GENERAL FARM PROGRAM 879 



I am against any kind of future restriction on our agricultui'al 

 crops of all kinds, livestock and so forth. I do not believe in restrict- 

 ing; I believe we ought to go ahead and make what we can. I believe 

 that we have been in the years past providentially blessed, so much, 

 in making all of these crops. We have been providentially blessed 

 in many other ways, one in the war not touching our soil. But I 

 am a strong believer in Providence, and if we will make what we can 

 and use that graciously as we should, I believe we will continue to be 

 providentially blessed, even more possibly than we have in the past. 

 I think we ought to produce and our Government hold a guaranteed 

 price, at least 90 percent or more, on all of these basic crops, and 

 then take all the surpluses and use them to the very best of their 

 discretion in helping and giving if necessary to millions of those in 

 foreign lands who are in need, billions of who are just half fed and 

 partialh' clothed. Thej' need more than we will likely make as sur- 

 pluses. I think our Government would do well to take this into 

 consideration. 



I believe further that by doing this we would renew the hopes of 

 many millions and would cut much ground out from under our 

 Communist agents by giving them new hope and courage and in 

 showing them the benefits of democracy, of our democratic way, 

 these who would otherwise be dupes for these Communist agents. 

 Not only that, but I think that we should take into greater considera- 

 tion the needs of our lower class as I have pointed out, because by 

 distributing the income more to them, they in turn will spend their 

 money for other products that will need to find a market, whereas if 

 the benefits were paid to those in higher brackets, much of that 

 money would go into banks and securities and other farm lands, 

 and so forth, and would not buy the other products which would hurt 

 on that side. 



I think this: If Congress sees fit to enact a compulsory restrictive 

 lav»^ of some kind, even though not like the one in the past, but I mean 

 any kind of restriction on the growing crops, I think any benefits they 

 pay should be paid out in proportion to the needs of those receiving 

 these benefits. It should be worked out on a sliding scale as our 

 income tax, and any farmer who has a net income of $3,000 or more 

 be eliminated from the Government benefits, but those who are more 

 in need, the most in need, receive a higher rate of pay, and in that 

 way I thmk it would help distribute our wealth and give btiymg power 

 in the hands of those that need it. 



I will say again I don't want to take up too much time. I appreciate 

 this opportunity of appearing here. This little statement that I 

 wrote was WTitten very hurriedly and I ask you to consider it ^^-ith what 

 I have said. 



Thank you very much. 



Mr. Pace. Thank you. Your prepared statement will be inserted 

 in the record. 



(The statement is as follows:) 



Statement of H. R. Justice, Calcis, Ala. 



I do not own a farm and have no direct interest in any kind of farming, but do 

 have an indirect interest to this extent; First, I am a very careful observer and 

 try to always use my influence toward helping those who need help the most, 

 the ones at the bottom of the economic ladder; and, second, I am alwaj^s interested 



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