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Show i. THE PROGRESSIVE OPINION . Agricultural Readjustment Seen as Postwar 'Must' Farmer-Educat- or Stresses Need for More ' Efficient Farming, More Attractive Life In Order to Maintain Production. By BAUKHAGE News Analyst and Commentator. IV 1 ) I t,..., v4 WNU Service, Union Trust Building, Washington, D. C. Ever since the beginning of the year, Washington has realized that one of the most important problems before it is demobilization. It Isn't a future problem. It's here. Nearly a million and a quarter men have already been discharged from the army and navy since Pearl Harbor. More than 50,000 were physically "disabled," but excepting the severely wounded, most of these can be absorbed into civilian activi-ties. Reconversion of our economic and social structure is beginning. Two weeks ago, I discussed at some length in this column, the George report on reconversion. Since then has come the Baruch report on the same subject, which was rapidly followed by executive action. It looked as if congress and the White House were in a race to see who would be first to start the colossal job. While attention is being centered on readjustmentof industry, less at-tention has been paid publicly to the necessary readjustments in agricul-ture which must come. Because many starving peoples will have to be fed for some two years after the war is over, the demand on the farmers for production of food and textiles should continue on somewhat the same basis as at present. But adjustments will have to be made whether or .not this high rate of production is maintained because any changes in our economic life re bound to affect the farmers. One of the most Important recent : contributions to this planning for the adjustment of agriculture has been made 'by Dr. Murray R. Benedict, ' a Wisconsin farm boy who 'is now a professor of agriculture in the Uni-versity of California. He points out In a very thorough study of "Farm People and the Land After the War," released by the National Planning association, that if we want our. peo-ple to be adequately and suitably fed, and if we Want our farmers and farm Workers to be satisfied, farm-ing will have to be made more effi-cient and farm life more attractive both as a business and as a way of life. Political Reaction Unfortunately, there is a gTeat danger that such efforts will be frus-trated owing to the very natural political reaction of a democratic country, long under federal regula-tion which is necessary in wartime. Once peace returns, a free people is anxious to throw out Its chest and start off lustily, paddling its own canoe again. It must be remembered that up until 1870, the condition of agricul ture shaped the entire anatomy of the American body economic political social. After 1870, indus-try developed to the point where It became the tail that wagged the agricultural dog. Since 1870, the percentage of the population engaged in nonagricul-tura- l activities has remained either about stable or has shown a slight increase. The farm population showed a decrease until now when it has become fairly stabilized at about 30 million. It would be possible, provided cer-tain definite steps were taken, either to increase the number of paying farm jobs or. to achieve greater pro duction with a fewer number of workers, so that we could have more or less farmers, according to pro-duction needs and still make it re-munerative to aU. According to Dr. Benedict, the nor-mal birth rate keeps the farm popu-lation just about stable unless sharp shifts to and from the farm are made. The shifts do come and they throw the whole farm picture out of kilter. This is where the tail wagging the dog comes in, for in time of depression, of course, in-dustrial workers seek livelihood on the farm and, therefore, have a ten-dency to glut the market in time of boom, the farm boy deserts the fields for the cities and the better- - paying jobs. Four Major Factors There are four factors which can take up or let out the slack: (1) A larger demand for farm products at home or abroad. (2) Decreasing the output per man in agriculture operations cutting down its hours or doing away with some of the mechanization. (3) Development of greater on the part of the farm-ers themselves. (4) (Something we would hardly want to see) Immigration to.less de-veloped countries, except, of course, in the case of places like Alaska, where there is a need of settlers. Another danger which besets the farmer and which regional planning would avert is the sense of insecu-rity on the part of the farm people, due to the tendency toward tenant operation of farms under short-tim- e tenures, which naturally leads to in-efficient farming, bad livin'g condi-tions, lack of continuity. Then, of course, there is the an-cient bugbear of one-cro- p farming, partly inherited from slavery days and particularly noticeable in cotton agriculture. Another factor is the wage labor situation in particular localities (also a heritage of another day) which results in poor living conditions and unproductive and un-satisfactory work. Other disturbing factors are the use of submarginal lands or unsuitably located farms and then, of course, the problem of the exhaustion of resources with the counter-measur- e of conservation. It is pointed out that the situation which met the pioneer in America resulted in certain definite tenden-cies and traditions affecting the American attitude toward agricul-ture. These pioneer conditions, of course, ceased when there were no more good, new lands which could be opened up. But their effect lives on and has affected land policies ever since. Dr. Benedict lays great stress on the fact that 'land policies which were well suited to the pioneer do not fit in at all with our modern economy and he emphasizes heavily the need of altering the tenant-farm-er situation. In the old days a man, if conditions were unsatisfactory, could pack his family and belongings In a covered wagon, cross the range and stake out a fresh claim for him-self Now, If he has no place of his own, he has to work on someone else's terms and like it "The past two decades have brought clearly Into view," says Dr. Benedict, "... the insecurity snd destructiveness of the American sys-tem of tenancy, the rapid deteriora-tion of soils, and the increasing dif-ficulty with which able young farm-ers can become established on the land." Three Improvements He believes that wise legislation could be put into action and three Important improvements could be brought about: (1) Powerful incentive for the ten-ant to conserve the soil since he would reap the benefits. (2) Much more careful selection of tenants, since removal of poor ten-ants would be more difficult (3) Improved community status of those tenants who become estab-lished under arrangements of this kind. Such is a brief summary of the goals studied in typical research now being done for the benefit of the farmer. Unfortunately, however, as I said earlier, politics is bound to play a powerful role in the effort to secure any "wise legislation" and, with self-ish interests, will make up the chief obstacle. Circumstances will force action in regard to the reconversion and ad-justment of industry in the present session of congress but it would be an optimist indeed who would pre-dict that constructive farm legisla-tion could be carried out in an elec-tion year. The farm lobby is one of the most powerful in congress but unfortunately pressure exerted by it frequently fails to have for its objective the general good of the country. Proponents of certain measures may be really honest in expressing the wish of their particu-lar constituents but the farm prob-lem in America is so closely inter-woven with every phase of our life, social as well as economic, that to envision it properly one must con-sider the welfare of the entire na-tion, not the special interests of any one particular locality. WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS National Income Reaches Record High; Reds Press Closer to Baltic States; See-Sa- w Fight on Anzio Beachhead; U. S. Reinforced in Admiralty Islands (EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions are expressed In these columns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysis and not necessarily of this newspaper.; I Released by Western Newspaper Union. ' . ' I 1 r , t S J. ' A Marshall Islands Caught off Jaluit atoll in Marshalls by U. S. naval plane., this Jap freighter wai .trafed and bombed and et a6re. IRELAND : Affected by War Although war has not come to Ire-lan-its effects are being felt in the emerald island where the river Shannon flows, with lack of materials contributing toward the closing of many industries. Recruitment of 130,000 Irish for work in Britain, and enlistment of another 100,000 Irish in the British army have helped relieve unemploy-ment in the country, however. Even so, at least 50,000 are idle. In an effort to hold skilled help for post-war production to balance the na-tion's economy, many closed indus-tries are keeping people on their pay-rolls. Certain Irish industries are boom-ing especially those canning meats and milk for Great Britain. With woolen goods imports cut, Irish tex-tile mills also are humming to pro-duce material for the home market. In aU, industries generally are op-erating at 66 per cent of capacity. ARGENTINA: Quell Revolt Turbulent South American politics took another dramatic twist with an Argentine army officer's attempted revolt against the new government of ultra-neutr- Gen. Edelmiro Far-rel- l, which ousted Pe-dro Ramirez because his regime was inclined toward a declaration of war against the Axis. Because the powerful "Colonels' Club" of army chiefs was behind the move to replace Ramirez, however, the rebellious officer found himself standing alone, with no indication that his 1,000 troops were panting for action. After marching from the Capital of Buenos Aires, the rebels surrendered unconditionally. Argentina's swerving back toward a strict policy of neutrality after the Ramirez' government's wavering away from it, revealed that coun-try's insistence on maintaining its complete political independence, linking it up with its sister republic of Bolivia to the northwest. COLLEGE EDUCATION: Would Change Titles Claiming that professors' titles do not always reflect the real achieve-ments of their holders, President Robert M. Hutchins of the Univer-sity of Chicago proposed abolishing all teaching distinctions like profes- - sor, associate professor, assistant professor and instructors, and call-ing them all merely "members" of the faculty. Hutchins' proposal was his latest in a long list of changes he has rec-ommended for streamlining higher American education, the most noted one adopted so far allowing students to complete an ordinary four year course in two years. Under Hutchins' latest plan, nei-ther present salaries nor jobs would be affected by classifying all teach-ers merely as members, but some complained that in hard times when compensations would be stabilized, they would not be able to . offset economic loss by obtaining more prestige through higher titles. NATIONAL INCOME: Record Level Boomed by the war effort, the na-tional income of the nation's 50 mil-lion workers soared to 142 billion dollars in 1943, with about s of it spent for goods and services, the department of commerce an-nounced. Reflecting the country's full swing into high speed production during 1943, income increased 26 billion dol-lars over 1942, but reflecting the continued shortage of civilian goods, expenditures only went up 8 bil-lion dollars. From July to March, government spending reached 60 billion dollars, with 56 billion dollars paid out for ' the war effort. During this period, government receipts totaled 25 bil-lion dollars, leaving a deficit of al-most 35 billion dollars. Because of the recent fourth war loan drive, the government had a cash balance of 19 billion dollars. Beverage Purchases Of the 90 billion dollars that con-sumers spent for goods and services ' In 1943, six billion dollars were ex-- pended for alcoholic beverages, the department of commerce revealed.; This brought expenditures for liquors up to $46 per person, compared with $39 in 1942 and $26 in 1939. , Despite the record expenditures for alcoholic 'beverages, however,! less liquor was actually drunk, price increases accounting for the rise. Less than 74 million gallons of hard liquor were consumed in 1943, compared with 88 million gallons in 1942. Wine consumption dropped be-low the 1942 level of 112 million gallons. Total beer consumed increased during 1943, however, chiefly be-cause of a rise in demand from 10 million to 44 million barrels of the bottled type. SOLDIER VOTE: Compromise Bill In an effort to give servicemen overseas every chance to vote and yet protect states' rights in super-vising elections, congressional con-ferees drew up a compromise bill. Under the bill, servicemen over-seas from states with no absentee voting laws could use the blank fed-eral ballot with only the names of the political parties designated if their governors approve, or, service-men from states with absentee vot-ing laws could only use the federal ballot if they fail to receive their state ballot by October 1. So far, 20 states are reported to have adequate absentee voting laws, while nine others are considering such laws or about to convene their legislators to take up action on the issue. RUSSIA: Fighting; Diplomacy Nibbling deeper into Nazi defense lines, Red troops pressed ever closer to the Baltic states of Estonia, Lat-via and Lithuania, while German forces clung bitterly to their posi-tions behind Russian forces at the southern end of the 800 mile front. In Finland, there was agitation for better peace terms from the Rus-sians as a basis for withdrawing from the war, with opposition to Moscow's proposals for restoration of the 1940 borders and discussion about disposition of northern Finn-ish territory. Crossing the Narva river, Red troops advanced 15 miles into Esto-nia, while other Russ forces con-verged on the Latvian gateway of Pskov. Far to the south, the Reds met bitter German resistance as they tried to whittle down Nazi lines to the rear of General Vatutin's troops in Poland. EUROPE: Hold Ground With concentrations of heavy en-emy artillery pouring shells onto their 'beachhead, and with strong German armored forces stabbing in-to their lines, U. S. I . 1 and British troops ' jP' f - , under command of Allied Gen. Harold v . U Alexander held ' tneir own in see' ' ; saw fighting below 5v ' Rome. "v Meanwhile, Al--' lied bombers con-- J t tinued to blast at "' " Nazi fighter-plan- e Gen. plants in Germany Alexander to reduce aerial re-sistance to a secon-d- front and further attacks on European war industry. Three times the Nazis lashed at Allied lines below Rome with tanks after heavy artillery preparations, and three times gallant U. S. and British troops gave way, only to bounce back in savage counterat-tacks restoring lost ground. PACIFIC: Gain Admiralties Fighting with their backs to the wall in Japan's crumbling string of defensive outposts, enemy troops bitterly resisted U. S. landings on the Admiralty islands to the north of New Britain and the Solomons. Bringing in strong reinforcements. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's com-mand maneuvered the Japs into spreading their limited strength, howeer, and robbing them of con-certed striking power. ' As U. S. doughboys tightened their grip on the Admiralties, American warplanes ranged the whole breadth of the battle area, continuing to pound the big enemy base of Rabaul on New Britain, former feeder point for Jap barges supplying outlying islands. Occupation of the Admir-alties put U. S. bomber forces di-rectly in the path of enemy car-go- shipping sailing southward to Rabaul, further weakening the once formidable base'. AGRICULTURE: Corn Ceiling Sticks Shortly after OPA had advised the Chicago Board of Trade president, Philip O'Brien, that the $1.16 price ceiling on corn would stick through 1944, the War Food administration announced allocation of wheat for food, feed, alcohol,, export and lend-leas- e would begin before June. In testifying before a senate agri-culture subcommittee, O'Brien advo-cated a $1.45 corn top to relieve the drain on wheat for feeding hogs, since price supports on pigs make it more profitable to fatten them than sell grain on the market. O'Brien's statement that the coun-try was consuming more wheat than it produced was substantiated by department of agriculture statis-tics which show that over one bil-lion bushels of the grain disappeared in 1943 against harvesting of 850 million bushels. Support Egg Prices Continuing its policy of support-ing egg prices at parity, the War Food administration announced that it would pay an average of 30 cents per dozen for the period ending April 15. Since January 1, WFA bought the equivalent of 3,980,000 cases, or 119,. 400,000 dozen, of shell eggs. Actual-ly WFA purchased only 280,000 cases of shell eggs, although its acquisi-tions of dried eggs were the equal of 3,700,000 cases. Continued WFA carlot purchases will be on the basis of U. S. whole-sale No. 1 and No. 2 extras, with 45 pounds minimum net weight. Burma Front cmIttaconm --v 1 T Jr . Fighting ranged along Burma's mountainous western border coun-try, with Allied troops freeing two divisions of British-Indian- s trapped by Japanese moving against their rear (lower arrow). In two other sectors, the Allies drove against the enemy In the China hills (middle arrow), and fought to clear a sup-ply road to China in the north (top arrow). WOOL: Stocks Plentiful Although the nation now has ade-quate supplies of wool for clothing, the two-pan- suit with a vest is still forbidden by the War Produc-tion board. The reason is the short-age of manpower, since it takes more work to make those extra gar- ments. It's the same with pleats in women's dresses, but insufficient rayon goods for linings is another reason given. Imports of wool from Australia were not halted by. the Japanese navy, as was feared. Between 500 and 600 million pounds wsre brought in last year and in 1942. This, plus a domestic crop stimulated by a sub-sidy of 18 cents a pound, has resulted in a stockpile of large proportions. DIAMONDS Germany reportedly is receiving industrial diamonds from the Bel gian Congo mines by an ingenious smuggling route. A half million carats have been reaching the Reich from Congo according to London sources The diamonds are consigned to neutral Turkey and travel across Egypt, which is under British sov-ereignty. From Turkey the stones progress through the Balkan states to Germany, it is FOREIGN OIL Spokesman of the' Petroleum In dustry War council vigorously criti. cized the plan sponsored by Secre- tary Ickes to construct a Arabia to supply united statS forceS m Mediterra with oil products. The council contends that since three U. S. companies pipe line would only be operating allowed tt sel oil to countries approved by the state department frequent tional disputes might arise, possT I bly leading to war. 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"Alcohol and driving don't mix" may still be a worth admonition, but nevertheless, millions of gallons of eke A arm needed as a raw mata..:! to make synthetic rubber fcr the production of tires now so essential to driving. jf' i; uu. V.sfek. most Instantly rln 2 drops Penctrc . ( UbHl Yll clogged nose to s c YM'ZJ Caution: Use a;.-- c l"Cr daisremctuedch. 2(or. j'W y I penetro oi'i" ' " r DON'T LET t constipat:' ( SLOW YOU UP When bowels are iluggi r! feel irritable, headachy, do do -c- hew the f, chewing-gu- laxative. Sinip FEEN-A-MIN- T before you go taking only in accordance with - directions sleep without .. turbed. Next morning t'",c' ,";i relief, helping you feel swell ; , FEEN-A-MIN- Tastes good, and economical. A generous fanu'J FEEN-MIlj- T When KIDNEYS need When overstrain or other mffe cause shut u.:j function, the back nwf ?.iit:f;' Naturally, urinary flow may . W frequent but scanty-of- ten srns' ting up nights" may ruin d- To relieve such yP,it'lo; quick stimulation of ktdnry attain this, try Gold Medal "PiK; e diuretic has oet" over 30 years for such P f of Take care to use only as age. Only 35 at drug sip'jj substitute. Get the '"',, Capsules today. They act"" Sanctified by Affliction Under affliction we should . not merely to be supported k . be sanctified by it.o s y b Who's News This Week By Delos Wheeler Lovelace Consolidated Features.-W- NU Release. YORK. Money matters NEW chiefly kept John W. Pehle busy through his years in govern-ment service. He has been in the treasury, . W. Pehle Handed that big Another of Those building east of the Cumbersome Titles 0 and mainly at Secretary Morgen-thau'- s right hand, or nearly. He has worn a number of the lengthy titles in which the department dresses its key men senior attorney for the ex-change stabilization fund, special attorney in the foreign exchange control division. Lately, as assist-ant to the secretary, he has been in charge of the administration of the foreign funds control. Now, because of his executive talents, he may be pushed into the alien, humane post of direc-tor of the War Refugees board. This is the hoard long sought to supervise the United States' share of the rescue of Jewish people in occupied countries and finally set up by President Roosevelt. And since many of the rescued will find a haven in Palestine . and bring fertility to its sandy wastes, Pehle may help to make true after 2,500 years the words of Isaiah. That prophet of boundless faith once wrote of a day when "The desert shall . . . blossom like the rose," and "the ransomed . . . shall come to Zion with songs." Thirty-fiv- e years old, Pehle was born in Minneapolis. So he is a Minnesotan even though his folks quit the state so early that the schools of Nebraska and South Da-kota helped educate him. His col-leges are Creighton in Nebraska, and Yale, which is in Connecticut There he got his law. ' He has been in government service for 10 years, fol-- ; lowing a short private practice in New York city. IT SEEMS that George VI has been mighty busy, handing out knight-hoods in the Order of the Bath to this American and that But he has an out, for George VI Filling foreigners, Order of the Bath however! To the Overflowing distinguish- - . ed, are not included when the roll is called to make sure that the limit set a cen-- 1 tury and a quarter ago has not been exceeded. Latest American in the notable company is Lieut. Gen. Walter B. Smith. He moves Into the middle rank, below the Knights Grand Cross but topping the Companions. Smith Is chief of staff to General Eisenhower and before the imminent invasion has ended will have earned his decoration a couple of times, A colonel when this war started, he has come up fast. No West Point-er, a one-tim- e reserve officer from Indiana, he entered the army in 1917 and did well then and in the following peace. He did well be-cause he is smart, as chiefs of staff must be. He is a graduate of the general staff school, the war college and most of the army's other crack courses. And when the general staff needed a secretary in 1939 he got the job. He has a strong:, dark face, a wide, full mouth which is stub-- born unless determined is a better word and a decoration from North Africa which is quite different from the Order of the Bath. The French Colonial regi-ment, the Second Spahis, made him an honorary Pfc. As such he is entitled to wear, a red cloak which hangs down to his heels and probably Is a lot snappier than any Bath costume. '"pHE harassed Japanese must wish they had been less helpful to the Chinese. All too often for Japanese comfort the record on China's top Hi. Year in Japan s e" Helps Him as Much line, "Then As It Stymies Japs came a year , f study in Japan. Liu Kwang-ch- i, prankish Gan Bay general now supporting our Stilwell, had his year in Japan and it helped him- tremendously , much to the discomfort of the Japanese. Forty-si- x years old, Liu fin-ished high school, went to Japan much as young Englishmen used to make the Grand Tour, then finished at the military academy at Paoting and the staff college at Nanking, when Japan at- tacked China he was ordered to Shanghai. Since then he has been chief of staff or command- er in half a dozen war zones. Now he is at the Kunming head-quarters. Liu got his nickname because he ays "Gan Bay" when giving toast to his American friends. "Gan a Bay means "Bottoms up." He has planned on coming to America when the war is over and he wm run a newspaper ad announcing the Gan tha Bay general will b to meet his friends . . n Zl, to be a " dandy party der.ta.nd. nothing, and b, speaks it. never . 1Stratee' Metal nues antimony, mechanic would stop in submarines wouid never "1 T X7LTliR storage driven vehic lHmt0rS 0f Ia"d-ic current "tottTuV 6leC-craf- B R I E F S . . . by Baukhage Men representing the War Man-power commission and the war de-partment have been surveying areas of labor shortage where prisoners of war may be used effectively in farm-ing and industry. About one million men have been made dentally fit for duty by U. S. army dentists, according to the war department More than $6,000,000 worth of war bonds were purchased by U. S. serv-icemen in the" Southwest Pacific area up to January 1 of this year. "Cruelty has no place in the Japa- - nese character," the Tokyo radio said in a recent broadcast to Europe. "We do not like boxing, a cruel sport preferred by Anglo-Saxons- A program to make two million flatirons for civilian use in 1944 has been approved by the WPB. Increased imports of coffee and cocoa from Brazil and other Amer-ican republics now assure a larger quota of these products for U. S. civilians in 1944. About 118 cups of tea per person-m- ore than in 1943 will be available for U. S. civilians this year if ship-ping conditions permit, according to the War Food administration. Because of the constantly increas-ing number of airplanes arriving in Washington, D. C, from Africa aft-er a lapse of only 36 hours, a quar-antine station was established in that city to protect the community from epidemic diseases common in Africa. A campaign has been launched in Germany to humanize Nazi Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler because the public connects his name with con-centration camps. On the theory,' we suppose, that "to err is human." HIGHLIGHTS the week'$ news LEGISLATION: To discourage governmental agencies from issuing directives that do not express the intentions of congress. Rep. Wollcott of Michigan suggested at a commit-tee meeting that hereafter all acts when passed have this footnote add-ed: "By God, we mean it!" He also proposed that all legislation be written in words of one or two syl-lables. LARD: Stocks of lard are piling up so fast that there is not sufficient storage space to take care of it and the War Food administration is con-sidering diverting some of the cheap-er grades to soap manufacturers. ROBOT TANKS: Radio-directe- d tanks, loaded with 1,000 pounds of explosives have been put into opera-tion in the Anzio beachhead region in Italy by the Germans. The ma-chines were intended to travel into the Allied lines and explode. Instead, most of them were struck by Allied artillery shells and blown up, doing much damage to Nazi positions. JET PLANES: 'An article in the official publication "Air Force" states that the new planes can travel at least a hundred miles faster than the present propeller-d-riven planes. This is because air becomes compressible at speeds of 450 miles per hour, and the effect becomes apparent on the propeller. The n plane is not bothered by this phenomenon. DIVORCE: Reno, Nev., divorce courts dissolved 404 marriages in February, the largest number for that month since the six week resi-dence law was enacted 14 years ago. Last February's total was 285, and the previous high was 246 in 1932. Total decrees since the year began were 764, compared with 515 for the first two months of 1943. TIRES: A new procass for join-ing layers of synthetic rubber has been perfected. It vill be employed first in making tires for heavy bomb-ers. It reduces this process from 10 hours to 10 minutes. |