The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26
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of little farmers whom incidentally Wckard depend
ing for most of the production he allowed give
them the break
Well the iron hot farm administration busy
sweating to get increased production to shake off the acka
at its heels Their strategy simple obstruct all phases
the program old, make the whole thing
effective then throw out the
troll principle which simply the departments farmer
elected farmer committeeman. Till this last method of
open attack has been The blow SO far below
democracys belt that farmers inclined to rub their
disbeleve Then busy fight
ing the to make squawk to congress.
But the attack is being disguised through the we'll
economy" red herring Cut down appropriations Presto
go committeeman and elections Out of you
control OF the program asked for and got The
eyed factions OF course geeu at this division the ranks
Of agriculture Labor already has grown strong
and demanding its rights And agriculture threaten
to join forces with labor combination always feared by
economically enrenched groups Divide conquer
ade-to-order opportunity has risen.
And all this be done and made to look like big
brotherly for agriculture Sounds simple enough
throw out Incentives instead farmers outright
ev and initiation be hanged all control be hanged The farm
front being brbed with what will to be inherit
of pottagea bride paid with initiating Leave
production the touted SYSTEM
but alternatives will be before First may find that
price alone not enough and we'll have gering ration
system-with nothing to ration. Or again. awake
find that price great and demand Gas s)
that the farming public has become armed with uggernau
of purchasing Yet much of the reaconary appeal
being based the sly wink and the subtle promise that
this would be good thing Purchasing power-t sounds
swell It's all right provided the total of purchasing
overbaance supply things purchasabe
If that happens-it'H be hell on America.
If all groups farm and nonfarm all opportunities
they the effort then the effort will find
itself in competition with luxury demand dozen times more
than that of the wenes We all lose except the
Htertes Our loss is fascisms ganfascism conscious
unconscious
momentary forgotten by the gang swoopng the
Many would hack off before admitting they
knitting democracy the back The southern democrats
for instance and their farm bloc acona Americans they
patriotic Yet by joining this fight they feel they clean
at the same time do away with FSAs rehabilitation work.
which has been threatening to upset the souh caste system
oppe the minulep arsocrats from their honeysucke
verandas.
It's tory reaction ranging against the things America has
built toward throughout two centuries Those harsh
but the gauntlet down and the fight not clean
Sober heads do not give the farm program than
gambling chance Farmers busy considering the
lust another Washington rcu The Extension Service
wailng that it do the farm job only better The Ex
Service, by strange accident has gradually
equipped itself with sort of shamcommtteeman setup
which be made to continued farmer control
BUT Extensions grasoos voices are apponve not elected
AAAs committeeman, backbone of the whole
elected and represent the farming public without ifs
ands butts Yet through that fact they become
subject to the thing known the Hatch act which
government employee shall indulge in political actvitynot
to the extent of defending movement which private
citizen he asked for So community committeeman while
mostly of the hadowy thing looming above unable
And the termtes drive in If the present admins
under the will either die in its tenth year.
" else will survive only as polluted mockery of itself
you continue to take casual indifferent and lacka-
aisica attitude toward what going in Washngon-o
What is happening to if fail to the
that yours if you become confused and isunted
he Extension Service with its county agentswho know
city what they want and believe they know exactly what
houd haveare and willing to take the job for
It's late but maybe not too late You had better write
congressman, IF YOU CARE It's your program that's
DING under You got by exercising your democratic voice
nd by eectng negbors administer the
you want to continue in control you'll have speak again
Write wre-today. c
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