Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-01
M'KELV|E REVEALS
FARM RELIEF PLAN
Latest Proposal Believed to
Have Support of Ad-
ministration.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

STATE GAME LODGE, BLACK
HILLS, s. Dak., August 1.-Samuel
r. McKelvie, former governor of Ne
braska, who has Summer camp in
the Black Hills and who has been in
the Presidents company on several
occasions this Summer, made public
last night what some are assuming
will be the administrations farm re-
lief program for the next session of
Congress.
In giving out this plan. however.
Mr.. McKelvie did so in an anonymous
manner. It was said to be the re-
suit of conferences among admins
tration leaders and is understood to
have the approval of such men as
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine and
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover. Eu-
gene Meyer. head of the reorganized
Farm Loan Board; Senator Curtis of
Kansas and others. 1t was made
plain, though, by Mr.. McKelvie that
while President Coolidge has gone
over the plan he has not given it his
approval. Therefore, there is con-
siderable doubt about this plan being
the administration program.
The main features of Mr.. Nickel
vie's plan are not at all startling be-
cause of their newnesS or originality.
In a large measure the whole plan has
a familiar sound, inasmuch as it con-
tains features of several of the farm
relief measures brought before Con-
gress during the past two or three
years.
Involves Huge Sum.
For instance, the plan involves the
appropriation of $500. 100000 as a re-
volving fund, of which $3.50, 900 900
would be loaned to stabilization cor
porations. The sum of $25,OO0, 900
would be used for the operating ex-
penses and another $25,0O0,0O0 would
be loaned to cooperative associations
for the purchase Of physical plants
such as warehouses and creameries.
AS explained by Mr.. Mckelvie, the
object of this plan, besides the crea-
ton Of this revolving Nnd, is to en-
courage cooperative marketing and
pooling, control of production by dis
tribution of detail statistical informa-
tion concerning world foodstuffs pro-
ductiOn, encouragement of diversified
a Federal farm board, which would as
sist in stabilizing markets for farm
products from fluctuations much as
the Federal Reserve Board influences
interest rates; establishment of ad-
VisOry councils for each community
and establishment of commodity
stabilizatiOn corporations. The Presi-
dent came out to the West with the
view to utilizing some of his vacation
in the study of the farm problem at
first hand, but those who are close to
him feel certain that he will reserve
his own decision until such time as he
prepares his message to Congress. 1t
is felt very certain by these associates
that he has not authorized the publ
cation of what is being described as
the administrations farm program for
the coming session of Congress.
Lets Callers Do Talking.
The President has seen and talked
with any number of Western farm
men and has listened to their ideas as
to what should be done for the relief
Of the farmer. He will see many more
before he leaves the West. Those who
are close to him contend that he has
let his callers do the talking. he has
merely asked questions, and has not
committed himself.
Senator Arthur Capper Of Kansas,
who owns and edits several farm news
papers, is at the game lodge today,
and during his stay it is natural to
assume that the situation among the
farmers and the question of farm re.
lief will be discussed at much length.
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, who
proposed the revolving fund plan for
cooperative marketing two years ago,
and Eugene Meyer, jr., head Of the
Farm Loan Board, are expected sep.
arately at the lodge later in the week.
President Coolidge today did not
wait for the arrival Of Senator Capper
at the lodge, but left at his usual early
hour for the executive office at Rapid
City. Senator Capper did not arrive
until after 10 o'clock.