Evening star., 1933-12-08
Partial Victory Is Seen fol
Liberals in Agricultural
Department.
ROOSEVELT MAY FIND
JOB IN ANOTHER BRANCH
Chester C. Davis Mentioned fol
Post If and When Farm Ad.
ministrator Leaves,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Agriculture Department liberals coul1
claim at least a partial victory todai
In their differences with more conserva1
tive George NJ Peek, farm administrato
because officials expected his resign5
ton soon.
At the same time, it was equaIA
evident that President Roosevelt wished
earnestly to retain the head of thu
Agricultural Adjustment Administrator
in some other high Federal position.
Secretary Wallace, under whom Peel
has been working, offered new posi-
to his aide. At least one other positios
elsewhere, not Immediately specified
was said to have been proposed.
At any rate, officials held unlikely I
compromise between Peek and liberal
in the Agriculture Department. II
sion which had existed for months
finally broke out openly, showing Il,
Secretary often accepted the advice d
others rather than that of Peek. wa3
believed by these officials to have mad(
untenable Peek's present position.
In many of these cases, Peek favored
compromise with business whereas thf
liberals urged compulsion where they
thought 1t necessary.
Would Simply Move Veto Power.
The suggestion was made that Peek
might follow to the N. r. A. the codes
other than those involving processing
which were transferred from the A. A,
A. to Hugh S. Johnson's agency. But
Peek said he had heard nothing of that
"rumor" and that he did not wish tq
discuss his resignation.
1t was known though, that one Of
Peek's basic objections to his A. A. A.
job was that his decisions there were
subject to approval or veto by Secretary
Wallace; that a transfer to the N. r. A.
Johnson; that Peek Stin thought the
A. A. A. should be independent. operat-
ing directly under the President.
All these things have been put before
Mr.. Roosevelt, who talked yesterday with
Peek, Secretary Wallace and DR.. r. g.
Tugwell, Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
ture and one of the leading depart-
mental liberals q '---s go.
When, and If, Peek leaves the A. A,
A., it was forecast that his job would
be taken by Chester C. Davis, now di-
rector of the production section of tho
Farm Administration, and that others
would not stay long after the Farm
Administrator departed.
Check in Personnel Seen.
An extensive check-up in personnel
probably would follow Peek's departure.
Among persons mentioned by officials
as likely to quit were Dr.. Clyde King.
head of the milk section: Guy Shepard,
chief of the corn and hog processing
section; Wayne Taylor, administrative
assistant to Peek; Frederick P. Lea,
Peek's personal attorney, who is not on
the Government pay roll, although he
occupies an Office at the Farm Admin
istration; Maj T. W. Dunning, assistant
to w. I. Westervelt, chief of the mar
keting and processing division; Wes-
tervelt himself, and James D. Dole,
head Of the food products section.
Westervelt was loaned to the Farm
Administration by Sears. Roebuck &
Co., and for some time has been plan
ming to return to Chicago. He has
agreed with Peek on matters of policy.
While the attempts to adjust these