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Show An Open Letter To Business And Labor Groups Information from Washington, D. C. indicates that organized groups are giving very weak support to proposed reductions in federal expenditures. ex-penditures. There is a general feeling feel-ing that cuts should be made in all departments except those directly affecting the particular industry closest to us. The Utah State Farm Bureau representing re-presenting over seven thousand farm families and the American Farm Bureau Federation representing represent-ing over one million four hundred thousand farm families has undertaken under-taken to analyze the proposed federal fed-eral budget carefully and are sure that if unnecessary spending is discontinued dis-continued the expenditures can be brought down at least to possible revenue receipts. We are convinced that the solvency of our country Is at stake and is one of the most important issues before the American Amer-ican people. We are frankly amazed that business bus-iness organizations evidence so lit-tie lit-tie c'veem over the continual increase in-crease in oi:r public debt. Perhaps there is more c-'cem than is evident, evid-ent, on the sir?.-ce but unless action ac-tion is taken in a positive, vigorous way it is almost certain that the present wasteful extravagant practices prac-tices of the federal government will continue. We feel that at least ten billion dollars can be cut from the budget without ill effects. The attitude that the results obtained is directly direct-ly in proportion to the amount of the expenditure is certainly a false premise. It would be fatal travesty to destroy our freedom through application ap-plication of policies carried out in the name of national defense. Agriculture, through the Farm Bureau, is voluntarily asking that 5200,000,000 be cut from the agricultural agric-ultural part of the budget. This money if appropriated can be put to equally good use as the millions and billions in other departments. If it is cut out without proportionate proportion-ate cuts in the other departments, little effect will be realized in the amount of the budget and agriculture agricul-ture and the country will have gained little except the satisfaction satisfac-tion of agriculture in having made an honest attempt. We therefore challenge industry and labor to make simitar requests for cuts in expenditures in departments which affect you directly. ... If we all work together toward establishment of a sound national economy, we will make a real contribution toward national defense. de-fense. Russia is unquestionably afraid of our productive power. If we lose this power through continual con-tinual dissipation of pur national resources and the weakening of our financial structure, and our faith in the ability of pur country to make good its obligations, we will without doubt eventually destroy des-troy that which we are willing to go the limit to protect. Will you join us in insisting that departments of government which directly affect you cut out all waste and unnecessary spending as we have done in the Department Depart-ment of Agriculture. This means vigorous, agressive action to convince con-vince Congress that this must be done. Please feel free to call on us for additional information with regard re-gard to our position. We will ap- preciate learning of your point of view and action you will take on this important matter. I USFBF |