Evening star., 1927-05-21
PRESIDENT AVERSE
! TO EXTRA SESSION
Is Not Convinced of Need for
Flood Relief Legislation
by Congress.

President Coolidge is unwilling TO
he rushed into declaration that
would tend TO record him as favor
able to a special session of Congress
early in November for consideration
of flood control legislation. Hoping
TO stave off the demand for an I'M
mediate special session, when au-
ministration leaders regard as peliis
insnired bv partisan political motives
moro than nv distress in the Missis-
sinni River Valley, some Repubhcahs
are Joining in the urgent requests
that congress be called into session
- month earlier than usual
So far as the President IS con :
cerned. he has given no indication OF
how he feels about a November seS-
sion although he has put his 1901
down firmly on the proposltloh VI
summoning Congress to NaShIhS
this Summer. It was SAID at tie
White House that the President Is
1,aaninp an omen mind on the sug-
.restion and believes it will be lmpos
Sihla for him to decide whether tnlS
sj,ould he done until conditions IN the
Mississippi Valley are fully Known
Democratic Leaders Opposed.
Two Democrats. Senator Harrison
Of Mississippi and RepresentaliNe
Iovrey of that state, the atCei "
recent caller at the White House are
onnosed to any special session a. t@lll9 @
7in,e and their influence mas beel
,.ai,sf,,I - tho President. Mr.. LoWrey,
S,oTever believes much can he ac-
ronlnlished in paving The way 1or
cer1v flood relief if Congress meets
=, Noven,ber and was outspoken IN
this connection. IT,,
II is we'll known at the White House
that the President does not Ihteilu 10
- any move until he conferS with
l.ncro+a,,v of Commerce Hoover upon
the latter's return from the nooo area
He is dependent upon Mf: hooFei
advice on matters connected Win ehe
flood and no man is better poste" eiieli,
+ha Commerce Secretary on the heeu
of nermanent relief measures.
The calling of a special session IN
November. perhaps, will depend Oh
ryhether the Army engineers ana state
commissions can prepare by then the
recommendations which it Is desired 10
7lace before Congress. rms VIII ldhe
= considerable time, based on care
f1,l study of all factors entering INTO
the situation.
Objects to Rushing Leglsiatioh'
while the Red Cross and the Federal
Farm Relief Board are taking care
of immediate distress relief, more harm
fban good would be accomplished, the
15rnsident is said to feel, by rushlnS
Ill.advised legislation. The Farm Loan
Board, through its intermediate creu-
r. bsnls at st. Louis and New Orleans,
are advancing loans to State ana ma
tional banks and also to private COT
porations organized for extending
loans to agriculturists in the hoodeo
areas. -,
The funds of the Farm Loan Board
are annie TO meet all existing needs
in that connection, 1t was saia, ana
the board is acting under the fuil ap-
proval of Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon.
Agricultural credit corporations
have been formed to meet the sltua-
tions in Arkansas and Louisiana, ana
advances VIII be made 10 them IN
Droportion to three or four times
their paid-in capital, through the IN
fermediate credit banks. Through the
sale of debentures the limit OF funds
Is almost i1aeAhaustible to meet al
needs.
Presidents Conclusions.
Taking these matters into consider
alton. along with the generous re-
sponse to the appeal of the Red Cross,
the President sees no necessity or
Congressfnen losing their neads over
q situation which cannot be corrected
permanently without due del1berauon
based on carefully collected informa-
ton.
1t is possible that some time may
be saved by calling Congress into ses-
sion a month earlier, but the Presi-
dent is absolutely non-committed TO
any such proposition at present.