Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-09-27 | Page 2 | Farm Bloc in Congress Criticises U. S. Proposal to Pay Subsidy for Milk to Boost Production

farm Bloc in Congress Criticises U. U S. S Proposal i iTo To Pay Subsidy for Milk to Boost Production j i W WASHINGTON ASHIl Sept 27 UD The governments government's announced plan to pay a federal subsidy to milk I producers in an effort to hold up upI I sagging production drew quick criticism Monday from the con con- con I gressional farm bloc and agricultural agricultural l tural organization heads Senator Alken Aiken R R. Vt asserted assert ASsert- ed the milk subsidy under which the government would pay between between between be be- tween 25 and 50 0 cents per hundred pounds to producers to offset In Increased Increased increased In- In creased feed costs costa was an an attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to break the political independence independence independence inde- inde of the farmer Edward A. A ONeal president of ot the American Farm Bureau federation federation fed- fed viewed the plan as the first step toward a revival of or a general subsidy program designed to roll back commodity prices We still are fighting g subsidies and rollbacks and are I going to keep on fighting them ONeal said He announced farm organization leaders were meeting with a group of senators this afternoon to discuss discuss dis dis- dis I cuss the subsidy situation in general general gen gen- eral and the milk payment in par par- Called to the conference were Senators Alken Aiken Gillette D. D Iowa McKeller D. D Tenn and Eastland D. D Miss ONeal Al Al- bert S. S Goss master of or the Na Grange e Ezra Benson executive exec exee se secretary of or the Cooperatives Cooperatives' national council counell and Charles Holman Holman Hol Hol- man secretary of or the National r Milk Producers' Producers association One of or the matters to be considered con con- was a proposed bill to block the milk subsidy program and to t. t direct federal al agencies instead to to authorize higher her retail prices the ft announcement said r The milk mUk subsidy plan was an r or In flounced Saturday by Marvi Marvla Jones war foods administrator A f. f Concerning the plan Senator I Aiken said J 1 J III This is an attempt to break the II political independence of the farmer farm farm- er cr by making every farmer who wh produces milk dependent upon government subsidy check to stay in business and feed his family I i r It means that milk will hato have ha have J to be rationed because the subsidy plan cannot keep production up 1 That will make the city dweller dwelle ha have ve to ask the government for fOt Jf milk for his family f f fIts Its a beautiful political maneuver maneu maneu- 1 ver If it works tr 1 v J