Evening star., 1926-06-06
DAWES AID ASKED
ON FARM RELIEF
Called in by Senators to
Rescue McNary-Haugen
Measure.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

| Desperate efforts to save at least
the principles of the McEary Haugen
! farm relief bill are being made by the
| friends of the measure in the Senate.
Vice President Dawes has been
called into consultation and it is un-
| derstood he will take a leading part
| in efforts to draft a satisfactory meas
| ure. He was present at conference
! of the friends of the bill yesterday
afternoon, at which certain modifica-
| tions were agreed upon in the hope
that the administration may look with
less opposition upon the measure.
But when all is said and done it
still appears that the bill will fail to
muster sufficient votes to pass the
Senate, unless some sign should come
from the White House that the meas
ure in it's amended form would be
satisfactory. Such a sign is not eX-
pected.
Iowa Primary Watched.
Some of the supporters of this kind
of farm relief legislation are turning
their eyes to the Iowa senatorial prI-
maries, set for tomorrow, where Sen
ator Cummins and Col. Smith w.
Brookhart, insurgent Republican, are
at political death grips. 1t is true
that both the candidates have declared
for the principles of the McNary-
Haugen bill. But. nevertheless. the
nomination of Col. Brookhart over
Senator Cummins would be regarded
as a notice to the administration that
the Middle West is up in arms over
the failure of Congress to enact the
kind of farm relief legislation which
it has demanded.
On the eve of the primaries, six
Senators from the Middle West and
Northwest, last night issued an ap-
peal to the voters of Iowa to noml-
nate Col. Brookheart on the ground
that it would be regarded in Wash
ington "as an expression of the at
titude Of the people of the great Cen
trail West toward the question of
farm legislation" The six Sen
ators signing the appeal are Senators
Norris and Howell of Nebraska.
Frazier and Nye of North Dakota,
La Toilette of Wisconsin. all Pro-
gressive Republicans, and Senator
Shipstead of Minnesota, Farmer
Laborite.
At the conference Of friends of the
proposed farm relief legislation
were Vice President Dawes, Senators
Watson and Robinson of Indiana,
Gooding of Idaho, McNary of Oregon.
and Cummins of Iowa, all Repubii-
cans, Representative Purnell, Repub-
lican of Indiana, and representatives
of the farm group which has been
active in the campaign for the legis-
lation, including George \. Peek of
Moline. ILL.,, Chester Davis and +. w.
Murphy.
Fund to Be Reduced.
II was agreed at this meeting to
reduce the total of the proposed re-
volving fund from $25O.OOO.0O0 to
$3.50 900 900. of which SIS, 100000 is to
| be set aside to help the cotton farm
/ ers. 1t was agreed also that the
| equalization fee should apply imme-
diately on cotton as well as on other
| basic commodities covered in the
| bill. wheat, cattle, corn and swine.
! The operation of the equalization
| fee. however, would be left to the
| producers of any of these commodi-
! ties, and would be put into effect
| only after n referendum.
Other amendments would eliminate
the embargo and the tariff features
which were found in the bill as it
appeared in the House and was there
defeated.
Senator Watson. after the confer
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