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    Arent - Triple-A Plowed Under (Published)

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    xi INTRODUCTION thas ies own Living Newspaper on Flas, Iowa. on Dirt, [Newark on the history of the Negro. Denver is waiting fe on the sugar iui, and Cincinat o Contrt In Spirochete, Arnold Sundgaard, a writer of the Chicago Federal Theatre, tells in Living Newspaper form the story ofthe ight agains syphilis tlie with such eflec dat the daily press, Variety, and Billboard, repot it ss sensational emtettinment, while Paul de Kruif and the Asistant Su eon General of the United Sates enlist its service tn the ‘ationwide struggle agpinst the disease, even the nameles tention of which once put tbsen i the pillory. ‘All of which seme to indicate tat the teu is woe only stranger but often more entertaining aid snore dramatialy ffetve than fition. In fat, this conctason might be said to apply to the enue history ofthe Federal Theat Hause Fuanacas, Disecior, Federal Theatie Washington, D. 6. Mey 1251938 ‘TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER A Living Newspaper Sronsoren sy ‘Tur Newsearen Guita oF Anesica Written bythe Editorial St of the Living Newspaper Under the Supervision of Arthur Arent cranial wen em ae lal ce asc sar Triple Plowed Under was first produced by the Federal Theaue Projects the Bilunoge ‘Theatre on March 4, 1956, wih the following cast Voice oF mas Livine Netwsraren—William Randolph, Je 1. The Livine Nevsraren Ovettone 2. Ture Plowen Unorn Scans Ons-War and Enlton . Fist Speaker Second Speaker Woman Speaker Fay Courteney Some Two Delton Exporter Robert Brennan Jobber David Leight ity Denker Caries Danforth Country Banker Harry Brooks Farmer Burton Mallory Scone Tunex-Vicious Gitte Farmer Robert Mack Dealer - Lionel Dante Manufacturer Lawrence Clarke Worker Richard Keller Soave Four-Farmen! Holiday Edward LeDue Guido Alexander Mito Reno Pres of Merchants Assoc, “Thee Connitcemen (Charles Uy, Iya Sc er, Henry Rexel 4 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER Seane Five—Milk Prices Middleman [Norman Loyd Produce Farmer Robert Noack Consumer Marion Day Sonu Sx—Farmers Orgenze Chairman Chases Danforth Piatorm Speaker Willa Humphrey ‘Audience Speakers ‘Robert Donaldson, Charles Uday, Edie Howard, Howard Wastburne, Lionel Dante Sean Seves-Milk Sire Leaders ‘orton Mallory, Richey White Scant Bsorr—Farm Auction Auctioneer David Leight ‘Sheri’ hares Bunnel Fis Bidder Rickey White Second Bidder ‘Walter Palm Scan Nixe—Lem Haris, Seeretry of the Farmer? ‘National Relief Conference Lem Hanis ‘James Dradeigh Sous Ten—Ferm and Gity Families Voice of Sey. Wallace Bentley Wallace Voice of Hugh 8. Jolson ‘Charles Dill Worker Emil Miller Wite Fay Courteney Soa "Watde Dent Daughter Jane Jonson Farmer Button Mallory wte Gertade Perry First Son Robert Horowitz TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 5 Second Son Daughter Scent Etsven-Mirth of Tripled Secretary Wallace Bentley Wallace Voice ‘Raoul Henry arm Bureau Rep. dae Howard Farmer Burton Mallory Shige Solexman ‘Norman Loyd Sexe Twetve-Commoditir Skyrocket Voice Lionel Dante Counter Man Ian Acharg Castomer Cares Randolph Man ‘Cobume Goodwin Woman Eleanors Harrie | Seote Tiuxrers Drought Farmer Burton Mallory Minister (Charles Danforth comma eer Sonus Founresn—Shareerppert, Farmer Jules Ferrat Sarecroppers ‘Robert Nonck, Jack Denver, Robert Horowitz and Raoul Testy 6 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER Scan Fierain—Detroit Meat Strike Customer ‘André Dumont Leader of Women ‘Jean Bauer iekets, Shoppers, Pedeselans Soene Soertan—The Sherwood Gate Police Lieutenant ‘Mex: Dorothy Sherwood Police Ocer James Bradeigh "Jane Jonson Armin Bekaly Scene Sevesrzsn-—Supreme Court Speaker for Majority Norman Lloyd Speaker for Minority James Bradigh Senator Daniel O, Hastings Wilbur De Rouge Allred. Smith Rickey White East Browder Willian: Hompheey ‘Thomas Jlleron ‘ution Mallory Scots Bicnree~The Big “Seo!” Seeretary Wallace entley Wallace Scan Nowrssn-Soil Conservation Sucretary Davis Robert Brennan First Reporter David Leight Second Reporter Guido Alexander Secretary adie Howard Scour Twanty-Fitale of TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER ‘Staged by Joe Losey Asocate Director, H. Condon, Grabatn Seung by Hijslmar Hermanson ‘Costumes Designed by Kathy Wi TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 7 Music by Lee Wainer Produce under the Supervision of Monis Watson “The Living Newspaper ‘Theaure Ordesua ‘you Raman, Conductor Fedral Bsic Project (Nove: As a mater of convenience cee groupings were ered slightly Jor the New York Gity production) SCENE ONE (Wer and Ilaton) © Ccunmacrens ‘WOMAN, sniddleaged, prosperous (Us overture ends, ice over the Lovnereasan speaks) voice oF tari nararix (over tovusrenten): Triple A Plowed Under. (Custain ries) 1917—Inllation. (Al rite red spotlight i on soxouas marching in continu. tus colunns nip rem laced upstage lft. After brief nero there sb an increasing volume of marching fet. The entive scone ie played behind seri. Spotlight on three sreaeens ond crowd of Fannin. SPEAKERS stand highest level ght. Som ofthe rarest stand on lowest level, right, and some at stage level, ght) ner seater: Your country #8 at Wat ‘Sroono steanan: Your country ees you Tins ao seoonD SreAkuns (logether) HE you cant it~ fr rust seeaKen: The fate of our county rests upon the ‘mer. seonnio SPEAKER! Do you want our land invaded? fuse seraxen: Do you wnt your daughters ravaged by Huns? ‘Folerat Then Moje, and Patt He Appleby Dept. of Agriculture, ‘Wuhan, Be C2 era 1 ti a so TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER ‘woman: Farmer, save the nation! (Trumpet) -rmsr seeaKna: The boys in the tenes need the men in the feds, ‘woman: Farmer, save our boys. (Trumpet) Secon sreansx: Every busel of basley iy a barrel of lle. wow: Farmer, save democracy. (Trumpet) vast sean: Every hand with spade is a handgrenade ‘wou: Farmer, ste our hoaor. (Trumpet) Secon sane: Every man behind a plow 2 man behind 2 gs, wou! Farmer, save civilization. (Prumpet) Yast sean: Bvery head of extle can win abate, ‘wowaN: Farmer, save our fg. (Trumpet) ‘sr seeatsn: Plant more wheat, secon srEAKER: Plant more potatoes Fast seeaKen: More com! ‘tcono sreanen: More cotont usr seranek: More food, more sed, more acres! secon AND Fins SreAusx (gether Monet Morel Morel wowan: Farner, save te world! Portae clove SCENE TWO-A (Depation)* Cozacrans {yt oo communion, Febreaey 8 and a, beeen ‘Arle. bop ot Aptis, Wasogen, DV” PM | TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER voice or vine wevanansn (over Lovnereakin): The 1920's Deflation (Chie tone ie played in a series of three subacenes on Uhre levels The highest level ie sloge righ, the nler- mediate level center od the lowest lve, left. Fis scene on highest level i Higted from dizectiy overhead. Only The scene ecually playing i lighted. Blackout atthe end of each scene, ar the spotlight comet up on the next Stene. Chart indian Wellton ts projected om seri {throughout this series) ‘exronran: Bad neve, Frank, Hct’ ship any more of your wheat souorn: Whae will T do with my stocks? ravorten: I don't know! I ea’ ship any more to Europe the war's over onsen: Its been over a long dine, but dey sill need 10 cat, don't they? rxrotren: Yes, but they're raising Weir own. Tm afraid ‘we won't ship much more wheat to Eirope unless they Inne another war sounra: That’ a short explanation of a crious problem. ‘you se why Kean’ take your ship- onsen: I dont see a damn thing Blackout 1 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER SCENE TWO-B (Spat comer upon idle tee, men see tt covenr moan sondng a his, et) cstv sant (there hed ben previ conersation Tes jos god anking st the any snawer Tenge colin sas: 1¢ may be good banking fr yo fellows ve inte iy, but fey tae pay op ly Paper now Pe ptt bankvupe every fae in yt care nunsa: Im sry. im no permite to be concerned eras wold be te tomy rs i td beep Shs bane money in stive cn 1 fs happen that atthe moment ec and bond colt che et inveamen. Bolder we get carly more rune there county saver: Whit ing to happen when we bak ‘ue the fren? Are You ping fo et Jour woske 2 omar cave mor Ihave note fr levity, Mr Drown. The int in aeatre i no Tnger x lurve tee Socks and bonis ne: Now do yous ha It ell iryoor pepe comin nets T dont we x dam sing. ‘Blaclout SCENE TWO-c (Spotlight comer up on lowest Level, left, courree Danuen seated at desk, and Fans seated is sie, right) sawnra (a if Ure had been previous convertion): ve gt to have the money. TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 15 ravoten: Lcan’t understand it. Only ite while ago they were preaching and haranguing for ws to aie more ‘ropa tnd more cups. Dam it, 1 bought more land and ‘ear all ie woods on my place, snd planted 10 vent, snd now Hs rating tthe Bel sannune That was wa, Fede agaeex: Well, ell people sill need to ex, don't they? “And they con't tell me there aren't people who coulda feat what Tying out fn my fields now. My son, Jim, in New York siye he cue walk down the street without having hungry amen beg hie fr money. ayer! Well, I don’t see what T ean do, unless they case "Up on me, ane they aren't going to do that. aman Well if you foreclose on me Yl be in the bread- Tiné myself. Then how are any of us going to eat? sasien: When that happens the big boy wll begin to feel Te and maybe they! get up another wa. anu (grimy): Can't have another war. Every day U get ‘eerans asking for 2 handout, and not 2 one of them would po back to war, and by God, 1 woulda’ raise wheat (or another war. snzon: At any rate, you ace my situation, Fred anaten: I don’t ae dan tig Blackout SCENE THREE farmer, Dealer, Manujecture, Worker-Vicious Circle) * Guanacrins get of ae “AAA, Pilwphy" by Resord G. Tope rac uc any at 4 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER oct oF ume mewsrem (oer ‘oimnestn: 8 the Troubled cen yey ge to log norco all fe and nell bilo dle * unemployment re ‘Seren milfn fve hundred and senso oust oer salig cme upon the fou Propo of Mates muse igh, tr head sary le thats to wis) roles (one) Uc bay hat ata (Light ge out ats us had saply lt spent fo wanurdren) sian (w nanoracrouny: I tke that shipment (Gaunt of ney Hight ou naoracrosn ta ead Sly oink to wonsse) varurtrons io mens: Toate you any nore (Lig gos oa. wont ses daly Joa) winttn Peat ‘Eight rer on) SCENE FOUR (Farmer? Holiday) Cuanacres RET pt sani’ Al “peReat Beno Eabtie Rexel. 8 Naot TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 45 SCENE FOUR-A voice or tive wewsnarex: Des Mone, lowa, Farmer pi ‘oper on farm hholiay leader, Milo Reno.* (Lighus on mito ano on proscenium om right) nuizo anno: As President of the Farmers’ Holiday Assoc tion, representing five thousand lamers, T wish tam ounce the five points of our program during the coming fike. 1 We will pay no taxes or interest ntl we have fly cared for our fai 2, We will pay no interecbearing debts until we recive the cost of production {5 We will buy only that which complete necenity de mands ‘We sil say inthe homes we now occupy. ‘We will not sell our products until we receive the cet of production, but vil exchange our products swith Tabor and the wemployed for the things we ‘need on the farm on the bass of cot of production for bot panies ‘Yo can_no more sop this movement thax you could sop the Revolution of 1776.1 couldn't stop it I ied. (OM) slage voices shout, "Strike! Strike!” Follow RENO ‘ith spot (o sage let, where light comes up on cove Dusion Meneaas Bend desk. Lights shift to lft) “Sryan! Bryn! ryt Bey”, Fortune Magee, JOuaey M4 Sede of eat by Mau A algerie Kop 8h \ = 36 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER SCENE FOUR-B canoe or contson nes (holding out contract vend pon fo sno avo): Me Reno, Lae hee the terms rave up by te commie of Comision Merchant, TWe'wane you tall of tht strike. Wil you digi Powe mito ato turns to ere of sage woes te sll ubling "Ske! Skt” He turns back and Soy Blackout SCENE FIVE (Mile Prices) Cuanacrens ‘voice oF tive wewsearan (over LouosexaKta): Milk flows to market (Light directly over the xwournan seated at table Taotee and consuaten om truck, ght and lf of woo. dan. Scene is played on metronome count through en tiety, a speech and « bea, ele) raaatet (holding up quart can of milky: How much do 1 anna: ‘Three cena? ociatan Take i or leave it Nes York Heald Tobae, Jl 5. 98 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 7 aaa: Il tke it, (Hands over milk and pockets coins) won consonen: Lant 2 quart of milk Feimouraean (sho has been pouring milk from can into, ote: Filton eens. ‘won conatati: Flicen cena? Daina ‘Fake itor leave i ‘WonAaN consunen: TH take it (nipouewAn hold out his hand, lakes money, at slaps pocket) Blackout ~ | SCENE six: (Sioux Cliy—Fermers Organize) CCuanacrons econo sreaten from audicnce tan artaten from sulence rien seeaten from audience Voice oF tuvine nwsraren (over Lounseeaxsa): Sioux 1g32-Farmoers organize Reliel Confer (The sage ia speakers platform, os.soarss are seated fn various part of the lower flor of the theatre, Catt dove and Fr seeaREn ar at table on stage) mst sreaxen: We've been old outt We've been chested snd robbed. Milo Reno dedared a holiday for Milo eno-ot for us Forget Revo. Forget his eraty schemes! or Gal's sake, think for yourselves say, lee organize 18 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER ineligeni* Were got tse our problems cea ad igh or Wee il be these wl cle thom with terme secon sree (rom eto): Wea ward, Mister. ‘Sm sean (lo from acne We gh i me have ctu oming den ge is mone ant pak eh tan op. rot seen Grom an: I got meting to sty oun aneans Men aki ep.» Tons and tons "rac ae being tun at il Reno. Vil Stott tke yotr mind of the fal aston Slumon t'nyy "Suck o Reon. He meat to (Cie of “Boe from the ounce) 2 rol Stans Al igh "o pou wa 0, bt ray yue malaga metho (Oe of "Pipe down “et oie and “ony cect Gelding up hand for snc) Peay here gre dea be done, Yetcdny fourteen a oor mek tS aot down ont plete In Cherokee County. "We want our is n+ We wat velit = and sve lg fe (Qhandroes ror pets him. Gre of “Site"Dump the mil and" overt taco") surat seater fom sues Meat Weve got tome ure ot with ho Reno-and We oly wa} todo nebo damp every tuck and pl every can till we ean ay our bandon Les op talaga do taming vemendos rot) Dlsckout ‘ay ork Tine Septet. pe ie, Senter. ge iad: Spear 1 ane bie TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 1g SCENE SEVEN (Aik Strike) Cuanacres ove (oll sage) (Dusing darkness following Scone Sy eres of “Strike” have given sey 10 an ominous musical undercurrent Tivougion ths ene, muse contin, hghighing the ground) La voice OF Lanne wewsraraR (over LousenzaRan): The chal: Tenge echocs through Wisconsin, Olio, Iowa, Indian. Over the Middle Wese embittered farters net (he sage is completely dark save for fint light which uminates a rosvoed signpost and part ofan immense Doulder. At rite there is nosound, but ater moment, the faint sound of em abroching truck is heard. This becomes louder and soon the twin lights of automobile headlights epper lei. They grow stronger as the auto ‘comes neater, and sound incemer. The lights have by ‘this time reached the boulder, lighting up the heads of & gor uo grouped eound end behind, men who have been iying in tat to wayly the tracks ds t tights hie them, one speaks) “ mst at: Here comes the trek, boys ‘Secon ain: Le’ get so TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER ‘sumo sn (topping hi wih is haa: Wale (There & econ ent the gh get richer) ses ban! Now! (Phe sen teep out fom Beknd the er nak oe ne hd of ager get bat gust determination ove orr sce Ge wn on re = (Phere i ‘pteccond poie) soon men vress Dump the mit * (rom of lage i ard the ripping and smashing of bose being hued fom he tue moment of thr ond then one tie eer and iow) vores ‘Turn over the tice Poa (4 moment «then the final tei cra ste track tamed oe) Diackout (Nore: This eect is heightened by the following device: asthe truck is being turned over, the lights on the boulder Swing round dizly wn instead of Ueing one beside the ‘ther, they have become one over the other. « There ix full seconds pouse es they remain i that postion, before the Blackout) SCENE EIGHT. (farm Auction) ‘cuasncres ‘own (F229) fon (wntz08) “avi by Broce Bin, New Repub, Neer. a8 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER ow volee oF une neisraren (over Louoereaken): Farmers Tose cheirland-uhels homes-unpaid morgage te fore- lose; land is sold at public auction. The larmers take raters in thsi own hand? (The scene isa farmyard, bu there is no attempt at realism; bive cclonama, grey pleljorm for auctioneer, Devrel om platform. Gray ground row to math lights on [oor in front of exe. Otherwise no futher propetice it scone, ratoens re in overaly, few WOMEN sn crowd. One ni conspicuous sx busines lather sends apart. AIL this i acoweed aise. The tine cleanly afer: hoon, the dey igh) usr niactnon (berkoningy: Hey, Sal Albert's going 10 ido the talkin’ Jbl peak up it wusons f There @ fellow hete 1 doa’t know. ‘aan: He was asking me questions about che place ‘rast neseimor: Point him out, San, and Ti watch, (Quy mode lis heed backward toward @ welLdresrd ‘nan, who i walking eboul. The sian fnally slope ix seman: Nice day for an auction. (The oxour oF ranxcens Took at hii diggat, urs aay. eaves shrug shoul der, and turns (0 vise and sec0nD wecteon. sanding near) [Auctioseen: Wet all veal, folks, soon the shes reads his otic. (stemrrveods fn an wineligible fast mono- 1 ea Biot, Janney 454 + tot rc 4 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER tone, “State of Wisconsin . . 2” witson goes through caove of marten, from person (0 ferion, speaking 50 {hat the sudience can hea) swusons Alber’ going to do the rest of the talkin’. (Each traraten nods in understanding marser.WiUs0x continues {2 he reaches yons) You speak up first. Albert do the talkin’ (As surare complete he reading ofthe notice, the avcrionsn comes down wilh his hammer) averiona: Folks, today youre going to be able o buy ‘lot of uptodate modern machinery, and the bes piece Of farm land this side of the Misiaippi River, and 1 ‘want (0 se tome spirited bidding. (FaRbens watchin {rimly end silently) The valution of the farm alone is fventy thousand dollars, dee hundeed acees under cul- tivation, Lock, stock and barrel, I ahould ay i's worth, ‘conservatively spenkin thirty thousand dollars. Teave i {0 you, gen arto how we bid. All 10 once, or piece by piece Whatdya say we keep the pikers out (Qtcaningly, to sttavcen) All to once. (Stancex nods Highly. ratatens all (urn their heads ix unison toward ftmancen who i all occupied By to farmers talking to Tim) s+ Any objection? (Fkere i no enswer) All sight, dhiry thousand dollars on the Bick. What ara 1 bid? (Sight peu) son (quely, nemettonaly: Twelve ents (Gout, raxstans remain grimly silent) ‘avcroneen (oring a laugh): That's a good one. Twelve cent, «+» Hal Hal Well, now, lets havea bidl youn: Thats my bid, (ADenonsi looks around and ix Tovered by the dead caries ofthe rasaras is next Speech, i dead earnesnes lkewie, i spoken meaning fully, directly ta the stronger) verona: Allright, 've got 3 bd. I'm bid weve cents TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 33 on whiny thowsand dolla’ worth of propery, weve ents, Right a'seaneen) Wl Bd © thousand? Do Thar thowand? (rar opens his ath to speek, be sats tore ht arms Fhe Pe Meco gfe Bs Ind. i wesc spin hin rowdy Tp hs Dat toe hs eet end the tao lead hi of Tn meen ‘beating = ‘inp won: «and when i rin around thse par, Mise, pour And you ought tose the pgs don to ty place. er te likeli ter of lle dois anbody verre, (His wie tral of they duppear af Hage. ‘The uctioners jew mph He looks a the suoate od tre to eat hs lone nee dlbertly ture is tec ond ats wing) sons Whatiyn wa’ or You gota ‘verona Alright ‘Twelve coms tele cen what do Then? tve got to have ano tie "Yai legal es fave anouer bi = sumo: Thineen can. (Deed patie, The aver Zook besten af he ha head he bi) You ge Your bi (Pee is anther, shorter pose, during whe the svcioneen lots more heft than evr) Well wat tay wal fo al avetonass (horougly licked, smack it Bammer down fara Al sight tien cents once «then eens twice ten cents r= Ae you all dow? Sod fbr tno coms Blackout 24 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER SCENE NINE (Lem Hants, Secretary of the Farmers National Relic ‘Ganference) Ccunnvcrens votes oF tive nawararex (over LounsrzaKea): Washing ton, December 7ihy agse. (Music) And 20 I gives me great pleasure to inode tothe delegates of the Far fr National Reliet Conference, your secretary, Me. Lem Harzi* (Glese; spot up on ven mann down stage lft, speak fing over microphone) tent nana: The farmers themselves have come here 10 ‘Washington to frame thelr own proposals for immediate relief from the burdens under which they are now being ‘shed. In thelr opinion a national elvergency exis find this atime for emergency action, ‘That means in iediate reli, not some complicate scheme to “make the tart ellecive” several yeas hence. (Pause) The three quarters ofthe farmers, which economists consider fs suxpls, connot tally be considered as such. Neither CG they consider their ops as surplus when they know thac there ave millions of unemployed who lack the very things which they produce and cannot sll twas the recognition ofthis jonialsltuation which led the farm {sof Towa to give milk tothe unemployed of Sioux City ‘sing the farm strike thee. Remeber, every farmer ‘eming to this Conference ha had personal experience with the farm problem, he a eal ir farmer, elected York Time, Deemer Ba pe. TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER a5, by at lease ewentysive farmers back home. His coming spells the distrust of the profesional fav lobbies. He Tas taken matters int hit owe hands beenuze fe knows thse wo one ele ca do the jl ae wll ae cau. Blackout scene TEN} \/ (Farm and City Familie) Cuanncrans CSEAERAL UGH S JOINSON'S Youee voice OF tine newsrArER (over tounspeARER): AS cur cconomie ssi now works, the greater the surplus of neat on Nebraska farms, de larger are the breadlines In New York City. (Gt curtaina fen on briliant blue lass curtain, aguinst i ore seen sithoutted far ad elt family, the city 26 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER emily, center, and the farm family right on romp. The cone grow angry asthe two groups oppose each other) workin: We starve and they tld us you had food in your elds rates: Fod isin our fet but they tld ws yor would ‘ot pay the cost of its harvesting. ‘worsens wire: We had no money TPawtexs emer-cow: We raied egg and milk, and you woulda’ buy them wonuer's sasr son: We had not the een cons © pay Pamwan’s rasnLe (oouted) Filteen conta fr mull? ‘Pamten: We got only thee. wonker’s vawty (outing): Fiten, tcen! agat’s East: Thee, threl wontzn’s paucHrEn (wail): Tm hungry. aaate’s pavorran: can't go 10 school anaten (quietly): Food rts in our lds ranater’s s3cono 22 No money tosh ravouix: No money to buy. === rasote’s wins: No money.» - (Slight pause) ‘worsax: There i no work ‘workin’ son: No jobst ‘worken’ mauctren: No food! ‘worsen: We have been evicted from our homes, amen’ wire: And we from ost land anaten: We plow our swest into the exrth. Fanau’s wart: And bring forth ripe provende. ‘wonksn: We save. vasoten: The wheat stands high in our fel yasste's wire) Our fies no longer ‘woucer’s pouren: Feed TPanne's ner son Pay ‘workan’s amy Feed us, Pannen: The whet i Better destroyed. say, burn fe TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 7 sams rte: Bor i Bam ie etme ht uy changing the shy from ble lo rd Ses the fans i oat the fue of famer ir io ling pcr. Ferd ly fais Ia tebe Seong esc even oun over he women ‘wonxer: Why? : so (over Loussreanea): Something 1s depriving onethind of our population uf the Gok given right to earn their bead by the sweat of thet Tabor. The single ply fact ie a indicument under which no form of govelnent can long continue. For slgter cause chan that we revolted agninst Brite ule and sllered te bitcrest cil ward history raxsusn ano wonssn (gether: Words (QoUh FAMILIES turn in protest towerd the wovespeaxen) (love Travelers SCENE ELEVEN (Triple Enacted) CCnanacrens voice oF time newsearex (over nounerenees): Washing: ton, May vath, 1g33~the AAA become the law of the land. I is heteby dedared to be the policy of Cone wes (Ghotlight on srenerany wassace) SECRETARY WALLAGe (Picking up sentence)... to increase a cect aes 2 28 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER the purchasing power of farmer. Ici by that token, farm rele, but alo, by the same token, National Relief, for itis 3 wellknown fact that millions of urban une ployed will have a better chance of going to work wen farm purchasing power rises enowgh to buy the products, of city factories. Ler help the farmer 1 is ying to subdue the habitual anarehy of a major American in dus, and to establish organized contro inthe interest fof not only the farmer but everybody ese... The bill ves the Secreary of Agriculture the power 1 -«.* (igus jade on waisscs. The projection of @ map of the United Stales, showing acreage reduction, comes Up fon the sein.) voice oven LOUSPEARER (stacato) .« Reduce acreage. “The visible supply of wheat diminised from «wo hi red and twelve elon bushels in a9ge to one hundred fd twenty four million bushels in 19344 (Phe projection changer to a number of tile igs in Iron of a number of lege pis, labeled “2933 producr tion,” the smaller pigs labeled "1934 production” ‘yorce oven nounaresRax (continuing): To curtail produc tion. Hog production was cut from sixty milion in 1933, to thireyseven millon in 19354 (Projection changer to a slide depicting two loaves of bread. One is labeled “sgy3—10g" the other “ig34— et vyorce oven rovnsesanen (continuing): To levy & tax on processing of basic faim commodities. Wheat advanced fn price from 2 cents a bushel in 1993 t 74 cents a bake i a9p4 Blackout io Seca Hae Hout Wh2-Mtch 8,9 et sp et TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 9 SCENE TWELVE (hint Seon Cuanncrens vorce oF tivine weesonn (over LousrEAKsA): Tule pays four milion dollars daly.* (Piece spots dvclly overhead, stage right, center and Lage let ight up as povels open. ramveen walks into {ot right where Ne meet PaRM DUREAY REPRESENTATIVE) rae suneau nasnasevearive Check for ring wheat scrape, ‘rater! Thanks, I cli. (PAa4 RUREAY pupntsRerATV ‘ls right, naxaun tains front ix area of center spot SALESLAN enters lly an FAROE ad SALESMAN meet i fren spot left. As rant aurea azrazenrative ad FARouse eucale spot right, thal spot blacks? ransuse ucales spot center, that spot blahs. The env sene is layed crisply, with no attempt at sealism) Got a shied satesuan You bel arate How much? sauemeat: One dlla:t anne It was seventy ve ces sxursean: Cotton's up-production’s cinailed-there’s a procesing (x. {Pan ante ye TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER ranaten: Whats it mean? sauenwave: You get check for planting no whest—planter fet check for planting no cotton=planter pays sr for bread of your wheat-you pay more for shir of corton-that's where i comes Hom. ranter: Oh, well-when it was cheap I didn’t have any ‘money. TL take it, Blackout SCENE THIRTEEN (heat Pty Cuanacrens Two GROUPS OF TRABIRI—I5 MIME, 15 LEFT voter oF Livine nxwsrarex (over LouDsreAKs): Chicago, 1934 (The scene is a alized representation of the Chicago Wheat Pit. Two ramps, utr lege ends st upstage, are joined by two fourfootpltforms. Bind the platforms, ‘eeated, isa blachboar; s0 that they an be seen over le small ends of the ramps, are ope telephone booths. A large clock is next tothe blackboard, right nstad of numerals it depicts the months of the year. It has only fone hand. This hand revolves slowly through the ploy ing ofthe scene. Left ofthe blachboerd ira tage ther ‘mometer=to indicate increasing heat. The thermometer ‘doce not move fn this scene ‘There ira nee at each ofthe four telephones, and several TR PLE-A PLOWED UNDER 3 unwens between them and the men in the Pil. The Wheat Pic i filled with yo vnavsns. These TRABERE are disided into groups, et and right, one buying end one Selling, AL rise there i a din of vokeen Immediately efter tise aloud gong rings. The too exovrs OF TAREE peck in unison, those buying speak fit, and thove selling ‘lterward. Their movements also aren wnitona move ‘ment which shouldbe divided on a count of two beats (0 2 measure or four beets to @ meatnre, building tempo ‘and volume of scene conitently until end Fight jter gong ie sounded, YoIce OvER LovvarEaeR speaks) voice: TripleA enacted, (This same voice speaks throughout the sene, with @ slightly increasing tempo. One Man at blackboard cone linues his mations of triting though the scene) ‘reanens uerr: Buying goo May at 101. Taapeas nce: Selling goo May at 2 quarter, “Tues Ler: Buying goo May at 10h “aoias het: Selling at 8 quarter “mane tert: One Volee oven tovnersanen: Fair and) warmers ‘Tuonns rrr: Selling at oneeighth aaoins MeN: A hal, ownsrzatan (Cp): Fair and warmer. Blackout “Jou of Commer, Dect 8 Ne Tat ha gn. eater Been panes ge TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER SCENE FOURTEEN * (Counter Restaurant) Cusacrens (4s portals clase on Wheat Pit trucks move in right with ‘owt. couvrennan stands right of counter, appro: priately dresed, custonsn left of counter, Light from ‘overhead. Boul and ladle on cover, Coston cry ‘habbily ested, with hat exer his eyes) courernatan: Whaddya want? ‘vsrouna: A bowl ocatmeal, courramaian: Got dhe ces? ‘custoveen: Got two cents ‘counrnatan: Not 2 chance. Got to have thee cents, cexsroate: Iwas ewo cents yesterday ‘counransca: Sorry, pal, prices went up today. Blackout SCENE FIFTEEN ork Avenue Restaurant) Cuasacrens (vont light on Restaurant. Background suggests ‘modem room. A cours in evening clothes att uated TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 33, at table, warven is taking the onder. They are drinking ‘eckails) ax: «Imported Beluga caviar. Broiled royal squab, lle ination and bottle of Chéteau Yue, "30, ‘That's all for now. (Exit warren) Wwoutat: Mmminmmmamm . . celebrating? Duan Right, won (lit las: What to? eave Wheat. worn: Wheat? Ywonan: AM! right... eres 40 wheat. (They drink) “Long may it wa sass And Keep going up. Wwoutas (tera thot pause) these new processing taxes? sae Uls wouaw: You seem prety diterful about it ae: Why shouldn't I i the consumer who pays. (As she ‘oaks at him snguningly, he picks wp rolt) When 1 buy this rll pay the proceaing tax. wowan: 1 thought you paid it on wheat and hogs and ‘things like that aw Look, this rll, 20t 20 tong ago, was wheat waving in the fields of Kansas. Somembere Letween the harvere ing of that wheat snd this oll there was = procesing tae (le ops} woutan: Go on, Man: That all... and ics dhe man who ents it who pays wowtan (alo after a slight pause): Fm afraid es jst a Wi ‘omplintad for me ax Oh, well, wheats up and Ive been saving 3 ft of ito unfoud {So what will bs,'a new car or a sable ent ll me, ate you alleced by M4 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER wovea: Mma! a O.K. Both, Blackout SCENE SIXTEEN (Drovght) Gnanacrens voice oF tivina newsraren (oer rouse): Summer, ‘igy4: Drought sexes the Midwest, West, Southwes. (Gigie up on tableew of a eaneen examining the sil; « sovbaked plain, stretching away to a burning horizon. From the tovoeressan two voices are heard, one cris, sharp, stacclomthe other sinister and foreboding. The vores are accompanied by a shythmic musieal proces: sion that grows in intensity, and leaps to a climax of shri despair) ‘ust voce (over Lovoaeeaxsn): May Sst, Midwest weather report secon Votce (ver Loussreausy): Fair and warmer. rast voce: May second, Midwest weather report secon vowce: Fair and warmer ‘ast voice: May third, Midwest weather report econo votce: Fair and warmer ‘rast voice: May fourth, Midwest weather report. ‘econo voice: Far and warmer, Fle ad ware, Fale and warmer, Far and warmer. (The rans who is examin TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 35 ing the soil sraightens up and slowly lets @ handful of by dust sft through his fingers} vasoter: Dust (ose Travelers SCENE SEVENTEEN (Church CCuanacrens (ight on rasron stonding at lectern, center and rated bout eight fet. Thi i backed ly Goth cree dow. The scene ft played through seri. The easton i braving a2 sone begin. Throughout this prayer of sage oices ate Heard seying® “Beir and wermer, fit ard luarmer fair and warmer”) rastor: © God, heavenly Father, look down upon thy people See eur plight today. There are tho who claim fo be children of God, and yet manifest no real heart in the welfare of others. Help’ us, Almighty Father, where thee others fil® voices tos concseation (Jerenty): Ament aston: Out land, already sticken with depresion, now sulfers fom heat and drought, and thi i the fourth ‘month of our fiction. From Misiaipp tothe Rocket ‘our country les unde the searing Bas, Our geat state has been burned dry. The showers of dust come in loud so dense as to obscure the midday sun, The corn Ne Yok Ti, Joly 4, 1 35 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER ‘rumbles to dust at dhe toh of out hand, and dhe talks lie vied and carling in the heat. © God, heavenly Father, who has bleed the earth that it might be fe fal and bring forth whatsoever Ie needful for the ite ‘of man, and has commanded (0 work with quite, And eat our own brea, Bes the labors ofthe husband. men .«« (Projection of film of dying calle i slowly dimmed in and lights on rarron are cow dimmed ou) ‘and grant such sesonable weather that me may yet ie saved, that we may yet reap the (ute of ovr Inbore in the eld, and rejoice fn thy goodness, voices rrote conersoxmion: Areal (ctwre projection is fully up, and light on rasron fs completely out) votcr oF tivita nxwseansx (over sounereaken): The su bakes the sil. Dust covers he land All green things ‘wither. Calle di for lack of food and water love Portals ) VS SCENE EIGITTEEN (Wheat Pit) Cnanacres (At vise: eons are discovered in nes formalized groupe Ing, to iudicate @ diferent setup from that of the fist Wheat Pit scene Volume and tempo pick up at level ‘and speed at whch frst Wheat Pit cone Blaced out, Gong rings, soussreaten onnounces "Pair and warmer.” TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 97 This time quotations are read ix unison by everyones and ell ther actions are in wniton. The thermometer ‘iss to indicate ineveasng heat, the diel on the eloch ‘moves over the specie eveas indicating the hot stonmer months) sagoen wonmen ont: $1.01. voter over iounsrearen): Fair and warmer, fair and ‘warmer, fair and warmer ‘reorn wusinen 10: $1.08, “Teper wUNIMER HES: $5.09, ‘Tank wuNDER FOUL: $4.9 ‘TADeR ROMER FIVE: $1.05 ‘taoen NUMER SX: F1.08 "TaDER NUMER SEVEN: $4.07, ‘aaoen RUAIER CHE: $1.08 ‘uanek RUNIER WINE! $1.05 ‘manen nonin Text $100 uanex mune EVENS Fos "TRADER NUMBER TWELVE: ii Blackout SCENE NINETEEN (Cotton Patel Cammacras (The scone is dane with lights, the action suggesting that the locle is « Negi’ tiny pach of eoton ithe South, rs tht of dough New Yo 8 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER ‘The action alo indicates the pretence of a mule. A the lighus come up saat is trudging slowly towards lft and singing) save Ginging): (Ue stops singing and begins to admire hi mul) Bos! Yor shor purty mule. OF Guv'ment goin’ tobe mighty pleased with yo" Yeah, man! Yo sho’ lok lke you goin poll dis of patch back. (The suener enters silently and stands behind sas) sgt (Continuing): Long time since Idrive a purty mule Tike yo Te goi call you Ganon Yen, sal Dey's he ye come from an’ dat's what 1 call yo. OF Guvinen fay, "Sam, yo" ke dis money sid buy yo'elf a pla fn’ a mule aa’ rate yo" crop. sure (tepping forward): That isa pretty me, Sm. sax Oh, howdy, Mr. Sherif. I didn’ know yo was there Ssugure: Where did you get that mule, San? ‘oa: Tgot me a farm loan. The Guv'ment man down to Raleigh, he give ie an” he eay: "Yo" go head rise yell 2 money crop, but don’t plant cation” sur: Sam, you sill owe taxes on this place. taae: How much taxes Towed, Mr. Shri? Fm goin’ have sme a crop this yea. swnirr: What’ the diference what you owe, Sem, you ‘alt agoin’ to pay it. 1 gota cake this mule, ‘uot (alarmed): Mr. Sher, Yo ain't goin’ ke my mule, is you? sure: Sate am, TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 59 axis Doggone! Yo tok ma’ other mule Sure: Cota have taxes. (Walls toward mule) Come on, ‘ules we gota get gol’. (To sam) What you ell his tle to make han go? saat (woefully calle him Guv'ment, ‘Suter: Giddap, Guv'ment! Blackout SCENE TWENTY (Stasecroppers) Guanscrins sted ee hundred st sventpve thousand sar topper le tn place ate reducton® {Ui posh tht ote colin ight Be wae ond tac the ween of «Souther lolli. ie 08. Ccovrn ce ey hb rene) vase (doling poe 1 S78 Opp 0 move: Ait atmo more coon sur crore Thad tll ou oe money fr ot rt secon cover: We igee sme of hat wa ts Fur Sne nen you uppers sed gg You gl utc gue eH Sain, ed 40 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER ou" suf together and git. The Guvment ain't wanda? ‘me to plant the land you been workin’ a ree ie cornet rt rot to plant, and it says here... (Waves a paper) + that you're supposed to pay i asotex: Every dur one of you owes me money, and Lan't sayin’ nothin’ if you git ‘n> torrie: Cimon, eroppers. I want to tlk to you lone (He draws them away from the earnten who sods ualching them supiciousty) Listen. (he oters crowd sround fm) The way 1 figer i, this Guv'ment staff may bbe atelpin’ us. Them Congresnen sd we wouldn't Ise our homes, but, by God, we ee losin” our tomes I ain't en wantin’ join the Union ‘cause Iwas feared. Bat, by God, I ain't aleated no more! The Union is demand In" ten cents an hour for cotton pickers. I's demand Constitutional rights. 1 don’t Know low is agin to get ‘em. But, by God, Him sgoin’ co help ‘em. Are you with sme? Then, come on! (They follow him toward the amuse atthe sone blchens) Blackout SCENE TWENTY-ONE (Meat Strike) Comsat TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER votce oF tive newsrArER (over LovosteaKsn): Detroit, ‘Joly 7h, 1935- Housewiver rebel agains high meat prices (Butcher shop window and door. Mest prices diplayed In window as follons:f ‘Roun Sen esse 856 I Bray Por Roast 34 Ib. Vent Roast nf tb. Leo or Lasts 2p 1. aww 204 Ib. Hae coo suf I. Then lights come up on two wont cérrying the follow fing banners: "Wortn's “Acrion Conterres-Aoniner Hien Cast or Live” "Ais Out 0 Pucker Fibay ax Saromnay.” "Sine ron a 20 Dex Cay Cur iw Maar Pusces” They crate right to left saw and wontan art erasing fram le they come lo entrance of store, they sar to enter. wounw notices the picketing, and nulls naw ewe from doonoey) ‘wouians Dont goin therel ‘There's strike, Well go some Ther place ta buy (They start wing (0 sight. Suddenly @ mas comes tough the door with e package. A number of wont come om from lef. They se the MAN, at star for ox) ‘nour of Wostn (ad lil): Dont let ism past Get hit Suikebreker. “The package! Get che package. Show him we mean business Get hil (As the st emerges from the mob, his package i ezed By a woman who rips it apart and Uhrous i of stage He ir then surrounded by a furout mob intent aon tearing him to piece The eaua.z Lenoen of the sie mounts « bes} Ne Yor Time, Jay #8, 95 42 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER ego: Wall We've got a bigger fight than this om out hands, We're not going to be said with boyeoting only butcher shops Once organized we'll lok inte milk prices, and gas and electricity rat In the present sie ‘we don't wane the small butchers to suits We want to {et resls from the big packing house! ‘Maus vorce: Why don't you go to. Washington? They Stared thi, Legon: Maybe the sated it by ling dhe He pigs amd ‘Gull. We don't haow and we don’t cate. Ut we'e not feing 0 pay such high pees for mest, and ta here i 0 it voters: We won't buy meat. Prices must come down, We ‘won't buy meat! Prces mist come down (The rout of ‘ruck coming to sop it heard ff sages sasoen: A'mest wud! A packingowse tuck, Soak the reat in Kerotene! voices (ad lib): Kerosene on the meat. Soak the meat Down with the meat packer millionaites. Prices must ‘came down. We won't buy! We won't buyt We won't buy! We won't bus! (000 rusher of. ‘They all ext down te) Blackout SCENE TWENTY-TWO (drs. Dorothy Sherwood) TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 43, vores or ive newsraren (over Lovosreaxss): Newburgh, ‘New York: Augost zeth, 193, Mrs. Dorthy Sherwood (Colice desk on right. Light on desk, with vouice ta Hexaver ehind i Eater sas, strawood, ly with dead infant in er ar. She walks towerd deah) bins steooo: He's den. I drowned him. Lauresaers You what? Dns. senwoon: I just drowned my son, I coulda’ fed him, ‘and I could’t bear to se hi hamgry. ++ let him wade inthe erek until he got tied. Tien U fed him ‘out into che middle, and held him there ntl he stopped. ‘org. lururenasr (calling, not loudly): John (rouscenas op proaches) Take the body. Book his woman for murder (Wonscsatantohes child from her) (Giachout on everything except ns, stenwooo. Ske i Dicked out by the solitary overhead light. Of sage voree ones through the Lowwareaxex) votes: Why did you doi ins stsxwooo: Fcould't feed him. 1 had only five cents voter: Your own child Did you think you were doing the right thing? uns soon: I just thought tad to be done, tha’ al 1 was che bes thing todo, voice: How could a mother kill her own child? ns. sexwooo: He was hungry, ell you. Hungry, hungry, Thungry, hungry, lamgry! (ae her aoice mounts te i Vlented with that of axather which commences pro reson of nine vice erying “Gully These come over the vounsreaten end ate varied in color, but increasing in fervor wil 4 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER SCENE TWENTY-THREE (Supreme Court... AAA. Killed) Cuasncres summa courr josie nossrs—figre in silhouette SUPREME court Justice stont—fgure in silhouette Seven Onn sUMEME coUre justicss~Bgures in silhouette DAMEL 0. HASTINGS, SENATOR FaOM DELAWARE showed urna & srt-in silhouette ax anowoen—in silhouette rows jerrisox~in silhouette ‘votce oF tise newsearen (oorrLoumareaKsn)s January 6 tog0.-- Supreme Court invalidates AAA in Hoosac Mills case voice (aio over rovesrenKen): The majority opinion “estice Robert, (GAs travelers open from rear, projection of Constitation ES thrown om elas etlain. Dicoveed tn shadow ageint projection are justice stone, tuRsz Ovi Justices, then Isher nouter, and the rovn nanatnine yuxTices, ght omens ses 10 onefoot platform drecily infront of Ihe. vive ties who concurred fas opinion, Lune in profile ar he begine to speak) Ne Tere Tim Jay. TRIPLE-A PLOWED-UNDER 45, usmce nowers Dyer call the sole objective of the lego iso rove he putcasing pice of ap Cetus prot tos pity wha pean itn tier ays to take money fem the proces tae Stow i onthe Gamer The Conon the supreme In of the land ordained and eval by the people Ail eglition ‘must conform to the rings eye down The power to coner or wal united bene Bias te power to cores or dentoy. Tiss eocrcion by Cconomicpromiehjgmen hated” tes own ae wees) ‘Stone, — : (Phe rv ysis concuring wih yc nossa turn to ful front The wo oncving wih stor, tem i Siowte) sumer stone: Cours are concerned with the power to tract taut, nt with cr widom ‘The only check tipo thrown eseche of pover ir our ov nse a ‘etreuain. For the removal of unw lwe rom the Stauste bos appeal lr nt (othe court bat fo the Uallot and to the proceue of democratic goernment ‘So may the julia power te abe, “The power to taxis the power to detoy" bt wed not fora ee son dnt is exten Cosa pote onl agents ot govenmene wich sms be sed have the ex aly © pent Sigh, stps on higher laf ot back, rowing hs ‘dow into math loger projet thn thet of the joes) suxarom ies: This reeuables Contains gow Cin It pve back tothe Sates the power ey i + Ny Yor Ts ji, 46 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER tended to reserve when they adopted the Constitution. “The chances are it wil impose the condition of the ‘country, a did the decison of the NRA” (Gasnines steps down and exit left suanea & suet enters right, spe on pltform vacated ly nasties) ‘aumneoe sure; We don't want the Congres of he United. ‘States singly orteverally wo el the Supreme Court what to de, We don’t want any administeaton dha takes & shot at the Constitution inthe dat, and tres to put Something over in contradiction of it, upon any theory that there f going to be a gent public power in Lavor fof i, and iti posible that dhe United States Supreme Court may be indmidated into a friendly opieion with tespect ta But I found, all during my peblic ite, that ‘Almighty God bale tis country, and e did no give us that kind of a Supreme Court (eat ater doy and ets lef, oxowoun enters vil Hep om plaform vacated by suri) ait exowoen: The reactionaries sock to turn both “Amer feanism” and the Coniitution inc instruments of rac: tion, but neither of tee things belongs to them. No- ‘where does the Constitution grant the Supreme Court poner over Congres, but it does make Congres the povenal maser of the Supreme Court I repeat, the {Constietion ofthe United States docs not give the So preme Court the right t9 dere laws passed by Cor {Bes unconatetional§ (Gaownen stepe dou and exit lft, owas yrrunson enters right, sept on platform vacated by mnownen) smionts yerrason® ‘There must be an arbiter somewhere. “Trae, there must. Bat does that prove itis ether the Congress or the Supreme Court? The ulinate arbiter 1 er Yor Tie, ene 2.198 Hla Work bane tt, Janney a Trip E-A PLOWED UNDER 47 is the people of dhe Union, assembled by their deputies in convention atthe cll of Congiest or two-thirds of the Staten” (Fravetrs slowly close, with yxrensow remaining sand ing on plaiform, center) voice oven Lounstearsa: Farmers voted, by more chan 6 to 1, for continuance of Triple (ew start erasing ! stage in front of traveler, from right (0 let.) rnsr man: The AAA is dead. «(Exit left) | steowo atan: No more allotment checks «(Exits left) ‘inmp mae: What he Bell¥e we ago’ 0 do this winter? (Exits left) ‘A woman: How're we goin € ge coal? (Exits lft) Four sian: They say the people wfote the Conti ton (tt) ‘art tan: “Them people have been dead a Tong ine (alto exits) Blackout SCENE TWENTY-FOUR (The Big "Scat voter oF uivme NEWsPAnER (over LounerEAREH): January 2st, Bufo, New York, Court rund processing tx on fonder of Supreme wibanal] (Pause) Secretary Wallace (Cights on wainace speaking into microphone) nts tert Mr Jan, Je tain Coen "Five data M9 New Ton Piney oy hg 48 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER secarrany wausaces ... 1€ dosm’t make seme, In the Home Mills care the Supreme’ Goure disspproved the iden that the Government could take money from one troup for the bene of another. Yet in turning over {0 the procesors this $200,000.00 which came from al the people, we are seeing the most Hagant example of ‘expropriation for the benefit of ove small group. You twill get some Hea of fr size when you contrat thee Tefunds withthe profs of the procewors im their most prosperous years, Coton mills reported prot of $30 fonoo in 2gt0. Their processing te refunds amount {© $100,000 in cotton. Flour mils reported profits of shout $20;009000 om their wheat Dour busines In 1929, ‘Their processing tax refunds amount to $67,000.00. Packers” prot on thei hog busines in 199 were in the neighborhood of $2eaaq.o00. ‘Thelr tax refunds were $51,000,000. hin ream of te procening tax under onder of the ‘Supreme Cour is probably the greats legal stal i ‘Ametian history! ® Blackout SCENE TWENTYFIVE (Goit Conseroation) CGuanacrins CGiestex A pats ~Admiaistator of AAA, Rs Yor Ti, ny 10 TRIPLE-A PLOWED UNDER 49 Yolct or iii nswararn (ver oummente): Washing ton, January 1946: Adminiator Cheer Ay Davis (Cig upon ian bors th sre played round frre) cssran bank «a weve gto find vomething 0 take the pace of AAA ~" soebing that coma Cina, and dha the vatout farm Bos will approve usr asronn out ter «it po): Why dot you te St Conan Ae ps Ja? Se thee the one scan aero 1 roads arma an Bailey's ent fd ic cavers ll the round the AAA dd cuisn 4. avs (corfu: Iponsble ‘That Act was jus a temporary stp dealing with the WPA or omen ea no stn on ts ne rare neon: flyout hs {wa ok secon eer (ety: war wth hm. aura Taree we oe = curate i Gong up is hand) Wat «mine (Ge pres Dution om his deh and spats ine he {ceptone) Son in soe cpr ofthe So Comerraton fet (Thee iran expect sence they eg ah ier heya ec ame aly. ence enters ond depos tome theses of Paper on hs den thr ont, ond the arora mae th for the oer dso eas, the oreo along {EU hm hen they break into Spec, lis bone Intee excitement csox on seas uy ein) “The Soil Canmration het ped vt mn funn)

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