Evening star., 1935-10-03
Potatoes

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my temper, and conduct myself as
gentleman" the North Carolina
Senator replied, but that does not
mean that as an American citizen and
representative of the people that I
shall take orders from any one what
soever"
Act Declared Mandate.
Insisting on proceeding, Bailey told
the A. A. A. official that Il am going
to argue somewhere, to somebody, that
the Warren act is mandate upon the
Department Of Agriculture from Con-
gress. a superior power, and that it
me, then there will be those who will"
AS Bailey proceeded. Nye swore him
in and insisted that he address him.
self to the questions then before the
meeting, concerning the prevailing
price of potatoes and conditions within
the potato industry.
The Senator resumed by saying
that there isn't an idiot who doesn't
know" that the price of potatoes was
lower than it should be- He called
upon every farmer in the audience
who knew the price was below fair
exchange value" to raise his hand.
At the Senator's request, Nye recorded
that practically every one in the au-
dience raised his hand
Bailey then asked all those who felt
the prospects for fair exchange VAL
ue next year would be no better un-
less the Warren act were enforced to
raise their hands.
Cheering Again Follows.
Again virtually all hands were raised
amid cheering and applause.
Nye soon had a clash with another
member of Congress. Representative
Brewster, Republican. of Maine tried
to ask question, but the presiding
officer insisted that the witness then
speaking be permitted to proceed.
DO you mean you refuse citizen
the right TO ask question:" Brewster
asked.
You will have a chance later"
Nye replied.
The Representative angrily took his
seat, muttering that the procedure
was absolutely futile"
Warren said he had often contend
ed the A. A. A. was the only hope Of
the American farmer and could only
be destroyed by court action or the
farmers themselves.
To-day" he continued, IT add a
third. 1 say it can be wrecked and
destroyed by those who are in charge
of its administration
They can wreck it and tear it to
pieces even more than the farmers
who are cooperating with them"
Warren did not mention Wallace by
name. but was obviously referring to
the Secretary's statement yesterday
that he did not want to enforce the
potato control act and his additional
blunt statement that I'm going to do
all I can to avoid enforcing it."
Earlier Gov. L. j. Brann of Maine
pleaded for some control of the
potato problem. but did not fatty de-
mand enforcement of the Warren
bill.
Gov. Brann testified Maine had
been forced to maintain schools which
the counties had not been able to keep
open because of potato prices.
I'VE feel that something must be
done to relieve that situation" he
said. I'VE are looking toward this
hearing for some way to take care
of it."
Before the hearing really got start
ed, E. w. Hunt of Lambertville, N. j.,
protested on constitutional grounds
against the rules under which the
hearing was being held preventing
argument.
Farmers Declared for Enforcement.
Contending rs per cent of those
farmers hearing him wanted the law
enforced, Warren asked whether it
was possible that the departments s
attitude was influenced by that great
friend of the farmers, the American
Liberty League"
Attacks on the potato tax law have
come from the Liberty League and
also the Republican National Com
mittee.
Referring to the departments con-
tention that no money was available
for enforcement of the potato law,
Warren read a letter written to him
by Controller General McCarl Sep
tember 16 saying he had received no
application from the A. A. A. or any
other agency for funds to carry out
the act.
When they tell you they can't get
the money and that their attempts to
do so have been rejected" Warren
shouted, Il tell you it Is absolutely
untrue" His statement was greeted
by applause.
200 Farmers From Eastern Shore.
More than 200 farmers left their
Eastern Shore, Virginia, homes before
dawn and rode to Washington in
VI 0Sho w dA &c VAC = a. Al
ton to enforce the potato act.
They want the whole bill, title 2.
with its tax features and all" said
B. D. Ayres, spokesman for the dele
cation.
They were followed by more than
200 growers from North Carolina.
At his press conference yesterday,
Wallace served blunt notice that I'm
going to do all I can to avoid en-
forcing the potato control bill"
II don't want to enforce the act"
Wallace emphasized. We've tried to
use common sense at all times"
Wallace said no funds had yet been
found to collect the tax, and that I'M
less funds were available the law prob
ably could not be enforced. The tax
control plan would become effective
December /.
First Administration Expression.
Wallace's remark was the first open
statement Of the administrations