The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-08-22

equal TO peaceful production. The
growing unemployment points to
peace and civilian production as a
necessity for jobs, living standards,
and life for millions of workers.
FARM PROGRAM
Immediate:
1. Re-establish price supports on
all market crops and effective re-
tail price control to insure the lar
gest possible consumers market.
2. Retain farmer elected county
and state control of all Agricultural
Program administration.
We call for complete reorientation
of our Foreign Policy to a policy of
peace and cooperation which will
bring about the proper climate for a
progressive and democratic program
for agriculture.
First this program must be oriented
toward ownership of the farm land by
the people who work the land. The
large corporate farm, based on the
exploitation of poorly paid workers
must be eliminated and the absentee
landlord done away with. Only with
this type of program can the family
type farm be saved.
To implement this program funds
must be made available for longtime
loans to farm tenents and new farm
ers and veterans at interest CORES
to the government cost of
money; corporate farms, plantations
and idle lands being held for specula-
lions to be purchased at prices within |
the reasonable production value of |
The land, and opened to homesteading |
by veterans; loans to cooperative |
arm groups for those who desire to |
extend division of labor to the farm |
operation, yet retain the family own
'rship in the total operation. Loans
o groups of farmers to develop pro-
iucer marketing and purchasing CO.
'ps for more efficient handling of
heir commodities. Loans to farmers
n groups of farmers in co-operatives
or housing, machinery, and produc-
ion at low interest, and repayment
eriods commensurate with the use
alue.
Loans and technical assistance pat
erned after REA for farmer owned
cooperative processing, storage, and
distributing facilities for perishable
A government program of planned
reduction of food for domestic and
Xport, democratically administered
hat fits production to the needs of
ne nation and in line with the United
atlons World Food Board. Price sup {
orts where necessary so that prices
re stabilized making it possible for
he farmer to realize at harvest the
'ue value of his commodities. Sub t
dies for crops in short supply and l
Ugh cost crops to keep the selling {
rices to the consumer at level with
his reach. +
A. A program of 1909 of parity I
ust be developed for that portion r
production by individual farm i
s necessary to support family at t
good standard of living. v
B. Rehabilitation of the land and f
sources destroyed and depleted is
sentlal to the welfare of farmers :
I'd all American people.
We propose that a long-range pro- a
am be developed along the pattern a
IVA which will develop fertilizer y
r the land, control Of erosion and C.
forestation, and be administered bv G.
e farmers within the Valley Author v
7. RI
In order to improve the life and j.
mfort of American rural life we R
sh extension of REA, telephone, H
tier rural roads, National Health III
ogram, to bring medical and hos m
al aid to rural areas based on the &C
emise of keeping people well: 81
lools within easy reach of the farm 81
ildren. wv