Show Is made target of farm policy critics attack on agriculture chief seen as a continuation of farm bureau assault on farm security administration by BAUKHAGE news analyst and commentator service union trust building washington D C you will read in your favorite dews newspaper aper that congress Is out to get geef secretary of agriculture the reason creaso being offered Is theres going to be a food shortage hor age a and nd hes responsible that the tha half of it in the first place the folks who have been leaning back with their feet on the washington cracker bar rel and watching administrations wars and panics come and go arent taking these lery fiery debates these charges and counter charges too seriously riou sly the fight in congress today on the surface is the farm bureaus bureau the big farmer who so big in many cases versus one layer below the surface hear it called the fight ot of the extension services against the farm security administration back in the crack er barr barrel e I 1 corner its just the fight against the administration and left of the new deal criticism political I 1 one of et these old timers shifted his s stogie t 0 g I 1 e took down his feet and said to me this Is just pol politics ties the idea is that 1944 is coming up and if you are an honest out you youve ve got to do all you can to discredit the ins I 1 think will weather the storm the farm bureau people have nothing against him except as a symbol of the administration he hes I 1 an old farm bureau man himself self it but I 1 interjected what about the war effort what about hiking biking up the farm prices and smashing the price ceilings you cant give the farmers higher prices without having to boost wages my friend caressed his stogie and smiled dont worry he said nobody dy Is going to do anything in the long run that will interfere with war plans but in a political fight ever everybody y body leans as far out of the tree as he be can without falling everybody s says ys the other fellow Is playing politics but everybody plays the game just the same what is this extension service versus farm security fight well it goes back a long way in the old days the extension service the idea of the county agents was started by commercial organizations which wanted to improve farm prosperity so they could sell more city goods later the system was financed by the states with the help of federal grants but the states dominated then the american farm bureau federation was formed officially in 1920 the organization pushed cert certain ain ideas for attacking surpluses not very different from what the AAA developed later As the farm problem grew worse a farm conference was called in washington in 1932 this group prepared a bill containing many features similar to those finally incorporated into the agricultural adjustment act then came the first friction between the farm bureau and the administration there was a good deal of politics in that too it was a struggle between the AAA representatives senta tives in the field and the state setups set ups farmers union formed later the farmers union came into the picture it was started among the low income farmers in texas it was the left wing of agriculture ri and to the other farm groups it was pink it had the strong backing of mrs roosevelt its policies were reflected by the farm aarm security administration a rival of the more conservative farm credit administration which ministered to the financial ills of the bigger farmers the friction has never ceased A blowup blow up came when started his food administration As an old farm bureau man he always leaned over backward in an effort not to be prejudiced against farm security also as a cabinet member he stray too far from white house preachments preach ments so he rarned named Paris lus a farm security arnan to head up his food conservation machinery and immediately a nest of hornets was loose there wa vat no choice it was a question of making a left turn against traffic Paris lus had to go was accused of turning right by one group grotto but that save him from the wrath of those opposed to the administration nor did his incentive payment policy which would not help the democrat cotton raisers in the south nor the republican wheat raisers in the north since what we dont need to feed america a today is more wheat or more cotton so the storm rages farm security will probably be the burnt offering as anything with even a faintly pink complexion Is a red flag to congress gardens nothing new they were old treat youve heard the expression he aint what he usta be and more he never auz in a number ot of ways these united states ot of ours aint what they used to be but they wust take these victory gardens my good it was long after we moved into town population that I 1 had my real private gardening experience back on spruce street ol of course there was a whole orchard and the garden was so big it was ploughed sloughed hed but big or little the backyard could produce plenty for mother to pup put up we never called it canning everything from tomatoes and corn and those cue cucumbers umbers what memories the name conjures up to those wonderful watermelon pickles I 1 was talking with another old timer and he so old either a bout about his little kansas town he r said ald he remember anybody who have a garden or had milk delivered to the doorstep either when the onions and the radishes stuck their sprouts up I 1 used to wa watch them with an eagle eye hoping I 1 would be able to deliver a luscious bunch of 0 them before the corner grocer had bad his somewhat wilted product to display of course I 1 never could beat him by much and nd by the time the fat tomatoes were asking tor for a piece of lath to kee keep p their chins out of the dirt a all I 1 I 1 th the e neighbors had them too but that matter came the day when the kitchen was redolent with entrancing odors and the aprons were stained red as a victorious banner and when eve evening ning fell the mason jars were cooling in the pantry before they were stored in the cool cellar in those days about the only time a can opener we was a used was when s somebody broached a sunday evening can of sardines as a special treat to go along with the fudge made in a chafing dish if you were a little doggy and flavored with s songs around the piano to mandolin obligate and what about the dry throats no ice cubes no cocktail shakers perhaps a bottle of raspberry shrub from the top shelf from the preserves closet a rich purple liquid which had been squeezed through a cheese cloth bag with strong and loving hands the tat fat berries in inside side plucked from those sprawling bu bushes sh es along the back lence fence what good things came out of the backyard garden by way of the fruit jars and the jelly glassell glass esl can you forget the quinces smooth and shiny and hard that hung on the gnarled tree harsh fruit that tha t mysteriously turned into a delightful pink delicacy which spread over a crisp cracker like a benediction drill congressmen on tuesday march 2 1943 there appeared lor for the first time in the history of 0 america the fol lowing following item in the congressional record the journal of day to day happenings of congress RECESS THE SPEAKER pursuant to the inherent power lodged in the presiding officer in case of emergency the chair declares this house in recess subject to the call of the chair for the purpose of participating in a practice air raid drill the alar alarm m has sounded members will leave the chamber as rapidly as possible and the galleries will be cleared accordingly at 2 and 10 minutes p m the house stood in reces areces subject to the call of the Sp speaker efter AFTER RECESS at 3 and 4 minutes p rn ni the house was called to order by the speaker B R I 1 E F S by baukhage Baulch age japanese officials have decided to establish six more training centers to meet present demands tor for brides for jap colonists in occupied manchuria As recorded by the foreign broadcast intelligence service of the united states stales the tokyo radio said current plans call tor for colonists and that about SO brides to go to the continent are desired the treas cache of gold now amounts to the german people who are getting about 0 an ounce of tats fats a day on their present ration cards began to get less butter and more margarine during the th present ration period which began march 8 according to a D N B dispatch transmitted ism berlin |