The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-07
Several Rejoice Over Action
by Jurists but Others
Are ReSentfuI.
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CHICAGO, Jan. T. - Leaders of
farm organizations offered widely
varied comment today on the Su-
preme Court decision outlawing
AAA.
Milo Reno, Des Moines, critic of
the New Deal and president of the
Farm Holiday Association, urged his
organization to sue the govern
ment 10 regain confiscatory tax pen
alties."
National and state officials of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
who have Endorsed the AAA, said
their members would demand that
Congress enact substitute measures.
Stanley F. Morse, executive vice
president of the Farmers Independ-
ent Council. said the decision was
a victory for farmers.
Grateful to Court
Farmers can thank the Supreme
Court for having delivered them
from the insidious plottingS of
Tugwell and his followers in the
Department of Agriculture, Mr..
Morse said. 1.-The AAA was a bold
scheme which proposed to bring the
farmers under increasing govern
ment control until American agri-
culture had been collectivized under
the Russian communistic model.
1T is time for all patriotic, sensi-
BILE American farmers to repudiate
racketeering leadership and support
farm program based on common
sense, sound economics and real
Americanism."
E. D. Woodruff. president of Cali
fornia Lands, Inc, a major operator
of farm properties, regarded the de-
cision as a blow
AS a farmer, 1 can say emphati-
cally that despite the Supreme Court
ruling, the detectives of the AAA are
a vital necessity to agriculture" he
said.
Holds Michigan Helped
Other comment:
James F. Thomson, Michigan
agricultural commissioner:
1.-THE state as a whole will be
economically better off without the
AAA. Michigan has contributed
$3.50 for every dollar received in
benefit payments Less than one
third of our farmers are participant
ing in the AAA."
J. S. Jones. secretary treasurer of
the Minnesota Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton:
There is general regret that the
AAA has been wiped out in its en-
tirety There is no question that
farmers will demand vigorously |
in place of the act. They
have learned what production con-
troll can do. They also have learned
what can be done to control sur
pluses
Holds Substitute Needed
There doesn't seem to be any
doubt but that some vehicle must be
developed to take the acts place. 7
would suggest possibly an export
control plan, maybe a
to handle, control and
dispose of percentage of each basic
crop produced over and above do
nestle consumption. The AAA has
demonstrated that SURPRISES can be
Frank O'Connor, general agent of
the Omaha Farm Credit Admins
tration:
I'VE who are deeply concerned in
the welfare of American agriculture
are disappointed in the decision but
as good citizens we accept it as the
law of the land"
Thinks Majority Pleased
H. G. Kenney president of the
Nebraska Farmers Union:
1T is what we all expected and is
in line with the ruling on the MIRA.
1t seems to be what the farmers
wanted. believe the ma jority have
been against it and hoped we could
get away from the whole thing"
j. E. Crosby, Missouri state agri-
cultural extension agent:
There is a possibility there will
be no letdown in a nationally con-
trolled agricultural program for
Missouri since the government has
two to three months before the old
contracts are paid in which to
formulate a new plan"
Industry Given Warning
A. S. Wendell, president of the
League for Economic Equality, farm
organization formed last August to
defend the AAA:
I'VE will fight to the last ditch to
retain AAA principles. And if we
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