Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-29
Approves Mr.. Brannan's Views
On Food Production and Use
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To the Editor OF the Star.
read with great interest the article In
Sundays Star written by Joseph Hanlon.
This article had TO do with the farm subsidy
program and should be OF interest TO every
homemaker and wage Garner
Secretary Brannan certainly sees the light
when he suggests that people should be
allowed to buy and eat what Ia produced
rather than to have II fed 10 hogs or, worse
still. made inedible by being doused with
kerosene
Last Saturday on my weekly shopping
trip was able TO buy only three pounds of
edible potatoes at one OF OUR largest marACsS.
This, instead Of the Ave pounds / really
needed The quality OF all the potatoes with
the exception OF the large Idaho ones was
less than desirable for human consumption.
Several other shoppers complained about
this. It would seem that the Government
is buying up entirely TOO many potatoes and
at the same time paying too much to the
farmer so that evidently the farmer makes
insufficient effort to get good potatoes to
the consumer.
realize that the farmers have O powerful
lobby and It IL advantageous for our Political
friends to do their will, but IL Is about time
that the poor downtrodden consumer re-
ceived a little consideration. II looks As
live In large development in Virginia.
and / viii wager that 10 per cent Of the
children are undernourished. Most OF these
people have substantial incomes but their
food budgets have to be shaved 10 meet all
other requirements.
/. for one. am wishing Mr. Brannans good
luck with his plan and am happy 70 know
that we have some one with a sensible
plan that includes letting the people eat
what they really are paying for.
IRENE A. PORTER.
Issue Of Socialism versus Freedom
Should BE Ciear-Cat
To sas Editor of Tss STAR:
Senator Taft in his letter 10 the Editor
of The Star. attempting 10 refute q eon-
clusion of your editorial Of April is. that
he offers a kind OF limited socialism" Ii
guilty Of the same fallacy Of construction.
a special form Of eauiyocation as the other
liberal or progressive Republicans.
BY dilution he reaches = point where
he hopes Il may appear not 10 be socialism.
but In the words OF the late Alfred U. Smith
no matter how thin you slice it" 1t stiIi
Is socialism.
In view of Mr.. Tafta spanking OF the con-
sentative Republicans. Ia IL possible that
MS desire 70 WIN VOTES mas SitiasE0 H3s su@fEe
Four Presidential elections we're lost ~
the Republican candidates offering dattssinG
limitations of -the real thing" A was 10
be expected. those benefited by socialism or
welfare legislation or whatever you wish 70
call IL voted for .+fiae real thing" and tfose
who we're opposed had no way of registering
their opposition.
The Conversational election Of 1915. won
ON the phrase Have you had encnRfs7"
clearly demonstrated the popular desire
for q clezr-cut issue.
1t Is high time for the electorate to Be
permitted 70 vote upon the question OF
socialism versus individual freedom and
security.
II tne Republican Party viii not oseT this
opportunity, then individual freedom ard
security ard the two party system are
doomed. ALICE y. HEIINuL1KR