Evening star., 1932-09-15
PLOTTING
PRAISED BY HURLEY
War Secretary Also Credits
Him With Saving Millions
for Agriculture.
BY tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
HURON, S. Oak, September IS
Secretary Hurley today said President
Hoover is successfully plotting this Ma
tion through one Of the greatest eco
nognic storms in history" and credited
him with saving millions of dollars"
for American agriculture.
In an address prepared for delivery
before the South Dakota State Fair, the
Secretary of War declared that Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic pres
idential candidate, has no plan to
break the depression or to put men and
women back to work"
Lauds Administration.
The War Secretary lauded admins
tration steps that he said had kept the
United States firm. solvent and conf
dent of the future" He also told this
Northwest farming section the Demo-
cratic House passed bills that would
have more than doubled the cost of the
Federal Government If they had not
been stopped by the Senate and the
President"
Secretary Hurley dealt at some length
with the agricultural marketing act, un-
der which the Farm Board was set up,
inland waterways development and the
Presidents efforts to aid banks as they
affect the farming sections
To aid agriculture" Hurley said, the
President fostered the enactment of the
agricultural marketing act. Despite
criticism from uninformed sources. this
act curing this crisis proved a blessing
To the interests Of
"Whsn the Liverpool market. which
for years controlled the price of wheat,
mad dropped to new low level. the
price in Chicago was 10 to 25 cents
higher per bushel. Time and again the
market for the farmer was sustained
and millions of dollars were saved to
American agriculture.
Appropriations Made.
Under the agricultural marketing act
S50O,000,C COO was appropriated Then
came an additional S45 100000 for seed
and drought relief. Another 5000 ,000,-
900 has baen made available by the Re-
construction Finance Corporation. Still
another Sl25 100000 has been provided
Federal land banks to assist farmers
who own mortgaged farms.
BY the time all the reconstruction
projects OF the President have come to
the aid CT agriculture. about a billion
dollars will have been made available
to the farmer.
1T is well to keep those figures in
mind when the administration is as
sailed for coming to the aid of the
rich and ignoring the farmers"
During the Hoover administration, he
continued, more money has been spent
on development of inland streams than
~, -, ario 10 nit tnl hn
opening in June of the Missouri River
channel from St. Louis to Kansas City.
THE purpose Of the inland water
way system sponsored by the Presi-
dent" he said lis to overcome the dis
advantages under which the farmers,
merchants and manufacturers of the
Northwest have been suffering because
of their isolation from water trans
portation"
Aid to Banks.
Hurley said President Hoover had
placed the whole strength of the Gov
ernment behind your bank, made it
possible for your banker to place farm
loans and mortgages with the great
Government institution and TO borrow
money on them instead of foreclosing
and demanding payment"
Five thousand country banks and
40 insurance companies" he added,
have been shielded with the strength
and power of the FEDERAL Govern
ment during the past II months. The
victory against these forces has been
won"
In discussing "exploitation" and
fraud" by institutions operating I'M
der the laws of the State of New York"
Hurley said Gov. Roosevelt had juris-
diction lover the offenses in his own
State"
THE Federal Government" he con-
tinued, has no jurisdiction over these
malpractices which the Governor
describes"