The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-15
Will ASK CONGRESS
FOR SPEEDY ACTION
IN SPECIAL MESSAGE
Unemployment Problem to Be
Attacked At Same Time
From Forestation Anule
ECONOMY, BEER COME FIRST
These Matters, Now Before
Senate, Are Expected to
Be Cleared Up Soon

Washington, March 15.-(FeThe
farm and unemployment relief phases
OF the Roosevelt program had the
president and his subordinates work.
ing double time all day Wednesday
in an effort to whip farm relief and
unemployment legislation into shape
for advocacy to congress In q special
message Thursday.
At the senate, meanwhile, the DEM
Ocratic leaders labored to get q vote
before night on the economy bill.
The finance committee there ap.
proved the house 80 per cent beer
bill. without q record vote, aiming to
have the senate get to 1t Thursday.
At the white house 1t became known
that unofficial conversations are UNI
derway with foreign wheat producing
countries, to restrict grain produce
ton to within consumption limits and
thereby lift prices.
The administrator plan for help
ing the farmer was made known only
in the most general terms, details
still being worked on by President
Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace with
the help Of q corps Of legislative
drafting clerks.
In essence, it will be q one-year
experimental proposition, based to an
extent on the government leasing
marginal lands to get them out Of
production, the costs to be paid by
processing taxes. As to cotton, ele-
ments Of the Smith bill setting up .
cotton pool will be included.
Plan Central Housing
The employment plan looks to
housing large numbers Of jobless 1t
centers where they can be put to
work on such projects Is reforestation
With all this important legislation
on the way to the capitol, it was de-
cided that congress should stay In
session at least until the farm and
unemployment relief plans are passed
on, as well as the pending beer and
economy measures. Speaker Rainey
announced the plan Wednesday.
Democratic leaders at the capitol
have given the president assurances
that great party majorities In both
branches will work for expeditions en-
actment of both proposals.
First, however. they made plain
that the concentration Is on getting
the economy and beer bills-both in
the senate-to him for signature.
Under the latest farm relief plan.
the bill does not include price fixing.
It does make provision for leasing on
a broad scale Of marginal lands to
take them out Of production.
Abandon Allotment Plan
Principles Of the domestic allot-
ment bill have been abandoned IN
favor Of the new measure.
The president believes 100000 men
can be put to work within three or
four weeks on an all-year basis on
his reforestation proposal.
He has Lewis Douglas, director OF
the budget, at work seeking to get
the funds for this proposition Is far
as possible from unexpended balances
Of appropriations made for other gov
eminent work.
Roosevelt regards the farm and
unemployment measures as on the
constructive side Of his emergency
program.
He feels that II anything Is to be
accomplished to help farmers now
action must be taken by congress be-
fore this years crops are put In the
ground.
Therefore, he believes It imperative
that the farm bill 60 through before
April.
His plans for reducing production
of farm commodities 60 hand in hand
with his ideas for an international
agreement on wheat production.
Details Not Decided
Pending completion Of details Of
his farm and unemployment pro-
grams, Roosevelt Is undecided when
he will send his message to congress
but he does not want congress to re.
cess until he has these propositioni
before It. He hopes to get the meas
ures up by Thursday.
on retorestation It Is his idea thai
the nation Is quickly outrunning ii
timber supply.
He not only would plant new tree
but be would have the men clear out
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make the timber lands more valu-
able.
The president believes the unem.
ployed men could be put TO work II
three or four weeks on the refoCesta.
ton proposition. He would start or
the national forest lands and extent
to other government. including statl
lands.
The men 10 b employed On thu
forestry work would be restricted X
those now unemployed. The plaI
calls for housing them II camps.
Draft q Mn Ready
Secretary wallace Wednesday hAt
ready for President Roosevelts con
sideration Q new draft Of the farm
proposal. The first draft, approved
BY farm leaders, contained some pro
visions which wallace said the chic
executive wished to have changed O.
deleted although he approved the pro
posal sin principle"
The theory Of the bill remains un
changed. It proposes TO delegate
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