The McNaryHaugen bill. twice passed by both Houses of Congress. would have made the tariff effective. The agricultural marketing act has failed to effectuate it in the slightest degree. Under the present tariff law American industry and labor are protected from competition with foreign manufacturers and the pauper labor of Europe. while the farmer must compete with the cheap lands of Argentina. India. Australia. and Russia and with the pauper labor of the world. The farmer must pay high prices for what he buys to support the high standard of living enjoyed by industry and labor and he must accept the low prices on his products fixed by a competition with coolie and peon labor from every quarter of the globe. The agricultural marketing act has failed to give him the benefits of the protective tariff system enjoyed by industry and labor and has failed to give him a penny of the 42 cents promised when they placed a tariff on wheat to justify their own unconscionable tariffs. The failure of the agricultural marketing act is in nowise a reflection on either the personnel or the policies of the Federal Farm Board.
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