Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-25
STATE RAILWAY
CONTROL URGED
TO CONFERENCE
Subcommittee Recommends
Repeal Guaranty Clause
In Transportation Act \
(By The Associated Press)

w ASllNd iO.Ns ~. rs Jan. 20
Recommendation for the repeal Of
what is commonly known as the
guaranty clause Of the transporta-
ton act and return TO the state
railroad commissions of control
over state rates were voted today by
the subcommittee on railway trans
portation at the National Agricul-
tural Conference.
Recommendation for the con-
struction Of the st. Lawrence
Great Lakes waterway project was
voted by the subcommittee on water
ways transportation.
Governor Parker of Louisiana, ad-
dressing the conference, proposed ms
a means of combating the present
farm depression the opening Of the
export markets through the extern
sion Of long time credits to foreign
buyers through the federal reserve
system.
Parker suggested Have the fed
eral reserve banks send their own
representatives to foreign capitals
sincerely desiring to purchase our
products and unable to pay for them.
Look up the standing and character
Of these purchasers as well as their
financial responsibility. Sell them.
not on short time as is customary
but on six. twelve and eighteen
months, taking their> acceptances
with endorsement and local bank
cooperation with the great banking
systems of each nation"
Parker told the conference that
this plan would afford almost in
stant relief and would mean the
employment of many American
ships for carrying to those nations
cotton, to give profitable employ
ment and foodstuffs to keep many
of them from starvation; would add
to the value Of the activity of the
merchant marine. would put energy
and spirit into business and bring
to this country tie good will Of all
the older nations.
Governor Parker departed from
his prepared ad-,rss to take notice
of rumOrs which ne said he had
heard in some quarters that This
is hand picked, cut and dried per-
formance." He added he hoped
there was no foundation for the
rumors. The governor declared he
believed the delegates had come to
solve intelligently and patriotically
the problems confronting agricul
ture and praised President Harding
and Secretary Wallace OF the De-
partment of Agriculture for disre-
garding politics and asking patriot
ic democrats from the south TO sit
shoulder to shoulder with the pa
triotic republicans from the north.''
Some signs Of differences in the
conference appeared after the de-
feat Tuesday of motion by j. s.
Wannamaker Of South Carolina, for
appointment Of a candidate on reso-
buttons. This motion was defeated
on the ground that the committees
already appointed were expected to
consider resolutions.
Wannamaker issued formal
statement later attacking the con-
ference and declaring "about all the
farmers and farm leaders have 70 do
in this conference II to shake hands
with the president. meet some dig.
nitaries, partake Of a little ice cream
and cake and then 20 home"
Selection Of committees has
been made in such manner" Wan
ramaker said. ''as to suggest that
those responsible for such service
are either totally ignorant OF the
qualifications of the delegates or
ha' lent themselves to a cur anf
dried. .,rll-hAkci scheme TO prevert
the forward-lonking farmer repre-
sentatives f.Jm bringing any good
whatever from out Of the confer
ence."
He was confident, he contin-
ued. that it was "the purpose of
those responsible for the conferen-
&C 70 destroy the farm bloc"
"The presidents address in open
ing the conference" he continued
indicated very clearly that such