New Britain herald., 1926-06-26
HOPE ID REVERSE
 RELIEF BILL VOTE
Equalization Fee May Again Be
 Brought Up for Vote

Washington, June 26 LP,-BattIe lines in the senate struggle over farm relief were drawn today along three fronts.
 Reinforced with a statement by President Coolidge, supporters of the administration had as their ob- jective enactment of the cooperative marketing bill already passed by the house, with the Tincher-Fess credit measure as a rider.
 Proponents of the equalization fee plan for handling crop surpluses, which has been voted down in both house and senate, maneuvered to block the drive of the administra- tion forces. Their purpose was ascribed 10 a desire to provide time for "back home" sentiment, Teacting 10 the defeat Thursday of the Me Nary measure, 10 be felt in congress, in the hope that it would be suf- ficiently favorable to their conten- tions to enable them to change the result on a new roll call.
 Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the democratic floor commander, sought to consolidate his party's ranks for battle against the republican tariff, which, he holds, is the cause of the
 farmers troubles. He brought for ward a resolution yesterday to in- struct the tariff commission to un- dertake investigations immediately looking to a deduction of rates on a long list of commodities used by farmers.
 Iasurgent republicans and other senators who at times have been identified with them, meanwhile, have moved 10 the support of one of their number, Gerald P. Nye, of North Dakota, who is up for nom- ination in the republican primary in that state Wednesday.
 Senator Norris and Howell of Ne braska, Frazier of North Dakota. Shipstead of Minnesota, and La Fol lette of Wisconsin, with former Sena- tor Brookhart of Iowa, signed a joint appeal 10 North Dakota voters urg- ing support to Nye, while Senator Johnson, republican. California, is- sued a separate statement. Both stressed his record on farm relief legislation and the joint statement emphasized that the cloak Of party regularity behind which selfish in- terests seek special privileges cannot bind him."
 President Coolidge, in making public his position On farm relief legislation late yesterday after a 1 series of conferences with Secretaries 1 Jardine and Hoover and with party leaders in congress, declared in part: !
 Constructive action has been re- | peatedly proposed from various sec | tions Of the agricultural community | These proposals provide from the | creation of farm marketing board l whose duty is to secure a better ad- iustment Of agricultural production; | the larger development and con- | struCtion of farmers marketing as- sociations under their own control; | and embrace the placing of one hun dred millions of dollars of public | money for working capital at the disposal of such farmers controlled | marketing associations, through . such farm board, for the purpose of ! better stabilizing their markets, tm- proving their marketing machinery and the elimination of waste in dis trbution.
 This form of legislation would i support the whole of the agricultural | industry-in the north, the south, the east and the wcst-both large and small-not any particular sec ton or segment
 T am in favor of this type Of leg islation and l am convinced that immediate action along such lines . will profoundly assist the farmers" |
 The program outlined by the presi- dent, is written into the pending . cooperative marketing bill and the . credit rider advanced yesterday by | Senator Fcss, republican. Ohio. The | latter would provide a $100,o0O, GOO . fund for loans 10 farmcr-c controlled . cooperative organizations 10 assist them in efforts to solve the surplus crop problem. A similar proposal, | introduced in the house by Repre- | sentative Tinchcr, republican, Kan ]