New Britain herald., 1928-05-24
STATUS OF farm
BILL DOUBTFUL
Surt to Be Injected Into Repub-
iCan Convention

Washington. May - P-Twice
turned down by veto at the White
House after having passed successive
congresses, the McNary- Haugen
farm relief bill leaned on uncertain
supports at the capitol today as
leaders continued to sound out SEN
,jment as to what should be done
in view Of the few remaining days
of the session.
There vas considerable doubt
whether an attempt would be made
10 override President Coohdge's veto.
opinions seemed to be about evenly
divided that such a course be 1ol-
lowed. but Senator McNary. republic
can. OREGON, co-author OF the meas
ure, believed it would be futile to
endeayor to muster the twothirds
vote necessary. although more than
that was obtained on first passage
in the senate.
Meeting Called
McNary, as chairman OF the sen
.ate Agriculture committee, called
meeting OF that group today 10 ois-
cuss . plan Of action.
The house, which passed the bill
% votes short OF the required Two
thirds. will not act officially on the
veto until the senate disposes OF IT.
Representative Haugen. repunn-
can Iowa, who helped frame the
measure, declined to comment on the
veto.
That the farm issue, failing Of
settlement before congress recesses'
viii be injected into the maneu'er-
inrs at the republican national con-
,ention next month Is regarded as d
Certainty by political leaders IN ana
out Of congress.
Secretary Hoover and Frank u
Lovden, chief contenders for dele
gate support at Kansas CITY. are OIL
>,ided on the subject. The cabinet
officer il regarded as holding views
similar to those OF Mr.. Coolidge
while the former Illinois governor
ia = staunch advocate OF the NC
v.rv.Hauxen bill. Vice-President
Dawes also fayors this method Oh
meeting the problem, while DOM
Senators Curtis. OF Kansas. ana
watson. of Indiana, have voted LOT
the measure. ,.,
Meanwhile, farm leaders furnish
"a additional views today on the
veto.
Iikened to Buchanan
George N. Peek, chairman OIL 'he
executive committee OF the north
CENTRAL states agricultural csnfer-
ence. said the presidents message
.comnared in "intemperateness ana
wholesale misinterpretation OF the
rrovisions OF the measure win
me.sares Of President Buchanan
di,approving the homestead act ana
the act creating agricultural colleges
both Of which "played a consider
able mart in the reformation OF poll
tical parties two-thirds OF century
ago"
~ Taber. master OF the national
Grange. said a substitute must DC
found for the McNary- Haugen Dill
that can be enacted into law and
will be fully effective In meeting the
present emergency"
He appealed to congress not 10
adjourn without making real ef-
fort to enact the export debenture
PLAN"
The last attempt to obtain action
on this farm proposal was made
last week when Senator Reed, demo-
crat. Missouri, another candidate for
the presidential nomination. tried 10
tack It on the tax reduction bill as
4 rider. The move was defeated
overwhelmingly. but the vote was
not arainst the debenture plan IT.
self.
ITO justify the views which he ex-
presses" Peek said IN a statement
at IL necessary for President Cool
idre to assume that the board which
he alone and without restriction
would appoint under this measure
(McNary-HaugeD would be both
etupid and criminal In Its admin
atration of the act, and in Its execu-
ton Of the contracts which the
measure authorizes.
No Comment Needed
mo further comment in condem-
nation Of this veto message Is neces-
sary than the observation that no.
where does he assume that the act
would be administered in good faith
and every man of common sense
knows that it would be possible to
condemn in advance any measure II
Il be taken for granted that the mon
who are charged with its admin
stration will be fools or criminals.
1.-THE measure discloses that 1t Is
not the presence OF the cqua lizatlon
fee in the bill, as is claimed. which
renders the measure obnoxious 10
Mr.. Coolidge. It is the fact that the
measure makes possible the opera
ton OF the protective tariff for the
benefit OF the American farmers.
MIR. Coolidge objects to this in
spite OF the fact that the industries
OF this country have been fattenne
under the protective tariff ever since
tho nation was esta bliehed. This
action by President Coolidge rcpudi-
a,es the platform upon which he was
elected by farmers votes. Farmers