Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-19
RUSSIANS EVADE
FILING PLAN TO
CUT WHEAT CROP
U. S., Poland, Australia and
Danube Exporters Lay
Schemes Before Farley.
McKELVIE TELLS LONDON
SESSION OF DANGERS
Soviet Believed Waiting for Other
Nations t. Take Action
First.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 19.-Expert views on
the world wheat crisis today were
emptied into the mill Of the interna-
tional conference after an address by
Samuel r. McKelvie, head Of the
United States delegation, at its first
open meeting today.
The conferees went into committee
session to analyze the various plans
for relief before submitting reports to
the full conference. In rapid success
sion the United States, Poland, Aus
tralia and the Danubian exporters filed
their views, but little detail was avail
able.
Russia and Canada have not yet
placed themselves on record and OBJ
servers say Russia intends to hold back
until she sees what the other powers
propose to do.
u. s. Situation Reviewed.
Mr.. McKelvies speech was resume
OF the situation in his country. He
brought no American plan" but advo-
Gated reduced production as the surest
solution.
The Russian view is fraught with
possibilities unless she recedeS from her
position, announced at the recent wheat
conference in Rome, that Russia is en-
titled to her previous place in the sun
as the worlds largest wheat exporter.
The discussion seemed to be drifting
toward means of securing reductions
in wheat acreage, as prerequisite TO
faf1
The Russians may submit their pro-
posals ct tomorrow's open meeting.
Howard Ferguson, Canadian high
commissioner and head of the Dominion
Conference delegation, said he was not
certain whether Canada would advance
proposals of her own or agree to the
general plan which finally is advocated.
McKeIvie Speaks.
McKelvie said in his speech outlining
the United States stand:
I'VE see no possibility of satisfac-
tory solution of the world wfieat prob
lem which does not include, as the
most important single element, curtail-
ment of production IN exporting coun-
tries, individually and as a whole, until
a better adjustment between supply and
disposition can be effected"
As a material aid toward relieving
overburdened markets McKelvie urged
every possible means of consumption
expansion and suggested abolition by
European importing countries OF their
protective tariffs, milling regulations
and preferential prices for domestic
wheat.
Apart from such extraordinary in
Prevention in the wheat market as was
felt justified curing the past year, he
said, the effect of marketing methods
v@trn 40 o.
be exaggerated.
1T would be folly to assume that the
solution of the world wheat crisis can
be found in marketing channels. At
best they can alleviate, they cannot
cure serious situation. When supplies
are patiently excessive. in agriculture as
well as industry, nothing short Of an
adjustment of production viii serve to
correct the difficulty at its source"
The former Nebraska Governor, SAID
the Farm Board does not intend to au-
thcrize throwing upon foreign markets
the large stocks of wheat held by the
Grain Sterilization Corporation.
Dumping Discouraged.
"As we sect it." he said, exporting
countries which increase wheat acre
age and exports, In the face OF the
situation that exists are defeating their
own aims and injuring their own
growers We see no prospect that ex-
port bounties or wholesale dumping
into the export market, in such stu
alton as the present. will result ad-
vantageously to the exporting country
concerned. Persistent selling below
cost by governments is just as disastrous
as selling below cost by wheat growers.
I'VE have come here primarily be-
cause we would leave no stone IN
turned to accelerate sound recovery
from the severe agricultural depression
that has gripped our country ana
others; yet we have no expectation that
any grand magical scheme can be
found TO solve 1t simply and easily.
Whatever specific results may or may
not come from this conference, it will
be Of great value If the representatives
from the wheat-exporting countries can
come to an agreement on the causes Of
the severe depression in wheat prices.
He said United States growers had
BEEN urged to cut acreage and were TAX
ing steps in this direction. He empha-
sized, however that the United States
is not out of the export market because
of existing surppluses and inability 70
make rapid reductions. and probably
will always continue lin some degree
70 be an exporter of wheat and -four.