The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-16

erest and establishment notice some unfriendy remarks
by yourself regarding articles on the farm situation In
the Middle West published in The New Republic OF Novem
Der % and November 20, 1888.
what wrote comparison
economic plight in which millions Of farrs ind
today the record should like to
say that your summary my
justified the which only srmiSe you have not
say returned with the report that things were
rather agreeable out in the farm country
Z Think Every Fair Minded Person Must Adnt'
YOUR article everything
upon investigation of the attitudes of several
Roosevelt the MIRA and the various
Register Tribune
They and said or suggested that they were My dis
tothirds columns long and devoted and
summarizing the results Of the Register and Tribune
investigation know radical has ever tried
similar investigation
dollars aay discomfort
for think fair minded must admit
that happened Obviously conditions don't improve active
discomfort farm strikes, etc, will return"
What Is The Central Issue?
MR. BLIvEN what is central question
M your
the similar Investigations part2 to
that the real issue is the Daily Workers position on the Roosevelt
program the farmers against the New Republics position
revealed articles Your central point that distributing
several hundred million dollars of government money in the Middle
would alay discomfort for the present think
minded must admit that this has happened
It true poured
the Middle West southeotton
tobacco implication position grants
by the Roosevelt government have actually worked an improvement
in the conditions the majority tong farmers with resultant
discomfort. Generally speaking" "he
position today somewhat better than
enough better to end his discomfort"
go say many
angry
ratey a angry despair"
In you give In key your
class bias in reporting the farm conditions in the United States today
not tell usand this is the the Roosevelt farm
position better
than year ago. the rich farmer the landlord employing
the strata which correspondents America what
the the kulak population
Who Are The Beneficaries?
YOU Bliven,
granted acreage
granted to the landlord whose surplus"
proouce mas no longer pace caplaT Woo market gutteo
with supplies 1t obvious all recent government studies
bear this point that the small farmer who by the
makes up the majority Of the farm population and the 100000
agricultural aborers WhoSe existence apparently escaped despite
intensive researche have not been in position to receive
generous flowing through
the politically controlled ohfces of the AAA
the small reduce is to commit
suicide It to sign himself voluntarily into pauperim What the
the oosening of the
of the greedy bankers and kulak sharks And the Roosevelt
governmnwhose program you 90 not aok-by its prceang
choking of whatever market still left
the small farmer driving him still deeper into bankruptcy and
pauperism.
you say you only I your
articles their entirety AS matter Of fact not only read
your articles Josephine
Second National Farmers Conference Chicago in the first issue of
the weekly New Masses which the New Republic" rejected after
had been solicited What also read and studied the
revealing exchange letters between and Miss Hbs which
Herbs article eoquenty
pretenses to objectivy of liberal journalism.
interest
the with interest," "aonhment"is
he fact that Daily
all questions petty position
of the New RepubhcP
Mr. BlVen, that mot justified" that
with the things
the farm country" It that reported
but characteristic of liberal journalism
and impltas well the atmosphere
conveyed spirit of extreme optimism My incidentally
pletey sbstaniated in the last letter
VIII You Answer Some Questions?
MR. BLIvEN, permit you questions
What do think of objective regarding
the farmers? Have examined political
affects not only the rich farmers the
straned by capital?
investigated precisely how small farmers
burdens lifted by the loans
Roosevelt government?
Have heard for of
who have already been
Roosevelt acreagereducion pramp
to how the Roosevelt acasereducon affecting
100000 Negroes on the plantations in the
have read the interest and
thorouhness with Which boast
asonshed by the Workers
it, describing how the Roosevelt reduction