Evening star., 1933-03-27
FARMING INTERESTS
ATTACK RELIEF BILL
AT SENATE HEARING
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maintained live STOCK men were doing
their best to reduce production volun-
tarily.
As for the processing tax proposed by
the bill. Farr said I'VE are afraid the
producer, instead OF the consumer, will
actually be paying the tax"
Terms Bill Uneconomic.
He described the bill In general as
Farr said he was afraid the traf1c
wouldn't bear" the processing tax.
Senator Kendrick expressed the opin-
ion that, because of the tax. the packers
might reduce the amount paid the
growers, and this might require that
the Government fix the price the pack
ers shall pay.
If the packer has to pay this tax"
Farr agreed. "he may take it out of us
and we won't get as much as We do
now"
Mrs. Donnelly Testifes.
Mrs. Nell @. Donnelly of Kansas City,
who described herself as a garment
manufacturer with 1000 employees, fol-
lowed Farr to the stand. and opposed
the bill 'in behalf Of the consumers :"
Il feel 1t would be hardship to the
wage earners and I can't see where 1t
would benefit the farmers" she said.
Generally the wage earners are
spending everything they make on food
and clothing anyway"
She contended the tax and an in
crease In price would mean the workers
would get only one-half or two-thirds
as much food for their money" remark
ing that many families now were sup
porting relatives and had to stretch
their dollars as far as possible"
Cites Own Factory.
Asked by Senator Thomas, Democrat.
of Oklahoma if an increase In farmers
income would not mean they could buy
more garments from her company, Mrs.
Donnelly replied:
I'm sure they would, but don't see
how they can get it from my workers.
have no objection to helping the
farmer, but don't think this bill is the
way to do it. I think opening markets
in Europe would be better way to 90
It,"
Asked by Senator Frazier, Republican,
Of North Dakota, If she thought 1t
fair for the farmer to have to sell at
Donnelly said:
IF 1 make something the public
doesn't want or have a surplus, I have
to take a loss on it."
Mrs. Donnelly agreed with Murphy.
Democrat. of Iowa. that it was pos
sible" that If the farmers purchasing
power were increased, she could hire
more workers and pay more to them.
But she indicated she wasn't sure 1t
would work out that way.
Creates Hearty Laugh.
IT don't think you ought to increase
the farmers purchasing power ont OF
the wage earner's pockets" she re-
iterated
Where are you going to get more
money to pay him?" she asked Murphy
as committee members and spectators
burst into hearty laughter.
She and Senator Kendrick agreed
"the farmer has no monopoly on
trouble"
John A. Simpson. president Of the
National Farmers Union, for the third
consecutive time appeared before the
committee in opposition to the admin
istration bill.
Simpson said the farmer was "sink-
some method of refinancing the farm
ers debts must be worked out.
He termed "makeshift this talk in
the papers about refinancing the farm
ers debt at per cent interest" ap-
parently referring to the administra-
tion's reported mortgage plan.
Simpson urged enactment OF the
Frazier bill to refinance mortgages at
w per cent interest, which includes a
provision for amortizing the principal
at l " per cent yearly.
The big trouble with any effort to
capture export markets, he said, was
that the American dollar is too high
and must be cheapened.