Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1931, Page 5

~ FARMAIDIS DEAD, ' BECK TELLS BOARD Chicagoans Hear “Funeral Oration” Over “Social- Ism” Experiment. "By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 11.— Repre- sentative James M. Beck of Pennsyl- oy Yonia delivered “a funeral oration” over the Federal Farm Board last night and sought to “derive from the unhappy ex- periences of the dead some useful les- ®ons for the living.” Beck spoke on “The Menace of Bu- ucracy” at the Chicago Board of Trade's dinner. “The farm relief scheme is dead” “It may be that Congress, to save the faces of the farm relie Jobby and its political advocates in Con , may continue its functions for a ¢ Fitie’ tima for purposes of liquidation, for even a corpse needs embalming, but the coming Congress should bury the ! present experiment in government so- eialism beyond the possibility of resur- rection. However, 1 am none too con- fident.” Nearly 50 years ago, with the crea- tion of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, Beck said, “individualism be- gan to yleld to Government ccllec- tivism.” Today there are 150 governmental agencies regulating the life of the indi- vidual, he declared. Bureaucracy Attacked. Representative Beck's address, in part, follows: “Your invitation does me great honor. It invites me to discuss the ever-grow- ing despotism of bureaucracy with special reference to that extraordinary essay in governmental paternalism, the agricultural marketing act. I have less hesitation in doing so, as both political parties and their leading spokesmen are responsible for this fatal and fate- ful experiment. “You will not expect me to discuss in detail its economic features and prac- tical results. I could not do so with- out violating an old maxim that we should speak only good of the dead.| The farm relief scheme is dead. * * * “The coming Congress should bury the present experiment in governmental so- cialism beyond the possibility of resur- * * However, 1 am none When a new bureau once fastens its tentacles on the Treasury, its hold is that of a dead hand, ¢ ¢ * “This greatest failure in the history of our Government will not be wholly n vain if it teaches the American peo- ple the simple una obvious truth that even the opulent purse of Uncle Sam cannot stabilize the pric: of a werld staple. * * * The American people are not fools—although often misled designing _ politiclans—they must Dow realize that no government, how- ever powerful, can cverrule the law of supply and demand in a world market. b3 not have required the ex- of $300,000,000 to teach us THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorro S mtmlu;}: change in temperature. lowest tonig about 48 degrees: gentle variable winds Becoming southeast or south. Maryiand—Cloudy tonight and to- mmorrow: possibly light showers in west portion: eooler In ‘mortheast portion tomight: gentle to moderste shifting | winds becoming southeast or south. Viginia—Mostly cloudy tonight and | Somorrow. somewhat warmer in south | portion tomight. geptle northeast and winds. becoming variable Dotk and extreme west portions; siightly warmer tonight. Report for Last 24 Hours. 4pm 8 pm. p. Year Lowest. 43, 7 am. today. Year | The Sun and Moon. Rises. 6:45am. Sets. 4:58 pm. 4:57pm. Rainfall. Monthly rainfall in inches in the Capital (current month to date): 1931. Average, Record. 156 55 7.09 January ... Pebruary 6.34 we > | the Interstate Com.nerc: this obvious lesson. * * ** The world now knows the result and the Farm Board confessed its abject failure when it anncunced that it would not repeat the experiment this year. * * * “No one can now question that. * * * The Farm Relief Board has proved the greatest failure, as it was the greatest legislative folly, in the history of America, Given Huge Power, “Certainly the Farm Board did not fail because it was not given sufficient power by Congress or sufficlent money from the Treasury. The statutes of the United States from the beginning of the Government can be searched in vain for eny such uniimited delegation of power to a Government bureau. In- deed. it may be doubted whether in the legislation cf any other country this side of Russia, a parzllel could be found except in times of war. “Tried by the arduous test of experi- ence, this essay in soclalism has failed. The Farm Board sought to minimize speculation and bscame the greatest | speculztor in grain and cotton; it sought to stabilize prices and it drove them downward until they are well below the cost of production; it sought to prevent a surplus and only increased the sur- plus; it sought to decrease the planting acreage and only increased it; it sought to secure orderly marketing and, with the Government as the biggest specu- lator in wheat and cotton with un- limited means, the orderly marketing became disorderly past precedent. It sought to prevent depression in agri- culture and it has brought about the | greatest depression in our history; it sought to prevent wasteful methods of distribution and only succeeded in im- posing upon the people of the United at least one-half of the present ernmental_deficit t upon our foreign markets red by a single fact that, > of American cotton rom 15,053,000 bales in the son of 1928-29 to 10,907,000 bales in 31, yet the sales of foreign-grown cotton have increased from 10,800,000 bales in 1928-29 to 11,575,000 bales in 1930-31. In other words, partly due to the pernicious effect of tne Farm Board's operations upon the marketing of cotton, America has lost over 4,000,- 000 bales as compared with the gain of foreign growers of 775,000 bales. * * * “You may have heard or read the recent radio address which the arch- charlatan of our age, George Bernard Shaw, made to the American people. Having spent’ 10 days in Russia and never having been in America, he yet impudently ~attempted to exalt the Soviet scheme of government to the prejudice of the American. Addressing the American people as ‘D2ar old boobs’ and claiming that their mentality dif- fered little from putty, this greatest of self-advertisers procesded to exalt the Moscow theory of government, where bureaucracy has been carried to its final and logical conclusion. His address was not even consistent with itself, for, hav- ing stated in one part that Russia had abolished capital punishment, he then toid us that if a subject of Russia has succeeded—presumably by thrift and industry—in saving a little money that his case is speedily reported to the secret police, with the result, as Mr. Shaw admiringly tells us, that the un- happy possessor of property ‘suddenly finds himself in the next world’ and ‘his relatives are politely informed that they need have no anxiety’ as the unhappy victim 1s never ‘coming home any more.” “The American people have not pro- ceeded 50 far on the road to Moscow as to have lost their native relish for individualism. * * * Our Constitution was conceived in the spirit of sleepless jealousy of government. In its limited grant of powers, and careful system of checks and balances, it proclaimed its belief that government was neither cm- niscient nor omnipotent. Its founders believed that government was a neces- sary evil, and that its only function was t0 do for the individual what the indi- vidual could not do for himself. * * * Mld‘! U. S. Greatest Nation, “Under this policy of ncn-interfer- ence by government with the self-¥®- I\elopme‘nt of the individual, our goun- try became the greatest nation in the world. No better vindication of Ameri- can individualism could be given than that, with 7 per cent of the world’s population, we fet have half of its rail- | way /mileage, three-fourths of its tele- phones and nine-tenths of its automo- biles. Certainly no people in all his- tory have enjoyed so great a measure of average comfort. _ “In view of such results, the spirit of individualism needs no vindication at my hands, even though George Bernard Shaw, for purposes of self-advertise- ment, affects to prefer the slavery of the Soviets to the freedom of the American. * * * “Nearly 50 years ago a portentous change marked the political philoscphy of the American people. Individualism began to yield slowly but surely to gov- ernmental collectivism. * * * “This marked change in the spirit of our people began with the creation of Commission. * * * We entertained the strange delu- on that, if the President would appoint ~ commission of 11 men, many of whom had no experience whatever with the operation of railroads, this inexpe- rienced and irresponsible super-board of directors could govern the railroads far more wisely than men who had givon a lifetime to such work. It has now existed for 44 years, and it may | be questioned wheiher the commission has not done more harm than good to the railroads and tnerefore to the public interests. “A striking illustration of its social- istic spirit is the recent decision in the matter of increased railroad rates. It permits increased charges upon certain commodities provided that the carrier, who transports the freight, will turn over the amount of the Increase to rail- 8.84 913 89| 1069 '89 10.94 00 | 1063 '86 1441 '28 1081 "6 857 "1 6.03 '89 s November ... Weather In Various Cities. Weather. onio Ban Diego. Calif 29 84 Ban Prancisco. 29 92 St. Louls, Mo.. 30.0i Tampa, Fia.... y WASH., D. C .. 3022 Pt.cloudy FOREIGN. (7 am., Greenwich time. today.) Temperature. Weather 52 Part cloudy roads who do not carry the freight. ** + This seems to me an absolute negation of property rights. * * * Patriotic Coalition Urged. “The coming Congress will be one of the most critical in the history of our country and it remains to b seen whether our representatives will con- tinue on the steady march in the di- ection of Moscow or turn to the safer paths of the fathers. Both political parties were responsible for the agri- cultural relief bill and both should be responsible for its repeal. * * * “It cannot be done by any one part Let one party propose repeal, the ot will think it good politics to oppose re peal. I have said elsewhere and now Tepeat that in this world crisis the best men of both parties in Congress should form a patriotic coalition. To say that this cannot be done on the eve of a presidential election is to impeach the capacity- of the American people for | self-government. The best men of each party, who value the interests of our Nation above the temporary advantages {of party politics, should unite to pre- e nerica from the destructive fol- liss of state Socialism. * * *" Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy . 6 Rai time. today ) 66 Part cloudy o) ©C ® ® OO 0 0 0 O THE CROWLEY RESIENS AS RAILWAY HEAD Williamson of Burlington Line Offered Presidency of New York Central. By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK. November 11.—Patrick | E. Crowley hes resigned as president of the New York Centrzl Railrcad, it was | learned today. The resignation is effec- tive January 1 The office of president of the road | has been offered to Frederick E. Wil- | liamson, ncw president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Reilroad, and [Ralph Budd, president of the Great | Northern, whi succeed Williamson. | Mr. Crowley will remain with the New York Ceatral in an advisory ca- | pacity snd as a director. He became | president of the road in 1924, prior to | Which he had served as a vice president | fer & number of vears Began as Telegrapher. Mr. Crowley began his raflroad career in 1678 as A telegreph operator with the Erle Railrond. and from August. 1885, to February, 1889, was train_dis- | patcher of the same Since | Pebruary, 1889 ' various pesitions and offices with the New York Central and its subsidierics If Mr. Williamson accepts the posttion the railroad will have a new chief ex- | ecutive thoroughly familiar with its affairs, for Mr. Willlamson is an old [ New York Central man. He was gen- eral suverintendent and assistant to the general manager of the Central from 1918 to 1925 | Mr. Williamson went to work for the New York Central as a clerk in 1898 after his graduation from Yale. During the next 18 years he worked his way up through various positions, including claim agent, freight agent and assistant division _superintendent to division superintendent Was Debarkation Director. During 1917 and 1918 he was with |the United States Railroad Adminis- tration as regional debarkation director for the Army at the port of New York. Mr. Williamson left the New York Central in 1925 to become vice president in charge of operation and maintenance of the Northern Pacific. He later be- came vice president and then president of the Burlington, which is j-intly con- trolled by the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern Mr. Crowley is one of the older gen- eration of railroad men, having risen to the presidency of New York Central after a lcng apprenticeship in the hum- drum_ routine of various operating branches. Years ago his insistence on higher operating efficiency gained for him the nickname “Pull Eighty Cars" Crowley Mr. Crowley is in his sixty-eighth year. It has been understood in rail- Toed circles that he was planning to retire. Mr. Williamson 1s Crowley's junior Mr. Williamson of the Burlington is 55 years old. He graduated from Yale University in 1898 and immediately be- came a clerk for the New York Central and rose rapidly to general superin- tendent. In 1925 he went to the Northern Pa- cific as vice president in charge of op- erations and maintenance. He became vice president of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy in 1928 and at the same time took the post of vice president with the Colorado & Southern. He was elevated to the presidency of both lines in 1920. Mr. Crowley succeeded Alfred H. Smoth to the presidency of the road on April 9, 1924, when Smith was killed in a fall from a horse in Central Park. BUDD TO HEAD BURLINGTON. 12 years Mr CHICAGO, November 11 (#).—Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern Railway Co., will be named to succeed Frederick E. Willlamson as president of the Chicago, Burlingion & Quincy Railroad, said an announcement made a‘ the Burlington offices today. “The directors of the Burlington have known for some' time that Mr. Crowley intended to retire,” said the statement, | “and that the office of president of the New York Central Rallroad had been offered to and accepted by Mr. William- “BLUE VEN son.” The board of directors of the Burl- ington will meet in New York early in | December, the statement issued at the | Burlington headquarters said, and Budd | “will be named for the office of presi- dent of the Burlington BANKER ENDS LIFE OVER INTEREST CUT Phillip Grove, Hagerstown, Re- gretted Lowering Rate, Say Notes Left on River Bank. Special Dispaten 14 The Star HAGERSTOWN, Md —Phillip Grove, 65 Sharpsburg Bwnk, Sharpshurg, Md committed sulcide this morning by drowning in the Potomac River at 8ny- der’s Landing He left two notes on the bank of the river, one addressed tn his wife a the other to his bank. in which he e plained that his action In reducing the interest rate of the bank from 4 to 3', per cent on deposits some months ago when his bank was prospering had preyed upon his mind mnd that he could stand it no Jonger | | Officials of the bank said Crove had | discussed with them the mction of re- that 4 told Mevember 11 president. of the | ducing the vate ae | ite the fa the bank was prosp ing mnd hi them that he regretted having to reduce | the interest rate, but that he felt that the bank had to keep faith with all of the other banks hers which had re- duced the William ¢ landing. | automobil [ the bank arive up in his place the notes on and start wading | water. He grappled with him, but in | vain. 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