The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30

S6aRlng 8 new reVoLG agAlK this time none other than the Farm Credit Admlnistr The FCA is trying to collect old seed and feed loans made during the drought and depression years. The growers, many of them har- vesting good crops at high prices for the first time In years, are up in arms over the demand that they fork over the first real money they have seen In a long time.
 Particularly incenslng them ls the action of the ECA In calling on truckers, who haul crops to market, and grain elevator operators to assist In collecting the government Hens.
 The farmers bitterly accuse the FCA of being "heartless" and banker minded" and are bom- barding their senators and con- gressmen with demands that they do something about the matter.
 The National Farm Holiday Association, which in 1882 and 1883 made national news with its milk strikes and strong-arm tac- tics against foreclosures, has leaped into the fray and is urging growers to refuse to pay their loans,
 "NO jury this side of heaven" 1t declared In Q recent Issue Of its official publication, would convict . farmer if he provides for his family even out of mort gagged crops"
 The association urges the FCA to forego It's loan-payment de. mands on the ground that most of the debtor farmers are too impoverished to pay their govern ment accounts and still have enough left over to meet living expenses and plant Q new crop. It claims that If the FCA persists in It's policy many farmers will be forced back on relief rolls. Letter of the Law
 The FCA contends it has no choice, but must act to comply with the law. It points out that a large number of the debts are of several years standing, that leniency repeatedly has been granted, and that congress, which passed the act requiring repay ment, alone has the power to give relief.
 AS congress adjourned with out doing anything about the matter, the FCA holds there Is nothing it can do but to try tO collect.
 Illustrative of the difficulty st has encountered in obtaining re- payments are the following fig. ures; Since 1883 i,3B3000 farm CTS have received a total Of sl5i, 100000 in seed and feed loans, To date i,256,000 farmers still owe si30,000,000 in unpaid balances. Their Real Value
 One Of the second hand bookstores on Washington's 9th street is selling copies Of the famous io36 democratic campaign book for 10 cents apiece. The democratic national committee peddled the volume to corpora tons for Se50 and up.
 The store owner reports that his stock of the books Is moving very slowly despite their low price, He says he is considering cutting 1t to cents a copy,
 Lincoln. Roosevelt
 A poet came to the White House the other day to study the preSl- dent. He had no appointment, and sought none, He wanted to attend press conference and watch the president in action,
 The poet was famed Carl sandburg, who k writing a biography Of another president, "Llncoln-The War Years" "I want to see Roosevelt SO ! can write better about Llncoln," he explained. "Their times are similar. Not since Llncoln's time has there been so much chaos hs HCEC " sVuhys ' ehVCCt w get more thls way than I can by research in Q library"
 5andburg stood in the fore- front of the crowd at the press conference and watched. Instead Of finding Q president grave and serious, he heard fifteen minutes of banter across the big desk,
 Presidential Guide
 Afterward, sandburg was lntro- duced to Roosevelt, and while big shot democratic leaders wait- cd for a conference, the president lost himself in 8 talk with the poet about relics of Lincoln in the White House.
 Before it was over, Roosevelt took sandburg from the ofiioes to the White House on Q per- sonally conducted tour of the rooms associated with Lincoln the Blue Bedroom, which was his study; the Oval Room, now the presidents study, where Lincoln used to read the Bible every morning before breakfast: and the bedroom where, after the as- sassinatlon of Lincoln, his p.year. old son, Tad, was put to bed by NMHhaika VgaaaaA sRna Nsoa