Evening star., 1926-09-26
M'NARY REPORTS
ON WESTERN c. Q.P.
Oregon Senator ImpresSes
President With Party
Situations Gravity.

Senator Charles l.. Mc\ary, adj
ministration Republican of oregon
and 81 recognized leader in the arri-
cultural bloc OF the Senate. called at
the White House yesterday for the
express purpose of giving President
Coolidge "a frank and uncolored' de-
sc,-iption of the political horizon In
the Pacific Coast and Rocky Noun
tain States.
II made no attempt to minimize
the seriousness Of the situation to
the Republican party" Senator Nc
Nary told reporters in the lobby of
the Executive office. Immediately
after lea wing the President. I'm fact,
told, Mr.. Coolidge that unless the
Republican party gets husy-earnest
~ and auickly-he may face the en-
larra ssment Of spending the last two
wears of his administration with a
Senate controlled by opposition
forces"
Senator McNarv aiso predicted lhaf
the Forthcoming short session Oh Oh
'eress would have no time 10 pass lpgis-
lat ion designed to materially improve
conditions in the agricultural districts
of the Nation. The ability or inability
of the administration /" lessen the
economic load Of the farmer, 1t has
been said. max have distinct IN
f1uenCe upon the results OF the Pres'-
dental election two years hence.
To Urge Farm Relief.
"I shall reintroduce. In somewhat
modified form, the same hlil ! place'i
before Congress last session. senator
McEary said, referring 10 IN" NC
Nary-Haugen farm relief meas'lfe'
will
reach the vote stage. | believe some
"a ,,,ff LEGISLATION. which the farmers
are clamoring for. may also he intro
duced this Winter. hut neither do !
think 1t will be voted on.
General Plan Unchanged.
Although Senator McNary said he
had not decided definitely upon the
chm nres that are to he made in the
new measure to he presented at the
next session of Congress. he Indicated
that the general plan of the mea sure
would suffer no alterations.
He said he would only seek to
simplify certain sections of the bill
In meet some nf the arguments OF
the oppOsition. There will he no
change in the equalization fee prln-
ciple of the mea asure. but the hummer
of administrative boards originally
proposed will probably he reduced.
There will he several other chang
the Senator indicated. of more or
less administra tive nature. whit n
will not alter the intent OF the bill.
II have no serious hope. however.
that this or any other measn de-
signed to bring real relief I" the
farmers will pass this session of Con
cress." Senator McNary reiterated.
1T appears that the farmers will have
TO wait until the long session begins.
a YEAR from December. What with
The trial of Judge English and some
legislation we all know will have :"
he acted upon. the forthcoming ses-
sion will he crowded one.
Situation In Far West.
The real purpose of my visit to
the White House. however was To tell
The President something about the
political situation in the West-that
ia, the Pacific Coast and Rocky Noun
tain States We must face the issue
honestly there. We are in great
danger Of losing many of those States
unless we ALL mean the RepublicaR
marty as a national party-get busy
and fight most earnestly and quickly.
There Is no time Ia lose.
There are close fights in Oregon.
Idaho, California. Nevada, Washing
ton, Colorado. We can't afford fo sit
around and watch from a distance
any longer. ! have received some
urgent calls for assistance from sev-
ersl If these Statas. and ! have
observed conditions in the others
closely enough 70 know that the time
for action passed long ago. and that
we must plunge in head first now