Agricultural relief: Agricultural relief

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Identifikator:: 1831932415

Document type:: Multivolume work

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

Document type:: Volume

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

32 AGRICULTURAL RELIEF barrassed to answer that I do not believe you would be strengthen- ing the morale of the farmer. Let me give you an instance to explain to you why I answer in that way. When this resolution of the American Farm Bureau Federation which I read recently to you was presented to the voting delegates at our ninth annual meeting in December, last, at Chicago and this last paragraph specifically naming the McNary-Haugen bill, which every one of the voting delegates there knew of and had studied closely, was presented, Mr. Cornwall, president of the Vermont Farm Bureau Federation, arose, he being from the northeast part of the Nation, and said that although he did not pretend to speak for the farm bureau members in all the northeast part of the Nation, he did speak for those in his own State of Vermont, and he was wholly in accord with the resolution specifically naming the McNary-Haugen bill. That got a fine hand from the group. Now listen. I am giving this incident to demonstrate my answer. He was immediately followed by Mr. Dickinson, representing the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, which organization sent Mr. Dickinson there to vote against the MecNary-Haugen bill. Deviating now from that recital, I will say that since that hap- pemed Mr. Dickinson has been elected president of the Massachu- setts Farm Bureau Federation. He was sent to Chicago to fight against the McNary-Haugen resolution. He got up on the floor there and supported it, and since then, in the Massachusetts annual meeting, he has been elected president of his organization. I am making a demonstration of my answer. Following that, Mr. White, president of the New York Federation, arose and sup- ported the resolution, and Mr. Borders, representing the New Jersey Federation; then Mr. Putnam, president of the New Hampshire Federation, and Mr. Buckingham, representing the Connecticut Federation, thereby cleaning up the entire northeast section of our membership in support of this resolution specifically standing for the equalization fee. Now, if that could happen over the northeast section of our Nation, I would be compelled to answer your question by saying that after studying this question as those men have, and in view of their response on the floor, publicly, to a resolution such as this, you would not strengthen their morale by handing them anything less than they sire. Mr. Purners. Now, Mr. Gray, let us follow that a little further. L doubt if you are entirely fair in submitting that bald, unqualified question to any group. I can go out into my district of my State and go before any group of farmers and put that question up to them, and I know the answer I will get; I know what they want. I know Lid they feel. They believe in the principle of the McNary-Haugen ns wth the equalization fee init. If I were to put that a thousand take 0 Pi of a question I would get the same answer. You all Y Ws, comping right now and not qualify that state- commit you will probably find a majority of the members of this mmittee in favor of the McNary-Haugen bill with the equalization fee in it. But that is not the point. Mr. Gray. Then let us report it out this morning.

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