Show why a farmer farind should buy and keep war bonds by WE W E grimes head dept of 01 economics and sociology kansas state college manhattan kansas A A MERICAN farmers more than L tx X tiny any other business roup typify american freedom and amerl can democracy the farmer of america has the right and er e r alses that right to conduct ins his business and live his life as he chooses ile he must and does accept responsibility for the success or failure of his business and the well being of his family the production of his farm in large measure is a reflection of 0 his ability and d ingenuity and initiative under our system of free enterprise and individual freedom this is the essence of american democracy american democracy did not just happen hap peri it was established by long and constant struggle against the forces that would have prevented it it is a heritage from fi om our forefathers who fought for it it can be maintained only by continuing the fight for it this fight goes on an whether we are at war or in peace it is the constant struggle to make democracy work to make it work every citizen must do his part as a member of a freedom loving freedom acting people democracy works if we make it today there are forces that would would destroy the freedom of the american farmer and his family and the freedom of every other person who loves and cherishes our democracy these forces stem from three sou sources first are those outside the borders of this country that are attempting to 10 tear away foundations of our democracy and to make fal fair r e ers s and all othor other businessmen tl t 3 henchmen of dictatorial power under such a rule the job ot of te t a farmer would be to carry out te t e orders of the dictator 3 2 vent ent this that the boys from cur farms and cities are lighting fighting on far flung battlefronts throughout the world tt orld this answer to this threat is it shall not net come to pass within our country forces are ever seeking to undermine the democracy which permits freado i loving farmers to conduct their farms in peace lind and with pi oft these are the forces which encourage inflation with its but deadly effects price controls ra cloning of scarce goods limitations almi of credit repayment ol of debts and the purchase ol of war bonds are some of the th e weapons being used against these enemies that strike from within these are aie the weapons of the home front the third source ot of forces that tend to destroy american democracy r cy are those which undermine under the tl 0 stability of our farms and 0 other tc b businesses which typify so well w ll 11 th the exercise A american domo democracy gocr mo cracy cy our democracy ca can abe be no stron gc than fis c c an parts it if tho the business stability baity of american farms is impaired our oui democracy totters under our s stern it is the of the farmer to maintain his own business and most american farmers do so they aber are repaying paying debts avoiding new excessive debts and buying war bonds brorn their incomes the income ne to american agriculture in 1343 1943 was more moie than nineteen billion dollars the highest in all history income 1 in 11 1 1044 probably will be equally as large it Is to be expected that a sizable proportion of this high income will br be Irn invested rested in war bonds invested in ia the democracy which makes maizes it possible sible for the typical american family farm faim to exist american farmers farmer have been buying war bonds and they will ill continue to buy then the i and to hold them after they are boucht bo uit they appreciate democracy dern the american farmer is dc deeply ply and practically patriotic ins ills patriotism is the kind that says little but does things he has a vision of the day when the boys will vill return from foreign battlefronts when han the threat of foreign to eign dictatorships Is wiped out tor for keeps and when stability within our country is assured and he realizes that the financial stability of his own farm business plays an important part in this struggle to defend to maintain tain and to strengthen democracy so ho ha buys bonds and holds them pending the day when the purchasing power which theof they represent can be used to urther further strengthen the american farm of which he is a part and thus his farm may play its part in maintaining a strong and vigorous democracy in the america he loves U S treasury detriment |