PRESIDENT EARL C. SMITH, CHAIRMAN 

 national farm organizations and co-operativei 

 cultural Committee Jan. 14, in support of a n 

 D. Smith of South Carolina, chairman, is seat 

 Oregon at the right. 



OF THE COMMIHEE OF 13 REPRESENTING 

 , Is shown testifying before the Senate Agri- 

 ew farm program to replace AAA. Sen. Ellison 

 e<i at the left and Sen. Charles L McNary of 



"It is better for the farmer as well as 

 the manufacturer and the merchant, to 

 get larger volume and moderate prices, 

 rdther than a low volume with high 

 prices," he said. "In other words, agri- 

 culture as well as industry cannot 

 permanently aim for an economy of 

 scarcity. But agriculture, like industry, 

 should protect itself from the ruinously 

 low prices caused by an overwhelm- 

 ing surplus. 



"I do not believe in the theory of 

 overproduction," he said. "I believe that 

 in the future we will solve the prob- 

 lem of underconsumption, and that 

 farm, factory and mine will all run to 

 capacity." 



President Edward A. O'Neal of the 

 AFBF delivered what many delegates 

 said was one of the best speeches ever 

 given by him before an Illinois audi- 

 ence. He vigorously asserted that or- 

 ganized agriculture is going forward 

 and going farther on a long-time pro- 

 gram in the new^ legislation than was 

 possible under AAA. "As organized 

 farmers we must keep our minds set 

 on fundamentals," he sad. "We must 

 hit straight and hit hard in getting a 

 permanent farm program enacted into 

 law. We must fight to secure passage 

 of the Commodity Exchange bill. The 

 only way farmers ever have got any- 

 where," he said, "is through political 

 action. Regardless of party we must 

 learn in agriculture to support the 

 candidate who is for our program and 

 defeat those who are against us. (ap- 

 plause) A lot of fellows were running 

 around in our midst a few years ago 

 who did not know where they stood 

 nor did we. Now the Liberty League 

 has them branded and that's a good 



thing for us. We know where they 

 stand." 



"The greatest contribution farmers 

 are making toward the welfare of the 

 country," Dr. Oscar Johnson, pastor 

 of the Third Baptist Church of St. 

 Louis, said at the Thursday afternoon 

 session, "is to furnish young men and 

 women of ability, capacity and char- 

 acter for the cities. The cities are con- 

 stantly in need of a transfusion of rich 

 red blood from the country. We must 

 look to agriculture to build a better 

 country and a better world. The de- 

 sire for fellowship and friendship must 

 be cultivated if you are to succeed." 

 Dr. Johnson's talk was one of the 

 most effective and interesting delivered 



during the three-day session. 



Delegates voted not to adjourn for 

 lunch Friday, but to continue with the 

 business session through the noon 

 hour. Resolutions were adopted and 

 other business matters handled by 2 

 P. M. which gave everyone an op- 

 portunity for an early start on the 

 homeward journey. — Editor. 



He Didn'f Say It. We . 



Looked Up the Record 



News reports quoting Chester Davis 

 who spoke at Decatur to the effect that 

 there would be no 1936 farm program 

 are not substantiated by the stenotype 

 record of the Thursday-night program 

 taken by Miss Myrtle Galvin who has 

 kept a word-for-word account of lAA 

 conventions for many years. 



In his opening remarks before he went 

 on the air, Mr. Davis said: "There is 

 no use at all in closing our eyes to the 

 fact that the farmers of the nation and 

 the Congress have a real job ahead of 

 them if any program at all is to be 

 developed that can apply with reasonable 

 effectiveness to the 1936 crop. 



"Most people feel that the lack of 

 an effective farm program will not be 

 felt until 1937. I wish I could agree 

 with them, but I cannot. 



"I think that legislation should be 

 passed within the next few weeks, if it 

 is to be fully effective." 



This statement was construed by at 

 least one reporter that there would be 

 no 1936 program. The statement speaks 

 for itself. — Editor. 



Hired- 

 Leonard L. Norton, former Smith- 

 Hughes teacher at Sibley and Waterman, 

 as farm adviser in Hancock county. 



CONGRESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATION LEADERS LEAVING WHITE HOUSE JAN. 

 16 where they discussed with President Roosevelt a substitute for the invalidated AAA. Left 

 to right are: Attorney General Homer S. Cum mingl, Chester Davis, Secretary Henry A. 

 Wallace, Senator Ellison D. Smith, Sen. Joseph T. Robinson of Arltansas, Rep. Marvin 

 Jones of Texas, and Joseph Byrns, Speaker of the House. Sen. John H. Bankhead of Ala- 

 bama is shown directly behind Robinson and Smith. In the center, background, is Stanley 

 Reed. Solicitor General, Department of Justice. 



FEBRUARY, 1936 



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