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C THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT p e In the last Jast few days the President himself has silenced administration a II y l critics of Claude and decreed decreed decreed de de- de- de V creed that he remain as secretary II l of agriculture The Presidents President's stand came at the height of an increasing storm brewI brewing brewing brew brew- I ing round the amiable Indiana corn com cornI I farmer whom everyone likes but butI I whose important all-important food program isI is I lagging J White House advisers have told the President that program program pro pro- s e- e gram was inadequate that it must s- s be drastically revised that there deficiencies of would be shocking hocking ly iid i- i y food Some have urged that Wick Wick- id d idle ard be replaced The President however has defended defended de de- le e e fended his secretary of agriculture d But also he has appointed WhiteHouse White WhiteHouse House Secretary Lauch Lauchlin lin Currieo Currie Currie- to o whose regular field is Chinese relations rela rela- to to act as umpire on the farm program Currie has given Wick Wick- Df f ard a point nine-point program for revamping revamping revamping re re- re- re r vamping American agriculture and among other things has pointed out that England increased her food production production pro pro- pro pro-I s. s r 50 per cent with little addi additional I addi-I 1 manpower Why he asks id do the cannot the United States x- x same I C II d 1 AGRICULTURES AGRICULTURE'S PROGRAM Here are Curries Currie's proposals advanced advanced advanced ad ad- with the blessing of the White House 1 I r 1 The goals of agricultural production production production pro pro- should be higher 2 A new production program possibly with a new budget should I 1 be presented to congress 3 All acreage allotments andI and 1 I f other restrictions on production should be removed to encourage the themore themore more efficient farmers e 4 The farm operators e of second rate efficiency should be brought into full production with the aid of seed fertilizer livestock machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery and even land 5 Cotton and tobacco acreage should be reduced corn acreage allotments allotments allotments al al- al- al removed entirely and more wheat should be fed to live live- stock 6 Profiting by British example a new land army should be organized ora organized or or- a 1 to use town and city dwellers dwellers dwell dwell- ers especially women for farm work I 7 7 Truck farmers who produce such luxuries as iceberg lettuce should be converted to more essential essential essential essen essen- crops 8 Facilities for processing and drying foods should be increased 9 Local direction of the farm program should be shifted away from minded bureau agents toward agents more responsive to federal direction S 0 FARM PROGRAM l response to this sweeping sweeping sweep sweep- ing proposal was to accept part of it reject part He believes the production goals are already high enough that its it's too late to present a new program for 1943 that cotton goals have already already already al al- al- al ready been substantially lowered and tobacco reduction would require change of the law He agrees to removal of acreage restrictions on most crops but not noton noton noton on cotton and wheat which still yield embarrassing surpluses Claude is a little touchy on the question of county agents and committeemen committeemen com com- insisting that federal federa representation is adequate FULL PRODUCTION On other points however he agrees with the White House proposals proposals pro pro- declaring some already are in effect He wants to bring the less efficient farmers into full production to increase dehydration tion of foods convert truck farmers farmer from iceberg lettuce etc and organize or or- a new land army from townsand towns town townsand and cities In fact he already has a plan well vell advanced for the land uland army who had hardly been I heard of before his elevation to Wal Vial laces lace's place in the cabinet has had clear sailing for two years than thanks in in part to good weather I Now however he is facing just as tough a job in trying to produce more as Wallace faced ten years year ago in trying to produce less Nc No secretary of agriculture ever faced Laced more opposite and more difficult problems The average person realizes real real- izes the problems confronting the secretary of agriculture They are arc exceedingly complex knows his position is shaky But he is on his mettle fight fight fighting ing to meet the established tion goals S S S I CAPITAL CHAFF S EL l Munro M Leaf who wrote Ferdinand Ferdinan the Bull hailed as a childrens children's classic clas clas- sic sic on pacifism has now got a captains captain's commission in the army and is more belligerent than West Vest Pointer an He even believes that thai it is sacrilegious to criticize anyone in the army or anything the arms army especially does the services of sur supply supply sup sup- ply to which he is detailed C. C l When Postmaster General Frank Walker Walter was shown a recent news new photo of himself he said is ls that Herb Herbert rt H Hoover over or me me It f. f I I. I 1 |