Evening star., 1939-06-16
All Delegates Hear
Agricultural Greed
Given by Wallace
Stability, improvement
Urged on Delegates
By Secretary

Remarking that it was a case of
"a lecture from the old professor
again." Secretary OF Agriculture
Wallace offered All delegates from
43 States and Puerto Rico an "agri-
cultural creed" this morning during
an extemporaneous talk in the De-
partment of Agriculture auditorium.
In beginning the lesson" Secre-
tary Wallace said he would give the
points of the creed in "one-two-
three" order, in case the young farm
folk cared to record in their note
books tangible evidence of having
heard the speech"
He then repeated briefly the prin-
ciples enunciated in recent ad-
dress. They were production of ag-
ricultural products on family-sized
farms, operation by owner farmers
or those renting on a basis securing
extended tenure, soil improvement,
efficiency in production, a fair share
of the national income for farmers,
governmental stabilization of farm
supplies and farm prices, develop
ment of rural culture and CO.
operation toward greater farm eff
cheney.
Comments on Each Point.
The Agriculture Secretary then
made brief comment on each point
and when referring to ownership
of farms by the operating farmers,
declared it made them feel they
had "a sufficient stake in the nation
to defend it."
In the matter of obtaining their
share of the national income, farm
ers must pitch in with government
IN the solution of their economic
problems, Secretary Wallace said.
He urged the All Club boys and
girls to seek an understanding of
the problem of business and labor
In the cities. He cautioned, how
ever, against a combination of any
two groups in the Capital-Labor-
Farmer triumviate against the other
Secretary Wallace said he looked
toward the time when agriculture
not only would receive its just slice
of national gain but when there
would be "a larger national income
to divide"
At one point in his talk the agri-
culture chief asked for a show of
hands by those in the audience who
were grandchildren of landowning
farmers of the areas in which they
now live, and expressed gratifca-
ton at the number who so indicated
the residential stability of their
families.
In concluding his remarks, Secvre-
tary Wallace said, Thinking is
hard and promising the delegates
prompt relief from further digestion
OF his words, went on: when I
was in Iowa used to do a lot of
thinking and it made me thin.
Down here in Washington I've done
less thinking and more acting and
gained 20 pounds"
A luncheon was to be held by the
All delegates at the Department of
Commerce after the Secretary's
speech, with an afternoon at the
baseball game in Griffith Stadium
scheduled to follow. A dinner at the
Department of Labor at 6 o'clock
and visit to the Library of Con-
gress are on tonight's program.
Live in Tent Town."
The boys and girls, members of
the rural youth organizations spon-
sored by the departments extension
service and county governments, are
living in a tent town" erected i'm
mediately northeast of the Tidal
Basin. The encampment is to con-
tinue through next Wednesday.
The young farm folk were up at
6 o'clock this morning for a swim
in the East Potomac Park pool,
after which they had breakfast at
The Department of Commerce and
attended conference with State
club leaders in the Department of
Agriculture Auditorium. Reuben
Brigham, assistant director of ex-
tension work for the department,
bpoke at the conference.