The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-11

who recently made visit to the So
Wet Union in order to study how to
apply the experiences Of Socialist Ag-
riculture to the planned" capitalist
agriculture in America, have worked
their heads off, to present Roose-
velts new deal" for farmers.
1t Is evident, that in spite Of the
big mass struggles, in spite of the fact
that the endurance Of large masses
OF American farmers begins to be ct
an end, the large bulk of them still
have many illusions about the prom
ises Of President Roosevelt.
As Roosevelt's farm program be-
gins to take shape in the form OF
legislative proposals to the Congress,
it becomes clear that his New Deal"
is essentially the same as Hoover's
farm program. 1t differs only in the
form and working.
Roosevelt's farm program consists
of: ID the taking out of production Of
| some 50000,000 acres OF farm land
and levying a So-called processing tax
(Which is nothing but a sales tax
for the agricultural products, to be
paid by the consuming masses as a
means for raising prices for those
big farmers who make contracts with
| government committees to reduce
their Averages; 2, as to the refin-
ancing Of mortgages, Roosevelt pro-
poses to take over by the government
committee thru the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, about S2,000,-
100000 worth out of $4,000 00,-
900 of farmers debts, thereby re-
leving the bankers, insurance COM
panies and other mortgage holders
about worrying about their invest
ments. Only the complete cancellation
OF all farm debts can meet the situa-
ton.
Aids EXPLORERS of Farmers
AS both of the Roosevelt legislative
proposals are framed, 1t is very clear
that Roosevelt's farm program is
aimed at helping the mortgage own
erS, marketing trusts and the big
farmers. Small and medium farmers
have no acreages enough to reduce,
therefore, they cannot be benefited by
higher prices. Secondly, as far as
refinancing their mortgages and
hopes for getting production credits
goes, the small and middls farmers do
not come into the category as de-
fined by Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace, as he says that refinancing
will be done on terms consistent with
the debt carrying capacity Of mort
gagged farms" In other words, only
those who can offer sound security
will be able to get their mortgages
refinanced.
New DEAF Against Farmers
Roosevelt's farm program Is direct
ed to create O strong kulak class i'll
the farm communities at the expense
of the workers, exploited farmers and
| the consuming masses generally. This
kulak class is also to be the political
bulwark in the villages against the
workers and toiling farmers.
1t is clear, therefore, that RooSe-
velt's New DEAL means to drive out
! from farms hundreds Of thousands Of
small and average producers. This
will be done by ruthless methods OF
| foreclosures For thSse hundreds OF
| thousands of ruined small and me-
| dunn farmers, the capitalist system
has become, as Marx very significant
! ly said: "a vampire which sucks the
blood and marrow from the peasants
| little farms" The land ownership
! (Which Is only nominal for them has
become to them nothing more than
| the warrant for distraints and forced
| sales.
The great bulk of the exploited
! farmers will not be helped by Roose-
velt's price fixing and refinancing
themes. They must break their backs
ed starve their families in order to
be able to pay colossal tributes to tbs
mortgage owners. high taxes for the
| capitalist government, and they will
be continually robbed by the trusts
and marketing companies. If they
cannot carry on their backs thesa
parasite exploiters, they will be driven
out of their farms
Already, during the course Of big
militant mass struggles, tens Of thou
sands Of toiling farmers, who voted
for Roosevelt, have got rid Of their
illusions about his promises and have
become conscious of their organized
power. They have also seen that the
Communist Party is the only trusted
leader of all the toilers. But hundreds
of thousands of exploited farmers
still do not see that their leaders,
Milo Reno, Tabell, Simpson, O'Neil,
etc., are the tools OF Roosevelt cap
italist government, bankers, insurance
companies, trusts and all other ex-
| ploiter5 and oppressors Of the toiling
farmers and workers.
| Unite Against Exploiters
It is the task of the Communist
Party, revolutionary workers and mil
! liant organizations Of working farm
erS, to expose these illusions and to
rally ALL toiling farmers to the COM
mon fight with the revolutionary
workers against the capitalist az
! ploiters and their government.
The militant farmers should con-
centrate their struggles for the fol-
/ lowing main demands:
!. Emergency relief for all dis
tressed farmers without restriction by
the government and bankers;
2. No Observation-Disclosures of
all debts of the small and middle
farmers;
3. Exemption Of impoverished farm
ers from taxes, and no forced coll
] lection Of rents and debts
| 4. Higher prices for farmers pro-
ducts from marketing companies and
lower prices fer consuming masses.
Lower prices for farmers on manu-
featured and household goods.
While the Communist Party gives
] ell its suppcrt and urges workers or