[2 AGRICULTURAL RELIEF I just wanted briefly here, in a few minutes, to impress upon you with all the force I can the necessity of some kind of relief; and we think this kind of relief is the kind we want. Now as to the technicians, these gentlemen will give you all the technical information that you want, this is, all that they have looked up, and I think that they have looked up all sufficient. I think that the plan they are advocating is the plan. I think the equalization plan is the plan. 1 think that no other plan will give the relief needed, will give the efficiency of relief needed, will give the stability that we need. Of course I understand there are differences of opinion, but my interest and the interest of my State and the interest of the section of the country that I come from is the same as theirs, and I think that gives, in brief, what I have to say to you. Now I have issued, in the last 12 months, three or four different circulars and at my own expense have distributed them throughout the Southern States. I have had prepared articles for newspapers and they have gone into papers with combined millions of circulation, and have gotten out all of the propaganda that I could along this line. I have received thousands of letters approving the course that I have adopted. Now, as to my experience. I want to tell you that I am not a law- yer, professor, or preacher. I am a business man, and the political experience that I have had has been an incident and not a profession. I am a business man all the way through, and it is from our business interests that I appeal to you for aid in the interest of our people of the South. We are giving too much labor for a nickel. That seems to be the whole thing. We are working in economic slavery, we are working at a disadvantage economically. It is the function of government, if I understand it, to deal fairly with its citizens, to deal justly, to deal honestly, and we think that this would be nothing but honesty, nothing but fairness, nothing but the same privilege to us that the Government gives to others. All we ask is to be put on an equality with other industries. The industry of agriculture is our only industry. Our millions are engaged in it. When their pay rolls are cut down we business men suffer as a consequence of their suffer- ings. - That is about all. I hope you understand what I mean. I don’t want to take up your time. I have tried to be brief, and [ thank you very much. Mr. ANprESEN. Will you permit a question? Mr. DonacrEY. Yes. Mr. ANDRESEN. You mentioned about the urgency of farm relief legislation. Mr. DoNAGHEY. Yes, sir. Mr. ANDRESEN. You feel that it is so urgent that we should have egislation during the present session of Congress? Mr. DonNacrEY. I do. Mr. FuLMER. May I ask that the governor be given an opportunity to extend his remarks in the record, because I happen to know that he is well posted on this matter and will be able to put into the record some valuable information for the committee and others who read the record. Mr. Fort. I have no objection to his extending his remarks, Mr. Chairman, provided the remarks are related to the bills under dis-