Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-26
McNary Plans Move Today,
But Failure of Attempt
Is Now Conceded.
BATTLE WILL CONTINUE
IN DECEMBER SESSION
Legislation Seen as 1928 Factor.
1owans Want Lowden as Presi-
Dental Candidate.
BY the Associated Press.


President Coolidge's veto OF the
McNary- Haugen farm-relief bill has
met with an avalanche of comment
OF approval and disapprova1, with pre-.
dlctionS that the issue. practically
dead as far as this session of Congress
Is concerned, will be presented again
next December and probably carried
into y q 1928 political campaign.
A &c resort to make the measure
effective before Congress quits next
Friday was to be made today by Sen.
ator McNary, Republican. Oregon, its
co-author. in a motion to override the
veto, but failure of the attempt had
been conceded by both advocates and
opponents. They had in mind the
slim majorities the bill obtained in
passing both House and Senate and
saw no possibility of mastering the
necessary two-thirds TO pass the meas
ure in the face OF presidential reiec-
ton.
VIII Resume Battle.
Supporters of the bill, returned un-
signed by MIR. Coolidge on the ground
that it IS economically unsOund and
unconstitutional, predicted. however,
~
would serve notice on the White House
that they have not given up the fight,
but are prepared to resume 1t in the
Seventeen Congress, convening next
December.
Congressional comment on the Pres
ident's message, which was backed up
with an adverse opinion by Attorney
General Sargent as to the bills con.
stitutionality, was divided along the
n Nd Il %t,.A 6erIff for
passage In both houses.
While Middle Western agricultural
leaders expressed keen disappointment
and criticized the veto, prices of
wheat, corn and cotton. three OF the
six basic commodities affected by the
bill. rallied strongly on the Chicago
Board Of Trade.
Iowans Hail Lowden.
Frank o. Lowden. former Governor
Of Illinois and leader In the farm
relief movement. came into the West
ern political spotlight almost az soon
as first word Of the veto reached the
farm centers. Sixty one Iowa legigla.
tors hailed him as the real represent
ative OF the farmer, and In q petition
wired to the former Illinois executive,
requested that he enter the race for
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton next year. The Iowa Legislature
also adopted a resolution asking Con-
gress to pass the bill over the Presi-
dents veto.
Mr.. Lowden, reached at the San
Marcos Desert camp In Arizona, as he
was about to go for horseback ride,
declined to comment, saying he had
made no statement and do not antici.
pate making one"
Forecasts that the veto would affect
Mr.. Coolidge's support In the West
were given strength in comment by
leaders sympathetic to the bill. who
emphasized it would prove highly dis
appointing to the people OF that sec
ton.
Tiison Sees Inevitable.
Representative Tilson, the House
Republican leader, summed up the
sentiments of the bills opponents IN
regard to the veto with the terse state
ment that nobody expected anything
else"
Senator McNary said It was a
"grievous disappointment to the west,
but not q permanent setback" Sena-
tor Curtis, the Republican leader, de-
clined to comment. but Senator Rob.
inson, the minority leader, declared
the President had disappointed hopes
of the farmers throughout the South,
West and Middle West"
1t was the most serious" mis-
take of the President. said Senator
Capper, Republican, Kansas. Sena-
tor Watson, Republican, indiana,
said he greatly regretted" the
action, while Senator Gooding, Re
publican, Idaho, termed 1t a great
disap appointment to agriculture.
Senator Fess, Republican, Ohio,
who opposed the bill, said the Presi-
dents message was strong one
which will grip the country" willis
Wood, Republican.
Indiana. differing from the Presi-
dents conclusions, said he had met
his problem ''valiantly.'
Dawes Is Silent.
Vice President Dawes, who had a
large hand in engineering the bill
through the Senate, declined to com
ment on the veto.
Senator Shipstead, Farmer-Labor.
said:
TN his veto of the MoNarv
bill the President has SEN,
fenced the agricultural West to CON
t1nue TO feed the industrial East FOR
less than the cost of production"
In the House. Representative
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