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j^overnmental aid, and resort to the more drastic aid and controls as 

 the least desirable, and the least freqnently to be used. 



In closing we want to make it plain that we believe in the American 

 way under which individual initiative and responsibility have been 

 the principal factors in making- our Nation the strongest and most 

 productive on earth, with the benefits of our high standards of living 

 most widely distributed among those who toil. We have observed 

 with deep concern the growth of government controls throughout 

 the world. One control leads to another, and they all lead to curtail- 

 ment of freedom, undermining initiative and independence of char- 

 acter, and the gradual but sure encroachment of dictatorship. We 

 recognize the need of governmental action in protection against the 

 impact of some aggressive or economic forces which arise in any 

 economj^ as complex as ours, but in enacting legislation designed to 

 provide such protection, let us use every care to assure the maximum 

 of freedom of action and determination for those who produce, so 

 they may be free to enjoy the fruits of their toil in their own way. 



Now, Mr. Chairman, I have indicated we were presenting the 

 details of a parity program in appendix A and further comments on 

 the Board in appendix B. We did not get appendix A completed 

 in a form that was satisfactory to us, but we will submit it to the 

 committee for the record next week, if that is agreeable. Inasmuch 

 as we have suggested that it might be considered only after some 

 of those other pressing things are gotten out of the way, because we 

 have a fairly workable parity formula now, we hope that will be 

 agreeable to the committee. 



Mr. Pace. That will be agreeable, to submit it at your convenience 

 next week and file a copy with the clerk to be inserted in the record 

 at this point in the hearing, and then supply the clerk with sufficient 

 copies to give each member of the committee a copy. 



Mr. Goss. That will be provided. We will be glad to discuss it 

 M'ith the committee later, if they so desire. 



( The following is appendix B submitted for the record by Mr. Goss. 

 He did not submit appendix A. mentioned above.) 



Appendix B 



We recommend au adviso'y board made up of producers, processors, and 

 distriliiitors with whose approval any device authorized by law could be made 

 effective in attaining the purposes set fortli in the bill. The prol)lem is so 

 complex from an agricultural standpoint that we feel that at least half the 

 members of the board should be selected from those connected with farming, and 

 should consist of memboi-r familiar with our major crops widely distributed 

 geographically. We therefore ieel that a board of 24 members would be none 

 too large. We recommend that the agricultural representatives be selected one 

 from each Federal land-bank district and six representatives of processors 

 no two of whom should be from the same farm credit district and six repre- 

 sentative of distributors with the same limitation. 



We feel that a board of this size would probably be too unwieldly to deal 

 with the details necessary to develop the data required in making decisions, 

 and we recommend an executive committee of not less than three nor more than 

 five selected from the members of the board by the board itself. We recom- 

 mend that the board elect its own chairman and that he also be chairman of the 

 executive committee. 



We reconnnend that the full board meet bimonthly or in special meetings upon 

 call of the Secretary, the executive committee, or any five members of the board. 



AYe, recommend that the executive comnuttee meet at least monthly or on 

 call of the Secretary, the chairman of the l)oard and at such time as the boai'd or 

 the executive comnjittee deems necessary to iierform its functions. 



