THE PRESIDENCY: Message No. i

Message No. 1

"I have called this special session of Congress to redeem two pledges given in the last election—farm relief and limited tariff revision. . . .

"There should be no fee or tax imposed upon the farmer. No government agency should engage in the buying or selling or price-fixing of production. . . .

"The difficulties of agriculture cannot be cured in a day; they cannot all be cured by legislation; they cannot be cured by the federal government alone. . . . Every effort of this character is an experiment. . . ....

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