The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-13
BURIAL CREDITS
WILL SOON ARRIVE

| A special to the TimeS-Union
from Washington, says:
Senator FLETCHER of FLORIDA today
expressed his opinion on the floor OF
the Senate that it would probably be
but brief time before he would
have rural credits legislation.
He had been called upon rby Sena-
tor Gronna, of Month Dakota, to
know why, inasmuch as the platform
of the Baltimore convention specific
ally called for this legislation, moth
ing had been done. He also declar-
ed that had this legislation been en-
acted the farmers of the South
would not now he crying out so pitt
fully to the national government to
save them from financial ruin.
In All Platforms
! To this Senator Fletcher replied
in part: 81 will say in refernce to
the provision in the democratic
platform. am quite familiar with
it, and / had some little part even in
preparing it and submitting it to the
committee. / also know there is a
provision quite as strong, If my re-
collection is right, in the PLATFORMS
of the repub 1ican party. and the pro
gressive party. So that all political
parties stand committed to the es-
Establishment of a proper rural credit
system i'm this country There is no
question about that. The Senator
from North Dakota has been diligent
In proposing steps i'm this direction
and his resolution took some what
1.-THE course of an amendment to the
agricultural bill, creating commits
sion on rural credits to cooperate
with the American commission as
sembIed under the auspices of the
iSouthern Commercial Congress, of
(which / happen to be president, and
of course, l ann familiar with their
Eaotfvities.
Research in Europe
1.-THE Senator VIII recall, undoubt-
eddy, that an actual study of the
VARIOUS systems in European coun-
tries was made by this commission,
and that work is covered in Senate
Document No. 214, said to be the
most authentic and complete and re-
liable collection of data and Informal
tion ON that great question In print
any where in the world.
sI will also call the Senator's ar
tentTon to Senate Document No. $50
whfoh embraces the report of the
United States commission to this
lbody. The commission is still II
existence and viii have still further
report to make.
'eNot only, as said, to both com
Imittees of the House and Senate OF
banking and currency, and the!
have appointed subcommittee OF
rural credits, which gave hearing
and made a study of the various bill
which have been introduced and o
the whole question and recently the
lhaye reported a bill which has ibeel
referred to the committee on bank
ling and currency.
VIII Report Soon
.tAs soon as those committees ca
ltake up the matter undoubtedly the
, win make a report. But | will sa
! to the Senator that while / am JUS
as impatient as he can possibly be i
> This matter and realize the great i'm
!, Iportance of it to our agricultural In
II terests and therefore to the Who'll
, country, I also recognize that it is
a question about which there is som
difference of opinion as to the exat
"details. some lines of views leadin
3 in the direction of direct govern
? ment aid. while on the other hans
h there is contention that such
a lthing is not to be Thought OF.
4 Therefore, it viii take a lit
time to adjust these differences
that we may present measure,
IN believe eventually will be don
a which will meet the endorsements
: the best thought and research c
J. this question.
10 TOM WEST WANTS