Evening star., 1950-02-07

ing by the Federal Government, as
now advocated by the Democratic
Administration, with recurring an
nual deficits or continually increas-
ing taxes, can result only in disaster
and ruin for our country. 1t will
further cheaper the dollar, rob the
wage Garner, inapoverish the farmer
and destroy the. savings, pensions,
insurance and investments of mil
lions of people. Therefore we urge
A. An end of deficit spending
and return to balanced
budget.
B. That Federal spending be
materially reduced.
C. The achievement of eff
cheney and economy in Govern
ment especially by adoption of
measures along the lines of the
Hoover Report.
D. A policy of general tax re-
duction to be accomplished as
rapidly as reduction in Federal
expenditures will permit. We favor
immediate repeal of oppressive
wartime eXcises and reduction of
taxes ON small business to stimu-
late new industry and growth
This will create new jobs, new
wealth, and eventually greater tax
revenue. 1t will provide op-
portunity for youth, furnish in
centives for stable employment
and retention of older employees
and encourage lower prices.
E. Strict enforcement of the
laws against monopoly and unfair
competition.
F. Establishment of a nonparti-
san commission to study and rec
ommend a sensible redistribution
of governmental functions and
sources fof revenue between the
Federal, State and local entities,
to, secure the sovereignty of the
several States with as much de-
Capitalization as is compatible
with the national welfare.
III. Agriculture.
A prosperous agriculture is funda-
mental to a prosperous America
We join farm organizations in con-
demning the Brannan Plan which
would regiment our farmers, cost
untold billions of the taxpayers
money, and would mean the ulti-
mate naturalization of agriculture.
Its inef1ciency and increased costs
would adversely affect both the pro-
ducer and the consumer. 1t would
place every farmer in a state of
complete dependency on Govern
ment for large part of his income
from uncertain annual Congress
sional appropriations. We deplore
the maladministration for politi-
cal purposes of the present agri-
cultural law by the Department
Of Agriculture.
We will continue to work with
the farmers, farm organizations and
all friends of agriculture to bring
about a sound solution of the many
problems confronting the farmers OF
this country. Such farm policies
must be developed in the interest of
the farmer, the consumer and the
national economy. Agriculture is a
growing and dynamic industry un-
dergoing constant change and i'm
provement. No farm program can
succeed which is not inharmony
with this concept. Specifically we
propose the following:
A. A program to provide a fair
price for the farmers products
in the market place aided by
system of price supports and by
protection against the dumping of
competitive commodities produced
by underpaid foreign labor, to the
end that the farmers standard
of living will be in line with the
contribution he makes to the "a
tional economy.
B. Continue and enlarge pro-
grams of research and education,
both in production and market
ing, with particular attention to
cheaper and more effective pro-
duction, better and more ef-
fective marketing system espe-
cially for perishable commodi-
ties, sound cooperative market
ing. and the development and
expansion of industrial uses for
agricultural products and by
products.
c. Continued development, and
restoration of our soil and water
resources through soil conserva-
tion and reclamation.
D. Expansion of animal agri-
culture as means of reducing
surpluses, rebuilding the soil ano
providing better diet for our
people.
E. Special encouragement for
the development and ownership
of family-sized farms, improve
ment of rural living conditions,
and completion of the rural
electrification program.
F. Development of export mar
keIS Ior tne surplus crops winch
can be efficiently produced in this
country.
iii. Labor Management Relations,
Industrial harmony and justice
are essential to the country's we'll
being. To that end, Government
should encourage and promote free
collective bargaining. On manage
ment and unions falls an equal re-
sponsibility to act in good faith
toward each other and toward the
country: We favor:
A. Continuation of the Taft
Hartley law because it has re-
stored equality between employ
er and employees, guaranteed the
right OF collective bargaining, the