Das kommunale Wahlrecht

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Identifikator:: 1882367391

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238395

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Hirsch, Paul http://d-nb.info/gnd/116905670; Lindemann, Hugo http://d-nb.info/gnd/123303990

Title:: Das kommunale Wahlrecht

Edition:: 2., erg. Aufl.

Place of publication:: Berlin

Publisher:: Buchh. Vorwärts

Year of publication:: 1911

Scope:: 51 S.

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: IV. Württemberg

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AGRICULTURAL RELIEF The CrarrmMaN. Mr. Hollingsworth, I believe you have a few words. 6521 STATEMENT OF W. F. HOLLINGSWORTH, SEATTLE, WASH. Mr. KincHELOE. Mr. Chairman, I do not know whether I am going to be able to stay here during these hearings or not. My under- standing is that they will close to-day. The CuatrmaN. That will be for the committee to determine. How many are there who desire to be heard? (After informal discussion.) Mr. HoLuiNgsworTH. In 1914 I was called by my uncle as trustee of the Hollingsworth estate to Europe. During that trip I found that the Netherlands and other countries were buying material from the United States and putting it into finished products and disposing of it in our New York and other markets at a profit. Being a 100 per cent what they call “Missourian,” they have to show me why a foreigner can outdo an American, and I said “I am coming home and use my brains a little bit as well as use my hands as a plasterer.” I am a common plasterer, but I farmed a thousand-acre wheat ranch in the Indian Territory 40 years ago. And I began to figure the proposition out, and I evolved the Hollingsworth Civic Center Town- ship Association, which has been on record here with your copyright office since 1922. It will be the largest farm organization in the world, with more members than any other organization, and can do more effectual good for the American farmer than any other farm organization. These gentlemen are talking about the equalization fee being unconstitutional. What was our Constitution founded on, if it was not founded on equalization; and if you can not institute a law in these United States that can equalize a man’s efforts in these United States civilization has failed to function and we had better stop. This is one of the bills—the outstanding bills that the American people have got to support. If they do not support it Europe will take the ascendancy and our march of western civilization will stop its functioning. We have had the experience of other countries; we have had the benefits of the efforts of other countries. We have seen their failures; and if we, one of the amalgamation races of all Europe, haven’t got the brains to conquer this situation we had better step down and out. } I am going to give you a few points at issue here, gentlemen, that will meet this contingency completely, and you can judge for your- selves and you can ask all the questions you want in one minute. and I{will answer them all at once, if you want me to. The CaairMaN. Very well. Mr. HorringsworTH. Here is the point at issue: The corn farmer was stimulated during the war to a production of 3,000,000,000 bushels for about four years continuous production. They have depleted our soil condition to the point that to-day the corn hyn are exacting a toll of $10,000,000 appropriation to oligriste a suffering. That is a foregone conclusion that it will be one. soll Mr. KincHELOE. Do you think the corn borer is the result ol soi depletion?

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