Medford mail tribune., December 10, 1923, Page 6, Image 6

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MEDFORD MATH TRTRUNE, MEDFOkD, OKKfiOX, MONDAY, -DECEMBER 10, 192:1
SECRETARY WALLACE IN ANNUAL
REPORT TELLS WHAT HE THINKS
IS WRONG WITH THE FARMER
U'ASHINOTON. 'DeclQ-rThB on-.
oral farm income of, tho country will
he ronfliilPfnbly ftreqior tot 19!3 thiwr
for last year, probably by more than,
one and a quarter billion dollars, and
fanners Renerully are bettor off actu
ally rind relatively. Secretary Wallace
of the nffrfcultui'o department In
formed President CoolUlKe today In
tils annual report.- J - ' '
There was marked Improvement In
nRTiculturo 'during' the year, higher
prices for, crops, lower cost of produc
tion and some reduction in the price
of tho things farmers buy. Secretary
Wallace said; but at tho name -time he
told of many adverwo conditions facing-
the farmers and made recommeh'
datlQns for their betterment. Ho dis
cussed the wheat situation at ho mo
length and outlined his plan ' for a
government agency with broad pow
ers to buy and export surpluses not
only of wheat but of pork and other
' farm products." -.--
"The general agricultural Improve
ment Is mos gratifying to everybody
nnd tfives renewed hope to millions of
far triers who have struggled ugaliiHt
most distressing-conditions," Mr. Wal
lace, told the president. ."This does
not -warrant .the assumption, however,
that the state of agriculture In all
sections Is now satisfactory. In many
regions agriculture still is at a disad
vantage. , '. -
"The ratio between prices of most
farm products and prices of other
commodities Is still fur out of line.
Industrial wages continue at war-time
levels and thus help to maintain high
prices for most things the farmer
buys; ' High freight rates still prevail,
" - .aud, while not the cause of low farm
prices, pluco one nioro Additional bur
den 'Upon the farmer which he can 1)1
afford to pay In view of the prices ho
must take for his products; also they
place him" at a disadvantage with his
foreign competitors In world markets
in farm products wo export.
''Unfavorable exchangu rates with
European countries, together with fi
nancial' difficulties in those countries
which need our surplus make It more
difficult for them to buy and our ex-
port"outlet for farm commodities Is
narrowing, Asldo from this difficulty
It Is to be- expected that as the coun
tries of Kurope get on tholr feet, they
will strive to produce more of the
things they need and buy . less from
Us, and thifi must be considered In
planning our future production.-)
"Tho cbsts of retail1 distribution of
farm products are unreasonably large,
thus enhancing tho price of the con
sumer and depriving tho farmer of
the benefit of increased consumption
which ought- to follow ' lower prices
which result from largo1 production.
' "Studies Indicate that 4 per cent
of tho farmers feel that their ' finan
cial difficulties nro due to low prices
of farm products; to high taxes, 17
peKcbht; high cost. "To f farm labor, 11
. percent; high freight rates, 10 per
cent? high Interest, 10 percent; reck
less expenditures during boom period,
6 per cent, and too much credit, 4 per
cont. ' ' "
'"Too frequently persons who have
not, Inquired linto the matter exprens
the opinion that the farmers' difftcul
ties are due to rncklesH expenditures
for land, speculative securities, and
other purposes during tho flush years.
Tho percentage who suffered In this
way, Wbwovor, doos not soemto bo
very largo. Tho farmers' troubles nro
due primarily to the low prices of
their farm products and the high
prices' for tho services and articles
they must buy."
;'A very'. complete report" on the
wheat situation In all of Its aspects
has been prepared by his department.
Secretary 'Wallace said. Ho discussed
the mUnysuggestlons of ways to aid
the' wheat growers out of their pres
eht distressing situation. A reduction
of acreage, he said, was going on at
a rato much greater than generally
, realized, and as rapidly us could be
expected. Diversification of crops In
sections - heretofore specialising In
wheat was making substantial pro
gress. Tho Idea that tho government
arbitrarily fix a prico covering pro
duction costs was no longer enter
tnlned by any considerable number.
Tho bringing In of foreign farm labor
ers to' reduce production costs seemed
visionary because high Industrial
wages would pull them away from the
farm. The purchase and holding by
the government of iturplus wheat
might prove- of temporary help pro
vlded nn nd vance In price, which Is
tho object Bought, should be protected
by the necossary advance In tho tariff.
The proposal to sell a considerable
pnrt of the surplus to some country
which could not buy for cash but
which Is In urgent need of food, sell
ing on long time and taking evidences
of Indebtedness, Issued by state or
municipal governments was worthy of
, ch moderation. Tho organization of
wheat growers Into n successful, pow
erful cooperative marketing organiza
tion might enable them to control the
- flow of wheat and reduce marketing
Costs' but was a work requiring years.
''THo' existing tariff has given a
substantial measure of protection to
the growers of certain varieties of
wheat," nald Mr. Wallace, "hut not
sufficient to make good the difference
. In coat of production and marketing
' here and in some competing countries
when nit factors nro considered. Any
effort which has the effect of udvnnc
Ihir Wheat iirlces tit homo must be nun
pbrtetf by an advance in tho tariff on
. wheat.' ' " " "
j Mr. Wallace outlined hlH suggestion
for 'on export corporation, which he
flrrft'hnhounced recently In an addt-oM
at "Chicago,- to tuke care or surplus
ugrlctiltum! products.
' Mftny Objections, somo of renl
merit I Wirt bo urged against the
scheme proposed," mi Id the secretary.
"It Wconoelvuble that there arc some
Obstacles which may not be easy tn
overcomo. However, there seems to
me so much'merit In the propositi that
If Is" Worthy of tho' most painstaking
analysis ami the most critical scru
tiny. 'The' principles " Invoked are
such na havo . been successfully ap
plied n,Umca pasl t private initio.-
f
trvo by-' Imlustrios which . havo pue
cj'HHfuily disposed of an embarrassing
surplus,' 1 1: . . V " tj
"If farrriera could control Ihelr pro
duction as does organized Industry, or
If they could exact a prico for their
labor us does organized labor, unusual
action by government might notT be
demanded so 'urgently. Jt Is Just as
well to keep In' mind tiat both Indus-
try and labor are beneficiaries of gov
ernment action and that such action
during the'.wur and the two years fol
lowing has ndded not a little to the
farmers' difficulties, i -
"Whatever may' bo dono by govern
ment, Jt is perfectly clear that the
success1 of the individual farmer 'will
depend on his own efforts. That he
must work hard goes without saying,
but under present conditions it niust
be work with the head as well ns) the
hands. The department of agricul
ture Is trying to help tho farmer help
himself both In determining what to
grow and how to grow It and In put
ting In his handH tho kind of Informa
tion concerning domestic and foreign
conditions which ho neods to produce
and market to the best advantage.
"It Is well to remember that our
population is' growing rapidly and
that before many years there will be
a home demand for even more farm
products than we nro now producing.
If, during this period of agricultural
distress, wo permit production to be
shrunk to present needs by driving
farmers from tho land and Into the
cities, we shall be under tho necessity
of reclaiming - at largo expense the
productive land which Is now being'
abandoned. On the assumption that
It Is the national purpose to keep our
selves on a self-sustulnlng basis agri
culturally, wisdom would soom to jus
tify going to some trouble to help' far
mers bridge over a period of depres
sion 1 caused by an economic cata
clysm." Property taxoa nnd' Interest com
bined paid' by agriculture. Secretary
Wallace pointed out, has Increased
from $1,457,000,000 in 1920 to $1,
749,000.000 In 1922, and farmers are
having great difficulty In meeting
payments. Tho increase In taxes, he
said, was duo to local and state gov
ernments, not federal. Investigation
has displaced that of the. owner far
mers In 1 r corn nnd wheat producing
, . ff B
states on an average ovep 5 percent
had lost their farmers thru foredn
sure or bankruptcy, v.hii" nearly 4
percent had turned over their f.iini.;
to creditors without J.roi ch.s,
making a total of about N.a -percent.
In addition, more than 1 " percent
were in fact bankrupt, but were hold
ing on through leniency of their cred
itors. The secretary went Into detail on
the many phases of work being conducted.
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William " Fox's screen version of
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"Tho Exiles," is ut the lUiilto. ...
Prom every point of view , vTho Ex
iles" as a motion picture falls into tho
same class as it did in booU form.
The drntna of a puppet who becomes
humanized through ntual contact
with life Is thrown on the screen with
n vividness' that shocks the imagina
tion. John Cillhort Is clinrininK In his
portrayal of Harry Ilolcoml), the New
York district attorney who finds real
life and real love in the freedom of
Tanslers.
The adventure and romance that
nbount in the Kay seaport of Tangiers
are fully seen on the screen. It is a
place whoro public opinion dooan't ex
ist and people do past ns they please,
without referring to the current boot:
of conventions.
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Visited Medford
The Star touring stock car that
made the -remarkable . non-stop run
from Seattle to Oakland, was In Med
lord Saturday night on the return
tohr nnd was seen by a large number
of auto enthusiasts.
Tho car was driven by I,. V. llawl
Ings and W. 11. Amsbory, both of the
Dulmage Motor Co, ot Seattle,
It was tin 'endurance test and not
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thousand Ya'iui Jndians ore threaten-'
luff to 'go on lnP war pntii in protest
pint? financial support and reduriiiK'
rations, nct-oniiiiK to advices received
here today from IlerinoMillo. Tile In
dians statiimcd at ltat-atete on 'the
Yuoui' river, are rcpoileil enleriitK the
uuKinlains. )
MEXICO CITY. Uec. 9. (Via F.-1-reilo,
. Dec. JO, by tho - Associated
Press. Delayed ) A war- department
statement this evening says:
"When Colonel Aurellano Guer
rero captured Victoria Sunday. Gene
ral t'esar Lopez de I,ara. Kovernor and
supporter of Adolro De Iji Jluorta.
fled disguised, presumably to oln
tho De J Huena forces. General
Manuel Pelaez, former 'czar' of the
oil regions, is being held prisoner at
Taruplro where everything Is reported
traiKiull." .
RAGLE PASH, Texas, Dec. 10.
Torcuator De La.'Huerta, customs in
spector at IMedras Negras, Goahuiia.
a cousin of General Adolfo Do Ln Hu
erta, has been placed In jail at that
Mexican town opposite Eagle l'lias, It
was announced. Orders for his ar
rest came from Mexico City, it was
stated In IMedras Negras.
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