Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-16
N N AIRY
(jPH0LDS
HIS BILL
Issues Statement After
Conference With Secre-
tary Hoover. I
LATTER WILL AID
Senator Says Party Must
Keep Pledge to Work
Out Farm Relief.
BY United Press Leased Wire


WASHINGTON, June 16.-Sen-
ator Charles L. McNary, co-author
Of the McNary Haugen equalization
fee farm relief bill vetoed by Presi-
dent Coolidge and rejected by the
Republican convention announced
after q conference with Secretary
Hoover today that he found the
nominee sympathetic and anxious
to relieve the distress of our farm
populations
~ bespeak for the 100000
farmers and their able leaders tho
same fine offer of assistance and
cooperation to the end that farm
relief legislation may be enacted
and approved at the next session of
Congress, MeNary said in a state
ment, emphasizing that the McNary-
Haugen bill with the omission of
the equalization fee would im-
prove the farmers condition.
"At least 1t would supply the
basis upon which helpful legislative
action could be fashioned,o he
said.
McNary said, however that he still
believed in the soundness and
fairness of his bill ; equalization
fee plan.
"The necessity for some measure
of relief is so imperative as to war
rant the suggestion that differences
of opinion must be composed and
common ground found for successful
congressional action he added.
Issues Statement
McNary's statement, regarded as
significant because of the conven-
ton : farm plank battle follows in
part:
"The agricultural plank in tho
Republican platform commits the
party to the enactment of legislation
that will place agriculture on
basis of equality with industry.
The party must keep this pledge and
| have ample confidence it will.
" Honest differences of opinion
have prevented a correction of tho
situation and the application of aa
appropriate and effective remedy.
On two occasions a great ma
lorlty of the members of the con-
gress have expressed their belief
that the solution of the problem lied
III the creation of a federal farm
board supplied with sufficient funds
and ample powers to aid in the con-
troll and disposition of the surpluses
of agricultural commodities, and if
in so doing loss occurred it would
be absorbed through the application
OF an equalization fee upon the
producers receiving the benefits OF
the legislation.
81 still believe in the fairness
and soundness OF that plan. The
president thought otherwise.
However the necessity for soma
measure of relief is so imperative as
to warrant the suggestion that diff.
ference of opinion must be COM
posed and Il common ground found
for successful congressional action.
In my Judgment the enactment of
the bill that passed the last session
of the congress with the omission of
the equalization fee would improve
the condition of agriculture. "
Signs Baseball
After seeing McNary, Hoover
took plans of the new commerce de-
partment building out to the bureau
of standards to confer with experts
on some controverted construction
questions.
On the way to the elevator,
Thomas J. Casey, Seattle lawyer,
stopped the secretary and requested
him to autograph a baseball. Hoover
was somewhat confused at the UNI
usual request.
Casey explained the ball had been
autographed by Tyrus Cobb, Babe
Ruth, iris Speaker and other base
ball celebrities and that he desired
to get Hoover s signature on it be-
fore he presented it to a small
daughter. Hoover drew fountain
pen from his pocket and autograph.
ed the bah.