Evening star., 1933-01-14
FARM AID MEASURE
FACES REDRAF TING
G. o. P. Leaders Doubt Pas.
sage by Senate in Its
Present Form.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Extensive rewriting OF the domestic
allotment farm relief bill was indicated
today in view of assertions from Re-
publican leaders that it could not pass
the Senate in its present form.
AS approved by the House, the emer-
gency plan for boosting the farmers
cash return on seven chosen COM
moditieS to the pre-war ratio With in
dustrial products found few outspoken
friends among Senators.
Many explained they needed the week
end to study the lengthy measure be-
fore reaching conclusion. But others
stated without hesitation that the bill
would need numerous amendments If
it is to pass the Senate. Among them
were Senators Watson of Indiana, Re
publican leader, and McNary of Oregon,
chairman of the Agriculture Committee.
Committee Meeting called.
Calling a meeting of that committee
for Monday morning to begin its con-
sideration McNary told newspaper men
he felt that before the bill received
favorable report it would have to be
altered to include all agricultural COM
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covers-wheat, cotton. tobacco, hogs,
dairy products, rice and peanuts.
McNary, long leader in farm re-
lief legislation, added he would sup
port the bill 'if we can simplify it.
make it practicable and bring 70 within
the Constitution.
Much of the Senate opposition ap-
parently was based on the belief the
plan would be difficult to administer
and that it would require a large staff
for successful operation.
The bill would levy a tax on the
processing of the various commodities
and distribute the money to the farmer
on his share of domestic consumption
in an amount sufficient to bring the
price to the pre-war ratio with indus
trial commodities.
In return, the farmer would be re-
CURED to agree to curtail his produc-
tion the following year by 20 per cent.
Wants Larger Acreage Cut.
An objection raised by Senator Bank
head, Democrat, of Alabama, member
Of the Senate Agriculture Committee,
was that the acreage reduction is not
sufficient
With cotton especially in mind, he
advocated that the acreage be cut by
at least so per cent.
A Republican Senator from the farm
belt-Dickinson Of Iowa-saw a posi-
bility that the Senate might throw out
the House bill entirely and substitute
for 1t the three-way plan of farm relief
passed by the Senate last session and
later recalled. That plan would en-
power the Farm Board to apply either
the domestic allotment, export deben-
ture or equalization fee plans to con-
troll surpluses, just as it thought best.
Second Problem Discussed.
While members of the Agriculture
Committee got their scissors and pencils
ready for the task of revising the bill
and pondered whether new hearings
should be held, another agricultural re-
lief matter stirred considerable discus
sion
This was the question of what to do
about the farm mortgage foreclosure
situation Senators from the farm
States have received numerous reports
Of farmers back home losing their prop
erty through foreclosure or facing such
prospect.
cerned about farm mortgage foreclos-
ures was indicated yesterday when his
special advisor on agricultural matters,
Henry Morgenthau jr.. of New York,
closeted himself with Speaker Garner,
Senators Robinson, Harrison and other
Democratic leaders in long discussion
Of the subject. No conclusions were
reached.