Evening star., 1935-05-12
'SN|PERS' SCORED
IN WALLACE TALK
Longs State Farmers Cheer
Secretary Pleading for
A. A. A. Loyalty.
BY the Associated Press.

TetdTy OF Agriculture f1cIlIy n. Wal"
lace today struck blow for the New
Deal agriculture! policies in Huey
Longs home State Of Louisiana and
said that the administration Of his
chief President Franklin D. Roose-
welt, had been strengthened by
sniping politicians"
Wallace came here today from
Washington to urge the farmers at a
Statewide rally attended by thou
sands to stick by the President in his
farm relief policies and to fight for
continuance of the processing tax as
the farmers tariff against the cor
poration prowess Of big business.
The cabinet member spoke from
the public square to q cheering crowd
and denounced in generalities Long
and other politicians or special in
terests" who have attacked the New
Deal, which Wallace declared had
placed the farmer back on his feet
and increased his income"
Wallace did not mention Long by
name, either at MONDAY luncheon
preceding the speaking or In his aft
ernoon address. But he warned the
people against appeals made by some
who profess to speak in the name OF
the common people. There are
plenty of persons" he said, who can
stir up trouble"
Farm ers Are Warned.
There are some who profess to
speak in the name Of the common
people and attempt to draw a red
herring across the trail. It is ex-
tremely important that the farmer
be not deluded. It's easy to say.
Don't you think you ought to get
80 cents for your cotton, and so forth,
but where are you going to get tt2'
Three hundred luncheon particle
pants roundly applauded Louisiana
Representatives in Congress who in
directly slapped at longs political
anti-administration moves as they
were assembled in the luncheon for
Wallace.
There the Secretary told the meet
ing that "as long as they farmers)
stand firm with the President we
need have no cause to fear the fu-
ture."
Representative ]. Y. Sanders, jr., of
the sixth district, without mentioning
the name of Long, said that the
Louisiana farmer was Inundated at
the remarks of the man who claims
to speak for Louisiana Five out of
the eight Louisiana Representatives
were present at the luncheon.
After concluding his address Wal
lace returned Immediately to Wash
ington.
Long bitterly assailed the program
of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration when he spoke at DeS
Moines, but Wallace announced today
that he would not assail Long.
More Concern for Farmer.
II am more interested in the bet
terment of the farmer" Wallace said
Attacks or their organization, he
said, had not weakened its prestige
and the Nations farmers are
stronger for the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration than ever be-
fore"
Answering attacks On the A. A. A.
program by those who. he said, wished
to abandon the processing tax under
the Hamiltonian policy of unity
achieved by the grant of govern
mental powers to relatively few and
powerful groups" Mr.. Wallace de-
clared the tax should be retained as
the farmers tariff until industry
abandons its own tariffs
THE Republicans and some Demo-
Gratis" he said. SAY farmers should
do nothing for themselves. but should
break the big corporations.
Making speeches against corporations,
even passing antitrust laws against
them, doesn't get us anywhere. The
only sensible alternative is for agri-
culture to obtain and to use Govern
mental powers comparable with those
already used by corporations"
Heading the Secretary's Reception
Committee were Representative Cleve-
land Dear Of the eighth Louisiana
district, Mayor v. v. Lamkin of Alex
andria and Morgan W. Walker. pres
ident of the Alexandria Chamber Of
Commerce, who formally welcomed
the secretary.
After a MONDAY luncheon in his
honor, attended by many officials and
other leading citizens, Mr.. Wallace
addressed the crowd on the city
square in an open-air meeting. He
urged the farmers to get up on their
hind legs and fight for what they
know to be simple justice"
"The next few weeks will be crucial" J"
he said, and "if the ranks Of agri-
culture are divided, 1t is almost GER
tainty that what farmers have battled
for for Is years will be lost"