Editorial 



Relief Back Where 

 It Belongs 



Ox .iiil\ I |ii:n'.;iiy n siiiiii-'liiiilN' fen- pocir icln-r iiiul lU 

 ixlmin.'-trirlh'n mi Illiiinis \\:i> phic-cd l)ai-U iti tlic liip-> 

 ■ r lofiil tiixinu (r:sliMi>. ThiilV where il \v;is orii;!- 

 iiiill\. ;iinl \l>i r~ uli te It l.i|iji'_:>. T;iN|)ii>'ers. vnler.s alul ln- 

 Ciil i>flii-liil> iMe miv;c likelv lo in--i.--l •>n iiline>l ee()iii>in\' 

 111 ill" e\|>ei (lit lire 111' ti-liel' riinri> when lhe\ lulls' reali/c' 

 thai llie 1)11. nev !s inniiim niit ef llieir own piiekel.s. This i> 

 pallieiilarlv true in rural eoniniunities where iieiuhhers 

 know neiuhhiiis and ean judiie as to who is worlhv cit re- 

 lief and who isn'l. The\' know who urv willinsi wurkers and 

 who are shirkers, hi Kvaiisloii. for exaiiipU'. sleps alread\ 

 have heen taken to permit and. if net-essar.\, re(|Uire ahle- 

 hodied iricn on relief rolls, who weri' not taken o\cr h\ 

 I'WA. to work for their h\mti Chieano and some dowii- 

 slate loiuniunities are eonsideiint; a similar move. 



I'lidir the new relief program wliuli was sponsored and 

 xmorouslv suppoited h\ the Illinois AuiHullural Assoeia- 

 lioti. eompetitioii anioiiu counlies lo 'yt'l their share" o| 

 Slate relief futid.s is siihslaiitialls ended Hundreds of town- 

 ships downslate already have signified their inteiilKii of ijel - 

 tiiiii alonu as much as possihie without Stale aid A total ot 

 r>li() out of 1 111 down-slate townships did not appl,\ for an.\ 

 Stale aid for .Iiiis. It is reasoiiahle to assiiiiu' that man\ if 

 not all of these will take care of their own in tlu' future. 

 The cost of adminisleriiii' relief should he iiit suhslantiallv 

 under ihe new i)lan The hii;h eosts of adm nislration in sotiie 

 eomnmnities will he aholished when local ollicials handle 

 the situation, or \olcrs will know the reason why. 



Properl.\ owners in Chicaiio and Cook C'ount\- and in 

 -ome down-state i-ounta's and i-ommunilies an- uoinu to lake 

 mori' inleres! in ths ri'lief prohlem when the.\ start pa.viiiL; 

 or hi'lpiiiu lo |)a.\ the hill. When the moiie\ comes from 

 the State and the Federal iioscrnment it looks like eas\ 

 money. But when il is raisi'd at home dial's a differeni 

 matter. 



Sciinelheiu new happened in Chicago the other da\ , The 

 City CiHiiicil voted is'i.Slltl.lKIII lor reluf to he paid out o| 

 taxes on Chieayo propeily Now the ciilin- S'.ale is on tli, 

 ~;inie le\ el with respect lota.xation for poor relief. Each com- 

 miinit.N must K'\> at K'ast !>'lc ])er .SUKI vah'alion on jiroperty 

 hefore het'onilim eliyilile for Slate aid from llie sales lax. 



The Ilhiioi.-, Kniei'yeiic.N I^elii'f Commission, which liad 

 ■.;rown mto a hiiihl.\ ori;aiii/ed inslilu'ion with 111,1182 en;- 

 ployees and administ rali\'e costs of S;],lMi7..").'M m April. \'X','t. 

 has heen lavi>el.\ (iishanded. Its function since July 1 is 

 nierely that of allocaliiia SlatO relief funds amum laxiiiu 

 districts i-li iihle for aid. distrihutinu fc'deral eomi •xlitii's 

 and windiiiu up its own affairs. On July 15 this .\ear its 

 staff luinihered 1208. On Aiiuust 1 il is estimated that 7811 

 j'lople will he on the payroll and h\ Ocloher 1, possihl\ onl\ 

 I'aO to :!()(l. Some of those who l,,st their .johs iindouhtedly 

 will Ih taken o\er h\ the more popult)Us i-ities and lown- 

 -hi|is, where officials need help in handlinu the relief sitna- 

 lioii. Rut man.v others will and should he ahsorhed m pri- 

 \ ate employment. 



Pool relief Is larKel,\" a local prohlem. The sooner each 

 comnnmily can ayaiii assume full respoiisihilit\ for its un- 

 fori iinales. the heller. 



Storing Crop Surpluses 



TMK pro.specl of short crops ayam due to droiiyht awak- 

 ens renewed inleresi in a lioxernmeni sponsi>red plan 

 of -loriim crop surpluses in .\-ears of plenty. There's 

 nodimt; new in this scheme. Joseph, as an aiieiil of Pharaoh, 

 hoiiiiht up ihe surplus "corn" m the land of E,i;\pl diirinu 

 the se\in \ears of pletHv and stored il m the cities. When 

 the famine eam<- lie do!e<l il out. lakiiii; money. li\estock. 

 anil lin.illv ,dl the land of Iv^ypt in <-xcliaMi:e Co-operali\e 

 crop sloraj;e with llie henelits uomt; to ihe many I'ather 

 than the few shoulil he an improve men I o\ el the Joseph plan. 



The success of l!ie corn loan heuiniiiii'4 in \'XV'> when 

 ,S12ll.ll(ll).imO wa- loaned without a dollar lo>i m principal 

 or mli're.-.l coiiimend> ihe crop sloraue plan to more serious 

 eonsideralii-n. It has the douhle-harreled opporlunit.v of 

 heiii'liliii',; holli. producer and ciiiisimi.'r of iiroteclinu die 

 larmer ai;aiii,>t ruinous prices in surplus .sears and the r-mi- 

 siimi'r aiiainsl exorhilaiil prices in famine yi'ars 



In a recent afldress at Kansas Cit\. SecrelaiN Wallace 

 outlined a sclu nie to comhiiie the so-called ever-normal 

 uranar.N plan v.ilh crop insurance, colieclinu iii'emiums in llie 

 lorm of surplus mam m .\cars of plenty and pa.siiiL; claiiiis 

 when I'rops .ire killed iiol in cash hut in corn or wheal 



Such a plan would ha\e to allow for the xariahditv i)"- 

 Iwi'eii slalis and aieas with leferiMice to r.sis of crop fail- 

 ure May he it wouldn't worl-. Put li\. 'stock farmers know 

 from expen< nci' that it Jia.ss t. keeji a sui|)l :s of fe 'd vn 

 hand l.i tide them over in p.ior \ear> Surplus cio|) sloriiiie 

 liromises to h< come part of ,i sound national pol'cy winch 

 comhineil w nil soil conserv alion -hould eonlrihule to a more 

 s'ahle price level and iiu-ome for American farmers. 



Steel and Agriculture 



"Tli.- jiiiMiu sitiialioii ..f our <i.iii|iaii.v uivi's reasin, 

 li.i .1 falli-r i|i-t;r.i of I'lireiirauenieni thiiii lia< ev 

 isii-.| lor -iveial \iars." say- K. (J. (iiiiie, firesi 

 .jllil of l!el lllillelll .■^leel ; n a mes>ai;e I") lIic coni 

 |i;oi.\'- .■lii|''..\ . I-. 



"I lui i-..ii!|.aii.\ Is s|i':iiiii.\ I iiie|.^iM|^ III. Ill till- Ikii.I 

 I'lii.s .'I the last lis,, year- .■on! llie st ockle.Mer-, 

 iiiaiia;..! iiieiit ami .■iiipluve ■- Will eiiieiije aloiii; uilli It. 



"U'l ai.- n..u iiii(i!<iyiMi; virniall.\ mil iii.niial force, 

 baxitej' -1 |iayiiill of ahoiii Ttl.iMiO iiiis.in-. Willi hourl.s 

 waue r;ile> at ilie Icscl of mir rnosl |iros|ierr«iis year<,"" 



Farmer- are ulad lo know that c-oiiflitioiis are hellei in 

 ihe indiislred center- Increased pa,vrolls means a l-etlei 

 market for the farmers' pi-odiicls. P)U1 we niiyhl I'emiiid 

 Mr Or, ice llial h uher farm pr ees hail a l.il lo d-i with the 

 iCf);-. iv eineiil in In- com pans. Farmers have heen huyiny 

 • leel ;n Ihe fniii of aii'os. farm machiiu'r.v and wire fence. 

 It Is interi'slm',; to note ihal steel production is up I" 

 iKiriiiiil auain which is alioui Ttl per cent ef capacity. Steel 

 companies don't (nodiice lo the limn and then take what 

 !he.\ can uet for II. Tiles' ploss under" i's-erylhin« except 

 \shal ihes can si 11 al a prolil. Im.iiiine Ttl to Slfr of all crop 

 land Is ill',; idle m \W>2 svith farm prices lixed at 18'y iindcM- 

 !!C'!1. Vei lhal ssas ahoul the p dure iii lli" steel industr.s. 

 .Am'iculture of course i- a more neccssars industry diaii 

 : h'cl makiie;, hut lli.- -aiin- e.-enunic lasvs afTectinu pmhls 

 appls to hoth. Does anyone honestly heliese that American 

 fariiu'is can l;o ahead conliiiuously producing; lo capacity 

 11 yard less uf price svithoul deplelms; their soil and caiiitaT' 

 l,ei the criiics i.f Clop adjiislmeiil answer. 



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