The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-10


age is not reduced."-From President Roosevelts
letter to Secretary Wallace made public yesterday
THE President of the United States proclaimng himself
one of the arch proteers from high cotton prices writes
letter to his secretary agriculture Wallace declaring
it patriotic duty" to proceed drastlcay to poW
under growing cotton crops.
Roosevelt himself rich cotton planter speaks to the
Southern rich feudal cotton planters Tht New Dea Is
revealing deeply and clearly its full significance not
only the starving and tenants OF the oouh
but to the whole toing population
do YOU know workers, you paying higher
bread prices to give Roosevelt and the other rich cot
ton planters bounty of s100000000 for destroying
cotton so you can pay still higher prices cotton tex
ties-shrs, underwear, and the like?
PATRIOTIC DUTYr' To pillow under cotton for higher
IL prices for the planters and to make the workers pay
for it by snatchng bread away from them Patriotism IN
deed as Dr. Johnson long ago. the last refuge of
scoundre.
1t was patriotism to go to France and die for
Morgan's profits 1t is patriotism to take bread
from children to feed profits to Roosevelt ana the
other rich cotton planters.
Cotton is not being destroyed fast enough and Roose
welt becomes alarmed over the agaran crisis he is over
the impending deeper crisis in industry and finance
He wrote the letter to Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
but really is directed to the farmers Of the South In TINS
letter Roosevelt tells the cotton planters Tor parouc
circumstances "o''-O'
cotton crops.
81 myself am one of those who planter of cotton
has suffered from the absurdy low prices of the past few
years." announces Roosevelt
Roosevelt tells the rich that he cotton
planter interested in higher prices and higher profits for
himself!
Despite the destruction of cotton that has been going
on cotton crop at this moment 16 per cent greater
than it was last year.
But the startling announcement that Roosevelt per-
sonay is interested in making money out OF the destruction
cotton payng for it by raising bread prces crops is the
most astounding revelation of the New Deal
Remember workers and poor farmers that Roosevelt is
giving the rich cotton planters bounty OF S0O00OoOo Tor
destroying cotton Roosevelt himself will profit personally
by this S1OO000O00 Where does this come from and
gets it? The $O0000000 that will to the Southern
cotton bankers eua bourbon landowners the nchers
the Negro share cropper from the pockets OF the
starving, toilng masses of the whole country,
Why Roosevelts letter appear just the day before
the announcement is made that price of bread will rise
throughout the nation? The processing tax flour goes
into effect and it out of this tax that the 900 will
be paid workers who today begin paying this tax
by higher bread prices
THE 900 being paid today directly and spec
cay by every worker in higher bread prices The fund
subsidzng the destruction of cotton out OF the
processing tax flour Roosevelt has slapped tax OF ST.
every barrel of flour But the flour mills do not pay IT,
States bakers raising their bread prices They will con-
tnue raise them further The toll for the processing tax
is passed on directly to the worker 1t is taken out OF his
hide Roosevelt cuts and smases down the living standards
the workers Immediately by rise in bread prices to col
cct fund Of S1OO0000 0oou Of which he personally will
make money.
This is the "New DEAL for Roosevelt and the rich cot
ton planters Of the South
The share troopers tenants poor farmers Of the South
up by thousand bonds through mortgages, contracts
hts no
they can their uguar vein They face starvation either
way And with cut in cotton their miserable lot
becomes ntoerable. Wallace certainly had in mind the
sarecroppers and poor farmers when he said: But If
grower refuses to those facts seize the opporu
nifty then it seems to that is his funeral"
Only the rich cotton planters (among whom Roosevelt
openly places himsel profit by blowing under cotton
They the tidy of S000O0000 for this patriotic