The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27

lily understand CnaC Cne InOClVe De-
hind the furnishing of this cam
paign literature is both education
al and unitarian.
AS to the economic aspects of
the program it will undoubtedly
provide employment on a scale
never before undertaken, for in ad-
dition to the labor of construction,
there will be calls for millions OF
home demonstration agents, for
the average farmer is known to be
too ignorant to know how to use
ore of these privies even if he had
one. therefore the government will
find it necessary to employ millions
of new home demonstration agents
to travel and give demonstrations
and Instructions to farmers in the
use of these privies 1t is quite
probable that it will be found nee
cesarv to establish additional ira
ming schools to train these home
demonstration agents.
In addition the White-collar wor-
ker will also be aided. and since
we will quite probably retire sew
eral public officials in Montana
next fall, among them a governor
congressman and quite probably
Senator there is an opportunity
for these officials to be given
"lame-duck" appointments, along
with many other row uselesslv en-
ployed officials, as government
Privy Inspectors. This feature of
the program should not be under
estimated
However, we should not be too
! optimistic for the program has
MANY obstacles in the way of ac-
complishment. From the outset it
is fated to meet with a determined
and bitter opposition both from the
tories and opponents of regimen
tation in both parties. These OBJ
structionists will take the position
that this program will destroy
private initiative and rugged indi-
vidualism. and they will make the
welkin ring with their queries as
to "what has become of the hardy
pioneer who did not fear to bare
the neither portion of his anatomy
to the wintrv blast, nor scorned
to utilize the lowly sagebrush and
the humble corncob?"
In the approaching crisis which
we can surely anticipate in the bat
tie being waged for this great con-
structive program, the democratic
cohorts are seeking diligently for
a Patrick Henry to stand forth
fearlessly before the enemy and
cry with patriotic fervor, "Give me
a government privy or give me
, death"
But these abstructionist tactics
! are not the only obstacles which
must be overcome. Certain rule:
will have to be followed to make
G sure that the farmer will not en-
t deavor to secure a more expensive
e privy than he is able to pay for
n nor more luxurious one than hi
: position in society warrants. w
# must guard against the inefcienc,
> which would award a tile-fioreC
# leather or velvet upholstered priv
1t to a dry-land farmer who coul
l. appreciate just as well a structur
J. of native unfinished lumber.
st Imagine the embarrassment t
which the administration might
. subjected if a dry-land farme
- we're awarded a palatial "foul
- holer" while his next neighbor, a
n ex-banker, were compelled to al
!, cept a modest "two-holer" of III
l. nished lumber. This is a matte
~ which must be treated with the u
- most delicacy, requiring diplomat
10 and discretion. consequently Il
= administrative department mu
IT be composed Of the 'best mind:
= = row in public life.
~ There are other difficulti
to be encountered. According
us the rules laid down in WashingtC
es all government projects must
TIC self-liquidating. therefore when Il
ms farmer makes application for al
H. is awarded one of these cover
We ment privies he must be prepar
ISL to give a mortgage on it and fu
ne nish an abstract of title, but ju
suppose he is not Financially able
DR. retire the mortgage when it ia
iZe due. Members of the Federal La
es, Bank Boards can vouch for
vo, statement that farmers object Vi
be orously and sometimes with pitt
his forks when a mortgage on tn,
M farm is foreclosed; We know I
tho quality of passion aroused in
Ipy man who has his tobacco tax
ty, away from him; We have of
yo- heard of the"wrath of a won
Der scorned," but a new standard
on which we can measure utter fl
ned will be established when the e
Iys, eminent starts foreclosing on ia
ond ers taking their privies away fir
Who them.
est Then too the appropriation
of this project is low, far, far too L
sed, Think of it, a measly $204,451
cry project in such popular dem;
as as this will be when the basic i
tas- has once penetrated the farm,
ivy thick skull. This insignificant S
phi of $204,4 will be hardly a d
and in the bucket compared to the
the lossal sums which will be actui
any required.
Wig We could expend the entire /
the billion eight hundred million
ious lars appropriated by the last
aim gress and still not begin to SO
ould fy the demand. Everybody W:
ses- a privy; everybody should ha1
one privy; everybody will deman
lysi- privy.
nave Congress should be called
ex- special session at once to ap
fore pirate more money for this
lsel- pose. We urge all farmers and
lie spirited citizens everywher
Post hold everything and wire the F
n to ident to call this special sessio
him once for when this new adm
pen tration program once gets u
pub way there is going to be col
the ted rush for the privies.
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