Evening star., 1928-12-21
JARD|NE ENDORSES
NEW M'NARY BILL
AND ASKS ACTION
Administration Approval of
$500, 1000, 900 Revolving
Fund Seen in Letter.
WORD FROM HOOVER
MAY BECOME NECESSARY
Western Members Favor Deferring
Action Until Special Ses-
sion Meets.

The administration was paced square
ly behind the McNary revised farm bill
today when Secretary Jardine of the
Department of Agriculture wrote to Sen
ator McNary, Republican, of Oregon
urging the prompt enactment of the bill
into law.
The plain implication of the letter
was that the bill should be passed at
the present session of Congress and not
wait for a special session of the new
Congress, after March 4.
Secretary Jardine called attention to
the fact that the bill authorizes the
appropriation of $30O,OO0,000 for a re-
volving loan fund TO be used in the
better disposition of surplus farm crops
Must Provide for Fund.
'It is assumed" the Secretary said
''that Congress will provide for raising
this fund, or as much of it as may be
needed, since there is no surplus in the
Treasury"
How this suggestion will be received
hy the congressional leaders favorable
to farm legislation remains to be seen,
Senator McNary announced that he
planned to go forward with the consid-
Grafton of his bill in the committee on
agriculture, of which he is chairman,
and that he would press for early ac-
ton on the measure il the Senate It
self.
Whether the farm legislation can be
disposed of at this session is still ques-
ton. Not a few of the. Western mem
bers of Congress arc urging that 1t go
over until a.speciaF session after March
4. Farm organizations have taken a
similar position. An Endorsement OF the
pending bin by President-elect Hoover,
that it be passed at the present session,
NAV be necessary to bring the bill to
final action, it is said. Word to this
effect has been sent to Mr. Hoover.
Urges Prompt Action.
Secretary Jardine In the conclusion
of his letter spoke of the need of prompt
action on the bill.
This measure, having been intro
duced and copies distributed, no doubt
is being studied in detail by agricul-
tural leaders and others, and 1t Is
highly probable that meritorious Sug~
geStions will be made for its improve
ment. I. do not believe, however, that
1t shoulA be necessary to change Its
fundamental structure as 1t includes
those basic provisions on which there
appears to be an increasingly general
agreement.
'No single measure could be expected
to include all that should be done py
legislation to strengthen the economic
position of agriculture. But am
firmly of the opinion that this bill pro-
videS the basis for substantial and
permanent relief of this, our basic IN
dustry. I do not believe that the rela-
tic.a of other needed legislation to this
measure is such as to necessitate It's
delay pending the enactment or pro-
longed consideration of such legislation.
Since it would require some time 10
nut the provisions of this bill into
operation, l believe that it should be
passed as early as possible in order 10
make it applicable to the 1929 crop
With relation to the appropriation
of the revolving loan fund and his sug-
eestion that Congress will provide for
raising this fund, Secretary Jardine
said:
This is not a measure to subsidize
agriculture by calling upon the Treas
llTy to Gay losses incurred in dlspoSlng
of surplus farm commodities. 1t Is
a plan to finance by loans broad
program for the aid of agriculture
With a strong far mboard to admins
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