Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-18
j. s. TO AVOID POOL
AT WHEAT FARLEY
MckeIvie Tells Press Co.
operation and No Dumping
Is to Be Policy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 18.-Samuel r. Nc
Kelvie, former Governor of Nebraska
and head of the United States delega-
ton to the World Wheat Conference
which opened today. outlined his coun-
try's program this afternoon at con-
ference with newspaper men.
BY July l, he said, the United States
will be faced with carryover of roughly
275,000, 900 bushels of wheat in the face
OF the new crop, as compared with an
ordinary annual carryover OF from
100 ,000, 900 to 1875 900 900.
consequently" he said, I'VE have
come mere prepared to cooperate. But
we do not proposed to join nor will we
agree to join any International pool.
Furthermore, he paused so that his
hearers could get the full meaning OF
MS words, I'VE do not propose to dump
one nushel OF the Farm Boards hold
ings: This was reference to reports
In the press that the United States was
ready TO turn loose a flood of stored
wheat into an already glutted market,
Other Nations Must Aid.
I'VE will not dump" he said, "but I
don't mean that We will continue to
hold the umbrella indefinitely unless
others nations also take steps TO remedy
the situation
he said proposals to ship and dis
tribute wheat gratis TO the Chinese had
oeen virtually abandoned, inasmuch as
only a small percentage would eventu-
ally reach the starving section of the
population for which 1t was intended.
The conference is at the invitation of
canada, which, with the United States.
Is suffering most from the indiqestibIe
wheat carryover. The delegates met
Tor formal organization today. After a
general discussion the conference adj
journed until tomorrow.
Since Canada Is the host to the con-
ference, 1t was expected that her high
commissioner. Howard Ferguson, would
De elected permanent chairman during
the organization meeting.
May Favor Drastic Curb.
Delegates are remaining silent con-
corning the respective proposals, but it
Is generally believed that Recommended
lions IN some form for drastic wheat
acreage reductions will be it's outcome.
Soviet Russia-one Of the greatest Of
wheat growing countries-is expected
TO oppose reSolutely any plan which
would reduce wheat growing acreage.
The United States, by way of contrast,
mas been concentrating on acreage re-
auction as relief measure that will be
the burden of its delegates message.
Howard Ferguson. Canadian high
commissioner. convened the conference
today, outlining broad methods of al
leviating the world surplus.
Mr.. Ferguson termed disposal Of sur
plus wheat stock matter of outstand-
ing importance to the world, explaining
that the wheat-growing industry con-
tained two essential problemS-tilat the
wheat reach the customers when re-
quired and that the producer gets a
reasonable price for his product.
For Better Marketing.
Ferguson said that the conference
should delve into possible better ways
of bringing the customer and producer
together. Certain schools of economists,
he said, have argued that the present
overproduction of wheat is merely
keeping step with natural increases in
world population and that the present
abnormal situation has been brought
about. in part, with faulty distributing
methods which failed to bring the crop
to consumers in an orderly way.
The nations represented at these
meetings are the United States, Cam
ada, Australia. Argentina, Bulgaria,
Hungary, India, Poland, Rumania,
Jugoslavia and Soviet Russia The
United States Is represented by Mr..
McKelvie, former Governor of Ne
braska and grain member of the Farm
Board; DR.. A. E. Taylor of Leland
Stanford University and Nils A. Olsen,
chief Of the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.