The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08


Wickard on April "a urging as strongly
as knew haw that prices at which the
federal government will buy farm pro-
ducts for the defense program be tied
to parity, instead of being consider
ably below parity AMI even below the
then market prices as was the case
with the prices for pork, butter. eggs
and poultry announced recently.
There Is clause in all defense con-
tracts providing that wages paid work.
men must not be below those fixed by
the Secretary of Labor, and in nearly
all instances they are fixed at or
above the union scales. In the cost
plus fixed fee defense contracts, bus
mess concerns not only are assured a
fair profit, but they run no risk as
all costs are paid by the government.
I fail to see why this policy of
assuring business and labor a fair re-
turn should suddenly be abandoned
when it comes to dealing with farmers,
and prices pegged considerably below
the parity levels which this Admins
tration has commended for eight years
should be restored.
From the reports I get. the cheat"
must be pouring on the Department
of Agriculture on these prices. Only
question is whether the Department
of Agriculture can change them,
whether the influence of Leon Hender-
son and his price control setup does
not exceed that of the Department of
Agriculture, although it was Secretary
! Wickard who issued the original
announcement.
I note by the papers that Senator
| Burton K. Wheeler of Montana went
out of his way to pay his respects
| somewhat complimentary to me
when he spoke recently at an Amer
lean First rally in st. Paul.
After considerable booing of my
name at the meeting, Wheeler COM
| placently (and again I quote press
reports guessed that after such a
demonstration I wouldn't "darep to
vote for conveys even if President
Roosevelt proposed them.
| While Senator Wheeler has been
galloping from coast to coast telling
the country that he and his associates
alone know what is best for our
nation. I have been trying to do my
job here in Washington. But for his
information, I might say that his
childish game of "dare" does not in
| terest me- Neither do the demonStra
tons he provokes scare me: know
too well what kind of tactics he will
| resort to in order to arouse crowd.
Regardless Of what the Senator from
Montana says and does, I shall con-
tinue to support such policies and
actions as I am convinced will con-
tribute to this nations welfare and
the security Of its free institutions.
So far as the question of conveys is
concerned, I do not have the factual
information on which to base any
intelligent Judgment. The people have
not been given that information. and
doubt whether even Mr.. Wheeler
has it. if and when the issue reaches
Congress, I assume that information
will be available and we can then make
an intelligent decision.
To leave these heavy subjects for
moment: if Horace Greeley were CIV
ing his famous advice today, it might
better be $50 west, young woman.
go west"
The 1910 census shows there are still
more men and boys than women and
girls in the west Minnesota, with
1861 males to every 100 females,
stands far above the national average
of 101.1, but is still tenth among the
states.
Nevada is first with 1899 males to
every 100 females; wyoming has 1174;
Montana, 1857; Idaho, I'LL; North
Dakota, 1101; Washington, 1901;
Arizona, 1898; Oregon, 1903; South
Dakota, 1867.
The girls apparently are gaining
over the country as a whole, however,
as there were 1925 males to every |
100 females in 1880, and only 101.1 in
1910.