Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
COOLIDGE FLOOD
=. RELIEF ASSA|LED
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Recommendations Short of
What Valley Expected,
HAYES Declares.

ny the Associated Press.
The recommendations of the ad-
mmistration FOR keeping the mood
waters of the Mississippi in check.
Senator Halves, Democrat. Missouri.
declared yesterday. have fallen short
of what the people of the valley have
been led TO expect by representatives
of the President.
Instead of embodying constructive
policies the present proposal means
merely that the pork barrel. lOg-roll-
Ing method" of meeting the river prob
lem will be continued. he said. term
ing IL keen disappointment to those
interested in flood relief.
What America demands is not n
continuance of the pork barrel shift
ing, Vacillating and heretofore made,
quate program" he continued. but
new, definite, comprehensive and
effective policy Us flood control in the
mississippi Naller~
Although considerable opposition 10
the administration plan had been
indicated in the House, especially
among Southern and Western repre-
sentatives. none of the members OF
the body's food control committee.
which is framing the food legislation.
commented yesterday. They have
been studying the program carefully
since 1t was received by Congress.
Cost Plan Criticized.
The criticism of its opponents i'm the
House is centered about the financial
recommendations which would divide
The cost of the project between the
Federal Government and valley states
with the Government paying so per
cent. The Westerners object par
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struction of reservoirs on the head.
waters of the Mississippi's tributaries
in the arid Western States.
Senator Halves especially disap-
proved the contention that lands along
the Mississippi River should bear 20
per cent of the cost of food control
work. He contended that this part of
The report showed a misundersta nj
ing of the situation. and declared the
whole report a makeshift of engineer
ing reeommenda tons.
THE lands along the lower AIissis.
sippi River are already heavily bonded.
and have expended over S13I ,O00. O90
for food protection" the Missourian
said. "A large portion of this amount
has been expended under the present
machinery. The United States Gov,
ernment has expended from its funds
$7l,000,000.
Sale of Bonds Questioned.
at is very doubtful if additional
bonds could be sold TO raise the $751;.
100000 in addition to the money which
viii be required for rights of way and
damages. as proposed in the report.
particularly when there is nothing in
the report to indicate that protection
il certain. Testimony shows that in
eight counties of southeast Missouri
affected by the recent flood one-sixth
II the land has been sold at forced
iSales in default of payment of in
debtedness upon it. This is a serious
situation, but the engineers recon-
mend that these lands bear 20 per
cent Of the food program designed to
relieve them.
EFF a problem which destroys prop
earty TO the value of a quarter billion
dollars. takes heavy toll in human
life and drives from their homes three
Quarters of a million people in the
Heart Of the Nation is not wholly ma
taonai In character. / do not know
what would constitute national
problem.
Senator Halves has introduced a res
olution under which it would be de.
clared the policy of the Government
to assume the entire charge, direc-
ton and expense of food control work
and to view navigation and flood con-
troll i'm the Mississippi and it's tribu-
taries ms connected and correlated
subjects.