Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
Secretary Wires Senate No
Restriction Included in
100000 900 Measure.
REPLY WAS RESPONSE
TO B0RAH RESOLUTION
Re-establishment of Credit Sys-
tenn in Drought Area Is Held
Chief Purpose.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Secretary Hyde of the Department of
Agriculture, in telegram to the Senate
this afternoon, said there is no prohi-
bitiop against the use of the SIC, 900 900
relief fund for the purchase of food in
the orought-Stricken area.
The Secretary Of Agriculture's mes
sage to the Senate was in response to
the Borah resolution adopted last night
GAZING upon Mr.. Hyde for an interpre-
tatlon OF the So-called compromise
agreement on the relief measure and to
state specifically whether the S2O,00o.-
600 loan fund could be used to buy
food.
The response of the Secretary to the
Senate resolution is expected to hasten
the adoption of the compromise agree
ment.
The Secretary of Agriculture said In
MS message that the $45,000,0 loan
Iund set up originally by Congress to
De used In the drought area for the
purchase of feed, fertilizer and seed
could not be used to buy food.
No Food Prohibition.
The additional sec, 100000 now pro-
posed to be loaned in the drought area.
ne said, in effect, could be used to
buy food
In his telegram to the Senate, Mr..
Hyde said that the Red Cross was pro-
v1d1ng food, clothing and medicine for
the distressed IN the drought-stricken
area. He insisted that the Red Cross
would be able to take care of all those
In dire need OF food. The purpose of
the $4,000, 900 fund, he said, was first
OF all to re-establish system of credits
in the drought area. He added, how
ever, that once loans are made out of
this fund OF $20,000,000 for rehabilita-
ton, there was no prohibition against
the money being used for food if neces-
Sary for that rehabilitation.
Senator Watson, Republican leader In
the Senate, and Senator McNary. the
assistant Republican leader, called at
the White House last evening and also
TAXED With Secretary Hyde before he
left here to go to Louisville, where he
arrived at midday today. They ex-
planned both to President Hoover and
Secretary Hyde the situation as it exists
in the Senate.
Prompt Action Urged.
Senators Robinson and Caraway of
Arkansas, who led the Democratic con-
test for the $25,000,000 Red Cross re-
lief appropriation which the admin
itsration refused to accept, have con-
tended In the fierce Senate debate with
their former allies in the coalition Of
Democrats and Republican Independents
that the $4,000, 900 loan compromise
would make funds available for pur-
chase Of food or anything else necessary.
Meanwhile, the Arkansas Senators
are urging prompt action by the Senate
to spur relief.
Glass Joins Bills Foes.
Opponents of the compromise were
joined yesterday by Senator Glass,
Democrat, Virginia, who characterized
it as an "abject surrender"
Senator Glass said he was utterly
opposed" to an extra session Of Congress
to which the Democrats pledged them
selves unless their original relief de-
mandS were met. However, he objected
vigorously to the agricultural rehabilita-
ton loan fund provided by the compro-
mise.
1.-THE President" he said, would have
the country believe the Senate'S PROPOSE
ton was unprecedented. Why I could
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