. but added that with
the present barriers against negotiat-
Jig reciprocal tariff agreements q
system Of barter seemed the best
manner of solving the problem.
The federation president recalled
the requests made by the 1882 farm
convention for national legislation, In
GLIDING action to give farmers equality
with other classes, to restore buying
power by higher farm prices. to con-
troll crop SURPRISES. to provide mort
gage relief. to lower taxes, and to re-
store IAN honest dollar"
1T is truly remarkable the extent
to which we have obtained action on
our program" he said.