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Is the Mississippi Valley Isolated from Europe?
_ America's Middle West has been supposed to be as separate and independent in prosperity as any part of the United States could be. But our farmers are now suffering from low prices for grain, due largely to Europe's inability to buy our surplus corn and wheat. Capper of Kansas, spokesman of the Senate farm bloc, says they want action to restore world peace and world markets. Brookhar't of Iowa goes on a tour of Europe to study the problem. Magnus Johnson of Minnesota and Erazier of North Dakota voice the farmer's demand for relief.
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What Europe Means to the American Farmer
In the series
America's Stake in World Trade
By Charles Merz
A striking analysis of the relation of our farm industry to world conditions, accompanied by unusual pictures of farming in America and other lands, and by statements from Senator Capper and Senator Brookhart.
A Feature of Special Interest:
Russia Revisited
By Charles R. Crane
The opening installment of Mr. Crane's account of his trip through Soviet Russia on his return to the United States from the Legation in Peking where he was American Minister — now published for the first time. Mr. Crane knew Russia intimately before the Revolution, and his observations on conditions under Communism are both amusing and important.
Other Articles in the Issue:
Are Statesmen Human?
By Arthur Bullard
A diverting study of diplomats in moments of self-revelation.
Over Mountain, Sea and Desert By Major Wilfred T. Blake
The conclusion of his account of an attempted flight around the world.
South America's Balance of Power
An Argentine view of the rivalry between Argentina and Brazil.
By Enrique Gil
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