The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
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There might be some interest in
an examination of the states con-
cerned in this proposed, and now
abandoned, marketing agreement.
They are: Alabama, Arkansas, CAL
ifornia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, North Caro-
lima, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Texas and Virginia. The AAA an
nouncement said there were 1900
producers voting on the adoption Of
the agreement. My information is
that this number is pitifully small
proportion of potato growers, even
the growers of "early'' and enter
mediate" potatoes as distinguished
from fall potatoes. Yet, there was
not sufficient number of these to
warrant the AAA in making the pro-
gram operative. What happened to
the other growers? Well, can make
only one guess, namely, they just
did not have any interest in it.
OF course, it may be different with
growers of other crops. 1t must be
recalled, however, that there has
been multiplicity of evidence that
the corn farmers are dissatisfied,
and there have been bowls from the
cotton growers and from the tobac-
co growers, and the wheat sections
are the source of other complaints.
! have no way of knowing what pro-
portion of the growers of these crops
are represented in the opposition al
ready voiced. There can be no doubt
on one point, however. The indie
pendence Of the farmer is bound to
be shown and if he is becoming dis
gusted with bureaucratic direction
of his affairs, it is a condition that
is more likely to spread than to de-
cline in scope.
And speaking of regulation, I
heard conversation the other day
that I am going
Case or to record here as
Corrigan faithfully as I can
recall the words.
It took place at my favorite table
in the National Press club, a large
table at which men gather for lunch.
Usually, all IL places are filed, and
the types of work and means of
livelihood represented are interest
ing OF themselves-some lawyers,
some government officials, some
trade representatives, some writer's.
On this particular day, Douglas
Corrigan, flying "west" from New
York to California, had landed in
Ireland-without a permit from the
department of commerce. The ques-
ton: what could or should the de-
partment of commerce do about the
violation of it's sacred rules?
"Of course" said former Sen. c.
c. Dill of Washington, "the depart
ment must take away his license.
1t has to do it. If it doesn't, there
will be any number of foolhardy
lads try the same thing"
''Well, now" observed H. o. Bish-
op, famed student of George WASH
ington, 81 just wonder whether
that's right. Here we have a gov
eminent department telling one and
all of us that we must not fly across
the ocean unless we get their per-
mission. What are we coming to in
this country? Presently, we will
have to have a permit to walk
across the Potomac river bridge. Il
may come to the end that we have
to have a permit to buy food-as
they do in Russia"
Senator Dill: "Oh, but that's not
the point. There is a question Of
safety involved, human lives"
Mr.. Bishop: "The railroad engi-
neer isn't licensed. He is response
BILE for hundreds of human lives.
This whole thing of the government
getting tangled up in everything we
do is silly. We don't have a de-
mocracy, any liberty, any more. It
was the spirit of adventure that
made this country great"
Senator Dill: "True. Take the
Corrigan incident, however, and
think what the government would
spend looking for him if his $500
crate had fallen in the Atlantic. I've
an idea that the cost of looking for
Amelia Earhart mounted to several
hundred thousand dollars. If the
government hadn't made an effort
to look for her, or for Corrigan if
he had fallen, the newspapers Of
the country would have burned up
the officials responsible"
Mr.. Bishop: where's it going to
stop? Year after year, we see rattle
brains get into congress and imme-
diately promote some new regula-
ton or create another political bu-
reau or commission"
And so it went, on and on. Some
finished their lunches and left; 9TH
ers came, and the argument was
continued.
A few days later, the National
Press club entertained Howard
Hughes and his round fly
ers at a luncheon. Mr.. Hughes
was praised and his aides commend
ed. They had made all preparations
for their flight in accordance with
department Of commerce require
ments. They were successful in
their effort. And what do you think
the success of the Hughes trip SUBJ
sequently was used by the same two
men as means of renewing their
argument.
The moral? If any, it proves why