The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-13
WALLACE GIVES
STATE FARMERS
PLEDGE OF AID
Farm Secretary CriticiSes
Court, Explains New
Soil Measure.

Indiana farmers today had the
promise of Henry A. Wallace, SEC
rotary Of Agriculture, that the Fed
eral government wo':id continue TO
look after their welfare.
Mr.. Wallace assured them yes
terday afternoon that agricultural
control by the Federal government
remains as much responsibility
now as it was during the World
War.
The new plan being drafted for
Congress lis a sincere attempt to
operate within the limitations laid
down by the majority of the Su-
preme Court in the recent AAA de-
cision," Mr. Wallace said.
The secretary spoke here yester-
day afternoon under auspices of the
Farm Bureau to shivering group
of SOC gathered in the Manufacture
ers' Building at the Indiana State
Playground. Although Ill with cold
that caused him to run a tempera-
ture during the night, Mr.. Wallace
delivered his entire address in the
poorly heated building, and stayed
afterward to talk things over with
Hoosier dirt farmers who came to
the platform to shake his hand.
Court Criticism Applauded
The audience applauded when
Mr.. Wallace attacked the Supreme
Court ruling that the professors
are really entitled to the $300,00c,
600 of impounded and other out
standing taxes
Fortunately" Mr.. Wallace said,
many professors know and admit
to the consumer or back to the
farmer. Consequently they now
look on the impounded funds as
hot money, and welcome any fair
method of dealing with it. 1t seems
TO me the sense of fair play and
justice of the American people
eventually will take care of this
situation"
They also applauded when Mr.
Wallace explained that since the
AAA decision the best method sug-
gested for crop control was through
Federal government encouragement
Of soil conservation.
Soil Plan Explained
Mr.. Wallace said the plan provides
for grants by the Federal govern
nlent to states, which in turn are
to reward farmers for following soil
conservation programs.
Since some time necessarily will
elapse before a sufficient number
of states can enact laws to take adj
vantage of this new aid provision is
to be made temporarily for the
grants to go from the Federal gov
eminent direct to the Individual
farmers who have made application,
and who show they have met the
specified conditions" he said.
He explained this would have the
same effect as the planting limita-
tions under AAA, since farmers
would produce soil building crops
like alfalfa, and would be under less
pressure to produce SURPRISES "of
other crops that are not needed
In defense of the now defunct
AAA, the speaker said it repre- scented
the best bill that could have been
passed at the time. He explained
that it followed closely the plat
forms of both the Republican and
Democratic parties.
Convinced of Its Legality
Gas I reread the party pledges, it
strikes me that the .AAA followed
the Republican platform even closer
than it did the Democratic pledge"
lie said.
Mr.. Wallace said he could not
predict whether the new proposed
agricultural measure would meet
with the approval of the Supreme
Court.
Il am convinced the proposed
measure is constitutional" he said.
"But in any event as we look at
this problem, against the forces and