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C As the details of oC the admInistrations admInistration's administrations administration's tion's ions proposed farm program for 1938 1935 are learned something like Ilke a complete picture begins to emerge It t is a picture which shows for the he first time in American history the great majority of the farmers banded together as a single economic unit That is the clear purpose which the he Administration has in mind The Tho manner in which farmers aro are being organized for participation In n the new A AA AAA AA A activities bespeaks bespeaks bespeaks be be- speaks a new relationship for tor CarmelS Carmel'S farmers farmers farm farm- ers elS among s with th the Government and in their relation to the he nation as a whole Under the 1938 1935 Agricultural Con Con- program now being perfected per per- totted Inducement will bo be hold held out for more farmers to participate than at any previous time Every farmer who vho participates will automatically L. L become a member or of Ills his County Agricultural cultural Conservation tIon These count county associations will willbe willbe be tied together through state stale regional re 10 ro- ro gional and National setups Farmers United As Never before This Is calculated to create a farmer unit unity which goes far tar beyond anything which has ever over been attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted in a democracy If It carried through it will go much farther toward bringing about a community of interest among all farmers armors of i all sections than an any of the existing farm Carm organizations ever dreamed if rf doing It will tend to to c. c solidarity exceeding that of ot any labor organ organs I It will In effect create an I agrarian democracy inside of ot the national democracy able to awing swing Presidential elections and dictate national policies once the tho farmers are aro all brought into line There Thoro is difference of at opinion in Washington as to whether through this up tie-up the tho Federal Government will control the farmers or the farmers farmers farm tarm ers will control the Federal Government Govern Govern- mont ment so far as agriculture Is con con- Spokesmen for the farmers who have been participating in the conferences here speak confidently of oC the tho new plan as our program Certainly a great deal of political power will flow through tho the lines it Is planned to set up but It may flow in both directions Certainly nobody can safely say that an any anybody bod body controls that power now nor norIs noris Is le it likely that tho the power flower which the thu plan will confer upon farmers as ns a whole will die with tho passing pass pass- log ing of any person or any political 1 party parly The Tho participating farmers represent divergent political and and other other- beliefs bellers But In meeting together together to to- gether and working together towards a common goal they are becoming joined together through their pocket pock I I et ot fevers ers In such a way as to make mako I them feel their power and want to retain it 1 N X v National Farm Fanu Set Ul Continued i n n last page This Week lu In I Washington DC D.C. Continued from Crom page p ge one The farmers themselves help to formulate and administer their pro prO- gram They aiso ailo help to meet the costs First the program has been worked out by the AAA officials ii it Washington In consultation with ith state Conservation representatives s. named by the farmers of their dis die districts Next the pro program ram Is applied d dby by county committees of or farmers hosen by the farmers themselves These county committees although by the National regional and md state programs have hae the power to say how the program shall be applied to any Individual farmer and to determine the extent of compliance compliance compliance com com- by any Individual farmer The extent of oC each ach farmers farmer's compliance compliance com determines the size of his benefit payments If he Is not satisfied satis fied fled he ho may appeal to the state committee committee com corn and from the committee If It unsatisfied he may go to the regional director whose decision la is final Not the least Important part of ofie ofie ie whole plan Is 15 the regional set up Is in line with the proposal lado by the President several years i igo Igo i go o that the United States was too rge and its regions too diverse in i 1 to be administered from Washington alone while the state state II I I n units are not set up on an any economic plan r lan Ho IIo suggested that the nation I J should bo ho divided Into a n number of administrative regions each cacti with Us lie sub White House as It were wore with the elimination of or state lines as 8 far as pos possible ibe A similar thought prevails In too the plan pan for seven for tor the the administration of or orthe the national power program It is IB understood hero that the administrative tive tho regions provided for In the new farm furm plan coincide with those which the President believes should be es established established es- es In the power matter and andIn andIn andin In other administrative plans the tho Motive lotho Money Ia 18 Tho The motives for farmer participation tion In the new plan are clear enough First there are the benefit payments for tor soil Boil conservation which Is a term which can cnn be stretched to cover coyer many kinds of regulation of production These benefits run to or a year yar lar for a ft quarter- quarter section farm A second reason t for r farmer Carmer participation is IB the j tation i If not the guarantee of better better better bet bet- ter prices for farm products And Anda a third reason Is the conservation of oC soil of his farm tarm The program Is to bo be justified to the tho public as promising a continuIng continuing ing and adequate supply at fair Calr and stable prices of ot food Cod for everybody tobacco bacco and fibers for tor Industry while at the same tIme time conserving conserving the nations nation's most precious resource the soil and making the farmers moro more contented and more profitable as customers for the products of or Industry While the funds for or benefit pay 4 II u A ments are re to come out or of the Coa Cos appropriations under u the Soil Conservation and Domestic Demestic ju Al Act up to five hund million dollars a year ear the costs cost c 0 local administration of or the organ I nation set up will be rated pro-rated anion th the participating farmers Observers who accompanied th President on his western vestern trip JT aT arin aTIn In agreement in reporting th farmers and the population genera I ly of oC that Northwest as grateful fc to Government funds already cd ed among them and eager to g gi more |