Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
DEMOCRATS AGREE
TO NO COMPROMISE
IN RELIEF QUARREL
Party Conference Threatens
Special Session in Block
ing Supply Bills.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS PLAN
$25, 900, 900 FUND DEFEAT
Appropriations Committee Has Al
ready Voted to Reject Robin
son Amendment.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

mo compromise" in the fight for the
Robinson $25,000,00O Government fund
to relieve the drought-Stricken and I'M
employed was the word that came from
conference of Democratic Senators at
the Capitol today.
This uItimatum on the part of the
Democrats threatens to bring about a
special session of the new Congress
after March 4.
If the Democrats go through with the
fight and continue to have the sup
port of progressive Republicans of the
Senate they will inevitably prevent final
action on some of the appropriation
bills for the Government during the
present session.
There is no indication that the ad-
ministration will yield in this fight.
Robinson Issues Statement.
Senator Robinson issued the follow
ing statement:
1.-THE conference recognized the i'm
perative necessity for the enactment OF
the following emergency measures:
First, the amendment to the interior
appropriation bill appropriating $25,-
000,0 for the general relief purposes.
The opinion was unanimous that this
sum, added to such funds as may be
made available for distribution through
charitable organizations, is essential in
order to supplement the relief work now
being carried on.
There will be no objection to the
modification of the amendment in con-
- ffrY
than the Red Cross to distribute the
fund Many of the Senators indicated
a preference for the Salvation Army as
a distributing agent. 1 see no objec-
ton to imposing the task on the Sur
geon General of the Public Health SerV-
ice. the Secretary of Labor, the Secre-
tary of Agriculture or these three as a
commission. Unless this amendment
be agreed TO or satisfactory modltlca-
ton of it in conference, it Is expected
that the Interior appropriation bill VIII
fail of passage, as likewise any reso-
luton that may be offered making
available sums equivalent to those ap-
propriated for the current fiscal year
for the use of the Interior Department.
Stand for Farm Loans.
Second, it is also expected that Sem
ator Caraway will present again IN
the early future, Wnen a general dp-
preparation bill is under consideration,
the amendment authorizing loans
through the Secretary of Agriculture
to farmers in the drought areas for the
purchase of food necessary to crop pro-
duction and that the amendment, II
incorporated, will be insisted on to the
end This provision has already sew
eral times passed the Senate by over
whelming votes. 1t is to be noted that
the General Assembly of the State OF
Arkansas, which convened on the sec
ond Monday in January, has under con-
sideration a bill authorizing bond is
sue to provide funds for loans OF this
character. According to an Associated
Press report in yesterday afternoon
papers, bill to that effect has passed
the House of Representatives. Whether
such bonds or obligations of the State,
if their issuance be authorized, can be
successfully disposed of is question
which only the future can disclose. In
any event, the SIS, 100000 Federal fund
contemplated by the amendment re-
ferred to will be necessary.
Third, the resolution by Senator
Capper which passed the Senate some
days ago and which has been included
as an amendment to the Army appro-
priation bill, is regarded by the confer
ence as an essential emergency meas
ure and the final passage of this
amendment will be firmly insisted upon.
Fourth, the plan to use as capital
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