Disparity -- the IMation's Problem 



By Earl C. Smith (continued from page 8) 



shelter and medical care for deserving peo- 

 ple, who through little or no fault of their 

 own are out of jobs and cannot find ways 

 and means for their reasonable sustenance. 

 At least this is true in meeting any emer- 

 gency that may exist in this Nation. 1 do 

 not believe, however, that extensive Gov- 

 ernment spending of the character we have 

 been experiencing throughout recent years 

 will provide an ultimate solution of the 

 serious unemployment situation. If experi- 

 ence means anything, a policy of large ex- 

 penditure, whether practiced by an individu- 

 al, a family, an institution or Government, 

 is not what has made America the greatest 

 Nation of history. Initiative, ambition, fru- 

 gality, coupled with reasonable planning 

 and determination, constitute the major fac- 

 tors upon which success has been attained 

 whether by the individual, the family, the 

 institution or the Nation. 



If we are to preserve these virtues — I 

 will go even further and say, if we are 

 to preserve a true democracy — • we must 

 soon make such readjustment of the Nation's 

 economic structure as is necessary to pro- 

 vide the vast body of young men and women 

 now unemployed an opportunity to take 

 their normal place in the business structure 

 of America and the establishment of homes. 



As I read history, the primary reason for 

 the overthrow of Governments has been 

 the long neglect of the rightful interests 

 and ambitions of their young people. I fear 

 we in America are failing to take a leaf 

 from the pages of the experiences of other 

 countries and as a result of this neglect are 

 permitting a growing bitterness on the part 

 of the vast body of the young people of 

 America. I am definitely convinced that 

 practically everything we are attempting to 

 do as a Nation today by providing Govern- 

 mental assistance carries little appeal to the 

 ambitious worthy young people of America. 

 They do not want Government assistance of 

 any character. They want only a free oppor- 

 tunity to work and develop according to 

 their respective abilities. Nothing less will 

 and nothing less should be satisfactory to 



them. What should we do? With my line 

 of reasoning, I am forced back to the neces- 

 sity of securing a fair balance as between 

 the various interests of our complicated 

 economic structure. 



Farmers stand ready, willing and anxious 

 to meet with leaders of American business, 

 American labor and of the Federal Govern- 

 ment and pledge their every rightful influ- 

 ence and effort in support of a program de- 

 signed to readjust our economic structure 

 on a basis that will insure to every citizen 

 a free and equal opportunity. 



In my opinion we are approaching the 

 zero hour for determining which road we 

 are to follow. Shall we continue to de- 

 pend upon temporary expedients and in- 

 dividual group action, or shall we together 

 now give our attention to the development 

 of a fair and permanent solution of these 

 grave problems? 



Farmers of America have responded in 

 meeting every emergency with which this 

 Nation has been confronted. They will do 

 so again. The great interest they have in 

 preserving a free government and the tre- 

 mendous responsibilities they carry for the 

 solution of the serious problems with which 

 this Nation is now confronted, call for the 

 mobilization of all thinking farmers in this 

 State as active members of the County Farm 

 Bureaus, the Illinois Agricultural Associa- 

 tion and the American Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion. 



Certainly we have in America the initia- 

 tive, the courage, the brains and the deter- 

 mination to solve these problems. By using 

 these powers we can, we must and we 

 will overcome all obstacles and restore 

 America as a happy, contented Nation. 



The board of directors of the Farm Credit 

 Administration, St. Louis recently elected 

 Alvin T. Anderson, for 14 years vocational 

 ag teacher at Pontiac, vice-president of the 

 Federal Land Bank. He is in charge of the 

 bank's educational work in Illinois, Mis- 

 souri and Arkansas. 



Anderson was born on a farm in Kanka- 

 kee County, Illinois, and lived in Ford and 



CREDENTIALS CHAIRMAN HARRIS 

 "312 voting delegates certified, 299 

 present." 



DuPage counties during youth. He attended 

 Wheaton College, served in the World War 

 as second lieutenant, and graduated from 

 the College of Agriculture, University of 

 Illinois, in 1920. 



Treasurer's Report 



In his annual report to the board of 

 delegates, Treasurer Robert A. Cowles 

 pointed out that income from member- 

 ship dues during the year 1938 totaled 

 $314,960.21. Income from interest, 

 dividends, facilities and services 

 amounted to $30,080.44 or a total in- 

 come of $345,040.65. 



Expenses which included $31,220.32 

 paid to the American Farm Bureau Fed- 

 eration as dues amounted to $287,- 

 771.87 which left excess of income over 

 expense of $57,268.78. 



Total current assets of the lAA and 

 its wholly owned subsidiary, Illinois 

 Agricultural Service Company at De- 

 cember 31, 1938 amounted to $601,- 

 693.14. 



Total assets which include invest- 

 ments in stocks of affiliated companies, 

 office furniture, equipment, etc. 

 amounted to $759, 309. 39. Total cur- 

 rent liabilities amounted to $35,750.76. 



SKILLED DRIVERS PUT IN ON PAPER 

 "The examination was more detailed than last year and stressed highway rules 

 more." said C. M. "Mike" Seagraves, lAA soiety director. Don Norris of Sugar Grove 

 had a perfect paper. 



Money Question 



I want particularly to commend you for 

 the sensible, honest article in the January 

 issue "Is Money Manipulation the Key to 

 National Recovery?" on page 1}. This is 

 exactly what seems to me to be the proper 

 way to talk over such controversial subjects. 

 It has always seemed to me that any Farm 

 Bureau publication should help out its 

 readers by editing articles to the best of 

 their ability in order that readers of all 

 classes of intelligence could draw correct 

 inferences. Newspapers propagandize. You 

 should not and it is good to know you are 

 following such a policy. 



Russell A. Cone (Fa,rm Manager) 



Champaign County 



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