The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-26
Senate Committee
Hears r. arm Plans
Political Leaders Seek lnfor.
nation; Little Chance
For Action Seen
CLAMOR FOR RELIEF RISES
Farmers Feel They Have Borne
Unjust Burdens For 10
Years; Want Action

Washington, April 26.-R)-Well
aware Of the importance Of the farm
vote, the Republican and Democratic
leadership attempted at conference
between farm leaders and the senate
agriculture committee Tuesday tc
sense the farmers viewpoint and Gull
fruitful ideas for party campaign
platforms.
It is generally believed by those
who follow agriculture's fortune in
Washington that there Is little. II
any, chance that major legislation
for the farmers benefit will be pass
ed by this congress. They point par
ticularly to the lateness of the hour
and the coming of new presidential
campaign.
Nevertheless, each party is faced
with the admittedly difficult task OF
formulating platforms which will at
tract rural attention when the party
candidates take the field soon after
the conventions in June. The ideas
advanced Tuesday by farm organiza-
ton spokesman were expected to
prove helpful.
Farmers themselves, contending
they have shouldered economic
troubles for 10 years, are clamorine
for some form of direct relief. The
conference was called for the pri-
mary purpose Of working out pro-
gram which has a chance of con-
gressional approval.
Meanwhile, NJ. L. Wilson, dean OF
the Montana state agricultural col
lege, sought from Edward A. O'Neal
president of the American Farm Blu
reau federation, favor for the domes-
tic allotment plan of farm relief.
O'Neal Is Interested
ONeal came here to attend the
conference of farm leaders. He had
heard comment on the allotment
plan and wanted to know more about
it. Wilson. who Is representing the
Montana farm bureau federation and
a group Of midwestern and eastern
business men, may confer also with
other farm leaders who attend the
conference. He plans to return home
Wednesday.
He said Monday he has decided up-
on an excise tax Of AZ cents to carry
into effect the provisions of the
allotment plan rather than attempt
to collect AZ cents from millers for
allotment certificates.
Under the plan, worked out more
fully in relation to wheat although
1t is designed to aid cotton and tobac-
co as well, farmers would receive the
AZ cents In exise taxes as a bonus on
three-quarters of their wheat con-
sumed donestically. The remainder
would be sold at the world price,
which continues to be the basic price.
Wilson has discussed his plan with
the farm board, agriculture depart
ment economists, and the Washing
ton representatives Of the American
farm bureau federation and the ma
tional grange. He outlined 1t briefly
to Secretary Hyde when he accom-
panied Governor Shafer of North Da-
kota to the agriculture department
on a seed loan matter.
Chairman Stone Of the farm board
declined direct comment. saying the
board would give the plan further
study. 1t has been examined by
board economists who have made a
report on 1t. During Wilson's meet
ing with the board members asked a
variety OF questions, raising several
important points, especially those of
administration. The plan provides
for local administration by county
committees, feature which interest
ed the board.