Evening star., 1933-02-03
Former Gov. Mclean and
William H. Settle of Indiana
Urge Senate Action.
MORATORIUM AND LOAN
SEEN AID TO RECOVERY
Sponsor for Allotment Plan De-
plores Apathy and Continued
Exploitation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Conditions in the agricultural regions
were pictured as serious in testimony
before two Senate committees today by
former Gov. Angus w. Mclean of
North Carolina and William H. Settle
OF Indianapolis, vice president of the
Farmers National Grain Corporation.
Mclean advocated passage of the
Hull bill for two-year moratorium on
farm mortgage foreclosures to be
brought about by lending 81 900, 900 900
to farmers through the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation to enable them
to pay tftxes and installments.
That will save the schools, put the
tax money in circulation and 60 far to
revive business" he told banking sub
committee.
Schools Near Closing.
Mclean said schools are on the verge
OF closing because they can't collect
taxes. The Government is breaking
down and has broken down in the
country Districts
We will not have any strikes or dis
regard of the law like they have in
the West, though the people are in
great distress and are disheartened," he
said. Something has got to be done
gentlemen"
Settle told the Agriculture Commit
tee that he was alarmed at the apathy
here toward conditions out in the coun-
try" Both he and c. c. Moser of the
american Cotton Cooperative Associa-
ton urged enactment Of the domestic
allotment farm price-raising bill.
Mclean opposed the emergency farm
credit" bill introduced by Senator Rob-
mson OF Arkansas. Democratic leader,
and backed by organized agricuIture
saying it would "do the farmers of the
country more harm than good
Fears "Unloading" on U. S.
Apparently, he said, it would permit
"all the life insurance companies and
everybody else" to unload" their farm
mortgages on the Government.
Mclean approved another Robinson
bill which would refinance the farm
mortgage debt at Az per cent, but said
he would not propose enactment Of any
permanent measure without more study
than would be possible this session.
emergency" measure to relieve condi-
tiors in the meantime.
Settle told the Agriculture Committee
there Is No hope for agriculture's
escaping continued exploitation, with
its cold, merciless program of survival
OF the fltteSt, unless and until the
Congress of the United States rec
ognizes and deals adequately with the
problem.
we have had enough of the hit and
miss, hope and be hanged" he said.
May End Tomorrow.
Chairman McNary said it is hoped
to conclude the hearing on the domes-
NC allotment measure tomorrow and
that Monday will be absolutely the
last day that anybody will be heard on
this bill"
Talking particularly as to the effect
OF the bill on wheat, Settle took issue
with statements made at previous hear
ings by the flour millers and contended
1t would not increase bread prices.
He said Senate investigation had
shown the reduced price of wheat had
not been reflected in a lower price of
bread to the consumer.
Under the bill as passed by the House
three weeks ago. the miller and other
professors OF wheat. cotton, rice, pea
nuts. hogs. tobacco and dairy products
would be taxed in order to pay the
farmer the pre-war price.
Settle advocated that the bill be writ
ten SO the Secretary of Agriculture
could apply its provisions to any other
farm product at his discretion.
We have tried very hard to prevent
radical movements in Indiana, but
with all the things going on in the
country it broke out in Indiana last
week." he said.
He described a mortgage foreclosure
sale in Rush County at which he said
farmers forced the sale of horses, cattle
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