Evening star., 1933-05-04
George Peek Of Moline Is
Believed Decided Upon
for Administrator.
PLANS FOR OPERATION
PROCEEDING RAPIDLY
20 Amendments to Bill Are Being
Studied by Senate and House
Committee.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
George Peek Of Moline, H., has
virtually been decided upon as chief
administrator of the sweeping farm
measure now near final passage by
Congress.
Peek, farm equipment manufac-
turer and long student of agricultural
problems, was one of those who par
ticipated in the White House confer
ence last night on the application of
the bill designed to raise the price of
farm commodities.
As chief administrator, tremendous
responsibility would devolve upon Peek
in executing the policies decided upon
In an attempt to lift farm prices.
In addition, his position, II he Is
named, as now seems certain, win nut
upon him the burden of handling such
details as the calling of commodity
councils and other steps preliminary
TO application of the measures extern
sive dtscretions.
Plans Proceed Rapidly.
Plans for putting the measure into
operation were proceeding rapidly to-
Day while committee of Senators and
Representatives bent over a table in a
conference room at the Capitol seeking
to reconcile differences between the
farm bills passed by the Senate and
House.
They hoped to reach an agreement
by the end Of the week, but there were
more than 80 amendments in dispute.
Doubt whether the bill can become a
law before next week was expressed to-
Agriculture Committee.
The Senate imitation amendment.
accepted by the House by more than a
TO l majority, was not in dispute
out more than 80 amendments relating
10 the farm relief and farm mortgage
sections OF the measure remained TO
be settled.
I think we shall be doing well ii
we can conclude the conference this
week" Jones said. IT look for House
action on the conference report carry
next week"
Jones said a majority of the Senate
amendments We're not of a major
character but that several were ina-
portant. Secretary wallace Is opposed
strongly to the Norris Simpson amend
ment designed to assure the farmer the
cost OF production plus a reasonable
profit.
Sugar Difficulty Seen.
Another amendment expected to
cause difficulty was that which added
sugar 10 the commodities covered IN
the bill. Also, cattle were stricken out
by the Senate.
The first steps to be taken after the
Dill becomes law have yet to be decided.
Dlnerences Of opinion on admins
tratlon remain to be threshed out. The
PRESIDENT apparently told those who
VIII have the administration of the bill
70 agree among themselves before they
presented specific plans for his ap-
proval.
Peek was Republican until 1928. In
that year he supported Alfred E. Smith
| and worked in the Middle Western
farm belt. He also supported Presi-
dent Roosevelt last year. A prime fac
tor In his break with the Republican
party was the attitude of Presidents
| Cooildge and Hoover toward the Nc
Nary -Haugen bill, which Peek warmly
advocated.
For weeks the prospective appointee
has been working with Secretary WAL
lace and other Agriculture Department
ofncials to get things in shape for quick
| applcatlon OF the massive bill. FreSi-
oent Roosevelt is ready to sign it as
soon as it reaches him.
Heads Executive Committee.
Peek: who is so years old, was chair
man OF the Executive Committee of %
farm leaders which sought to unite
1arm organizations in support of a COM
| 1928. w
During the war he served on the War
industries Board and it is on experience
gained during that period that Secre-
tary Wallace believes he can draw heav-
Hy IN handling the farm assignment
feek has consistently advocated that
markets abroad for American farm
products have not been exhausted and
that the Government should make q
oetermined drive particularly in the
orient Tor expansion of its market for
wheat cotton, pork and beef.