The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-10-15
Address of M. W. Thatcher, Chairman

/ tect farm prices. Anyone with com
mon sense knows that congress will
not Indefinitely appropriate that mon
ey each year.
We believe that we can keep the
congress sold on appropriating some
money for soil conservation practices,
but eventually that is ALL We also
know, by checking with state author
tiles Of the Triple "a" that the acre
age distribution is unsatisfactory and
must be changed or the program will
blow up. And the Farmers Union will
stand in the front ranks, fighting for
the preservation of the Triple "a"
with sound program and a fair dis
tribution of acreage. One day. we
will have recognition of the truth, that
there are special areas where wheat
ought to be grown, where corn ought
to be grown, where tobacco ought to
be grown, and the whole division of
acreage must one day be re-worked or
the entire program will explode
The most important thing of all is
the preservation of the farm family
ON the land. That assurance will
never be theirs until the federal laws
have been rewritten; until the ma
tional policy of the government has
been changed to recognize that the
very security of the nation depends
upon solution of this problem and
the enactment of laws which will pro-
tect all the families on those farms
We would have had this law months
ago if the farmers had had enough
understanding of this situation and
interest in it to write to their senators
and representatives and insist upon it.
The Farmers Union is specializing in
this No. l fight for a sound land pol
icy in this nation, for a fair distribu-
ton of the acreage under the Triple
a." and for mortgage system that
will not throw honest farmers off the
farm. Not only should the farmers
join in this, but all citizens of this
country should join in it, because it
represents the tap roots of democ-
racy; it means the very future of
Jul COulIl y " uldllIdlu lie ldTuu ldu1-
lily on the farm.
We must be done with the absentee
landlord; we must be done with in
surance companies operating farms
Ill over the country; we must be done
with people on Main Street operating
farms as sideline. 1t must be a
national policy that the farm land of
his country shall be in the hands of
he people who live on the land and
make their home on the land. That
s National Defense in simplest Ian
suage; that is National Defense in
'eality; that's the assurance of the
cheapest food and clothing the coun-
ry can have.
The job of every farmer and every
patriotic citizen of this country is to
write Immediately to his congressman
the men in the senate and in the
louse of Representatives - this very
nipple message: "PIease write farm
egisation which will change the
Whole mortgage system, whereby the
armer will not lose his farm or his
hattes, if he is honest and diigent
nd his inability to pay rests upon
ost crops or lost prices"
l repeat the message that every
armer and every citizen should write
D his two senators and the congress
IAN from his district: "Please write
arm legislation which will change the
Mole mortgage system, whereby the
armer will not lose. his farm or his
hatteIs, if he is honest and dIigent
nd his inability to pay rests upon
,st crops or lost prices"
The Farmers Union warns you of
lis great peril to our country. If
Oh haven't the interest in your coun-
y and the farm people-the back
one of this country-to write that
mple message, then if the black days
sturn or a complete change of the
overnment in this United States
lould take place, you can say to
)urself, 'It happened because l didn't
i've enough interest in my country
sit down with a postcard and write
is simple message to my two SEN
ors and my congressman
Don't put it OBJECT three postcards
day. Write to each of your two
majors and to the congressman rep
senting the district in which you
re, the following message-I'n re-
at it slowly: "PIease write farm
yislation which will change the
hole mortgage system, whereby the
rmer will not lose his farm or his
atteIs, if he is honest and diligent
d his inability to pay rests upon
it crops or lost prices"
That's the fight the Farmers Union
making for the people of this ma
n. Farmers should join our organ
ltion in this fight and every worth
Tile citizen of this United States
ould support us in this fight. The
rmers Union fights to preserve this
lntry for the working people of
s country, whether they are on the
m, in the factory, or in the office.
Thank you,
M. w. THATCHER.