The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
COUP SPRUNG BY -BORAH HAS PUT ,
 HOOVER IN HOLE
Relief Bill of Sz0,0OO, 900 Has Been Sent to Pres- ident to Let Him ShOul- der the Whole Responsi- biIity
BY LYLE C. WILSON.

United Press Stan COrrespondent)
 Washington, Feb 12.-UP)-The carefully evolved drought relief com promise worked out by republican and democratic leaders has been thrown back to President Hoover and Secretary of Agriculture Hyde for further interpretation.
 The president and Hyde thus far have refused to say the $20,0OO, 900 relief measure will extend to food loans.
 The senate, acting on motion proposed by Senator Borah, repn, Idaho, proposes to place the admin istratiOn on record-in writing-on that question. As result, the com promise is threatened with discard.
 Hyde's reply to the questions pro- pounded in Borah's parliamentary coup probably will be received by the senate about noon to-day.
 The United Press was informed authoritatively following conferences participated in by MT Hoover, Hyde and republican leaders, that the ag- riculture secretary plans to avoid definitely committing himself to the use of government Monday for pur- chase of food.
 Instead, 1t was learned, Hyde is expected to take 6 middle ground, probably pointing out that after farmer obtains a loan under the compromise plan it might be left up to him to decide if he is to use it for food as well us crop supplies.
 Hyde may reply by telegram as he is scheduled to give a Lincoln day address in Louisville.
 Borah's coup came late yesterday rf hN A IL l-t~ wrangled for hours. The motion, passed without record vote, asked these questions concerning the com- promise:
 Does it include food, clothing and medical supplies?
 2-Would flair and sympathe- tic" interpretation of the compro- mise include those items?
 3-Does the language of the pro- posed compromise preclude use of the loans to purchase food, clothing and medical supplies?
 The words flair and sympathe- tic' are quoted from Mir Hoover.
 Explosion of bomb in the senate could not have produced speedier re- action than that achieved by Borah' S motion.
 The senate which had planned to sit last night, adjourned immediate ly.
 Senator Shoot. repn, Utah. has, tened to a cloakroom to telephone Mir Hoover and Hyde.
 Democrats interested in. keeping the compromise alive huriedly con- ferred with their republican col leagues as to the mest course to fol- low.
 Vice President Curtis, Majority Leader Watson and Assistant Major ity Leader McNary hastened to the White House for the conference with Mir Hoover and Hyde.
 Borah was gone almost as soon as his resolution was adopted. He had stood fast against Shoots re- quest from the city. Borah said he expecetd a written reply, but would agree to accept a telegram. All this developed unexpectedly af- ter Sen. Caraway. dem. Ark. came | raging out from behind newspaper when he was baited by Senator Blaine, repn, Wis. Sponsors of the compromise previ- ously had adopted the strategy of si- lence. Even when Senator Glass, dem. Va, assailed the compromise as "abject surrender disguised with pretext," friends of the proposal did not reply.
 But Blaine touched Caraway with Q suggestion there had been some thing irregular in the actions of Harvey c. Couch, Arkansas power magnate, in acting as intermediary between MT Hoover and senators to obtain the compromise.
 Once Caraway got on his feet he remained there, answering blister ing fire of questions.
 Vice President Curtis finally had to remind senators of rules for or derly procedure. Caraway still was on his feet when Borah asked leave to introduce resolution. That ended the session.