Evening star., 1933-09-07

American satisfaction over the ac-
complishment of q world agreement
for the curtailment Of wheat production
Is emphatically expressed The Incl
dental decision for reduction Of the
American crop by estimated 126, 900 900
bushels is believed to be an important
step in the direction Of farm relief.
Domestic cost Of the reduction plan Is
placed at $40. 0.00o. 900. Qualification Is
felt that Russia Is among the nations
whose crops will be subject to the pact.
Hopes are expressed that the program
viii have o strong influence In over
coming the world depression.
THE aim of the pact" observes the
Topeka Daily Capital. "is to adjust de-
mand and supply, or production and
consumption, Of wheat in the world.
SWplus-producing States are pledged
to limit expectation In the crop year to
56o, ,000. 900 bushels and to reduce pro-
duction ct the same time by Is per cent.
care Of their surplus at home. I'm
porting states pledge themselves to
moderate quota restrictions on wheat
importations, to encourage consumption
Of wheat and wheat bread, not to
stimulate wheat production and to lower
tariffs under certain stipulated condi-
uons" The Capital also feels that
1t Is "an earnest Of the ability Of ma
tons to ind common ground Of under
standing on major economic and poltt-
ital problems"
"The agreement has demonstrated"
according to the New York Sun. that
even In these times IN international
conference Is not doomed to break up
In III feeling, and that Is worth while"
The Sun advises, however, that TO
enforce an agreement on production:
EXPORT, consumption and taxation OF
wheat among q score and more nations
will be . hard task" That paper con-
tinues: Each Of the nations whose
representative took part in the London
wheat conference has its own problems.
Each Of them wishes to be as nearly
self-sustaining as 1t may be. Each OF
them wishes to keep the cost Of living
as low a. possible for its people. Each
of them must consider Its own pro-
ducers. Each Of them deals with
people whose habits diner from those
Of other peoples. The complexity OF
interests q bewildering. In spite Of 1t,
4 compact has been made to which all
have felt justified In assenting and to
which many look for Improvement IN
the condition of the wheat growers and
the wheat consumers"
Emphasis upon the significance Of an
international agreement involving 50
many nations is placed by the Gin
cinnsti Times-Star, the Rochester
Timer Union, the Miami Daily News.
the Fort worth star-Tslegram, the
Port Huron Times Herald. the Newark
Evening News and the Wall Street
journal. The financial paper. finding
"a realization that al the countries OF
the world are dependent upon one an
other" adds that "such o realization
may be the opening wedge to crack the
hard shell Of nationAlism that has been
forming all over the world" and sees
prospect Of greater foreign trade that
would absorb more. Of all surplus
products."
The Newark News halls zone Of the
most essential steps toward both re-
coyery from the depression and ad-
yancement Of the cause Of peace" and
declares that something approaching
. miracle has been wrought: Inc
Port Huron paper ayers tnat mHy
lead 10 the completion OF the wnole
economic conference program.
"It y the most important step ever
taken by the nations TO aid the farmer,
says the Cincinnati Ttmes,star, pro-
clsimin: - victory for the acreage
reduction program OF the Roosevelt "a.
miuistration." and The "nrst stgntncans
result Of the economic conference"
The Miami Daily News feels that we
come closer to . world order when WI
permit the nations, t)1ok war teofD
ouieted, TO abandon the courses which
have created the wheat problem. The