Agricultural relief: Agricultural relief

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Identifikator:: 1831932415

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Title:: Agricultural relief

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831932598

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-232069

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Title:: Agricultural relief

Volume count:: Pt. 1

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: III, 69 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Further statement of Chester H. Gray, Washington representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation

Collection:: Economics Books

36 AGRICULTURAL RELIEF have refused to try them, and then the marketing agreements come later. Mr. CrLark. Just a minute. Where does this go in? Mr. Gray. It goes in section 7 of Chairman Haugen’s bill, on page 9. Just add one more condition, and give it the number which is necessary. It will be three, I suppose. The answer of myself, speaking for the American Farm Bureau Federation, the answer of these other gentlemen who will speak to you later, is and will be that if that section is lifted out of Chairman McNary’s bill and put into Chairman Haugen’s bill, relative to marketing agreements, in section 7, it gives all of those who advocate loans as being the solution of this surplus question a run for their money. There is an opportunity for trying out the loaning pro- visions. If they fail, or if the cooperatives refuse to try it—which latter will be most likely—then the Federal farm board goes into the marketing agreement, the levying of the equalization fee, and such like. My answer to Congressman Williams, then, is this: As I said awhile ago, about the Federal farm board, if it refuses to abide by the find- ings of these advisory councils representing 50 per cent of the aggre- gate production of a commodity, the board will have some very difficult explaining to do. In a similar way, let me say that anyone who opposes the try-out of the equalization plan in this kind of a bill, with that section lifted from Senator McNary’s bill into Chairman Haugen’s bill, will have some very difficult explaining to do. Mr. WiLLiams of Illinois. That is not an answer at all to my question. I asked you to state, and I think you should state to this committee, because I think the committee has a right to know, and I think the Congress has a right to know and this country has a right to know, whether you are here now demanding the enactment of a bill containing an equalization fee or nothing. Mr. Gray. We are demanding the enactment of a bill containing the equalization fee. Mr. Wirriams of Illinois. You know that means nothing. You are bound to know that. Mr. Gray. I do not agree that it means nothing. Mr. WirLiams of Illinois. The President vetoes the bill passed by this Congress, because the President says it is unconstitutional and will destroy American agriculture, and you turn around and request that again. You are bound to know, as we all know, that the Presi- dent has objection to the equalization fee which that language will not overcome. Mr. Gray. This language permits every test that is necessary to find out whether the equalization fee is constitutional and is legal. Mr. WirLiams of Illinois. It is putting the equalization fee in operation, the thing that the President said in his message is uncon- stitutional and will destroy American agriculture. You are bound to know that the President of the United States is not going to back up and sign a bill with a provision of that kind in it, and you are here asking Congress to do a foolish thing in passing a bill that is sure to meet the veto, and we all go back home, you and me, and our constituents will say, “What have you done for the farmer?” We say, “Three cheers for the farmer. We passed this bill and the President vetoed it.” They will sav to the Members of Congress,

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