Evening star., 1933-09-19
Selection of Group to Stay
Until President Grants
Audience Suggested.
SMITH SAYS WALLACE
RAN OUT ON DELEGATES
Petition, Also Seeking Price Level
of 20 Cents, Is Left at
White House.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Unable to see President Roosevelt
and Secretary Wallace today to present
their demands for imitation and higher
cotton prices, the cotton States con-
vention delegates heard a plea that the
Resolutions Committee remain in
Washington until they can obtain an
audience with the President.
j. S. Wannamaker, president Of the
American Cotton Association. and
Thomas Linder Of Atlanta. secretary
to Gov. Talmadge of Georgia, charged
Secretary Wallace had run out" on
the delegates.
II don't think we'll get anywhere
unless we see the President" Linder
said. I'VE ought to let our committee
get an answer from him"
Wannamaker made the statement at
hearing before George N. Peek, agri-
cultural adjustment administrator, to
whom Secretary Wallace referred the
cotton convention delegates after they
left copy Of their demands for in
fation and 20-cent cotton with q
White House secretary.
Wallace Has Engagement.
President Roosevelt could not receive
the delegates personally because Of an
indisposition.
When the group went to see Wal
lace, the Agriculture Secretary excused
himself. saying he had a previous en-
gagement with the budget director re-
garding sl0,000,000 appropriation he
was seeking for the department.
I don't want you to think am rlfn-
ming out on you," Wallace told, the
group, and then referred them to Peek.
Senator Smith held out restraining
hand as the Secretary arose from his
desk to leave
"One word before going" Smith said.
we want you to know that this Is in
no sense criticism directed at you or
your policies, but that these resolutions
about what would be better"
Refusal Of Hearing Scored.
I'VE are most happy to receive the
resolution" Wallace replied, and then
left the room.
Addressing the conference with Peek,
Wannamaker asserted: Secretary Wal
lace ran out on us, and the officials
Of the administration have refused to
give us hearing.
Nero, it is said, fiddled while Rome
was burning. Our young Secretary of
Agriculture is fiddling with a $4,000
600 appropriation while the cotton
farmers Of the country knock at his
door"
Wannamaker said it was "a dis
grace" that the group should be in
Washington "for three days and can't
get hearing"
Llnder said:
With Secretary Wallace running
out on us as he has, favor adjourning
TINS meeting back to the hotel, and
tnere constituting committee to stay
mere in Washington until the commit
zee can see President Roosevelt"
The resolutions, left with Stephen
Early, secretary to the President, were
presented by Senators Smith and
Thomas Of Oklahoma, Chairman Of the
resolutions Committee, and Neville of
Bennettsville, S. c., secretary.
Thomas said Early told them Presi-
oent Roosevelt regretted very much he
was unable to receive the delegates.
numperlng approximately 200 from nine
Southern States.
ran rally III Plea Fails.
AT the suggestion of Wannamaker an
eHort Will be made to call all branches
OF tne agricultural industry and its
a!lies to big mass meeting here if Mr,
Roosevelt and Wallace are not respon-
slve to their petition.
Meanwhile, dissention broke out in
the group over the motion offered by
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