Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-13
ARM BILL MEETS
MAIN HOOVER IDEAS
/ AT TER CONFERENCE
House Group Agrees at White
House Breakfast en- !. .inor.
Alterations.
SECRETARY HYDE SITS
IN AT HARMONY PARLEY
Qualification at Progress Made Il
Expressed by President, Who
Talks Freely.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Hoover was represented to-
day as being in accord with the general
principles Of the new farm-relief bill rs
drafted by a House subcommittee which
presented it to him yesterday for study.
Chairman Haugen said after members
Of the subcommittee had breakfasted
with the President this morning that
although the Chief Executive had sug-
gested several minor changes in the
legislation, the general principles en-
bodied in the bill had met with his ap-
proval.
Haugen said the bill would be revised
to embody the suggestions of the Presi-
dent at meeting today of the full
committee.
Hyde Also Present.
Secretary Hyde Of Agriculture and
Walter H. Newton, the Presidents ex-
ecutive assistant, attended the break
fast. In addition to Mr.. Haugen, the
House subcommittee members were
Purnell of Indiana, Williams Of Illinois.
Republicans; Aswell of Louisiana and
Kincheloe of Kentucky. Democrats.
The President expressed his gratifics-
ton at progress made by both houses
toward preparation Of farm bill, and
freely exchanged comments with the
delegation.
Some members of the Senate agricul-
ture committee have definitely turned
to the debenture plan Of the National
Grange as a part of the new farm relief
plan in place Of the equalization fee;
The plan, on the other hand, has
found little favor on the Mouse side.
In fact, a number of House agricul-
tIre committeeman who called on Pres
ident Hoover yesterday told him that
ma jority Of the House members were
opposed to it.
McEary Takes No Stand.
Senator McNary of Oregon, chair
man of the committee. has taken no
stand on the plan, but he has noticed
that the committee was very much
impressed" with the testimony Of Ag-
rieultursl Department experts that the
pan was working out well in Norway
and Germany.
Senators Norris of Nebraska and
Norbeck Of South Dakota. Republicans.
and Caraway of Arkansas and Heflin
of Alabama, Democrats. are in favor
cf the plan. Senator Capper. Repub-
lican, Kansas, believes it should be
given careful consideration. and other
members of the committee have ex-
pressed themselves as impressed with
the showing made by those supporting
The proposal.
1t is the opinion Of Senator Caraway
hot 1syifI ha Gahay1fHfr.a VNlon fF the
measure, the agricultural problem would
be nearer solution than it ever was.
He is inclined to believe that President
Hoover wuold not veto bill with the
plan in 1t. If 1t we're provided that the
proposed farm board could invoke the
plan at its will rather than be forced
10 use it.
Norbeck Favorable.
Senator Norbeck has declared that il
the equalization fee could not be put
into practice the debenture plan was
the only way to solve the export surplus
problem.
AFTER % hearings by the aericul-
tural committee" he said, lit is more
clear than ever that the dificulty Of
the situation Is due to a disparity in
prices of what the farmer sells and
what he buys. To solve the problem
price at home than abroad.
This can only be done by segregat-
ing the surplus, and to make provision
for the loss in the sale of the surplus
that is bound to follow. Under the
McNary-Haugen bill it was proposed
that the farmer should pay this loss
through an equalization fee. There Is
now only one way to meet the loss, and
that is by taxation more or less direct',
Hefiin Doubts Veto.
eff it has been demonstrated that the
equalization fee should not be put into
practice. nothing remains but some sorb
of bonus or debenture plan. I believe
large majority of the members Of the
Senate agricultural committee favor
such a plan If the views Of the Presi-
dent could be determined in advance,
SO as to not have the unhappy expert
ence of the last two sessions o. rresi-
Dental veto multiplying the good inten-
tions and concerted effort Of the friends
Of agriculture in Congress in their tight
for equality"
Senator Heflin said the debenture
plan should be made major part OF
the farm bill, but that II this could not
be done he was In favor Of making uro-
vision for the proposed farm board to
use it on one or more crops If 1t saw fis.s
IT do not believe the President would
veto q bill with the debenture plan In
it." said Heflin, who was member Of
the committee which recently preSentede
the proposal to Mr.. Hoover.
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