The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-17
R0OSEVELT'SSTAlW
FOR WHEAT-COTTON
SYIRS CAPITOL HILL
Iowa Senator Rushes Into
Breach With Demand For
Corn.Hoq Protection
sHIPsTEAD Is sKEPTIcAL
Does Not See How Application
Of Bill Can Be Limited to
Few Items

Washington, Jan. l7-R-Word
from Senator Smith (Dem., 8. c.,
that President Elect Roosevelt wants
the domestic allotment farm relief
bill limited to two products-wheat
and cotton-Tuesday stirred torrent
Of discussion on Capitol Hill.
Senator Dickinson (Rep., Iowa..
told newspapermen he would make
every effort ito see that the same
protection Is given the great state Of
Iowa and her products as is given
other states and their products"
Dickinson said Iowa was the
greatest agricultural state in the
Union" and was not interested In
wheat or cotton.
Limiting the domestic allotment
plan to two commodities simply
means this-that there will be no
farm relief for the hog raiser, the
corn producer or the dairy man." he
said.
Senator shipstead T.-L., Minn.),
told reporters the bill rs now . price,
fixing measure"
If you are going into that field"
he said. Il don't see how you can
eliminate any OF them"
Jones Makes No Comment
Chairman Jones of the house agri-
culture committee declined to COM
ment on Smiths statement
The bill Is now in the hands Of the
senate" Jones said. Let the senate
pass the bill 1t believes best and We
will work 1t out In conference"
Some Of the others Of the house e.
riculture committee expressed sur
prise at the report. They said that.
at one time, the committee had vir-
tually agreed to limit the bill to wheat
and cotton when the Democratic ma.
jority OVERRIDE this plan.
Andersen. Minnesota Republican
who sponsored the dairy products
amendment, and Kvae. Farmer-IA-
borite from the same state. thought
there would be considerable opposition
II butterfat were eliminated
Mr.. Roosevelt was not familiar
with the details Of the bill as 1t pass
ed the house but he did insist" Smith
told newspapermen. that dairy
products, peanuts, ETC., be eliminated
from the bill, in short all but wheat
and cotton
Smith added that the President.
elect told him he would approve any
modification Of the plan to cover
cotton that the cotton people" might
agree upon.
Il went over the plan in detail
with the governor" said Smith. land
he said II the cotton people agreed 1t
would be all right with him"
Restriction Of the domestic allot-
ment bill to wheat and cotton would
mean the elimination Of tobacco, hogs,
peanuts, rice, and dairy products, now
in the measure.
Keeping Close Watch
While 1t was emphasized anew that
Roosevelt has no desire to appear to
be directing details of legislation In
advance of his assumption of office,
he Is keeping close watch on the
progress Of agricultural measures and
Is letting his followers In congress
know that he regards the enactment
OF farm relief at this session as Inn
perative.
This was brought out Monday when
Senator Smith asked the agriculture
committee to defer any action on
the domestic allotment bill for boost
Ing farm prices until after he had
seen Roosevelt.
With Smiths return and the be.
ginning Of serious committee consid-
Grafton. the impression prevailed that
every effort would be made to whip
the emergency measure into such
shape that most Democrats and some
Republicans could support It, thus
insurtng passage. The house already
has approved the bill.
The statement Of Smith in New
York that he thought the bill would
pass at this session was regarded as
significant. But even the staunch-
est friends Of the bill feel that the
domestic allotment plan in any form
is certain to receive a veto 1t tho
hands Of President Hoover.
The prospect that the committee
might hold extended hearings on the
bill added to the likelihood that sew
eral days would elapse before it could
get to the senate floor.