Evening star., 1928-10-28
HOOVER PROGRAMS
FARM AID SESSION
viii Call Congress Especially
for Relief Action, if
Elected, He Says.

BY the Associated Press.
Herbert Hoover will call an extra ses-
sion of Congress, If necessary, to deal
with agricultural relief legislation in the
event the Republican party retains con.
troll Of the Government.
The presidential candidate in a formal
statement yesterday said that agricul.
turel aid is the most urgent economic
problem before the country and that Its
solution should not be delayed for q
whole year. This delay would be in
evitable, he believes, If such legislation
should not be enacted at the coming
session and the new Congress did not
n.et until year from next December
Sees Relief as Urgent.
"The question of a special session OF
Congress after March 4, in event of the
return Of the Republican party, has bser
under discussion for some time" Mr.
Hoover's statement said There are a
number of questions, particularly agri-
cultural relief which urgently require
solution. and should not be delayed Tor
whole year. 1t is our most urgent
economic problem.
II should hope it can be dealt with at
the regular session this Fall, and thus a
special session be avoided. If, however.
that cannot be accomplished, would, If
elected, not allow the matter to drift
and would of necessity call an extra
session so as to secure early constructive
action"
Hoover's statement followed one BY
Senator Borah of idaho. issued after
luncheon conference with the nominee
Friday, in which the Senator declared
strongly in favor of an extra session of
Congress If the coming session did not
satisfactorily conclude relief legislation.
Program Is Unchanged.
Both outlined a threefold program
which comedies with that laid down by
Hoover in his acceptance speech on
August IL. Its elements are tariff IN
creases on farm products. legislation
for better marketing facilities and the
creation of a farm board With Federal
financial aid and authority to handle
the surplus crops.
Both Hoover and Borah desire to
have this relief program in operation
SO that it will apply to the marketing
Of the 1929 crops. While they are
hopeful that the present Congress can
act at the coming session OF three
months duration, there is doubt that
whole program could be completed since
Congress will be faced with the neces-
sity of enacting all Of the appropriation
bills for the next fiscal year, a rather
large task in itself.
The candidate spent much Of yester-
day at his home working on his O..
Louis speech. in which on next FRIDAY
night he will voice his views on farm
relief. During the morning he visited
a downtown theater to see and hear
himself in action in a talking motion
picture of his recent New York speech.
Followed McMulIen Report.
The declaration in favor of an extra
aession was the second statement the
nominee has issued on the subject IN
the past week. His first came IN re.
sponse to Gov. Adam McMullen OF
Nebraska, who said Friday that ne mao
discussed the matter of an extra ses-
sion with Hoover and predicted that
cne would be called If he were elected.
THE candidates reply in his statement
was that while the question had been
considered no decision had been
reached.
AS the campaign went into its last
stage the Republican national commit
tee completed arrangements for clos
ing oratorical bombardment OF the
country over the radio by a group OF
their outstanding spokesmen.
In addition to Hoover's speech at 81.
Louis. Charles Evans Hughes, former
Secretary of State; Senator Borah, Sec
retary Mellon. Secretary kellogg ana
DR.. Hubert Work chairman OF the Re-
publican national committee, will go
into action in the final drive for con-
tinuation of the Republican regime.
Secretary Mellon and DR.. Work will
open the week with 15-rninute speeches
over a national hook-up at 8 o'clock
tomorrow night and Secretary Kellogg
win speak on Tuesday night at $50
o'clock. On the following night DR..
Daniel A. Polling of New York will
address the country at the same hour.
Hughes will be the principal speaker
at a Republican rally in Brooklyn
Thursday night, and will go on the air
ut 9 o'clock.
The hour for the speech of the candi-
date at st. Louis has not yet been fixed
but on the following night Senator
Borah will close his radio campaign
with a Commute speech at Utica, N. Y
Rorah will speak at Charleston, W.
Va. tomorrow night, and at Norfolk
Va, the following night. He will not go
into North Carolina, as previously
planned.
The congratulations of Irving Bachel-
Ter, Hamlin Garland and Lawrence
Abbott, New York authors and critics.
upon "the dignity and spirit of Hoover's
New York speech were conveyed to him
yesterday.
For these qualities and for its philo-
sophical tone and insight we rank 1t
with the now famous Cooper Union
speech of Lincoln" they said
REPUBLICAN HEADS