Evening star., 1928-04-25

ACtfoH uy tllc GuiteQ states senate
in favor of the revised McNary- Haugen
farm bill has revived with increased IN
tenSity the debate as TO the economic
value of this legislation. Both sup
porters and opponents show a strong
tendency to charge political motives in
the lineup on the subject.
The McNary- Haugen bill has come
to constitute the liveiieSt issue in Ameri-
can politics, and it is crammed full Of
dynamite" says the Omaha World
Herald independently, while the Nash
vile Banner independently suggests ::
"A rather incongruouS situation would
result II Hoover should be nominated on
platform declaring for the measure
another II Smith should be nominated
on platform ignoring or opposing the
measure. 1t may be that a number OF
politicians will find that they have
started something quite beyond them in
the matter Of completion"
A favorable attitude is taken by the
Kalamazoo Gazette independently 1t
seems quite probable that many Sena-
tors and Representatives who have op-
posed the McNary Haugen scheme from
the beginning are now convinced that
test. Not few of them evidently have
reached the conclusion that a practical
trial Of the measure offers the only
means OF bringing the prolonged farm
relief struggle TO close" So also the
Dayton Daily News independent DEM
Ocraticl saws, 1t is doubtful whether
any great number of the Senators who
voted for the bill really like the measure
or fully believe IN its efficacy. But il
was their only chance To express their
disapproyal OF national policy fatal 70
agriculture. and they took IT,"
The Northwest, the Middle West, the
Southwest. the South. and, with three
fractional exceptions. the Southeast" it
is pointed out by the St. Paul Pioneer
Press independently, ARE solidly for the
bill Add 20 these the Pacific Coast
States All that are left in opposition
are the New England. the Middle At
lantie and fractions OF the Rocky Noun
tain States, Sectional SelfiShneSs and
indifference have rarely been more viv-
idly Illustrated than in this division A
handful OF industrial States, now enioy~
ing special advantages, has taken the
position of denying 20 all American
agriculture q position of equality"
Vet the New York World tindepend-
eRtl expresses the view that III Con-
greSS could draft plan OF farm relief
which the East believed would bring all
the benefit the sponsors ot the McNary-
tlaugen plan claim for their measure IL
is a safe wager that Eastern Industrial
lists would urge its adoption The plain
truth oF the matter Is that the Western
Congressman have failed to convince
the business leaders, even OF their own
section. tAat they haya found remedy
for the Ills OF agriculture" concludes
the World.
The seettonal lineaup Is analyged hy
the Oklahoma City Oklahoman tinde.
pendentl with the statement, "Of the
aS Senators who supported the hill so
hail irom FrapsmiSSisSipp States The
vote from east of the mississippi was
fairly divided~~aS for and 10 against.
West OF the Mississippi the vote ran so
for and 4 against Oi the - Senators
from east at the Mississippi who favored
the bill IL We're trem the agricultural
States Of the South"
Whatever the ultimate benefits OF
Grleis which shall result from enactment
ef the hlli." in the npinian ot the New
Orleans Morning Tribune (nemoeratiel
There can be no question OF the moral
right Of agriculture to this or Kindred
legislation, While no amount of leels.
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