Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
HOOVER APPROVAL
NEEDED FOR ACTION
ON FARM AID BILL
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there be to business. If business is
going to be disturbed, the longer re-
vision is put off the longer WILL the
disturbance exist.
Tariff revision will take longer In
the Fall than now. In the Fall Demo-
Gratis will very naturally seek to put
off passage of the act until as near
the campaign as possible. That Is nu-
man as well as political. This hap
pened to Mckinley tariff act once
and led to the defeat of Mckinley ana
| the Republicans at the election. we
| should not invite a similar result In
the middle of President Hoover's term.
"Some say it will take six or seven
| months to pass tariff act. 1t Will
probably do it in the Fall, but it Will
not take that time this Spring. Demo-
Gratis will want to get away for the
| Summer months as much as Repupn-
cans and will cause no needless delay
because they cannot hope to gain mucn
by delay. ,,,a
not take more than two or three months
with the hearings had this Winter. we
have a Republican act to revise, en-
acted along Republican lines, and which
has proved to be extremely helpful 10
the country Not many radical changes
need to be made in it and not many
important amendments will need to be
made in the Senate to any bill passed
by Republican House.
'While the House deals with the
tariff, the Senate can deal with agrl-
culture, and while the Senate deals
with the House tariff bill, the House
can deal with the Senate agricultural
measure. We should act upon both in
wise and proper way by the flrSt
of July at the latest, and business Will
have no further worry if it has any
at all. From the business standpoint,
from the standpoint of our promises
in the campaign, and from the stand
point of politics, we should meet as soon
as possible after the 4th of March
and deal with agriculture and the tariff
and nothing else
Backs New Englanders.
Senator Jones demand that the spe-
cial session deal also with tariff re-
vision fits in with the ideas of Sena-
| tor Smoot and with members of Con-
gress from New England, who believe
| that the tariff. should be revised
| delay until next Fall to go through a
tariff bill. The House ways and means
committee is to begin hearings on the
| tariff schedules tomorrow, in order to
! get ready bill for the next Congress
| There are two schools of thought here
as to the course Mr.. Hoover probably
will follow. One holds he will say
nothing publicly, at least, in regard to
special session of Congress. The other
takes the view that as President Cool
| idge seemingly Is DESTROYS of having
farm legislation at the present session,
| Mr.. Hoover will come out for it. If he
does, he will take the opposite position
from that which has been assumed by
Senator Borah, Senator Brookhart of
Iowa, Senator Jones and others who
strongly supported his candidacy for
President.
Senator McNary, chairman of the
committee on agriculture, is ready to go
ahead with hearings on his farm bill.
He has postponed taking the bill 40
! in committee, however until after Mr..
Hoover has been heard from In regard
| to it.
If Mr.. Hoover believes the bill should
be changed in any way, 1t is likely that
amendments may be made in 1t. How
ever, supporters Of Mr.. Hoover insist
| that the pending bill carries out the
| ideas of Mr.. Hoover as well as those OF
President Coolidge.
Hope for Quick Action.
! The hope of those members OF Con-
gress who wish the passage OF farm
| legislation now is that Mr.. Hoover Will
urge quick action on the bill so that
the farmers may have the full benefit
of the proposed new law for their 1923
crops. They insist that II the legisla-
| ton is delayed until after March IT
will be too late to build up the needed
| machinery to make the legislation et-
fective for the crops of this year.
The legislative situation in the Senate
is none too good for speedy action on
| the farm bill, even If Mr.. Hoover puts
| his shoulder back of the measure. Wnlle
| the proponents of the Kellogg treaty
| renouncing war insist that a few more
| days will see final action on the meas
ure, it is the opinion OF some OF tne
| Senators that it will require at leas'
| another week to bring the treaty to q
vote. Then the Senate has to deal with
the cruiser bill, which is the unfinished
business of the Senate in legislative
session. This bill will be at consider
able length. although it has the over
| whelming support of the Senate anc
will pass with big vote once it can be
brought to a vote Many amendments
viii be offered to the BILL cutting down
the number of cruisers proposed TO DC
constructed. Senator Hale, chairman Of
the naval affairs committee, last night
expressed his confidence that the oil
was in good shape and would be passed
| Although Senator Hale is at presen'
making no threats about bringing IN M
cloture rule to force vote on his bill
ir is well understood that course will be
adopted if it finally becomes necessary
Mr.. Hoover's visit in Washington Is
likely to prove an active If not q
strange interlude. The question OF
membership in his cabinet, of the ap'
pointment of experts to deal with Ger
man reparations and score OF other