The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13
new FARM AID BILL
MAY DRAW VETO

Washington, April 7.-President
Coolidge and farm leaders in congress
apparently ar estill at odds on farm
relief and despite a significant confer
ence today between the president and
senator McNary, author of the pend
ing senate measure, those close to the
White House believe another veto in
evltable, if the controversial eoualiza-
ton fee is retained in the legislation
However, there were some TODAY
who believed Mr.. Coolidge would give
his approval to most of the other pro-
visions of the pending legislation and
II he returned another McNary-Hau-
gen bill he would do so with the sug-
gestion that it be repassed without
the equalization fee.
McNary Firm
Passage of the impending agricul-
tural measure with the equalization
feels confidently predicted by its spon-
sors. Furthermore, Senator McNarv
announced after the White House mar
ley that he was standing pat" on the
bills provisions. What luck he had
IN his conversation with the president
about the bill was not revealed
Earlier In the day, Mr.. Coolidge
conferred also with Secretary Hoover
out whether the controversial farm
problem was the subject of this dis
cusslon was not revealed. The legis-
iatlon has broken into the pre-conven-
ton political row with two republican
presidential candidates standing d.
rectly opposed to the administration
on the equalization fee-Frank Low
Den OF illinois and Senator Watson of
Indiana.
Can't Recede
Friends of the president believe he
cannot go behind the ruling of Az
torney General Sargent last wear that
the equalization fee is unconstit1tione
al. The modified McNarv-H auoen hill
now before both the senate and the
mouse, still would resort to this fee as
an alternative proposition for RAISING
FUNDS by tax on commodities tn MAJ
keC the surplus which might deveIon
Tor any commodity.
While some of the farm oroan;zo
lions have declared for the eEa1;za-
tlon lee or nothing, there are some
congressional leaders who believe that
Che president vetoed the present
measure, 1t could be repassed without
the equalization fee. Without tbis
provision, the legislation would SET nm nm
a ?Z5O,OOO,OOO revolving fund with
winch farm board would be pern1it-
ted to assist farm organizations in
marketing crops.
1t is thought that presidential SANE
tlon would win over most of the east
ern members who are opposed to the
Dill IN Its present form, while farm
leaders Tor the most part would sun
port any bill offering relief.
Sphynx Silent
Nevertheless, there is nothing def
mite from the White House. The pres
ldent is understood to be withholding
definite decision on the legislation m.
til ne sees just what congress sends
to him-he has been told congress- will
pass farm bill.
While some obstacles were styuck
curing the week by proponents of the
Oil In the senate, its passage before
the end of another week was predict
cd today. Senators from the cotton
producing states have been busy fix
ing up some amendments by which
they hope to protect that Commodity
and other commodities from compIete
domination of the pronosed farm
Ipoard. The amendments have not
neen drawn but there are indications
mat they Will be accepted by sponsors
OF the bill to assure its passage.