Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-01
HOOVER
DEMAND
IGNORED
Request For Action Upon
Tariff In Two Weeks Is
Not Needed.
FACTIONS DIVIDED
Republican Party In Sem
ate Badly Dis0rganized
BY Disagreemcnts.
BY PAUL r MALLON
Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent,

Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. l. W.p)-
President lIoover's demand that the
ecnate pass tariff bill within tw"
weeks has had 10 appreciable effect
upon the senate situation. The
disorganized Republican factions
floundercd on tocay with a tariff
program which left the ultimate fate
Of the bill in doubt.
To carry Out the Presidents
wishes, someone would be forced to
give in. 1t win not be the inde-
pendent Republicans and Democrats
who, in coalition. are rewriting the
house bin to their satisfaction, ac-
cording to statements from their
leaders, Senator Boiah of Idaho, and
Norris of Nebra ska. 1t will not be
the Industrial senators of the east,
say Senators Reed. Republican, Penn
sylvania, and Edge, Republican,
New Jersey.
The chaotic condition of tariff af-
fairs was manifest by the manner in
which the Presidents appeal was re-
ccived. Maiot!ty Floor Leader
James f.. Watson, on his way to
Florida for n three weeks rest un-
der doctors ordcfs, advised the war
ling groups to get together and de-
ide what kind Of . bill they should.
pass. -A
This proposal was rejected i'm
mcdiatcly by Borch, and Norris who
= said they would continue to fight
' for revision of the bill along the
lines they have been pursuing. They
could not give up their fight, they
said.
AS Watson left, acting Floor
Leader Jones o. Washington, an
iounccd he was ready to capitulatc
10 the coalition majority. His plan
called for acceptance of the coali-
tion kind of bill and passage of
that bill in two weeks--the Presi.
Dental recommendation so far as
time vas concerned.
Reject Proposal
Just as swiftly, the original
trainers of the bin, including Reed
end Edge, rejected this proposition.
There being no ether proposals for
coalition, the situation was left
about as it was, or worse because Of
the fresh animosities aroused and
the new apparcn. reflection in Re.
publican ranks. led by Jones.
Never since 13l2 has the majority
p1fty of the senate been so dsor-
ganizcd. There are at least three
groups--the eastern wing, the agri-
cultural wing and the far western
wing-no two of which are working
in accord. In furthcrance of the
widening breach between the east
ern and agricultural wing, Reed
made public last night letter to +.
w. Murphy, publisher of the Mime
apolis Tribune, IN which he protest
ed against the slash in industrial
tariff rates by the coalition asking:
"How in the world can you ex-
reet TO make agriculture prosperous
by impoverishins The industrial dis
tricts' And that is just what will
happen if the senate coalition goes
through with its present program.
My best suggestion is that you send
us few senators who will look at
this problem as Americans, and not
as factionalists, sectionalists and
populists."
Jouett Shouse, chairman of the
Democratic national executive COM
mittee, issued statement late yes
terday regretting that President
Hoover had not Eade public his
stand on the tariff question. A
statement outlining the White House
policy in the matter, he declared,
might aid in clarifying the situa.
tion and result in prompt action on
the pending BILL