Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-10
LAFOLLETTE LEADS
ATTACK ON RELIEF
COMPROMISE PLAN
Unconditional Surrender"
Claimed in Agreement Ap-
proved by Hoover.
SENATOR SAYS PROJECT
NEGLECTS URBAN SITES
Lack of Security in Rendering Aid
by Credit Banks Is
Storm Center.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Characterizing the so-called compro-
mise agreement on the relief measure
for the drought stricken and unem-
ployed as an unconditional surrender, y
Senator La Toilette of wisconsin today
led the attack on the agreement entered
into by Republican and Democratic
leaders of the Senate and the House
and approved by the President.
The Wisconsin Senator said he re-
GREETED he could not accept the inter-
probation placed upon the agreement by
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, and Senator Cara
way, his colleague, both of whom de-
Tended the agreement when 1t was LAID
before the Senate late yesterday.
SmOot Expects Approval.
with a half dozen or more Senators
ready to speak at length on the CONFER
ence report on the Interior Department
Appropriation bill, which contains the
aqreement, Senator Smoot OF Utah, IN
charge of the measure, said ne olo not
believe it would be possible TO reach
:. vote on the report until tomorrow, or
nossiblv later. Senator Smoot expressed
confidence, however, that when the time
came to vote, the Senate would approve
the agreement on relief ana the CONFER
ence report. - L.
sneak on the conference report are
Wheeler of Montana, Thomas OF OKla-
homa and King OF Utah;
Senator La toilette said three weeks
ago the Senate, informed Of the sltua.
tion in the drought-stricken area ana
in the urban centers, came TO the con.
clusion that ordinary measures were not
adequate for relief.
.'By an Overwhelming vote, the SEN
ate adopted an amendment 70 the 1nCe-
rior Department bill approprlatlng
SOS. OOO. 600 to be used for the relief OF
suffering in the drought-stricken area,
ard in the industrial centers," contln-
ned Senator La Toilette. Now we are
asked TO turn our backs on the distress
ed farmers and on the unemployed In
the urban centers. There Is overwnelm-
ing eyidence that conditions in the in
dustrial centers are more serious today
than ever before confronted the
country"
Compromise Held Inadequate.
Senator La Toilette estimated there
are 100000 unemployed workers IN
the country today, and that 5000 600
more workers are engaged In part-tfme
employment alone. He SAID messages
received from the mayors OF 500 cities
by himself and by Senator Walsh OF
Massachusetts, were the basis OF his
estimate.
taking up the agreement on the re-
lief fund which authorizes loan OF
$40 600 900 to persons and organlza-
tions in the drought-stricken area, but
does not make any provision for aid In
the cities, Senator La Toilette declared
that it was inadequate to help those In
distress in the drought area.
He said relief would go only to those
'tWho can furnish security for loans"
Those most in need" said Senator
La Toilette, cannot share in the relief
under this agreement. There are
thousands upon thousands Of farmers
who have no security to offer"
The Wisconsin Senator said the pro-
vision in the agreement for rendering
aid through the intermediate credit
bank would be entirely ineffective. He
insisted that under the law as 1t now
exists. the intermediate credit banks
could not be of assistance to those
really in need of aid.
In this contention he was backed
UP by Senator Norbeck Of South Da-
kota. Senator Norbeck said that AFTER
spending 100000 in investigating what
should be done to aid the farmers, Con-
Tress decided some 10 years ago to
provide for intermediate credit banks
on the ground that the farmers needed
more credit facilities. He said they
have not really helped the farmers.
Refers to Hoover Letter.
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota
ironically declared that perhaps the
intermediate credit banks have not been
effective in aiding the farmer because
the law was not administered with that
degree of sympathy now guaranteed
by the President Of the United States. y
He had reference to a letter written by
President Hoover to Senator Robinson,
which was read into the Record yes
terday.
Turning to the provision in the agree
ment which authorizes the Secretary Of
Agriculture TO loan money to individual
farmers, taking a lien on his crop as
security, or some other measure OF Sc
curity, Senator La Toilette insisted the
Secretary would be derelict in his duty
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