Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
Party Leaders Use Time Dur
ing Week End to Reconcile
Differences.
HAWLEY TARIFF BILL
VOTE MAY BE FORCED
Debenture Plan Regarded as Pos
sible Club to Put Through ,
Rate Revision.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

DA W "OOLO LANNOLNs
Republican leadership is seeking dur
ing the week end to iron out differences
which have arisen at the CapltoI ever
both farm relief legislation and tarin
revision. House leaders last night ex-
pressed the opinion that the Repub-
licans would be able to get together in
support of the Hawley tariff bill with
q few amendments. A general belief
spread that conciliatory tactics were
having their effect
There was q hull at the Senate end
of the Capitol in the strife over the
farm bill, which eliminated in the
adoption last week of the debenture
clause despite the opposition Of Presi-
dent Hoover and the administration
Republicans in the Senate. The Bit
terneSs which has developed between
the anti-debenture Republicans and
supporters Of debenture promised to
break out again tomorrow, however,
when debate on the farm bill will be
resumed.
BrOOkhart Attack Awaited.
Senator BroOkhart of Iowa, one of
the insurgents, has announced he will
address the Senate on pseudo Repuh-
lioanS" This was the label applied bv
Senator FeSs of Ohio to Senator Brook
hart. Senator Borah and other Re
publicanS who voted against the ad-
miniStr&tiOn 0n the debenture clause
II the Iowa Senator carries out his
threat 1t rs likely to lead to fireworks
III the Senate tomorrow. Whether he
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Senator Fess' cool OH, over the week end
remains to he seen. Senator Brookhart
left washington yesterday on q fishing
triP with Seslator Frazier of North
Dakota sAad is not expected back until
| tonight.
sslistsr Fess, Republican whip of
the SBtlate, b prepared to answer Sena-
.sOr BroOkhart II he considers the Iowa
senator's fetNarks demand q reply. The
lows Senatnr has some very definite
ideas regarding party Ioyslty on irn-
pOrtanI nleasures Of legislation end be
|. is quite ready 10 give them expression
If OCCASION warrants
It was not fifIRlIy indicated last night
whether Senator Borah would be
drawn intO this discussion. After the
publication OF the letter written By
senator FesS criticizinE the Idaho
Senator and the other Republican sup
p0rterS 0f debenttlre, Senator Borah
issued q shading statement. Tonight
he aud Mrs, Bofah are to be guests of
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover at
the White FOaSe. Mar. Borah did. not
discuss either his plans for the future
or his coming visit to the White
House.
The Democrats are watching the
hostilitiss in Republican ranks with
keenSst interest. Representative Jones
| OF Texas yesterday had inserted in the
Congressional Record both the letter
Written by Senator FeSs and the state
H1sht issued III reply by Senator Borah,
apparently ~ that there might be
permanent record of the row between
the Republican Senators.
May FSree Tariff Revision.
The debenture plan Of farm aid may
be used as club 10 force revision of
the tariff bill 10 meet the demands Of
Representatives and Senators rom rhe
farm States even though it finally goes
| cut OF tile farm relief bill. 1t was gem
orally admitted at the Capitol yeyter-
day that the House and President
Hoover in the end would have their
way ana prevent the debenture from
remaining in the farm bill when in
goes to the White House for executive
approval. However, it is the plan of
supporters Of debenture in the Senate
to tack 1t on TO the tariff bill when
that measure Is taken up for conSiders-
ton III the Senate. While most of the
Republican members of the House from
the farm States are prepared to stand
by the President now and reject the
debenture plan in the farm bill If the
same proposal comes to them in the
tariff bill much will depend upon
whether they have been satisfied with
the tariff schedules.
AS one Representative from the West
said last night:
Tariff revision was undertaken to
help put the farmer, on q parity with
the industrial worker OF the East The
special session of Congress was called
with the needs of the farmer IN the
foreground. II Congress now under
takes 20 put through tariff measure
which does not give the farmer the
even break which was promised, it is
quite within the cards that many Re-
publican Representatives from the West
Will be ready TO support debenture"
The record has been made in the
Senate ON the debenture proposal In
connection with the farm bill and II.
was predicted last night that the SEN
ate would insert it in the tariH bill be-
yond doubt II 1t finally goes out of
the farm relief bill.
Rift Causes Concern.
In some Republican quarters the rift
which has arisen between the West. and
the East in the consideration of both
farm relief and tariff Is regarded with