Evening star., 1938-06-21

REPRESENTA-
makes the most intelligent approach
to the solution Of farm problem OF
any act passed in this or any other
Congress.
May call your attention to Just q
few of the things that this act does
1t contains a soil conservation pro-
gram. Every man, woman and child
in the country is interested in the
conservation of the soil, the source oi
all our wealth. If we, as Americans,
do not conserve our soil, but deplete
its first fertility in the next half CEN
tury as We have in the past halt
century, there will be no problem OF
overproduction. but we will be look
ing to find enough fertile land upon
which to produce the things that peo-
pie Of this country eat and wear. This
act also provides a fund out of tariff
collections to build up markets for
American farm products. It provides
for loans on farm commodities, to
prevent price collapses and scarcity.
1t authorizes the Secretary OF Agri-
culture to apply for corrections in
freight rate Determinations against
farm products. 1t provides for the
establishment OF laboratories to find
new uses for farm products, and the
Congress has appropriated $4,000, 900
for this purpose.
Can Establish Quotas.
1t provides that farmers, by a two
thirds vote, may establish marketing
quotas on corn, wheat, cotton and
rice, to become effective when the
surplus is so large that the market
will not absorb it, 1t increases the
share in conservation payments to
small farmers and tenants. and sets
a limit on the payments which large
producers can receive.
In addition to this, in the last DAYS
Of this session of Congress, there was
appropriated s2l2,000,0O0 to bring
about parity payments to farmers.
In addition to the above, and am
now speaking specifically of what the
Congress has done for agriculture,
the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant
Act. which is an attempt to solve oul
national farm tenancy problem, was
passed. This bill provides for the
financing. in selected areas. of farm
ers in farm purchases, with repayment
arranged over long period, at low
rate of interest.
The Congress also passed the Crop
Loan Act to enable farmers to obtain
credit when they could not get it
elsewhere.
The Congress just adjourned also
passed the Interest Rate Reduction
Act, providing for lower rate of in
terest
It also passed the Farm Credit Act
OF 1887. which perfects and clarifies
the original farm act and provides a
special credit structure for agri-
culture.
Neutrality Act Passed.
Knowing that American people,
above practically every other thing,
desire peace with all nations Of the
earth, the Congress passed the Neu-
trality Act of 1887, seeking to keep
the United States from being en-
broiled in the troubles Of foreign
countries. The American people are
willing to fight when their soil is
invaded, but we do not believe that
any foreign country will ever set foot
upon American soil. America wants
peace with all the earth. It wants
war with none.
In order to insure against attack
upon our own land and as an insur-
ance against war, we passed what Is
known as the Naval Expansion Act,
which will bring our Navy to point
where no foreign power will ever dare
attack our shores.
In order to protect the health Of
the people, prevent misbranding and
dishonesty in the sale of drugs, we
passed Food and Drug Act, revising
the existing law and bringing it up
to date and making it more workable
and enforceable.
To make certain that justice is swift
and sure and to relieve congestion in
the courts, and to see that cases are
disposed of in relatively short time,
we passed what is known as the
judiciary bill, providing for the ap-
pointment OF % additional judges.
We passed a bill establishing q
court to try the issue of good behavior
of United States judges and give the
court authority to remove them for
misconduct.
An act was passed giving the Attor-
ney General authority to intervene in
cases between private parties, in which
the constitutionality of an act of
Congress is attacked and authorizing
him to defend its constitutionality.
Natural Gas Bill Passed.
The great natural gas industry has
had no regulation as far as the Fed
eral Government was concerned until
what is known as the natural gas
bill was passed recently. which act is
designed to bring about better order
in the industry, and the interest of
the consuming public.
The Guffey- Vinson Coal Act, which
Is intended to bring about order in
the great coal industry, was passed.
In an effort to bring about order
in the great field of aviation, the
Congress passed what is known as the
civil aeronautics bill, providing for
regulation of the industry by setting
up commission Of five members SINH
lar to what was done with reference
to the railroads, buses and trucks.
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1887, pro-
viding for l45 individual projects for
the improvement of our rivers and
harbors, and the Rivers and Harbors
Act of 1898, providing for 81 additional
projects for improvement Of rivers
and harbors
Completion of Fort Peck Dam prof.
ect in Montana.
Panama Canal Toll Act, which sim
plifies the measurement Of vessels and
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