Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-08
WHAT VARIOUS AUTHORITIES
SAY OF THE AAA AFTERMATH

Ordinarily, it isn't in the realm of al
editorial to quote news. There is an eX
ception to every rule, however, and al
quotations from some outstanding PEG
pie will best reveal the criss-cross o.
opinion, we make free to publish these
statements of leaders for general con
Sideration:
ALEX JOHNSON. Secretary Of the Califor-
MIA Farm Bureau Federation; What can Cali
fornia agriculture do now? 1t has been demon
strated that through the AAA that plan TO
insure an income and security for farmers is
necessary something must be substituted
to take its place
LEONARD GOLLNICK, Grange leader: I'VE
have reached the point in this country when
crops must be regulated. California alone can
raise enough to supply the entire country. If
something isn't done, big farming concerns will
do to the small farms what the chain stores
have done to independent merchants
EDWARD A. ONEAL, President, American
Farm Bureau Federation: Those who believe
the American farmer is going to stand idly by
and watch this program for economic equality
and parity swept into the discord will be badly
mistaken. The fight is on. And this time the
gloves off.
CLYDE l. HERRING. Governor of Iowa:
This state will not become subject again to the
injustices of the old protective tariff"
COL. FRANK KNOX. one of the Republican
possibilities for presidential nomination. THE
American system of constitutional government
still stands and the twin corpSes of NRA and
AAA bear witness to the tenacity with which free
people defend the liberties guaranteed to them
by their organic law.
WILLIAM GREEN. President, The American
Federation of Labor: THE decision of the court
brings to the attention of the farmer and
laborer the difficulty encountered under the
limitations of the constitution interpreted by
the court the necessity for an amendment
to the constitution seems to be becoming mere
apparent"
SEN. EDWARD P COSTIGAN, Democrat
Colorado: The decision is so sweeping as to
impose en- congress the imperative obligation of
submitting to the states a constitutional amend
ment which will permit federal legislation if
and when it is required by the general welfare
to cope with such bitter peace time crises"
SEN. JOE. T. ROBINSON, D., Arkansas: "It
is difficult to understand the difference in
morals or in law between a tax for the benefit
of manufacture and tax for the benefit Of
agriculture"
CHARLES L. McNARY, Republican, Oregon:
(who intends introducing plan similar to the
former McNary- Haugen plan): IF the AAA is
dead, it's dead as hell and something will have
to be done about it,
SEN GEORGE w. NORRIS r. Nebraska.
suggested that constitutional amendment May
be the only way out.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIFFORD R. HOPE,
Republican, Kansas: 1T will be very difficult
thing to find a substitute as fair and effective
for benefit payments
REP. HAMILTON FISH, Jr Republican,
New York: 1T is now up to the Republican
party to provide some sound. clear program
for the benefit of the farmers in the west and
south which will restore world markets and
put agriculture on parity with the protected
industries of the East
SEN. ARTHUR CAPPER, Republican, Kan
Sas: 1T will have to be revised
PAUL ARMSTRONG, official, Fruit Grow
Association: 1T seems probable the decision
will not affect marketing agreements We hope
this is true because regulation of shipments
under the AAA has been very helpful to citrus
growers in California and Arizona"