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STRIKES - PRICES 



RESTORATION of "teeth" to the Case 

 labor bill was urged by the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association board of direc- 

 tors in a statement issued following the 

 May meeting of the board. This state- 

 ment was sent to Illinois members of the 

 House and Senate. 



The Senate adopted the amendments 

 supported by the lAA and American 

 Farm Bureau Federation by a vote of 49 

 to 29 on May 25. The House on May 



29 accepted the Senate-amended Case bill 

 by a vote of 230 to 106 and sent it to the 

 White House for President Truman's 

 signature. 



President Truman on June 11 vetoed 

 the Case bill and the House failed by 

 5 votes to override his veto, thus the 

 measure was temporarily defeated. 



The American Farm Bureau Federa- 

 tion board of directors, of which Charles 

 B. Shuman, lAA president, is a member, 

 in a wire to President Truman on May 



30 appealed to the President to sign the 

 Case bill. 



At the May meeting of the lAA 

 board a statement was also adopted in 

 regard to livestock and soybean prices. 

 Both of these statements are printed be- 

 low. 



Labor Disturbances 



The American government and way 

 of life are founded on full production. 

 If these are to continue, the production 

 of goods must be on an ever increasing 

 scale. 



Since V-J Day a long series of strikes 

 and labor disturbances in basic and 

 major industries has hindered reconver- 

 sion, paralyzed our economic system 

 and undermined the very foundations 

 of our government. The attitude and 

 actions of certain labor groups and 

 leaders has cost billions of dollars in 

 loss of production, wages of workers 

 and markets for farm products. 



Our modern economy is highly spe- 

 cialized, and economic groups are 

 necessarily dependent upon one an- 

 other. Under these conditions a few 

 individuals must not be allowed to 

 throttle the nations economic processes. 



After many years of struggle, organ- 

 ized labor has gained, largely through 

 national legislation, a tremendous pow- 

 er. Some labor leaders seem not to 

 recognize that the possession of this 

 great power properly carries with it 

 corresponding responsibilities. Na- 

 tional legislation should be enacted 

 placing responsibilities on labor unions 

 comparable to those which have been 

 placed by law on management. Such 

 legislation is essential to curb abuses by 

 labor leaders and to check the loss of 

 production and waste of resources we 

 are now experiencing. 



Legislation as reported by the Senate 

 Labor Committee is entirely inadequate. 

 We urge that Congress adopt the Ball- 

 Taft Amendment and other appropriate 

 legislation to protect the people, the 

 government and the workers them- 

 selves from irresponsible labor leaders. 



Price Ceiling Adjustments 



As an aftermath of history's most 

 frightful war, famine rages in many 

 lands. Food from America is the only 



hope of life for millions of people. 

 Fats, oils and protein are especially 

 needed. 



Although soybeans can produce more 

 oils and protein than any other crop, 

 recent actions of the Government 

 threaten to greatly reduce the acreage 

 to be planted to soybeans. According 

 to a Government report issued in 

 March, U. S. farmers expected to plant 

 about one and one-half million acres 

 less soybeans in 1946 than in 1945. The 

 recent increase of 25c per bushel in the 

 ceiling price of corn will cause a 

 marked increase in corn acreage and a 

 further reduction in soybean acreage, 

 unless soybean prices are increased in 

 proportion to the increase in corn price 

 ceilings. If fats, oils and proteins are 

 needed as critically as we have been led 

 to believe, it is essential that the price 

 for the 1946 soybean crop immediately 

 be increased in proportion to the in- 

 crease in the ceiling price of corn. 



Another very important effect of the 

 higher price ceiling for corn is to in- 

 crease feeding costs and force heavy 

 marketings of livestock. Although this 

 brings about a temporary increase in 

 meat production, after a few months 

 the marketings of hogs and other live- 

 stock will be greatly reduced, and sup- 

 plies of meat will be even less than the 

 small amounts available in recent weeks. 

 At the same time unused corn may ac- 

 cumulate to form a surplus which 

 would depress prices later. In order 

 to prevent the accumulation of such a 

 surplus, an unnecessarily severe liquid- 

 ation of livestock and a critical reduc- 

 tion in meat supplies, livestock price 

 ceilings, especially those on hogs, must 

 be increased to reflect at least part of 

 the large increase in feed costs. 



SEEK FUND TO GIVE BLIND VET 

 A DAIRY FARM 



IN GRATEFUL appreciation of his great 

 sacrifice as a result of battle action dur- 

 ing the Philippines campaign, Henderson 

 county farm folk are 

 quietly pushing a 

 campaign of their 

 own to raise funds 

 to present Dale 

 Johnson, blinded 

 veteran, with a small 

 farm. 



Spearheading the 

 drive to raise at least 

 Dal* Johnson $10,000 is the Hen- 



derson County Farm Bureau and Farm 

 Adviser A. J. Rehling, who with Charles 

 Noble, vocational agriculture instructor at 

 Biggsville, started the Dale Johnson Fund. 

 Dale Johnson is a farm boy from the 



Biggsville community who lost his eye- 

 sight when struck by a Jap sniper's bul- 

 let. Since returning home he has been 

 living on his parents' farm with his wife 

 and child. 



It's Dale's wish to live on a small 

 farm where he could handle a small 

 dairy business of his own and the fund 

 committee, representing every township 

 in the county, is determined that he shall 

 have his wish. Farm buildings con- 

 templated would be laid out to make it 

 simple for him to find his way about. 



Townspeople of Henderson county are 

 also backing the drive and contributions 

 from other parts of the state are welcome. 

 Contributions should be addressed to 

 The Dale Johnson Fund, Henderson 

 County Farm Bureau, Stronghurst, III. 



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