Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-08
Congress Opposition
Predicted 10 Truman S
New Farm Program

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inquire excessively into lts Pr
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dre~ immediate sharp cT.93s S-.
froal some Republican farm -s's'~
leaders and from the n,veg' be-.
American Farm Bureau Frdrfa-
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Methods Questioned
Democrats a. whole vi1hht Z
judgment, Chairman Thomas e.,
the Senate Agriculture Commit
tee said he vas IN fall accord
With Tire plans detectives Rut
he dtd not commit hsnSri, or 81,
methods
The methods rather thar the
detectives will he the subject T.:
debate and controversy
Expected to arouse sharp OF
position are these provisions o.
the program
~ Use Of Government payments
10 farmers 10 assure them = min
imum return for such products as
hogs, cattle lambs. milk, hultevfAt.
esgs. poultry, fruit and veee,Ahlrs
This provision would permit
consumer prices 81 these products
10 so much lower than undrr
the present farm program M
longer would the Government pat
floor under prices 0f these pro
ducts by buying the price de-
pressing portion Of thu supply and
removing Il from the market
Parity Would Re Abandoned.
II the prices set by the free plAy
Of supply and demand failed 10
give the producer a pre- deter
mined minimum return, the Gov
eminent would make up the an
ference In the form 81 q check
drawn on the treasury
% Abandonment Of the parity
system OF determining so-ealled
fair" price goals for farm prod
ucts Adopted In the hfst year
OF the Roosevelt New Deal this
system has been the backbone
OF farm aid programs ever since
II would be supplauted by q new
system designed 10 assure Rsrl.
culture certain minimum In
come rather than minimum crop
prices
In some ways, this Is the most
revolutionary change proposed hy
the administration. There Is bound
TO be strong opposition TO junking
the deeply Embedded parity syn
TEN for an untried one. especially
when the present ofae has nst
with general favor among farmers
In brief. the parity system aims
At giving the farmer q return on
parity with other parts Of the
economy
Control Extension.
81 Provisions for broadening
Government controls on farm
operations These face stiff oppo-
Sition Farmers would be required
10 Cooperate with all Government
programs affecting all products
produced by them and 70 comply
with soil conservation programs
In order 10 be eligible for any
pTtcs-support AID
While the Government holds 1,
already has such wide control
authority. the power never has
been used.
II vas the control phases Of the
administration plan that drew
shsrpest criticism from Senator
Aiken. Republican. OF Vermont,
author OF q long-rangs farm law
passed by the Republican eoth
Congress. The administrators
plan vas offered a. q substitute
for the Aiken Law.
In spite OF all It's carnoufiaRe.
Senator Aiken said. the admins
tration plan provides for far more
rigid controls over Our farms than
We have ever had UP 70 this time