Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-18
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gency drouth relief bill simply be-
cause a starving horse, COW and hog
we're placed by farmer in small
a protest against the dilly-dallying
of the legislators.
The purpose of the march on the
Legislature of the farmers of the
Farm Holiday association which took
place less than a week before that
of the United Front, was to put forth
demands for higher taxes on incomes,
inheritances and gifts. graduated
land tax designed to bear more heav-
lily on large absentee owned farm
properties. and other measures for
agricultural relief.
Outstanding at this gathering was
the address by Milo Reno of Des
Moines, the gray matched leader of
the national Farm Holiday movement,
denouncing the scarcity economics"
invoked by Secretary Wallace and the
Agricultural Adjustment administra-
ton. After ridiculing the sending
out of experts to teach a Missouri
mule to plough up cotton" he said.
"If all the people in the United States
were consuming as much as those in
the $4,000 year income class, we
wouldn't have enough land in produc-
tion now"
Reno Charges Broken Pledge.
Reno charged that President Roose-
l. To- ln1r IN
people, adding that if he had kept it
I'VE would have been out of this trou-
BILE in two weeks"
| Cheers greeted the 70year-old
speaker when he attacked the AAA
corn-hog reduction contracts.
1.-The person who says those con-
tracts were voluntary is a damned
liar!" shouted Reno, land l care not
if he wears the toga of the President
of the United States" He pointed out
that the farmers were told that ii
they didn't sign the money would be
taken from the price of their hogs
and paid to those who did sign.
81 don't know who the Moses will
be-" he said, "but we must have soon
man who will lead the country tC
a government based on the principles
of the Declaration of Independence
It is my opinion that you have
listened this afternoon to a man who
will be the next President of the
United States" This referred to Gov.
ernor Olson, who in speech to the
farmers had demanded a change in
the damned system responsible fol
their plight.
To get back to the progress of the
Legislature. Only two major Farm
er-Labor bills have been finally acted
ON. One was the bill for an amend
ment to the state constitution to per
NIT the state to acquire and develol
hydro electric power resources and tt
issue bonds up to S5O,000,00O for thi
purpose The House killed it by /;
vote of 81 to 80 and the Senate com
mittee to which it had been referred
promptly gave up consideration of it
The bill for a constitutional amend
ment providing for the initiative ant
referendum was likewise killed.
Hamper Good Legislation.
The bill for a state central banl
!, still lies in committee. Also lyin'
in committee is an important public
ownership bill introduced after tn
defeat of the state hydrO-electric pow
err proposal. 1t would allow munich
palities to acquire, build, operate o
: lease industries Of a wide rang
classed by the measure as public util
, tiles. Included in this classification
are street railways, telephone sys
tens, waterworks, gas works, cleo
: trio lighting and power plants, docks
depots, and public markets. Cite
would have the right to exercis
eminent domain in the condemnation
of private property for public use.
The administration has sponsore
bills for increased inheritance take
on the larger requests. increased rate
on money and credits, and increase
income tax rates, boosting the max
imum from nQr cent tO & Dor cent