The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-19
Taking
Farm Relief Thru
Proposed Travels
(By a Staff Correspondent)

thaC ne is casting about for "desr-
able" farm relief legislation.
He wants the boys out on the
profitless farms TO know that he is
now concerned about them. Having
vetoed their equalization fee idea. the
McNary Haugen bill which it took
them six years TO finally put through
Congress, he is now agitated about
their troubles and really wants to
help them provided some way can
be found that does not NEEDLE with
such fundamental matters as tariff,
subsidy, exchange gambling and other
items.
No Promises Yet
The President has not as vet dis
cussed the matter-even through the
convenient device of his official
spokesman But on his behalf others
have. The department of commerce,
headed by Secretary Jardine, to date
has bitterly fought every scheme put
forward by the farmers for their aid.
has indicated that it is engaged in
gathering much data and information
preparatory to undertaking the work
of formulating a farm relief bill in
nocuous enough to be able to obtain
the Presidents approval.
Dawes An Enemy
Of course no administration men
say anything about the pressure of
politics having caused the Presidents
change of heart. The fact that om-
mons reports have come in from the
west; that Mr.. Hilles, New York
national chairman, told the President
after his swing around the circuit
that he had better get busy to APP
pease western resentment: that Vice
President Dawes has related among
friends his disgust and dissatisfac-
tion with Coolidge and the suspicion
among them that the iiracible Vice
president may be harboring the idea
Of taking a public fall out of Cool
idge; all these factors are most care
fully avoided.
Administration quarters relate that
the president out of the goodness of
his great heart has decided that the
farmer must have succor, so he is
going to honor them with a 100000
vacation for himself among them this
summer working all the time for a
Solution" for the farmers issue.
Wants to Run.
The fact is, of course, Coolidge is a
candidate to succeed himself. Whether
he runs or not may still be an unde-
cided question, but Coolidge is leav-
ing nothing undone, or anything in
the way. for him to be able to reach
for the nomination if the situation re-
mains such as to permit him doing so.
The farm issue is possible obstacle,
and so, in his secretive, under-the-
table way. he is getting the cogs astir
to frame way out.
/ Flatter Farm Leaders"
The plan he is said to have in mind
is simple. BY the time he leaves
Washington for his western" vaca-
ton, around the middle of June. he
will either have a so-called farm re-
lief bill, or some scheme fo1 such leg
islation.
Located in his summer White House
somewhere in the Middlewest or
Northwest, he will invite "farm lead
ers" to visit him to discuss farm re-
lief legislation.
He will flatter them with attention,
publicity, pictures and verbal goo.
Tba,y will ,.o{,,p,, a~J loll, -,
terms about the great president. The
word will go out that idr. Coolidge is
struggling with the issue, making a
heroic battle, and slowly but certainly
gaining ground.
Then Farmers Will Vote
Next December when congress re-
convenes, there will be offered with
much changing of the drums. the adj
ministration's farm relief bill. The
farmers will be told that now all will
soon be well among them. They win
4 then subside, relieve themselves of
their suspicious about the president
and vote the good old straight re-
publican ticket.
NO DidH Cdi pOSSlDlN WOIh OUT ne
fore the election is over. so that II
will he impossible to determine so
that it can be proven to the farmer,
whether the Legislation is faxed OF
not. In the meantime Mr.. Coolidge
will have been reelected and the re-
dictionary administration will be in The
saddle for another four years.
May Not Work.
That is the plan. It may not be
consumated however. although so far
Mr.. COOLIDGE has ALWAYS put thru sue.
cessfully his neat little schemes. But
in this farm controversy are several
factors besides Coolidge. One is con-
gress. the other is the farmer.
In both groups are many good re-
publcans who hate and despise Cool.
idge and who are not at all concerned
about seeing him embarrassed. Some
of the farmers being bankrupt arc
downright angry Among republicans
in congress are men who are deeply
fed up with Coolidge and determined