Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24
LEADERS OF G. o. P.
OPPOSE STAMPEDE
INTO FARM RELIEF

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ton viii propose to meet the situation.
The Farm Board has sharply called at
tention to the need Of curtailing the size
Of the wheat crops planted this year.
It is expected that the demand for
the debenture and for the equalization
fee will be aggravated, along with the
demand for the special session Of the
new Congress. There is nothing to In
dicate, however, that President Hoover
will approve either the debenture plan
or the equalization fee or that he will
call special session Of Congress.
1882 Farm Issue Looms.
1t is clear that with the national cam
paign coming on the problem of farm
relief Is being live one. Political lead
ers who are looking for the farm vote
are expected TO be strongly insistent
upon the enactment of further legisla-
ton to help the farmer. Sooner or later
the administration will have to make
clear its program toward the agrtcul-
ture program.
Some Of the members of Congress to-
day are insisting that the country has
now had a demonstration Of the fact
that legislation cannot permanently in
crease and maintain high prices for
wheat when this country produces more
wheat than can be consumed by the
American public. The farm relief law
that went through during the last Con-
gress, they point out, undertook TO sta
billie prices by permitting the Federal
Farm Board to go into the market and
buy wheat by providing the board with
necessary funds. This the Farm Board
has done, buying up nearly 200,000,000
bushels Of wheat. With the production
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world as well as In this country, 1t does
not appear that the Federal Govern
ment can go on buying wheat at these
prices.
One member of Congress said today
that the only solution for the wheat
problem was an increase in the con-
sumption or reduction In production.
Tariff Is Suggested.
The same member said that the argu-
Ynent had been advanced that prices
of manufactured articles had been
stabilized and increased through the
protective tariff, and that the same
thing should be done for agriculture
He pointed out that the wheat farmer
along with other farmers should be
given a protective tariff, Just as are
manufactured products. He called at
tenticB TO the fact that the textile in
dustry in this country has for several
years been hard hit with many milk
closed down II the Federal Govern
ment is to provide that all the wheat
farmers shall sell all the wheat they
grow at high prices, then, he said, tho
textile manufacturers might well de-
1nand that the Government undertake
TO see that the textile factories oper-
ate and that all their products are sold
The Federal Farm Board had q bis
problem on its hands TO dispose of thG
150,000,0 900 20 200, 600 900 bushels OF
WHEAT it now has stored. The board
has promised TO sell 1t in way thai
will impose a minimum burden OF
domestic and world prices. The de-
cision Of the board not TO 60 into thu
market for the purchase of further
wheat is expected 10 be followed by {
drop in the price in the Chicago marke
and perhaps drop In the world price
The board was praised by some mem
bers Of Congress today for giving earl!
warnings to farmers that 1t did no
propose to buy wheat Of the 1881 crops
This, It was pointed out gave tn
farmer an opportunity 10 cut his whea
acreagd ne desired.