The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-08-09
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FOOD
Anderson

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In his first public appearance
since Joining the Presidents cab
met, Mr.. Anderson gave a crystal
clear picture of his general poll
cies, what he intends to do about
food problems and what is the
basis of his philosophy on food
distribution.
And from where I was sitting,
it seemed to me that he has the
answers to many of our most per-
picking food problems. At least
he inspires unlimited confidence.
This tall, young, good looking,
self-assured westerner, who is
a rancher and a small business
man on the side, struck me as
just the kind of a man who might
find a lasting solution to the in
creasing difficulties of pleasing
farmers, food distributors and
the consumers.
Mr.. Anderson boasts of being
an "apostle of abundance" His
philosophy is founded on the
simple belief that the American
farmer should be encouraged to
produce all of the food he posi-
bly, can-that no matter how
much we produce there will al
ways be plenty of mouths to con-
sumo it all. How much we should
do toward feeding the hungry
people of other nations is, to him,
a secondary consideration. His
No. l interest is to remove all
curbs on food production and
give the farmer all the help he
needs to produce more food than
he has ever produced before.
How many foreign mouths we
will feed can be determined when
the food is actually produced
SUBSIDIES profits
Although Mr.. Anderson wants
to help the farmer, he doesn't
hold much faith in the subsidy
plan. He would like to get rid
of subsidies but, at the same time,
give the farmer some sort of a
guarantee that the food he pro-
duces will be sold at a fair prof
it.
One plan which Mr.. Anderson
already has suggested for this
war period is that the govern
met determine it's military food
needs for 1916 and give the farm
ers of the nation a definite con-
tract to purchase the food. He
points out that industry has such
arrangements-that if the war
suddenly ended and production
of planes was called off, the man
ufacturers would not take a loss
because they are protected under
the Contract Settlement act.
1t is more important, in Mr..
Anderson's opinion, to give the
farmer these assurances than it is
to give them to industry It is
also necessary, he believes, to as
ure farmers that their prices will
be protected after the war so
they will have no qualms about
producing in the face of possible
/ SURPRISES.
"A surplus" said Mr.. Ander-
son, must not be used to break
the economy of the American
farmer. 1t can much better be
employed in relieving distress
around the world"
WAR starvation
Mr.. Anderson has no illusions
about our farmers being able to
feed the world. He says that
even if we starved ourselves, and
shipped all the food we produce
to foreign countries, it still would
not be enough. But he thinks we
must help all we can in the in
terests of lasting peace. On this
subject he said:
''The events of the past few
years have made it clear to even
the dullest mind that whatever
happens in any part of the world
however seemingly distant, hap
pens finally to- us. Underfed
children groWesupe. with .distprted
minds, and wien It'd la&With
distorted minds grow big enough
to carry guns they become men
ace to the peace of the world
We don't need to look for other
reasons"
Mr.. Anderson, in his first pub
lie. statement, touched on many
different subjects, but he made il
clear that his work will be guild
ed by four simple principles
(D to produce all the food We
POSSIBLY can; (2) to assure the
farmer fair profit so that he will
be rewarded for increased pro-
duction; (3) to worry about sur
pluses after we get them; az to
help all we can in keeping the