Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
FARM RELIEF
Is ASSURED.
HOOVER Says
Republican Candidate
Pledges Special Ses-
sion For Purpose, If
Elected

WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-Herbert
Hoover will call an extra session of
congress, IL necessary. TO deal with
agrlcultura relief legislation in the
event the republican party retains
control of the government.
The presidential candidate in a
formal statement today said agricul-
tural aid is the most urgent eco
nomic problem before the country
n that its solution should not be
delayed for a whole year. This de-
lay would be inevitable. he believes,
IL such legislation should not be en-
acted at the coming session and the
new congress did not meet until a
year from next December.
The question of a special session
OF congress after March 4. in event
OF the return of the republican party,
has been under discussion for some
time" Mr.. Hoover's statement said.
There are n number of questions,
particularly agricultural relief.
which urgently require solution and
should not be delayed for a whole
year. 1t is our most urgent economic
problem.
Il should hope il can be dealt with
at the regular session this fall. and
thus a special session be avoided.
If, however, that cannot be accom-
plished. / would, IL elected, not al
low the matter to drift and would Of
necessity call an extra session so
as TO secure early constructive ac-
tion."
Borah For Session
Hoover's statement followed one
by Senator Borah. Idaho, issued after
IS luncheon conference with the nom
inee yesterday, in which the senator
declared strongly in favor Of an ex-
ira SESSION if congress at the coming
session did not satisfactorily con-
clude relief legislation.
Roth outlined a threefold program
which comedies with that laid down
by Hoover in his acceptance speech
on August IL. Its elements are tar
iff increases on farm products, leg
islation for better marketing facili-
ties and the creation of a farm board
with federal financial and authority
to handle the surplus crops.
Both Hoover and Borah desire 20
have this relief program in opera
ton so that it will apply to the
marketing Of the 1929 crops. While
they are hopeful that the present
ongress can act at the coming ses-
sion of three months duration, there
is doubt that a whole program could
be completed since congress will be
faced with the necessity of enacting
all of the appropriation bills for the
next fiscal year, a rather large task
in itself.
Works on Speech
The candidate spent much OF to-
day at his home working on his 81.
Louis speech in which on next Fri
day 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 New
York speech last week.
The declaration in favor Of an ex-
ira session today was the second
statement the nominee has issued on
the subject in the last week. His
first came in response TO Governor
Adam McNullen of Nebraska who
said yesterday that he had discussed
the matter Of an extra session with
Hoover and predicted that n would
be called il 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 COM
mittee completed arrangements for a
closing oratorical bo~mbardment of
the country over the radio by a
group of their outstanding spokes-
men. .
In addition to Hoover's speech at
st. Louis, Charles Evans Hughes,
former secretary of state; Senator
Borah, Secretary Mellon, Secretary
kellogg and DR.. Hubert Work, chair
man of the republican national COM
mittee, will 20 into action in the
final drive for a continuation OF the
republican regime.
Mellon and Work will open the
week with 15-minute speeches over
a national hookup at S o'clock Mon
day night and Secretary Kellogg will
speak on Tuesday night at $3.50.
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 on Thursday night, and
will 20 on the air at 3 o'clock.
The hour for the speech Of the
candidate at st. Louis has not yet
been fixed. but on the following
night Senator Borah viii close his
radio campaign with q Commute
Epeech at Utica, N. Y.
In the past IL years people Of