Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-11-23
Wallace and the Hell Raisers"

Better understanding will be the inevitable re
suit of the recent visit TO the west of Secretary n
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and his frank aignt
fled Indictment of the hell raising boys" which
was merited. justified and delivered in speeches last
week with point and nice restraint.
MFsWallacc has been under fire from fha .ha,t
raising boys His answer to them and his explana.
ton of the agricultural policies of the sam,n,str,
hon II IS his duty TO administer. are inspiring and
convincing. They are a sober plea. well bulxarkad
oy obvious facts. for cooperation instead of carn,ng
criticism OF a big and constructive program which Is
Just getting under way and because of its magnitude
necessarily moves slowly.
Sober thought will convince the most distracted
farmer that the inevitable answer TO direct aettor
Will be direct action, with consequent loss r. ~.
interests concerned and utter futflity so far a. az
comprising anything constructive IL conce-a
Mr.. Wallace contends that recovery i unda~
q declares that instead of steadily sliding down tbe
nili' we nave turned around and are coming haeE
- aumi8 that farm prices are still far from what
'hes should De. He asks cooperation TO improve Them
against me Joint onsloughts of reacfionarv tnteresf.
and hell raisers..
he Is consistent and well within his rights when il
support OF his declaration that recovery is actually
under way he points to the fact that while farm
prices are still lamentably low they are tremendous
y higher than they promised TO be six months ago
Corn. instead OF being 10 cents ON the farm !.
80 cents on the farm, and farmers can get loans IT.
20 cents a bnshel on 1t on the farm. Wheat instead
OF being "a cents a bushel on the farm. rs a wear .
IS % cents a bushel. Hogs. instead OF being 81 > hun.
urea on the farm, are $3.50.
inere is a clear and kindly review OF the recent
with the five nidrestern governors. the
problems faced and the reason for the action rtnarIx
taken. 1t is most convincing The roxarnors, 80
posed a plan to regulate the farmer rher n~on..e
10 Tx prices. They proposed compulsion thronyh ~
OF sales and the RECOMMENDATION OF the ,ar.
mers and their markets on what was suhSt.nu.r~
a meal ticket basis.
outlining the various plans considered to raise
farm prices, Secretary Wallace rejects none Of them
finally, while pointing out the obstacles confronting
e1eh. MOST evidently he favors a plan OF cooperation.
which Is neither the way Of violence nor compulston
points out that his plan is voluntary The ,evts-
lauon for 1t already exists. The machinery far II M.
Deen set up and 1t Is apparent that it win work for
y Is already working In two great sections or the
country.
In the south, where farmers have united tn
raise prices by adjusting production. they have sue
'eeoea. Coulon today commands twice the price II
Drought last winter. The Agricultural Adjustment
mas put millions Of dollars Into the
aands OF the cotton growers who co-operated the
south has taken a new lease Of life r,rna~a -
money 70 spend for the first time in manv month.
lhe northwest the same plan lis being worked ont
'hu VIII 10 due time accomplish the same resuff II
J noped 70 nave allotment checks In the hands OF
'ou,uoo cooperating wheat growers bv chrtStr.~
nj. wallace points out the danger the erYr.or
linary sympathy all OF us have for agrIeultura msr
abused There is little doubt our reaet,on,rr
4oups WOULD like TO see this SO that they might ref
y power. He thinks an open alliance between
suaye and powerful reactionary group ana a mis-.
iy-liuuen, desperate farm group uncomfortable hut
9 9 MINDFUL Of the fact that politics makes strange
ioup ana the hell raising boys, the two grouns
- working to the same end. III the dminisraron-
- = : pushed into doing something which ultimately
- prove 10 be foolish. the reactionaries can again
omo INTO their own. He predicts this administrator
III not push that easily
he does not attempt to discourage rrtts~tSm
q welcomes intelligent criticism: claims M ,ny..r
llity; Is not disturbed by personal abuse from men
no long have made discord the basis OF a good live
MOOD; Is deeply concerned for distressed peonIe
allowing hell raising leadership; il confident tha,
y most farmers the path of violence has mo anna., |
me JOB OF agriculture. he points out. liz r. IN
ease its gross income from S to III billion ao,,.r.
itnln the next two years. IL is a mans size Inn
Secretary Wallace has well presented the admin
case. He has made a splendid imuress,on
9 mas won a tremendous following and he has most
and logically discredfted our ..n~,,