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Show The Farm Relief Bill After several years of discussion and political wrangling, the long looked for farm relief bill has at last become a law. Appropriations amounting to $500,000,000 have been authorized for the purpose of carrying out its provisions. provis-ions. Rather elaborate machinery is to be set up for its execution, and a large sum will go to those who happen hap-pen to get on the new federal payroll. In fact, it is suspected that a good many farm leaders are as deeply concerned con-cerned with the payroll feature of the bill as with any other of its provisions, and a rather lively scramble for jobs may be expected. Incidentally, the success of the plan will depend to a great extent upon the caliber of the men chosen to operate it. That some measure of relief for the ftarmer will result at least temporarily, tempor-arily, seems probable. Whether the new law will be of lasting benefit is more doubtful. If it shall be made the means of building up another great political machine it may in the end prove a hindrance to the farmer's farm-er's prosperity, rather than a help. However, for the present at least, the country is committed to this experiment. ex-periment. Let us hope that the plan may be found to possess all the merits mer-its which its sponsors claim for it. |