Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-14
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co through this guest column Now that the Senate about
adjourn think necessary write
group of labor union members about labor problems about
Those of who Deal program fully
the need for these vital progressive and
feel the future liberal
labor political movement must increasingly associate our
selves with the liberal farm element in America.
We in Minnesota have a number of years
Democratic Farmer Labor Party We have combined into
with great in America
is bacaly liberal movement It's traditions have deep roots
attempt plant of mis-
trust either the ranks of labor the ranks of agriculture
To this end therefore think it important for the liberal
to begin associate itself with progressive farm
legislation such that represented by the Brannan farm
Price supports long accepted principle
for American labor because similar in many respects to
minimum wages for workers Full employment and security
for American labor depends large extent creating
fair and stable level of income for Farmers turn out
abors products They create market
for manufactured goods.
The Brannan farm is designed to provide Aert
with and effective farm
available Them at the ims aims to
plentiful and steady supply OF agrlc
tural products at reasonable prices
Agriculture free enterprise system and to
democratic of life well to existence 1t
of our nation by millions of individuals
ing independently with only limited bargaining power Farm
prices far less stable than industrial prices When farm
prices go badly line the entire
suffers therefore desirable and necessary to develop
national effective program for maintaining healthy agr
culture
The Brannan farm program is price support program
and not subsidy proposal provides methods for
supporting farm prices.
Under the present agricultural system the government
supports prices purchasing farm products and using them
up way, wasting them The object OF this
program take farm supplies out of the market and there
market prices for the products that remain When
buys products therefore he higher
market the time taxpayer he pays the
cost of the government purchase operation
program differs from the present system
market would be permitted to seek
would usually be much lower than the
The then gets the advantage of
market reasonable price level The
farmers guaranteed through production payment
directly him should the market level
agricultural products fall below what consider to be
adequate and healthy for his own income
do intend in this article into the complete
technical details of the operation of the program My purpose
primarily make it clear the working and
their calls healthy farm
stable income Unfortunately, until today
support for farmers has meant higher prices for the
the working when he to the market
deserves whoehearted support
because would farm income at the same time it
would provide low for the in the market
place 1t unique and challenging and the American labor
is be congratulated for officially approving that
program