Agricultural relief: Export debenture plan

Export debenture plan (Pt. 5)

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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:: 1831934671

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-232129

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Title:: Export debenture plan

Volume count:: Pt. 5

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: III S., S. 299 - 427

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of Jesse Newsom, of Indiana

Collection:: Economics Books

AGRICULTURAL RELIEF 411 difficulty ; and the second difficulty—and I am not going to hesitate a moment in stating it—the second difficulty is politics and outside influences. That is a serious thing to say, and I am saying it de- liberately. To me it is the saddest thing we have faced in agricul- ture, that in this crisis there was not a willingness to surrender the principles not vital to get together on principles that are essential. But in view of all the facts, in view of two offers of our organiza- tion, we stand where we commenced in this hearing, suggesting a program that has in it the elements of compromise and certainty to benefit the farmer. There is another thing you must remember: There is no lure to the grange for $10,000 jobs; there is no lure to our organization for a program that sets up expensive machinery. It has no lure what- ever. There is only one thing we are concerned about, and that is money in the farmers’ pocket, by the simplest method, that does not do violence to a 61-year program of an organization that opposes any superimposed dictatorial authority on top of agriculture. Mr. AxprEsEN. Mr. Taber, is your organization willing during the course of the next week to try to get together with these other S1ganitings to see if you can not unite on a bill before this com- mittee ¢ Mr. Taser. We are ready now. We have been ready for a year. Mr. AxpreseN. Well, will you make an effort during the course of the next week to get together? Mr. Taser. I have made that invitation. If it will do this com- mittee any good, I will reissue it. But the point I am trying to emphasize is this: If that invitation is to come in and sign on the dotted line. to accept the board, the equalization provision of the bill and all, there is no use to issue that invitation, expecting an up- standing organization 60 years old, with almost a million dues-paying members to efface their self-respect. I think it is asking too much. Mr. Menges. A little while ago, Mr. Taber—if I may ask a ques- tion—Mr. Adkins stated’ that a New England farmer and himself had been discussing these agricultural problems, and the New Eng- land farmer stated. if I repeat you correctly, that vou do not need to think I will vote for a bill that will increase the stuff I feed to my dairy cows. Am I right? Mr. Apkins. Yes. Mr. Mexces. I am an eastern man. and we recognize that if that western farmer can produce the grain he feeds into his dairy cows cheaper than we can, then he can feed his dairy cows cheaper than we can. I say that if he can produce lis feed cheaper than we and feed his dairy cows cheaper than we can, if we persist in keeping down the prices of his product by our votes in the East. it will not be long until he will be up against us as a dairyman and he will ship his dairy products cheaper into our market than we can produce them. [s our selfishness going to help us in this thing? I want to say to vou that my people are ready now to come in on a program eliminating that selfishness. Mr. Taper. I think that is true of a great many sections. Mr. Menges. I would like to say to you, Mr. Taber, that I am a cranger, and I am willing to abide by a program that will eliminate the damnable business that we have been at, and that you fellows have been at! That is pretty plain. is it not ?

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