Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-09
Conference Here Thursday to
Determine Method of Bring
| ing Agencies Together.
CALLS HYDE AND STONE
TO CAMP IN MOUNTAINS
Animal Feed Mainly Affected, With
Human Supply Reported
Abundant.
BY the Associated Press.


ents were concentrated today on the
task of welding together an effective
campaign for relieving the sufferings of
the drought-stricken country.
AS first step the Chief Executive
has called on the Governors of the
most seriously affected States to meet
with him here next Thursday to de-
termine method of bringing into play
all available State and county agencies
for relief with the cooperation of
various Federal branches and the Red
Cross.
Meanwhile, from his Virginia fishing
camp, Mr.. Hoover today summoned
Secretary Hyde and James c. Stone,
Farm Board member, to his Virginia
camp for further conferences on the
drought situation.
The Agriculture Secretary and MIR.
Stone arranged to leave Immediately for
the Rapidan River lodge. Stone has
just returned from survey trip in the
Middle West and South, particularly
in Kentucky, and he will lay the new
information before the President.
Secretary Hyde will supplement
Stones reports with any additional adj
vices from the Weather Bureau as to
prospects of relief.
AS soon as he received the word that
he was wanted at the camp, he speeded
the tabulation of reports from county
agents in the drought areas He
planned to carry these with him.
Many reports, he said, undoubtedly
would show no relief is needed. This
would simplify the problem by local
izing it, he added
Indications today were that the Gov
errors conference here next Thursday
would proceed along the lines adopted
in the Mississippi flood disaster, with
the State executives being asked to set
up local relief agencies in the affected
areas to serve as liaisons between the
States and the Federal Government.
The conference vii, be held in the
cabinet room of the White House. in
addition to the Governors, Secretary
Hyde, members of the Federal Farm
and Farm Loan Boards and possibly
other cabinet officers will attend.
The White House announced today
the replies of Cows. Reed of Kansas
and Parnell of Arkansas, saying they
would be on hand for the conference
between the President, Government
officials and Governors of the States
affected Thursday. Associated Press
dispatches say Gov. Cooper of Ohio and
Gov. Caulefield of Missouri have an
nounced they would attend the con-
ference. Additional replies were expect
ed during the day.
Announcing his decision to call the
Governors late yesterday the President
said preliminary reports indicated APP
proximately 100000 farm families
were affected, together with live stock
amounting to IL per cent of the total
animal population of the country. In
lengthy statement surveying the stu
alton, Mr.. Hoover said the situation
was one to cause great deal of con-
Germ
But it must be borne in mind" he
added, that the drought has mainly
affected animal feed, the bulk of the
direct human food production of the
country being abundantly on hand.
Nevertheless, there will be a great
deal of privation among families in the
drought areas due to the loss of income
and the financial difficulties imposed
upon them to carry their animals over
the Winter.
People Will Be Cared For.
1.-THE American people will proudly
take care of the necessities of their
Guilty Our first duty is to assure our
suffering countrymen that this will be
done, that their courage and spirit shall
be maintained, and our second duty Is
to assure an effective organization for
its contamination"
At the same time the Chief Executive
asked Acting Chairman Bicknel of the
Red Cross to have his organization pre-
pare to relieve any human suffering.
On the basis of the Agricultural De-
partment survey of conditions as of
August l. the President said the most
acute shortage of animal feed crops was
in Southeastern Missouri, northern Ar
kansas, Southern Illinois. Southern In
diana, Southern Ohio, Kentucky North
ern West Virginia, and Northern Vir-.
GINA, with smaller areas In Montana,
a reduction of feed crops in the other
States also was noted, and the PreSi-
dent said Governors of one or two other
States may be asked later to attend.
In any event." he said, ''in the most
acute areas we should now lay the
foundation for effective local and State
organization, the object of which is to
prevent suffering amongst farm families
deprived Of support and to prevent the
sacrifice of live stock more than Is
necessary"
More detailed information on con-
ditions in the drought areas is expected
to arrive from agents of the Depart
ment of Agriculture in time for study
Thursday. The livestock affected was
placed at 2,250000 horses and mules,
5000, 900 cattle and $4,000 900 hogs and
sheep.
Experts to Attend Conference.
At the conference with the II gov
errors will be officials and experts of
the Agricultural Department, the Farm
Board and other Federal agencies.
The report of Secretary Hyde to the
President emphasized that there was no
serious problem of human food supply at
this time. in view of the ample wheat
crop. good potato prospects in the COM
mercial sections of the Northern States
and a fair rice crop. Bean acreage,
he pointed out, is mostly outside the
drought area, while the Winter vege-
tables from Southern States will not
be planted for some time.
Canning crops: Tomatoes, peas and
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