Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-15

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forego profits or wage increases or
keep some extra records. But the
burdens are small compared to the
benefits for all of us. A strong
control law will be good for work.
|ers, good for businessmen, good
for farmers. and good for con-
SumerS.
In that connection. ! should like
to say word to the farmers and
|ranchers who grow beef cattle.
You know ! am q friend Of agri-
culture. I have worked long and
hard to hold farm prices up when
the farmer was getting hurt.
was for fair prices for the farmer
then. and I am for fair prices for
the farmer now.
Recently, as YOU know, Mike
Disable put out an order that will
bring down beef prices to the
consumer. That order was put
out with my approval. That or
der will bring beef cattle prices
down from about $50 per cent of
parity to about 1875 per cent OF
parity. I thing that's fair. enough
in a time Of national emergency
n think most farmers and ranchers
would agree that Is a fair Price
Actual Threats Made.
But certain lobbyists, claiming
to represent cattle growers, have
lput on a terrific hullabaloo down
here in Washington. These lobby
lists are saying that the cattle
growers and cattle feeders of this
country won't be satisfied with
Ia fair profit. And these lobbyists
say If they can't get what they
want the cattle growers and
feeders will go on strike against
the Governments and the people
of this country. These lobbyists
are actually threatening us-all
lof us-that IL they don't get big
profits at the consumers expense
we won't get any meat. They
say the cattle WIN be held of the
market and the American people
will be starved out until the Gov
eminent gives in. The Govern
|ment is not going to give in.
Now, ! don't believe for a mo-
ment that most of the cattle
growers or cattle feeders in this
country feel that way or would
|conspire to do that sort of thing
against the public interest.
I don't believe these lobbyists
here in Washington really speak
for the cattle producers Of the
country. ! do not believe our
cattlemen would keep meat away
from our soldiers and defense
workers. I don't believe they
would cut of the supply of leather
Ito make shoes for our armed
forces. In fact. I'm sure they
don't.
Want to Do What's Fair.
I think they are Just as patri-
otto as the rest of us and want
to do what's fair and right.
Many of them have told me
that they realize that beef prices
have been too high. They are
willing to accept some reduction
III they can be sure that the bur.
den win be fairly distributed ant
the benefits win be passed on t.
the consumer. That's what
bothering most Of the cattl,
feeders. n A AZ
II the Congress makes 1t cleal
that price controls are going t,
stay In effect. then the grower
and feeders will ship their bee
cattle to market in the norma
way. Once they are convince,
that the controls are going to sta,
lon, and that the controls are fair
i am sure the cattlemen will g,
Ialong. I just do not believer,
matter what some people VIII,
claim to speak for cattlemen ar,
saying just do not believe tina
the cattle growers and feeders o
this country are going on strik,
against their country and theil
fellow citizens.
The situation we face is tot
serious for that.
This Is a time of nationa
danger, The welfare of all of u,
is at stake. II imitation got away
from us and wrecked our saving.