Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-03-04

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fore the measure is submitted--if
ii ever is. Smart political strategist
that he is, the unfavorable reaction
from any attack Communicated by
the general-in-chief falling of APP
prevail is too well known, both to
himself and his closest advisors.
They will not let that happen IL it
can possibly be prevented.
This radical proposal by President
Roosevelt only confirms our belief
that Ii is not the best thing for a na-
ton such as our to have any can
didate in any political unit-be it
large or small-receive such an av-
alanche of votes that he is beset
with the danger of dictatorial con-
6dence or greed. Although we have
felt, and do now, that with such q
huge program Of recovery under
way 1t was indavisable to change
horses in the middle of the stream"
we r equally convinced that it
would have better furthered the gen.
eral interests of good government
had the presidents majority not
been so overwhelming. Our govern
ment is b~asically a democracy. We
love and cherish the very principles
ION which it was founded and has
survived through these hundred and
fifty years. We don't want 1t to be
in its truest and fullest sense to be
preserved.
Other measures that are wide In
scope and whose tentacles will reach
most of us are being considered by
out and affect the lives of all or
Congress. 1t looks, for instance, that
we are practically certain to have a
new NRA-one that has been re-
vised to the acid test in Supreme
court. Provisions of this bill are
largely aimed at driving unfair com
petition out of the channels of
trade, establishing fair wages, hours
and other working conditions for
labor in general. In the larger cit
les we found proprietors of large
department stores and other indus
try in general already making plans
to meet the requirements that will
be set up in this bill. They all seem
to accept it as an established reform
and are determined to make the best
Of it. Personally we believe 1t will
be a great boon to the working man
and will be of equal assistance to the
man in business who has been OPP
Grating with a sensible degree of
business ethics both to his customer
and employee.
In agriculture there seems little
doubt that Federal control over crop
production and soil conservation
will be continued. The present
schedule expires at the end of this
tSear. Then the states are supposed
ITO take up the burden with pro-
grams arranged to receive federal
subsidies. But most states so far
have shown little desire to pick up
this "hot potato So most likely the
federal government will carry on af-
ter 1887. Many farmers seem to
want AAA resurrected. That, we be-
lieve, depends quite largely on dis
position of the Supreme court pro-
posal, again showing how far-reach-
%surance, if it is tried at all, is like
ing this change would be. Crop in
ly to be very restricted and tentative
until it is proven good or bad. Rest
assured however that one group oil
farmers who I going to receive
special and favorable consideration
are the tenant farmers or share.
troopers Probably the evntual out,
come will be some plan where q
renter can buy a farm over a Ions
period of time and at a very low
rate of interest.
Some broadening of the scope al
the new social security act may be