Show Mir I For F r Consumer Prices Price A Ar resh f re recently broke out in Inthe the senate senal led by Senators S natora YO Young Aiken Alke p Ban Ban- t- t landan land Hatch atch of Mexico ln in in defense of the farmer and agri age cultural prices and a denial that government or the tanner farmer was wag responsible for the high consumer price of agricultural products Said Senator Alken Aiken It It is my belief that at the th present present pres time a awell awell well organized campaign to pre pre- judice prejudice American consumers ag ago American farmers is being belag indulged In simply for the pur purpose pose of diverting attention front from the real profiteers in the food fo d and Jand Clothing markets the theDe speculators peculators Ul De tori and commodity gem gam b ers and also to to ers era and working people peoples from knowing the truth about each other Senator Eastland sand It It t seems to be that a conspiracy is being engaged in by the great toI industrialists in this country to I try to lead the American people to believe that farm prices and the government support pro gram are responsible for tor the present high prices in the Unit United ed States The manufacturers had a great deal to do with abolishing the OPA OP A Editors Editor's note Senator Eastland voted vo d to abolish OPA but now they in in- in indict dict American agriculture with the statement that the farmers are responsible for the high prices I think the facts will show that the cause of the pres pres- pre present ent high prices In industrial t goods 1 is the th discontinuance discontinuance nce of CPA OPA Sad Senator Young The In are trying to put agriculture in a bad light they are trying to throw cuff ou a smoke smokescreen smokescreen screen behind which they can hide they are also trying to destroy the soil conservation program and all other programs which are needed by the farm tarm ers era of America If farm prices are driven down I believe belleve a de do would follow shortly Senator Aiken I have pave been bee satisfied sa all the time that as quickly as that mad leadership of industry in America had set tied with labor had crushed labor they would turn their at at at- attention tendon to American agriculture next Senator Morse Having reap ed the harvest at profiteering prices they American industry are arf now beginning to become be ome a 8 little afraid about a tendency on the part of millions of Ameri Amert can consumers to engage in a buyers strike so now they ore are beginning to tp look at their card cardin ard ardin in the hole bole so to speak and see sec whether they had not better lower prices a little and shift re re- re re- re responsibility for the present un conscionable high cost COt of liv ing lag upon upon the American n farm farny fr farmers ers Senator Hatch Batch Itis It is strange we never never learn lessons except through distress Sand and bitter ex ex- ex experience For instance if the th present campaign to t the support from farm prices ices to drive them down to attempt to tomake tomake j make the farmers of America re re-i re- re responsibile for present nigh High I prices should succeed as even evert when times become nor nor- not mal malt It will succeed and farm prices go down and down cown as they have done before how long longwill will other prices remain where they are and will wUl it not even ps ps s it always has before result hardtimes In depression and hard d dUrnes times I Senator Kilgore of West Vir-l Vir Via Vir gnia ginta Inia The agricultural group greup in the e senate is suddenly real rea real real- realizing izing what a wonderful trim taint ming wing it It took 4 Let me say to that t the wailing wail wilT will e j established anywhere re they th y I want it The beautiful beautiful policy polley of divide and conquer has as crept into our economy too far The agriculturalist Is being taught to hate workers I have Just re re re- returned returned turned from the middle west I talked with college professors and officials mo about t the vicious propaganda rop ganda 4 being spread pread r against the th working people lIt fit i ii is being spread even Ven among the children The 1 tx boiler iler the weekly hew papers and the editorials In tb the fess ae are all along the same eme line lin that labor is re re- re responsible pon for all 1111 our troubles At Atthe the same time the workers aye are a AtI e I being taught that the tanners fire sae responsible for our high cost of living All AU we see played up is the market price at some mat mar stet ket t for example 15 for Wheat w eat Find me a farmer fanner who received That That was the gambler gam profit 7 |