Evening star., 1928-05-23
PRESIDENT VETOES
FARM AID BILL AS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Reiterates McNary-Haugen
Measure Is "UnWorkable
and Objectionable"
HOPE FOR SUBSTITUTE
MEASURE HELD SLIGHT
Leaders in Congress Doubtful Of
Attempt to Override
President.

The McNary- -Haugen farm relief bill
was vetoed by President Coolidge today
with language fully as emphatic as he
used in Disappearing the measure
wear ago. and his action thereby is
exnected to throw the farm issue
definitely into the coming campaign. 1t
NAV have its effect on what remains
of the Republican pre-convention
campaign.
Senator McNary of Oregon, chairman
of the committee on agriculture, and
Others interested in the bill were con-
sidering this afternoon what course
should be pursued, whether the bill and
the Presidents message should be sent
TO the committee or whether an effort
should be made forthwith to pass the
bill over the Presidents veto.
Hope for Action Slim.
Although the bill passed the Sem
ate nv more than a two-thirdS vote,
il is doubtful that the necessary two
thirds vote could be mustered to pass
the measure over the veto. Some OF
those who voted for the bill do not
look with relish upon being forced 10
override the President IN this matter.
Nor do they desire 10 anger Farmers
supporting the bill by voting 70 sustain
the veto. -.
Desnite the statement of the PreSi-
dent in his message that i am sun
hopeful that legislation along the line
suggested in my last annual message.
with which many Of the provisions oA
this bill are in harmony, may oe enacs,
edn 1t was not believed that a plI
minus eul,aIization fee, the main oohe
of contention between the freSloent
and the senate, would be forthcoming
at the present session. .soa
Supporters of the President expIesSea
the view that the President EleSssss
vetoing the farm bill was 50 cIeaa a.,
effective it would have laI-Tes'SiiAAS
effect III, an
4s,e other hand, insisted that the Veto
enhanced the opposition OF the iaIn
states To a Republican canoloate AoI
PRESIDENT unless he were pleogeo W
SUPPORT the McNary- Haugen plli.
Brookhart's View.
senator Brookhart OF Iowa gave as
,,ss .,s-ry fl,af the veto nade Il lmp0s~
~s,s,a go fnr any candidate having the ap-
,.,nvai ~ tI1e administration 10 carry tne
Farm states In the coming election. ne
said too. that Ii also increased I.,e
cnances Of q third party IN the Aiaoois .,s
west and Northeast In the event Oh iile
termination OF an opponent OF the Aac-
Nary-Haugen bill .s.as
Senator Edge Of New Jersey p1'AASeo
the Presidents message. saying
.s-r-s,e unusually forceful language
,,Sad bv tFa President leaves no DOUBT
~ his firm conviction Of the dangers
1y-ing behind the legislation. Ii, as has
irey1 Confidently claimed, there are
e.ysoT,0h votes 20 pass the bill over the
.-etn and no effort To do SO Is mace py
is sroneors. ii would indicate that even
the backery Of the bill are commencing
10 fear its possible effect.
the Presidents veto, wnicn came 90
m surprise. was contained IN message
sent to the Senate OF more tnan o,oO"
words, In which ne caIeiulis anu al al,
,stslv outlined his reasons for taxing
fg1is tlnfayorable action, and attached
- which was an opinion from the AT
torney General regarding the uncon-
stitutionality Of the provisions III lne
measure,
Calls Fee "SaIes Tax"
cen.ering his attack upon the con-
.,s1,,fsor.a iify. the President informed the
senate that the equalization Zee OF tfe
Mi Tas "a sales tax" and that no board
eoS,Id resist the political pressure when
would be placed upon it 70 boost prices
above normal .,.,
THE biil Mr. Coolidge said, embodieea
a formidable array Of perals for agrl~
cg,ltlIre which are all the more menac-
Sr1g because Of their being observed IN
4 maze Of ponderously futile bureau
cratic paEaphernalla.
In commenting upon the hI-Iapeo
farm biz which the President refers 10
As The gs1rplug-coKtroi act, Mr. Coolidge
40 saw. however, that In some respects
q Is an Improvement over the hchary-
TsauqeY oil Of the last Congress wnlcn
bf vetoed principally because Of Ms VieW
frsf ID was unconstitutional He stated
sp.at the Bill includes several provisions,
,rhgcg1 II unencumbeTed By Objectionable
feature. would form basis Tor meas
ire that would DO much 10 develop
stronger business organizations IN aafi-
cs1ltsire. The equalization fee and other
features Of ft9e old measure, ~hicn. ~
nts opinion. are pTe1uoicial 70 sounaa
s.',t1le policy and " agriculture, as wen
= new and highly Objectionable Ieat-
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