Evening star., 1926-04-29

. FOR HAUGEN BILL
Farm Leaders Seek Votes
Despite Possible Veto in
Event of Passage.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

suddenly taken the center Of the stage
on Capitol Hill. After several weeks
Of talk about middle OF May ad-
journment of Congress and no farm
egislation-other than that agreed to
by the administration-the situation
has changed almost overnight.
Supporters of effective" farm re-
lief Observation-Disclosures that ap-
proximates the old McNary-Haugen
bill and dips into the Federal Treasury
for several hundred millions Of dollars
to finance surplus crops for export
are organizing in both wings OF the
Capitol.
Fear Presidential Veto.
They may not have votes enough TO
put this legislation through finally,
but they intend to have vote on 1t.
II they have the votes to pass the
present Haugen bill. for example. with
it's 1915 900 900 revolving fund to han
die surplus crops, then nothing Will
stand between the country and such
a law except the possible veto of the
President. That the President would
veto such q bill was the opinion given
by Senator'S both for and against ii at
the Capitol today.
Those Republicans from the Middle
West and West who are desirous of
bringing about farm relief legislation
at the present session are seeking to
enlist the aid of Democrats in both
House and Senate. Democrats were
invited to attend the luncheon today
given by some of the Republican farm
group of the Senate which is seeking
to direct the drive for farm relief leg
icIo fir-Sf
yesterday. with II Republicans pres
ent. These luncheons are described
as educational" They are to be fire.
quent affairs. with different Senators
invited to attend for instruction re-
garding the farm bills now proposed.
Advantage of Democrats.
The situation opens a pleasing
political vista for the Democrats. If
they throw in their lot pretty
solidly with the farm group demand
ing legislation that the President
does not want, and the Haugen bill,
for example, is passed and sent to
the White House, a situation is
created that might be of consider
able embarrassment to the Repub-
licans. II the President vetoed the
bill, and there are plenty Of predic-
tions he would do so, then the
chances of Democratic gains from
the West in the Senate and House
would be greatly enhanced at the
elections next Fall.
On the other hand, if the Presi-
dent did not veto tho bill. then the
Democrats would be hoisted On their
own petard.
Furthermore, anti protective tariff
Democrats. If they vote or the
Haugen bill, must swallow the theory
of protection worked out to it's most
complete degree. for that is just the
kind of projection accorded the
farmer in that bill.
In the House the supporters of the
Haugen bill. as opposed to the
Tincher measure. which provides for a
fund of $100.000.00 to be loaned to
farm co-operatives and which has
been approved by Secretary Jardine
of the Department of Agriculture,
have already angled successfully for
the votes of some of the Democrats
from the cotton States by providing
in their bill that $lO0, ,0OO, 900 shall
be used to aid in properly marketing
the cotton crop. =
Place on Program Promised.
The Republican steering committee
of the Senate, it was stated today,
will give the farm relief. legislation a
place on the legislative program as
soon as 1t holds another meeting.
The administration leaders at the
Capitol do not hesitate to express pri-
vately their distaste for the tactics
now adopted by the farm relief Sena-
tors. They point out that these Sena-
tors have been told several times by
the steering committee and by Sena-
tor Curtis, the Republican leader, that
they could have had their day in
court weeks ago If they had only
agreed on the kind of legislation they
wanted.
The House is to take up farm relief
legislation next week. The disposition
OF some Senators is to wait until the
House has acted before bringing the
matter up for consideration in the
Senate.
In the House there will be a des.
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