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Show H r-, i Congress Goes to Aid of Agricultural Industry List of More Important Measures Written, Introduced and Passed by Republicans To Assist Farmers During Crisis V. 8. REPRESENTATIVE J. N. TINCHER (KANSAS), (KAN-SAS), MEMBER HOl'SE COMMITTEE OX AGBICl'LTrRE .v;- . Farmers of the United States not only comprise the largest single class I of producers 'but they are the largest ' single class of consumers of finished products of all kinds, and the largest . class of shippers. In view of all this, it is essential, in order that the country as a whole be prospe'rous, that the farmer as a class be prosperous. ! When the Republican Party came into power in March, 1921, the agricultural agricul-tural sections of the country were in the midst of the greatest depression they had ever experienced. In response to a general demand from the agricultural interests the B- publican Congress, on May 27, 1921, 40 days after the session convened, n-acted n-acted the Emergency, or Farmers' Tariff. This stopped at once the Influx of agricultural imports and saved to the American farm producer his home ' markets. The best proof that the tariff really protects the American farmer is the j fact that since its operation Canada has renewed her efforts to negotiate a reciprocity treaty that will admit her ; Hgricultural products into this countrj V ce. As a further proof of the effect-l.sness effect-l.sness of this tariff it was renewed November 16, 1921, by the solid Tots of the congressmen representing the agricultural States. The enactment of this tariff was opposed by the solid : Democratic minority in both House and Senate, with a few notable eicep- ' tions. For more than a quarter of a c-tury c-tury there has been a demand from the producers and consumers for control : of the packing and allied Industries, i Responsive to this demand Congress j enacted such a law. It cannot be galn-j galn-j said that the live-stock industry of tha ! United States has had better treatment ; from the very day that this law befan to operate. This bill was drawn by Republicans, introduced in both branches of Congress by Republicans, and passed by both branches of Con-i Con-i gress controlled by Republicans, j For more than 40 years there has been pending before Congress, in one form or another, legislation to control grain exchanges and to stop the manipulation manip-ulation of prices of farnl products, j Such a law has been enacted by this j Republican Concre-s. Likp the paci; ' . . - - - - - - ; ; ; Z- er control law, it was written by Republicans, Re-publicans, introduced by Republicans and passed by Republican majorities. One of the immediate and urgent needs of the farming communities was credit to tide thera over their immediate imme-diate crisis. In order to furnish this credit the Republican Congress amend ed the War Finance Corporation Act so as to enable that organization to have a revolving fund of $1,000,000,-000 $1,000,000,-000 to be used exclusively in making loans to live-stock and agricultural interests. in-terests. Since that body began func tioning under its newly acquired powers pow-ers it has been loaning money to the agricultural and live-stock interests of the United States at a rate in excess , of $1,000,000 a day. One of the earliest acts of this Congress Con-gress was the appropriation of $2,000.-000 $2,000.-000 to be used in the purchase of seed for the drought-stricken farmers of the " northwest. Since that time legislation and appropriations have been made to assist drought-stricken farmers In other sections of the country, and also to relieve the settlers upon reclama tion and irrigation projects. Still another act of this Congress was the increase of the available capital cap-ital of the Farm Loan Banks in the sum of $25,000,000, giving the Farm Loan Banks a total revolving fund o $56,000,000. This bill was written bv Republicans, Introduced by Republicans Republi-cans and passed by Republican majorities major-ities in both branches of Congress. Modern methods in the commercial world have demonstrated the necessity neces-sity of the farmer's being permitted to sell his crops under a co-operative system, sys-tem, and that this might be done legally legal-ly and without interference or Irrita tion, the present Congress enacted the Co-operative Marketing Bill. ThiB Is another bill written by Republicans. Introduced In both branches of Congress Con-gress by Republicans and passed by Republican majorities. Honorable Henry C. Wallace, Secretary Secre-tary of Agriculture, truly summed it up when he said : t- "Never in the same length of time did Congress flveypiore serious attention atten-tion to farm need.' All of the legisla-- tion is of a constructive character and will be more helpful than is now realized. |