204 AGRICULTURAL RELIEF You are the foundation, the stay of the Government and the hope of the people and, at this time particularly, of the farmer. Mr. Kercaam. Agreeing with that statement, and your plea is well made, do you not believe there is a different situation confront- ing the members of this committee, as we face the bill this year than it was last year? Your plea would have been, it seems to me, strictly in line, and I think the responsibility was met by the members of this committee. But looking toward the thing, you want and we want some workable plan of farm relief, and do you not admit that there is a place where the differing of judgment as to what ought to be done ought to have place? Mr. Keaor. I would compromise, as I said repeatedly, upon vari- ous questions in this bill raised by the President. Mr. Kercuam. If you would compromise upon various questions in this bill, do you not think we ought to be willing to compromise upon various questions in it? ) Mr. Kenoe. I think you will. I think this bill offers a compro- mise. This is a compromise measure. | Mr. Kercram. I think so. ~ Mr. KeHoE. But I say, and I repeat, and I think I am justified in that and will be backed up by the gentlemen who are here, that the surrender of the equalization fee or the “salvation fee’ 1s to destroy the hope and expectations of the farmers of America. Mr. Purnern. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman has concluded, 1 want to sce if we can arrange a date for hearing the proponents of my corn-borer bill. A lot of these folks come from the Middle West and they have indicated that they would like to come during the week of February 6th, if it would be agreeable to the committee I think we can dispose of it in a couple of days, and there is a certain degree of urgency about it, because whatever is done must be done soon so that they can get at the job. Mr. KINCHELOE. Do vou think you could finish in two days? be ar. PU RNELL. You know how those things go. Nobody wants to tho ie LOE. That is the reason I was asking, if you really Mr. PurneLL. Yes. I will try to get through in two days ivr. Apxins. I have a little request to make in conjunction Tn has 3 4 u Jarganis ig ‘the gentleman: ‘We have our Twenty- Hlinois, which I have yh on of Cooperative Grain Elevators in boys are very anxious that ge ack th Lo rn February, i Sprmafield. e back there the night of the 8th of think vou kn : : L. very well, and I do tT ths be o borer propos ie it, and if vou could have th can be of any assistance 1n 9th 1 could go out ond not 1 gome along shout the 74h, of Sih of like to be present at. Th Sins hg session here which I would Mr. Pr . at would be an accommodation to me. URNELL. I think that would be all righ i the committee for me to invite th dgh, Ts i nggpeabio by AIL ofa : vite these folks to come down here and ng earing for that time, if that will i I think they prefer to com i at will be satisfactory to them? Sunday. I think they would rath oa, haesugs fing gn eae) on and take Saturday and Sunday to ne pppear before the committee