Evening star., 1934-01-08
Secretary Says A. A. A. Is Ready to
Promote Settlement.

Secretary Says A. A. A. Is Ready to
Promote Settlement.
Secretary Of Agriculture wallace has
offered to throw the weight Of his de-
partment behind any movement to
straighten out the tangled Chicago milk
situation.
In a telegram. signed jointly by
Wallace, Farm Administrator Chester
Davis and ]. H. Mason, acting chief OF
the diary section of the A. A. A., the
department head told Don N. Goyer.
secretary manager Of the Chicago PURE
Milk Association:
THE administration cannot under
take to obtain fair prices for farmers
unless it is supported by the producers
associations and we repeat the offer
that if the Chicago Pure Milk Associa-
ton will support a producers price ar
rived at on a basis suggested by us and
call for an end of the strike effective
Monday morning, the A, A. A. will IN
force new price suggested by US Tor
farmers with additional understanding
that an early attempt will be made 10
improve all dairy incomes when the
Administrations pending plan for pro-
duction control takes effect for all dairy
producers.
Offer Repeated.
The text of the telegram:
"On December 30 we advised you
that if your association concurred. A.
A. A. would establish uniform pro-
ducers' price arrived at by careful study
of all economic factors within the dairy
industry and enforce it through licenses.
"Offer has been repeated in tele-
phone conversations almost daily since
that date. We have withheld such
action at your request because A. A. A.
will do nothing to prevent Chicago pro.
ducers from getting higher price II
they can do so and enforce II Wltnout
Government assistance.
"The A. A. A believes the farmers
should not be forced to bear the brunt
of a distributors price war in Chicago
"The public interest. including the
safety of large numbers Of innocent
people. is certain to suffer severely II
the milk strike should break down all
orderly distribution of milk or should
lead to a milk famine. to be followed
perhaps by a flood of milk from outside
the nlilkshed Both the people Of Chi
cago and the farmers who must de-
pend for a living upon a Chicago
market for their milk would be victims
of such situation.
I'VE stand ready to cooperate with
the Chicago Pure Milk Association to
end the strike and protect the farmers.
Support Is Asked.
'"The administration cannot under
take to obtain fair prices for farmers
unless 1t is supported by the producers
associations. and we repeat the offer
that if the Chicago Pure Milk Associa-
ton will support a producers price ar
rived at on basis suggested by us and
call for an end of the strike effective
Monday morning. the A A. A. will
enforce new price suggested by US for
farmers with additional understanding
that an early attempt will be made to
Improve all dairy farmers incomes
when the administrators pending plan
for production control takes effect for
all dairy producers.
This would mean immediate issu-
snce by A. A. A. Of a license to all
distributors and immediate, vigorous
enforcement of the license as to the
farmers price only
Referring your telegram January 5,
We advise that preliminary audits OF
distributors books and evidence OBJ
indicate that there is no Justification
for distributors attempt to cut milk
prices to $140 per 100 pounds as de-
scribed in press dispatches.
The Adjustment Administration also
anpounced termination of the license
,ssued, together with the former mar
keting agreement, which agreement
was Cancelled January l upon request
Of the Chicago Pure Milk Association
The cancellation was required under
serms of the agreement.
POLICE, STRIKERS CLASH.