The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-16
Wheat Senators Sore.
House Burglary.
Russell Knows Them.
Senatorial Absentees.
Mr.. Dirksen Says So.

Mr.. Dirksen Says So.
How did the senators from tt
wheat states react to the mutilatic
of the Agricultural Appropriation bi
by the house and how did they fe
about the complete amputation of tn
Crop Insurance appropriation lea
ing 1000 wheat farmers with 3-yes
insurance policies flat, with veal
| to go = and no insurance? Kindl
step this way and take a look an
give a listen" You probably will
astonished-bu you won't be please
at what these wheat senators" re
late. The dates are very fitting TO
our little personally conducted tou
of the senate-July and July 5. TIL
day for the Declaration of Indepent
ence-but not for the wheat produce
was sandwiched in between.
Who's that talking down there =
seems like he is pretty sore abou
something? What's he talking about
The subject is Crop Insurance ant
the speaker is Sen. Clyde M. Reed
republican of Kansas. Here's part o
what he says:
"The wheat grower has been get
ting some measure of protection in
past years. If he were in compli-
ance, he knew he would get cents
h11C1 n1
his acreage allotment, in the form
of crop payment. That has been
taken away from him.
HE was entitled to about IA
cents bushel in the form of parity
payments, if wheat remained at So
per cent of parity or less. That
has already been taken away from
him.
He could take crop insurance, by
paying premiums based on the rec
ord of his farm, up to rs per cent
of his normal crop yields. 1t is pro-
posed to take that away from him.
And, through price ceilings on
wheat products, congress threatens
him that, under no conditions, shall
he receive MORE than IS per cent
of parity for what crop he does
raise"
That's his way of telling the wheat
armers of his home state, Kansas.
hat the Farm Bureau leadership in
he house have stolen everything the
armer had, from here on out! They'll
ret this year the parity payment on
asst years crop, but the 1943 crop is
walf and an orphan in the storm.
Hear now what Senator Russell of
georgia is saying. He is chairman of
he subcommittee in charge of the
I'LL and democrat. Five times he
as been over to the house trying to
ct that body to keep faith with the
armers who have insured their crops.
ZACH time the house turned him
own, and, to make it worse, on the
ast try the house bundled up the
apers, sent them back to the senate
nd declined to hold any further con-
srence or give the matter any con-
Iteration Hardly courteous, was it?
enator Russell did not think it was.
0 he talked right out and told the
enate: THE man who killed crop in
france is a representative from the
ate of Illinois. He was unremitting
Id persistent in his fight against
'op insurance" Senator Russell
ent even further than that. He
i'd: Il do not believe they (the gang
d by Dirksen of Illinois) would hest
tie for a moment yea, | believe
me of them would be delighted-to
10 this matter as an excuse for kill
g the entire appropriation bill" He
lows themi
By that time, things were getting
bit hot, and as most of the senators
ere out in the cloak room, roll call
is demanded. So back come the
ssing senators, rushing like school
VS. to their seats. They answered
cir names, II out of SO, and then
,st of them beat it. Talk about
senteeism of labor Get this, and
I'LL be hep to the system: Senator
ed Mr.. President, how many SEN
RS did the Chair announce as hav-
answered to their names? Acting
esident: Seventy-seven senators.
nator Reed: Of course, l accept the
tum Of the Chair, with many res
re NOT answered to their names
that many senators are not pres
:" So the motion to put over ac-
4 on the crop insurance until Mon
: prevailed
enator Capper, another republican
N Kansas, took a whack at it, He
nted out that the War Food Adj
listration says we must cut out
ing meat and go to eating cereals
la Chinese. But, says he, where
you get the cereals? The gov
ment asks the wheat farmer to
in Is million acres more in 1914
n were planted this year. What
lcement has congress given?
rse than nonei 1t has taken away
4 the few inducements it offered
past years. Will penalizing the .
yer % cents bushel help get
farmer to put in that IS million
a acres this fall and next spring?
vas a good debate. boys, but we
go home now and slop the hogs
Dirksen says so.