Milford chronicle., 1936-02-21


Washington Face saving" rather
than "soil saving is the underlying
motive behind the new administra-
ton farm bill, as that bill was an
alyzed by Stanley r. Morse, execu-
tive vice president Of the Farmers
independence Council Of America, IN
a speech delivered over the Column
bla Broadcastlng System. He refer
red to the bill hastily thrown to-
gether by the hand-picked group OF
farm leaders," summoned 70 wash
ington by Secretary Wallace for
conference with himself, Professor
TugweIl. Chester Davis and other
great minds Of the defunct AAA. It
Is the identical bill Senator Smith OF
South Carolina, chairman OF the
senate Agriculture Committee, re-
fused TO sponsor and introduce, be-
cause he regarded IL as unsound;
the same bill which the committee
quickly repudiated after a brief stu
dy Of its provisions. The new ad-
ministration program, Mr.. Morse de-
clared, had been drafted TO relieve
the suffering farmers Of their trou-
bles--and their votes"
Questioning the ability Of Secre-
tary Wallace's hired-men, the pro-
fessiohal farmers Of the farmers
or political demagogues TO insure
economic equality to American
farms, Mr.. Morse declared there was
"no sense IN spending millions OF
federal funds, disrupting our eco
nomic system and risking our free
dom to try out q huge experiment
which has never succeeded before.
He protested against turning con-
troll Of the country over to the ten
der mercies Of gang Of olctatorial
bureaucrats to demonstrate that
gigantic, theoretical panacea will
moi. work" He, further objected to
"allowing a bunch of downy-faeed
theorists to experiment with fanci-
ful schemes" which may wreck our
government.
A series of experiments py otner
according 70 the
had proven conelusively |
that governmental devices to aid ]
agriculture have not worked. He |
cifed the English rubber control /
scheme. the Chadbourne sugar plan
and the destruction Of S6,00Q,OOO |
haas Of Brazilian coffee 20 increase I
nrices. "All ended with lower prices
ana greater surpluses," said the
speaker, who also stressed the man
ner in which AAA control Of the
American cotton industry had large
" turned the American foreign mar
fet over to newly developed foreign
competitors. IN spite Of these ex-
lmples. he declared that certain
arm leaders, government experts
md Congressmen are bent on go
ing ahead with their farm plan
,ure-alls anyway. Z"
"These men,, said Mr.. Morse
are ignorant, incompetent, OF mis-
eading, and he found them guilty
IN all three counts. Why, then,r ne
lsked, gshould they be so anxious 70
promise the farmers an easy way
,ut Of their troubles?" and answer
ng his own question, said:
aIt must he that they are playing
iur farmers for suckers again. FIRST
he politicians want to capture the
arm vote by utilizing the rura!
machine Of 1l5,OOO
aid farm committeeman in the
principal agricultural towns eoun-
les and states. Second. is the pur-
lose to use the AAA to regiment us
arners as definite step towards
the entire country.
'hird, is,the horde of tax-eating job
olders, 800 IN the AAA alone and
2 900 in Tugwell's rehabilitation
laything, who wish to hold on to
heir soft jobs and fat salaries oy {
the farmers and other
itizehs. And fourth, are certain Of ]
ie professional farm leaders seek }
X TO keep their big salaries and I
olitical power by making their ]
iembers believe in quack farm re-
ef remedies" I
Moreover" continued the speak &
!, "there is evidence that genu- y
le. sound, workable national farm 6
rogram is not wanted He cited q
e refusal Of Secretary Wallace y
Id Chester Davis to permit Dan n
lsement, president Of the Farmers n
Council, to participate v
the conference that was to for | 4