Evening star., 1927-11-13

~ RESPECTS OF success IN getting B. Iarm
- relief bill through Congress and in get
ting the Presidents signature for it took
big bound forward yesterday, when
Washington considered the meaning and the
probable outcome Of the report of the "Busi-
ness Mems Commission on Agricultural" This
report, released for publication this morning,
is in the form of statement from it's chair
man, Charles Nagel of st. Louis, one of the
leading Republican figures of the country, is
published in the adjacent columns.
Favorable comment the recommendations
Of the report, in it's general tendencies IL not
in all its details, was heard in both opposing
camps-that is in the camp of the Coodgeites
and in the camp of the McNary- -Haugenites.
Senator McNary in a special statement to
this writer, took occasion to say:
I'm my opinion there is sympathetic paral-
lei between the findings of the Business Mems
Commission on Agriculture and the efforts of
the farm leaders to arrive at a proper and
practical solution of the farm problem. Espe-
cially am l pleased with the frank and truth
full statement that there must be an equaliZa-
tion Of the benefits of the protective tariff sys-
tenn between agriculture and the manufacture
ing industry. This declaration makes the prob.
lem of agricultural relief more susceptible Of
solution from national and economic view.
point"
simultaneously, in the Department Of Agri.
culture, the officials most competent and au.
thoritative in the matter of the administrations
efforts toward farm relief were expressing sat
isfaction over what they regarded as the strong
resemblance between the plan proposed by the
Business Mems Commission on Agriculture
and the plan already proposed by Secretary Of
Agriculture Jardine.
These comments seemed to observers here
to indicate gradual meeting of minds be-
tween the farm relief specialists on Capitol Hill
and the farm relief specialists in the executive
branch Of the Government.
This conclusion almost completely obliter.
ated the disappointment felt here last week
because of the failure of the Farmers Union,
the American Farm Bureau Federation and the
National Grange to reach an agreement among
themselves regarding farm relief bill.
The truth is that something is going to be
done for the farmers whether their leaders can
agree among themselves or not American az.
ricuture is not going to be penazed because
or quarrels among representatives of farm
organizations which contain, after ALL onlv
relatively small minority Of all the farmers in
the United States. 1t can be confidently stated
that farm relief legislation is going to be writ.
ten not by the officials of any private group
but by the elected Congress Of the whole people
Great weight was given to the report of the
Business Mems Commission on Agriculture not
only because of the high mental and moral
character of its chairman. Mr.. Nagel, but also
because of the authoritative business sources
from which the whole commission was drawn
namely the National Industrial Conference
Board and the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, which between them can speak
for very large part Of the business sentiments
of the country
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The present situation is that we now have
heard the conflicting and yet ultimately con.
verging ideas of all three elements vitality con-
cerned in the problem. We have heard from
the farmers. from the politicians, and now
from the merchants and manufacturers and
bankers Out Of it all there are today four