The people's voice., 1943-06-18
Senate Restores


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the peace can again be considered
The National Farmers Union will con-
tinue to insist that war food produc-
tion can and must be increased by
counting in, with one billion dollars in
production loans, one and one-third
million low income farmers, and by
the use of farmers war production
contracts equivalent to the war pro-
duction contracts given to industry.
1--WE will continue to press for a
Veterans Farm Program by which,
beginning at the earliest possible
date, the federal government will op-
tion farms and farm land to pc ac-
quired by returning veterans with
farm experience under the Tenant
Purchase system of the Bankhead-
Jones act. Such action now will check
initiation in farm land values.
I'm any legislation for the re-organ-
ization of the nations farm programs,
clude a statement that the national
policy is to maintain, foster and pro-
mote family-type farming as the basic
pattern of American agriculture"
President Supports
The President made a statement of
renewed support of FSA in a letter
to James G. Patton, president of the
National Farmers Union. The text:
"THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 20, 1943
my dear Mr.. Patton:
81 have your letter of April eighth
urging my continued support of the
Farm Security Administration. My
position on this matter has not
changed since my letter of July 2,
1912, written in response to the joint
appeal sent me by yourself and lead
ers of other prominent organizations
interested in this agency's continu-
ance
"The necessity for achieving maxi
mum effort from all our farm produc-
ers is even more evident today than
it was then. The small farmers of
the Nation aided by the Farm Secur-
ity Administration have given an ex-
cellent account of their ability and
their patriotic determination during
the past year. I am sure that with
continued assistance they will equal
or surpass that record this year.
81 am opposed to any step that
might impair the work that the Farm
Security Administration has been do
ing among these small farm families.
Very sincerely yours,
Isl "FRANKLIN d. ROOSEVELT
James G. Patton, Esq,
President, National Farmers Union
1901 East Forty-Sixth Avenue
Denver, Colorado"
The letter of July 2, 1912, to which
President Roosevelt referred, was in
reply to an appeal on behalf of FSA
by Patton; Murray d. Lincoln, execu-
tive secretary of the Ohio Farm Bu-
reau Federation; William Green, pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor; J. G. Luhrsen, executive Sec
retary of the Railway Labor Execu-
tives Association; Philip Murray |
president of the CIO; Benson Y. Ian
dis of the Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America; and the Rt. Rev |
Msgr. L. G. Ligutti, executive secre-
tary of the National Catholic Rural |
Life Conference. In his July 2. 1912
letter, President Roosevelt said:
"To meet the nations war food |
goals, we must have the full time en-
ployment of all farmers, big and little.
agree with your statement that they, |
as working farmers tilling their own
land, should be given such support |
as is necessary to utilize their re-
sources fully. They must be assisted |
to stay on the land and to have or to
get life's stake in it. This the SEN
ate recommendations for Farm Secur-
ity Administration loan authorizations /
and appropriations will do in a meas
ure that, however inadequate, is in
finitely better than the inadequate
proposals that are being mistakenly
urged on the congress by certain self
ish and power hungry groups. The
approval of the senate recommends
tions on the Farm Security Admins
tration program is, in my judgment,
essential to the nations war effort.
They are minimum. Quite properly,
billions have been allocated for the fl
nancing of war industry large and
small Similar balanced aid to make
full use for war of our varied farm
resources should not be denied" u