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Number 6 



JUNE, 1929 



Volume 7 



"Our Sam" Hits Tariff 



Sees Hope In New Bill 



Not What We Advocated But a Start 

 At Least, He Says 



S. H. Thompson 



SJAM H. THOMPSON, president of 

 '^ the American Farm Bureau Fed- 

 eration, expressed disappointment over 

 the new tariff 

 schedule now pend- 

 ing in congress, 

 but indicated his 

 hope and faith that 

 the pending farm 

 relief measure will 

 be the foundation 

 for a helpful na- 

 tional policy for 

 American agricul- 

 ture, in his recent 

 address on the I. 

 A. A. Radio Forum 

 from Station WLS. 

 Speaking of the tariff bill President 

 Thompson said: '"While it is true that 

 it has given consideration and higher 

 rates to some airricultural commod- 

 ities, it has at the same time increased 

 the tariff on things the farmer has to 

 buy so as to nullify the benefits that 

 farmers might obtain by a higher tariff" 

 on their staple crops. 



Doesn't Help Situation 



"The attitude of congress on the 

 tariff will have a tendency to continue 

 the spread of inequality between agri- 

 culture and intlustry rather than to 

 adjust agriculture upward to a place 

 of equality." said Mr. Thompson. 

 "This is unfortunate," he continued, 

 "in the face of the many declarations 

 to the effect that industry is now en- 

 joying the greatest prospeiity in the 

 history of our nation." 



Referring to the farm bill which re- 

 cently passed the House, Mr. Thomp- 

 son said: "While it is not the type 

 of legislation that we have advocated, 

 and I feel it does not go far enough 

 towards getting the farmer an Amer- 

 ican price for his products, it does 

 furnish a base or corner-stone on which 

 to build a permanent policy for Amer- 

 ican agriculture." 



Frank Recognition of Problem 



Quoting lather freely from the 

 preamble or declaration of princii)le.-: 

 in the bill Mr. Thompson saw in this 

 feature a frank and commendable rec- 

 ognition on the part of our federal law 

 makers of the previous weaknesses in 

 the federal faini policy and of the 



Don't Quit 



When things go wrong as they 



sometimes will. 

 When the road you're trodding 



seems all up hill. 

 When the funds are low and 



the debts are high 

 .And you want to smile, but you 



have to sigh; 

 When care is pressing you down 



a bit. 

 Rest, if you must — but don't 



you quit. 

 .Success is failure turned inside 



out — • 

 The silver tint of the clouds of 



doubt. 

 .\nd you never can tell how 



close you are. 

 It may be near when it seems 



afar; 

 So stick to the fight when you'ie 



hardest hit — 

 It's when things seem worst 



that you must not quit. 



need for the government now doing 

 something for the farmer since it was 

 partly responsible for his present pre- 

 dicament. The speaker condemned thv 

 federal government's previous activity 

 in ojiening up new reclamation pro- 

 jects that have tended to aggi'avate the 

 farm surplus problem. 



"The greatest value that can be 

 achieved from this new legislation." 

 said President Thompson, "will come 

 from the fact that we are going to 

 adopt a national policy for agriculture, 

 and t hat p olicv clearly sets forth 

 economic equality as its chief corner- 

 stone. A federal faini board is pro- 

 vided for in the bill; this board is to 

 be given ample funds and charged 

 with responsibility for achieving those 

 things embodied in the declarations. 

 The limiting details in this measure 

 can and will be removed or amended 

 from time to time as occasion requires. 



Up To Board 



"This will be particularly true if the 

 members of the board consist of nu-n 

 who have a clear conception of the 

 needs of agriculture and a determina- 

 tion to carry out the intents and jmr- 

 poses of this act." 



Mr. Thompson declared that farmers 

 are a long ways from being over the 

 hill economically and that there was 

 never a time when all interests in our 

 national life should work together as 

 at present to place agriculture on a par 

 with other industries. 



Income Tax Bill Defeated 



(Continued fiom i)age 1 ) 

 clearly and definitely the tightness of 

 the lines drawn on this measure, whicli 

 resulted in 70 supporters and 70 op- 

 ponents. The second roll call was on 

 Representative .Schnackenlierg's mo- 

 tion to strike the Knacting Clause, 

 which, in effect, would kill the bill. On 

 this motion there were 72 ayes and (>'.< 

 nays — Representative Robert Wilson 

 of Kewanee having switched his posi- 

 tion from that of suppoi-tiiig the bill 

 to the opposition and Representative 

 Bingham of Calena. who had not voted 

 on the first roll call, also lining up with 

 the opposition. 



Those supporting the bill were as 

 follows: 



The 21 down-state members who 

 lined up with the soli<l Chicago delega- 

 tion in their successful effort to kill 

 this bill were: 



