The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Farm Legislation
May Await Report
: Of investigators
Senator Capper Foresees Lit
tie Action by Coming Ses-
sion of Congress on
Agriculture.
BY H. X. REYNOLDS.
International News Service staff
Correspondent.

Washington. Nov. 1o.-Congress
will await the recommendations of
President Coolidges new agricultural
commission before acting on proposed
legislation in the interest of the farm.
ing industry, Senator Arthur Capper
of Kansas. leader of the senate farm
bloc" announced today in a statement
TO international News Service.
Despite the desire of the adminlstra-
ton to enact constructive and RENE
dial farm legislation without delay,
Senator Capper Is of the opinion that
little toward this end can be accom-
plfsxhed in the forthcoming short ses-
siolE of congress.
Coincident with Capper's statement,
Robert D. Carey, chairman of the
presidents commission, told 1nterna.
tional News Service in a telegram
from his home at Careyhurst, Wyo.,
that thorough Investigation of the
agricultural situation would be neees.
sary," according to his view, before
definite recommendations could be
made to congress.
Carey said that he could not make
10y predictions as to the plans of the
4 commission in advance of its first
meeting next week.
- Plans Thorough Quiz.
THE commission is expected" he
said, Ito make a thorough investiga.
ton of the agricultural situation in
\ the country and to make recommenda.
tions.
II will say that think much bene.
hcial legislation has already been
enacted but in spite of this legislation
the farm situation Is one of the great
est probiSas that we have in this
country.
1T the commission Is successful
In helping the situation it will have
accomplished much, and no one
realizes more than I do the i'm
portance of the work that We are
now undertaking"
While awaiting the report OF the
Carey commission, Senator Capper
suggested that congress should pro.
ceed with a study of the transporta-
ton problems in its relations to agri-
culture with a view to working out
Nnore suitable system Of freight
rates on farm products.
Capper Statement.
His statement, telegraphed from
his home In Topeka, Kan, follows:
II do not look for much agricul-
tura1 legislation at the approaching
session of congress. Congress will
no doubt give careful consideration
to the recommendations Of the ma
tional agricultural commission ap-
pointed by President Coolidge. The
I Anmbership of this new body is
made ND of able men, who should
/ work out plans for a national policy
KIN production that will be of tre-
mendous value in the long range
trend.
Probably this will include a study
of extremely serious matter of bet
tor balance of production with con-
sumption. Of the expanding home
market in comparison with the de-
clining foreign demand for food, and
Of better plans for the sale of the
products OF American farms, includ'
ing cooperative marketing.
1T is likely that congress will wish
to get the advice of the new COM
mission before it acts on much OF the
proposed legislation.
Congress can go ahead at once,
however, and try to work out fairer
s;ctes for the rail transportation OF
fArm products. The cost of hauling
grain and livestock from the middle.
west to the great surplus food con-
suming centers of the east or to the
gulf ports for export, is too high, and
all out of line with the rates on other
products, value considered. The best
interests of the country demand that
they be reduced
Marketing Problems.
"I also feel that congress viii give
due consideration to the wishes Of the
co-operatve marketing associations
in regard to any new legislation along
this line. Fortunately economic condi-
tions are better and farming Is about
through the readjustment period, but
for a considerable time yet, farmers
will keen their weather eye on the
J southwest horizon and congress will
be equally watching In guarding the
interests of the producers"
Senator George w. Norris. chair.
man of the senate agricultural COM
mittee, is now motoring to Washing
ton from his home in McCook, Neb.,
and will call a meeting OF the COM
mlttee upon his arrival here to go
over the farm legislation left over
from the last session
All of the national farm organiza-
tions with offices In the capital are
preparing schedules of the legislation
which they want passed or defeated
In the 6sth congress, indicating that
many of the fights In the last session
over farm measures will be revived
In December.