The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-06
FACE SAVING-NOT SOIL SAVING Is The
OBJECTIVE OF THE DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION

alone and $4,000 in TugwelPs rehabil-
itation plaything, who wish to hold on
to their soft jobs and fat salaries by
controlling the farmers and other cit
liens. And fourth, are certain of the
professional farm leaders seeking to
keep their big salaries and political
power by making their members be-
lieve in quack farm relief remedies"
Moreover" continued the speaker,
"there is evidence that genuine,
sound, workable national farm pro-
gram is not wanted" He cited the re-
fusal of Secretary Wallace and Ches-
ter Davis to permit Dan Easement,
president of the Farmers Indepen-
dence Council, to participate in the
conference that was to formulate the
new bill. Easement, he said, had for
35 years successfully operated $500
acre Kansas cattle and hog ranch and
had averaged a profit, even during the
depression and drought years.
Mr.. Morse asserted that 60 per cent
of our farmers have not participated
in the AAA programs. He also refuted
the charge that the government had
given aid to industry and labor while
-neglecting agriculture, reciting the
many legislative enactments of the
past that had been helpful to farmers,
including the federal land banks act.
During the postwar land boom the
loan value of land was boosted so
high by land bank appraisers" he said,
"that thousands of farmers are still
suffering from mortgage Indebtedness
incurred at that time. And this is one
of the reasons for farm relief agitation
today"
Returning to the new farm program
now before Congress, Mr.. Morse said:
'"Surely the hastily cooked up scheme
is just another one of those things.
1t is ridiculous even to think of such
a group pretending it can produce
a farm program in two days. OF course
it's real purpose is to continue paying
farmers for their support. We are told
it is based on soil saving but sus-
pect its main purpose is face saw
ing. Any such scheme cannot be car
ried out without government control.
And close scrutiny of this new plan
will doubtless reveal that it would
lead again to the continuance of gov
eminent control and RECOMMENDATION of
us farmers. <.... .
81 suppose you are wondering what
we have to offer for farm program.
Well, we don't know of any panaceas
that will work or any short cuts. that
will save our farmers from having to
continue hard work, self-denial and
thrift.
If you farmers really want an &C.
onomically sound, constructive farm
policy, just make up your minds that
it must be based mainly on your own
efforts and manageent-on your own
self-help. You will have to gradually
develop a series of coordinating and
coordinated educational, production
End commercial organizations with
community, county, state, regional
and national units. These will have to
be organized and managed along strict
business lines by competent execu-
tives and technicians employed by
yourselves with the government theor-
lists in the background-not in con-
troll.
"You will have to reduce production
costs, improve market quality, develop
better and chaper distribution, find
new industrial uses for farm pro-
ducts, teach many farmers to become
self-sustaining and, through your or
CARNATIONS, work out land adjustment
problems on practical basis.
"You must insist that the govern
ment quit financing additional farm
production, that it stop all farm bu-