Evening star., 1938-08-25

gest inducement for us to 60" said
the groups president, Raymond H.
Combs.
Mr.. johnson has received more ap-
plause from the carriers than cabinet
members and congressman. Speaking
yesterday afternoon, supposedly to the
children of the organization, but actu-
ally to crowd of weather-beaten mail
carriers from Maine to Louisiana to
Oregon. he said that he, too came from
the rural country"
The happiest hours of my life have
been spent since I quit ball and went
to my farm in Montgomery County,"
he said. He is now running for the Re-
publican nomination for county COM
missioner there.
They talk you to death around here
Il just sign baseballs," the cam
paigner commented.
Making a surprise appearance be-
fore the delegates. Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace last night attacked
political forces WHICH he said were at
tempting to stir national anti-New
Deal sentiment by arousing agricul-
tural discomfort.
You and the country men and
women you serve are being told that
our farm position is getting as bad, or
is as bad as it was in 1882. Don't
you believe it," he warned. I'm an
even-numbered year you can hear
anything"
The national cash farm income this
year, including Government benefit
payments, he said was expected to be
,5oo,o00,0oo. compared with $4,32S,-
900 900 in 1882 The income last year
was ss,560.oo0,0o.
He singled out for special comment
the State of Georgia, where Sen
ator George and former Gov. Tai
madge are calling attention to low
tobacco prices" in an attempt to de-
feat the New Deals candidate for the
Democratic senatorial nomination.
Says Pickup Begun.
"Georgias tobacco income is in
comparably higher today than it was
In 1882 Admittedly there has been
q slump since 1887, but we are on our
way up again." he said after a May
flower Hotel banquet of the carriers.
Secretary Wallace indicated the 1898
recession was due to the economic
systems too high speed" last year,
resulting largely from the bonus pay
ment, world rearmament and failure
of the Canadian wheat crop. He
stated farm income has dropped only
13 per cent since last year. while
factory pay rolls are off 33 per cent.
Confessing a present emergency"
in wheat, the Secretary expressed con-
fidence that the recently concluded
United States-Canadian export pol
icy will relieve it. He hoped that we
will never engage in unrestricted ex-
port, because it would mean shipping
nothing in return"
Pointing out that the administra-
ton has large powers of control when
the economic system speeds up and
then slows WITH a jerk" Mr. Wallace
said that if this should happen again
these powers will be used and if they
are insufficient still newer methods of
The 1000 rural carriers and their
wives, having relished roast chicken
brown potatoes. ice cream and cake
learned only few minutes before that
Mr.. Wallace would address them
They had expected Representative
Mead, detained by duties with the
T. " A. Investigating Committee, and
Postmaster General Farley, busy in
New York. In holiday mood after a
day Of business sessions. they ap-
plauded Justify when Mr. Wallace en-
tered the ballroom and again after his
speech.
Earlier in the day they had ap-
plauded just as vigorously when ad-
vised to keep their minds, as a group,
of larger political questions and con-
centrate solely on making their jobs
more satisfactory.
Luther Steward, president of the
National Federation of Federal En-
ployes, told the rural letter carriers
at their afternoon session not to
take on your shoulders all the bur-
dens Of the world"
You are merely q social and eco
nomic organization for highly spe-
cialized purpose-to look out for your
selves and your families" he said. out
lining his philosophy of the ideal asso-
citation Of Government employees This
is business in which you try to sell
your ideas to legislators. You sound
them out-and meet opposition and
of1ers OF compromise. You find the
maximum you can get and then decide
whether to take it or fight on for
your complete demands"
John J. Barrett, president of the
United National Association of Post
once Clerks. also spoke at the aft
ernoon meeting He outlined his work
as chairman of the National Legisla-
tive Council of Federal Employees Or
ganizations. with which the letter car
riers association co-operates in pre-
senting . united front to Congress.