Evening star., 1935-12-09
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG,
stan Correspondent Of The Star.

Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
CHICAGO, Ill, December 9,-Ar-
raigned before jury of agriculture's
representatives, foes of the New Deal
farm program today were described
by President Roosevelt as political
profiteers" as the Chief Executive de-
lvered himself of sweeping defense
of administration policy on behalf of
the farmer.
The Presidents address was de-
lvered in the International Amphi-
theater at Chicago's famed stock
yards, where the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation is in annual conven-
tion.
Welcomed by Governor.
Gov. Horner of Illinois and Mayor
Kelly of Chicago welcomed the Presi
dent as his special train arrived near
the stock yards amphitheater, where
the farm meeting was in session.
Edward A. O'Neal, president of the
farm federation. walked to the plat
form with Mr.. Roosevelt amid roar
ing welcome by the convention.
ONeal introduced Secretary Wallace
for just a word before the President
spoke.
The huge amphitheater structure,
for which $4,000 admission tickets had
been given out, was completely filled.
The President began by compli-
menting the farmers for the improve
ment of their organized forces since
he last made farm address here in
1929.
Smiling broadly at the huge crowd
that greeted him, he reminded his
hearers that six years ago they had
gathered "in very small hotel room"
Powerful flood lights lighted the
stage from various angles of the audi
tCEium.
Postmaster General Farley, the
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, joined the President and
sat on the platform with Mayor Kelly
The farm program was aimed, Mr..
Roosevelt said, ''to stop the rule of
tooth and claw that threw the farmers
into bankruptcy or turned them vir-
tually into serfs." AS evidence that
it is succeeding, he pointed to an in
crease in farm income of nearly
$4,000, 100000 in the past two and one
half years"
Sweeping opponents of the program
into one classification, the President
declared: 1T is they and their hench-
men who are doing their best to
foment city people against the farm
ers and the farm program. 1t is that
type of political prof1teer who seeks
to discredit the vote in favor of a con-
tinued corn-hog program"
Defends Canadian Pact.
Coupled with this defense of the
A. A. A, and its workings, Mr.. Roose-
welt also included an Endorsement of
the new Canadian trade treaty, assur-
ing his listeners that agriculture, far
from being crucified by this agree
ment, as some have told you, actually
gains by it," Here again opponents
were given treatment of invective
as he described them as dispensers
Of discord" and calamity howlers."
OF their criticism he said:
IF the calamity howlers should
happen to be right. you have every
assurance that Canada and the United
States will join in correcting Unequal
tiles, but do not believe for single
moment that the calamity howlers are
right.
I'VE export more agricultural prod
ucts to Canada than we have i'm
ported from her.
I'VE shall continue to do so, for the
very simple reason that the United
States, with its larger area of agri-
cultural land, its more varied climate
and its vastly greater population, pro-
duces far more of most agricultural
products, including animal products,
vegetables and fruit, than does Can
ada.
In the case of the few reductions
that have been made, quota nnita-
tions are set on the amount that may
be brought in at the lower rates.
THE proof of this particular pud-
ding is in the eating; the best way to
Judge the new accord is to observe
how it works
Sought to End Destruction.
Motivation for the farm program,
he said, was found in the necessity
of putting an end ito the destructive
forces that were threatening American
agriculture.
I'VE sought to stop the rule of tooth
and claw that threw farmers into
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