Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-11-18

the hot end when this thing is de-
bated in congress. Opponents of the
secretary's scheme contend that this
program is straight out regimenta-
ton and that it goes as far in this
effect as anything done by either
the Fascist Mussolini or the Com
nunist Stain. 1t takes no stretch
Of the imagination, therefore, to see
what is just ahead in the matter of
a controversy for crop legislation
for the reason that each of the pro-
grams that has been thus far adj
vanced contains political dynamite.
Chairman Jones of the house agri-
cultural committee began work on
drafts of bills for
Jones crop control long
Drafts Bills before the session
convened. Several
weeks prior to the opening day of
the special session, Mr.. Jones ap-
pointed six subcommittee; each
was charged with drafting legis-
lation applicable to specific COM
modify. In doing this, Mr.. Jones
threw the door wide open. He in
cluded six farm crops to share the
alleged benefits of crop control leg
islation, including the lever nor
NAL granary' surplus control pro-
gram. The subcommittee were di-
rected to work out legislation COW
ering cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco,
rice and dairy products. Inclusion
of rice and dairy products came as
surprise. Heretofore, there had
been little talk about including rice
and none about dairy products. The
information that filters into Wash
ington is that a majority of the dairy
people have no particular hankering
for government dictation in their
business. Chairman Smith of the
senate agricultural committee like
wise has been busy. Throughout the
summer he has been attempting to
get line on farmer sentiment by
number of hearings in various parts
of the country. From all indica-
tions, Chairman Smith, who comes
from South Carolina and is a farm
er in his own right, is not enthusiast
tic about too much government die
tation in the field of agriculture.
Over on the house side of the Capt.
toll, Secretary Wallace has many fol-
lowers. Obviously, he will COOP
crate with them very closely. In
deed, some of the house members
who do not like Mr.. Wallace or his
lever normal granary" scheme are
referring to the Wallace supporters
in the house as "Henry Wallace's
boys" That indicates better than
anything I can say how deep-seat-
ed the feelings are.
To add to the completely of the
job facing congress, President
Roosevelt has said definitely that
if there are subsidies paid to farm
ers in connection with crop control
legislation, that legislation must
carry additional taxes to take care
of the bounty payments authorized.
Simmered down, therefore, what
Mr.. Roosevelt has said is that if
the farmers want that kind of crop
control legislation, they and all con-
sumers must pay for it with add
ed taxes.
I have heard general commenda-'
ton of the Presidents position. It
surely represents a straightforward
policy by the Chief Executive in this
regard. He has told the country
now that he is willing to support
agricultural subsidies through con-
troll of the crops if the whole country
which has to pay the bill is willing
to bear the extra taxes that are re-.
quired.
Having presented the picture as
I see it, it seems almost unneces-
sary to add that
Lobbies enormous Hobbies
bearing down on
congress in the special session as
well as probably in the regular ses-
sion that convenes in. January. I
think foresee now how Secretary
Wallace and these who believe with
him are going to operate both with
in and without the administration.
That is to say, there will be admins
tration pressure and when anyone
says that there is administration
pressure, they are saying nothing
more or less than that the admins
tration is lobbying. It has always
been that way and it is no excep-
ton that the Roosevelt administra-
ton does the same sort of thing.
The other lobby will embrace
considerable representation of farm
er sentiment that is opposed to
Washington dictation and which
feels that additional taxes will have
to be absorbed in part at least by
agriculture. This happened in the
case of processing tax which was
thrown out as unconstitutional It
will happen in every case for the
reason that no one is going to alb
sorb taxes when they can be passed
on. When they are passed on to
the farmers, that is the end because
the farmer has no place to send
them. The consumer is in the same
fix. .
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