182 AGRICULTURAL RELIEF The CrairMAN. With the permission of the committee we will go over the list, count the names, and insert the number in the record. The count showed the nuihber of names of individuals and farm organizations contributing to be 2,007, the contributions ranging from sums of 10 cents to $45.25 Mr. Aswerr. I would like to make an inquiry. I have seen some of these activities. What do they do to constitute that activity? What do they raise money for? If they send it down to Washington, who uses it down here? [ noticed in Wallace’s Farmer the week before this an appeal to all farmers to put up and contribute any amount, whether it be a dollar or penny. I was just wondering where that money goes. Who uses that money? The CHAIRMAN. I think you would have to ask Mr. Wallace. Mr. AsweLL. It was not Mr. Wallace, but it was this same Ricker letter in the Wallace Farmer. I was just wondering what they raised that money for. The CHAIRMAN. We can have those letters read. Mr. AsweLL. No; those are contributors. I want to know where the money goes. The CaarRMAN. I could not answer that question. Mr. AsweLL. I thought you were in such intimate relationship that you might know. The CHAIRMAN. I have no intimate relationship. -But I know he is doing good work. Mr. AsweLL. I think it is the duty of this committee to find out where those pennies and dollars go, who spends them. The CuairMAN. I think you could have a statement of account if you would ask for it. I could not speak for Mr. Ricker or anybody else. Mr. KincuELOE. I want to make this observation. I do not know the gentleman, and do not hold any brief for him or Mr. Wallace, either one. But since there are inuendos that this contribution goes to illigitiamte purpose, I think it ought to be stated. I do not know where it goes, but I do imagine it takes some money to have some people here representing the various farmers’ organizations of the country, whether I agree with them or not, I think they are just about as much entitled to be here in Washington and present their views as all the big interests represented all over the Capitol Hill. That is the way I feel about it, for the farmers in general and not specifically about this feature, because I do not know him. Mr. Former. I assume they have used the money for organiza- tion purposes out there, and they just want to file a list of contribu- tions and the names, et cetera. Mr. Apxkins. You do not think representatives of other interests live on snowballs? 'r. KincHELOE. Not a bit of it. PrryELL. The whole idea is the democratic dollar-per-head +. K1NCcHELOE. I understand this morning by special order of the committee Mr. Kehoe, who is the representative of the Burley Tobacco people, and Mr. Morgan representing the dark tobacco people are to be heard. I just want to make this brief statement. Tobacco is like cotton, itis a highly sensitive, technical commodity. There are several different kinds of tobacco raised in this country.