The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-08
Hiram Johnson Breaks With
President; FaVorS Bounty
Provision.
BORAH SPEAKS TODAY
California Senator HurIS
Charges of Bunk at
G. 0. P. Program.
BY PAUL r. MALLON,
United Press stan Correspondent

United Press STAN Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 8.-Tne
senate break from President Her
bert Hooyers wan. ing against the
debenture plan was Widened just
before voting time in that body to-
day when Senator Hiram johnson,
CRepJ from Hoover's home state,
announced his enthusiastic support
of the debenture project.
johnson asserted the bill would
do lust what my Republican breth-
rem do not want to do-put the gov
ernment into the business OF help
ing the farmer, and that is why /
am for it."
without mentioning the name OF
the chief executive. Johnson spoke
of the 'titillating over the radio dur
ing the last campaign, the undula-
tions from a servile press and the
use of presidential proclamations to
the one cry-agriculture must be
placed on an equality with indus
try"
He charged that the bill even
without the debenture plan would
put the government into the farm
ing business more than any govern
ment ever had been in any business.
Bill Fixes Prices
TT is price fixing" he said. ut
is barter and sale. 1t is putting the
government into every conceivable
business under the sun.
II say it is these things, If 1t
means what it says, and l must
assume that it does, although it is
ambiguous.
1T. does everything the Repub-
Iican party has been against.
But there is one provision that
does the job. There is one proyi-
sion that brings relief and aid.
You may call the debeuture a
bounty. a bonus or a gift, but there
it is in plain unmistakable language
and every one agrees it will do the
job.
THE question is whether you
want to do the job when it touches
the tariff. I do"
M0r0nlc Era or Bulk
Johnson said this is the moronic
era of the age of bunk in the
United States.
He pointed out how a night club
hostess had been arrested recently
in New York. amid enthusiastic ac-
claim Of many people"
He said the house recently had
"auplauded death" referring to the
applause given when announcement
was made that suspected rum
runner had been killed.
And then recently before a great
press association in New York,
which waited in fear and trembling,
the greatest executive in all the
world. solemnly declared himself
against crime, and the editors Of the
creat press association arose in all
their majesty and cheered, he
added.
johnson asserted the United
States sits in with the hated League
of Nations at Geneva, and one day
talks of reductions in armamentS
and the next day acquieSces in
peace-time prescription
The debate on the farm question
Is bunk" too, he argued, setting
forth his views concerning what his
party stood for and what it had
sought TO do in the pending bill.
Borah for Bounty Plan
johnson was to be followed later
by another and more ardent for
mer administration supporter, Sem
ator William Borah of Idaho, who
campaigned for Hoover, but who
also. is to support the debenture
plan.
Meantime. house leaders were get
ting ready for the tariff fight which
S to open when general debate be-
gins there Thursday.
Democratic members of the ways
and means committee were in con-
ference poring over the bill in
search of material to use in de-
bate
It was announced the Republicans
will caucus Friday in an effort TO
Solidify their ranks for the Demo-
cratic onslaught.