Evening star., 1933-11-01

Comments in the nature Of advice to
the farmers some with the farm strike
threat in grain areas. There is dis
agreement among editors as to the
merits of farm-aid projects, but
general tendency to advise that the
agricultural population have patience
with the efforts of the administration
to show improvement.
Agriculture is an essential industry
and there are few who do not wish
it to be reasonably prosperous" says
is no magic that will lift it suddenly
from depression to prosperity, any more
than there is such magic for urban
business men That paper contends
that "in the readjustment the farmers
have Jared better than most" The
Madison Wisconsin State Journal be-
lieves that dramatic actions in this
sphere serve only as gestures that cau
the attention of the public to the drab
outlook. It calls upon the administra.
ton for "a constructive agricultural
program
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
sees tendencies toward the opening OF
the subject in the coming session OF
Congress and the Minneapolis Journal
foresees great battle in Congress
The Salt Lake Desert News observes
that "one Of the outstanding historical
facts Of this era Is the militancy of
the farmers and the influence Of. their
voice in government" considered In re
lation to the fact that. prices of goods
that grain prices are going down"
THE agricultural administration Is
facing a serious crisis and is going to
have to recognize it, in the opinion
of the Des Moines Tribune. view
which runs parallel to the statement
from the New York Sun that. although
there has been an unusual advance
this year in farm prices" nevertheless
"the lag between non-agricultural and
agricultural prices appears to threaten
further distress among the farmers. De-
claring that ''the essence of the whole
program is In the Roosevelt statement
that I'VE are building, stone by stone, the
columns that will support the ediflce
of recovery" the Miami Daily News
holds that with 80 definite an ad-
vance, none but a fool would abandon
the effort for another plunge in a sky
rocket"
Agriculture must face the fact" ad-
vises the Topeka Daily Capital, that
the American market cannot at former
profitable prices take the full product
of an agricultural acreage which for
merly disposed Of a large part Of its
OUTPUT in foreign markets" The Cap
ital adds that foreign trade seems far
from being revived"
The Baltimore Sun observes that the
wheat growers present estate rs slight
ly worse than his estate In 1882" The
Oakland Tribune believes it Is urgent
that way be found to bring a solu-
tion to the problem of the Middle
West" Emphasizing the wheat carry
over" the New York Times advises that
"this practical situation Of supply and
demand has prevented any such con-
tinuously sustained advance in wheat
prices as had been hoped for"
natl Times-Star, "the strike is mani
festation Of impatience at time when
from everybody patience Is called for
That paper, however, feels that the
Federal Government has done more for
them than ever attempted before" The
Fort Worth Star Telegram CONTENDS
that "the farmers have less reasonable
excuse for striking than have the labor
unions, and they admittedly have
none" The Columbia State concludes
that "it is regrettable that as honest
and respectable and law-abiding ele-
ment of our citizenry as our farmers
are, should have taken such course.
Recommending patience toward the
farm problem, the Cleveland News adds
that farm strikes are not different
from other strikes" and that "at this
critical time they should be held In
Allowance"