Evening star., 1933-10-20
|GOV. BRYAN BACKS
I STRIKE PRINCIPLES
Believes Farmers Justified,
but Opposes Physical Inter-
ference With Commerce.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr., October 20.-Gov.
Charles w. Bryan today upheld the
principles Of the farmers strike for
higher prices as equally justifiable with
the national administrations attempt
to confine buying to Blue Eagle sign
ers. but said he could not approve any
physical interference with commerce.
Il do not believe the farmers could
be criticized" Bryan said in an inter-
view," for withholding grain from the
market in order to get better prices
any more than the recommendations
| from Washington that the public
should confine their buying cnly to
, those who signed the N. r. A.
II could not approve any physical
interference with thoSe moving their
crcps to market who desire to and hope
no such plan is contemplated or will
be attempted"
Bryan explained he had net been ad-
vised of what form the strike would
take or what plans have been made TO
carry it into effect.
Criticism Denied.
II am deeply sympathetic with the
| farmers of the entire agricultural sec
| tion of the United States who are de-
manding relief" he said, land who will
insist upon relief from the intolerable
conditions from which they are now
suffering"
Bryan reiterated his belief expressed
yesterday that the soldiers bonus should
be paid Immediately in new currency
to spread cash through the masses and
his statement that farmers were being
cut by the throat from both directions"
as result of the National Recovery
Administration program, but said he
did not intend it to be construed as
criticism Of the Roosevelt administra-
ton
II directed my attack against the
orofiteering at the expense of the masses
by organized business and recommended
specific policies for relief.
Il didn't criticize the administration
but did criticize the unconscionable
profits that are being taken, and ]
to take action at once to stop it and
to raise farm prices"
Opposes Borrowing.
Bryan said the people of the Mid
die West did not need to borrow any
| more money" but needed only higher
prices.
II am asking currency issuance, not
in the form Of loans, or credit or col
lateral but to be paid directly in cash
so the money will 60 into circulation
at the bottom. The whole idea is to
| increase the price of agricultural prod
/ ucts so farmers can pay off their taxes
and their indebte dnesS and so they can
patronise the merchants and manu-
| facturers. That will bring prosperity
| up through all channels. The other
method turns farmers and home own
| ers out into the streets through fore
| closures, which will come unless farm
prices advance"
| A former Governor, Keith Neville. an
| nounced his resignation as State NJ R. A.
chairman because of lack of sympathy
with its program in agricultural terri
tory, and said price changes had pro-
duced virtually buyers strike" among
| farmers
Neville commented that the N. r. A.
in agricultural States had increased
the cost of everything the farmer buys
| although "the price of agricultural
| products, including live stock in Ne
braska today Is less than was the case
when the program went into effect"
! c. A. Sorensen, former State attorney
! general and once campaign manager
| for Senator Norris of Nebraska, in a
letter to Henry Morgenthau, jr., farm
credit head, said he didn't ask appraisers
to wear rose colored glasses but dc
suggest that they throw away their
smoked ones" He said farm values were
RELATED in 1921 and new appraisals
should not assume farm values were up
like stock values in 1929.
Neville Issues Warning.
! From Neville also came a warning
| that the NJ R. A. was threatening mer-
chants in farmer territory with bank
ruptcy because of inadequate farm pur-
chasing power. He said only an in
crease of buying power through a
comprehensive public works program
or higher farm prices could save thou
sands of small merchants, although