The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-20

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FARM RELIEF PLANS CRYSTALLINE
Farm relief belongs in the category OF legislative pro-
posa controversial that they killed get through
by the process Of compromise. Heretofore. remedies
projected for this relief have been killed by presidential
veto. as the old McNary Haugen equalization fee bill
which declared unconstitutional by former Presi
dent Coolidge. Now another effort is being modified
to get measure through the congress at the coming
special session. It would that the time has come
for discovery Of panacca heretofore not dreamed Of
for compromise enactment. But it begins to look
though group organization, farm board and re-
volving fund will be the solution proposed.
Gradually the impression has gone out that President
Hoover knows what he wants q relief measure and
that he will present plan to the congress- There has
been talk OF the revamped McNary Haugcn bill which
died in the concluding session Of the last congress- but
the word that agricultural relief is to be attempted
on more comprehensive scale. The McNary-Haugen
bill not considered sufficient strong enough
to express the presidents views Of what should be done
toward putting agriculture on its feet.
The president said to favor organizing the farming
industry just industrial enterprise organized He
is represented favorng the combination Of the farmers
Of the nation into formidable groups cooperation by
which they control their marketing machinery and
regulate their production with relation to SURPRISES
Then the government is to be placed behind this
organized marketing machinery according to Senator
Arthur Capper. who had interview with the presi-
dent and knows something of what Is his mind. The
senator said he expects the moral support of the gov
eminent will be given cooperative organizations dealing
In grain. cotton and livestock.
An important feature Of the proposed plans of the
administration which Washington correspondents say
has been made known from authoritative is tina.
federal farm board is to be created under the Hoover
solution part of the Department of Agriculture.
Under the McNary augen bill twice vetoed by Coolidge
and in that offered last December sponsored by
Secretary Jarne Of the Agriculture department. this
board proposed separate agency. 1t possible
that this plan will be accompanied by proposal for
revolving fund of to provide
ample fund for financing commodity sterilization
poratons.
The board it is indicated. will occupy place in the
department similar to that Of the Federal Farm Loan
board In the Treasury department. Instead of being
designated . member Of the board was the case In
the McNary augen and McNary bills the secretary of
agriculture probably will be made chairman ex-officio
which is the position Of the secretary Of the treasury
In the farm loan board.
While there perhaps would be six members of the
board, either farmers who understand the mar
keting and production problems Of agriculture one Of
the six would be made the directing head and placed
II active charge Of the management of its operations
Thomas D. Campbell, Montana big-scale wheat farmer
understood to be President Hoovers choice for execu-
Tive head Of the farm board.
AZ chairman ex-officio, Secretary Arthur M HYDE
would be in position dictate the boards policy and
harmonic its operations with those of the department
% there would be conflict duplication or overlap
ping Of effort Secretary Mellon such guiding
influence over the Farm Loan board.
Functions and duties Of the farm board have not been
worked out in detail The keystone Of the Hoover aeri
cultural policy it is said will be for the government to
Ast the farmer in helping himself Farmers will be ex
pected to take the initiative In forming commodity CO.
oprattve associations sterilization corporations
Advances from the revolving fund would be made it
! Indicated only when there Is showing that sound
egansaton has been effected and capable management
provided MI. Hoover Is said to be willing to advance
hundreds Of millions to help farmers market their prod
ncts with machinery owned and managed by them
selves but there intention Of opening the govern
ment purse strings to finance schemes on paper that
would be almost certain Of failure and leave the federal
treasury alone the sufferer.
II = the understanding that Representative Fort will
be the chief Hoover spokesman In the house committee on
agriculture. He was leader in the opposition against
tn equalization fee Of the two McNary- ausen bills
Vetoed BY President Coolidge It has been decided to
bring up farm relief In the house before taking up the
tariff