Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-12-07
Change in Prospect as SoIu-
ton of Row on A. A. A,
Accords.
PORTION OF AGREEMENTS
ALREADY MOVED
President Confers With Wallace
and Tugwell and Later Has
Lunch With Peek.
BY the Associated Press.

Transfer OF George N. Peek, now
agricultural adjustment administrator.
to the National Recovery Administra-
ton, to take over the agriculture
codes newly placed there, appeared to-
day as likely to be decided upon by
President Roosevelt as a solution of
Disagreement, in the Agriculture De-
partment that have delayed action on
these important codes.
The prospect developed as the Pres
ident conferred with Secretary Wallace
and Rexford 9. Tugwen, Assistant Sec
rotary of Agriculture, who has been at
ODDS with Peek on agriculture policies,
Later Mr.. Roosevelt had a luncheon
conference with Peek, continuing their
tax OF last night in conjunction with
shifting OF jurisdiction on the stymied
Gods.
"Have Same Detectives"
Asked after the White House confer.
ence If Peek would go over to the Ma
tional Recovery Administration to take
over these codes, Wallace smiled and
replied:
You can't tell about that-you will
have to speculate"
Eying Tugwell by his side Wallace
said: All of us have the same obiec-
uves-to get fair share of income to
the farmer. ] think George and Rex
see eye to eye on that"
Asked If Peek and Tugwen agreed on
methods to obtain this objective. WAL
lace replied: Every one has different
methods"
Tugwell said he was not resigning.
The dispute revolves about several
major dif1erences. one of which was
described by an Agriculture Department
omc1al today as Peek'S wish, against
Wallaces opposition, to have the agri-
culture adjustment act removed from
departmental jurisdiction.
At the White House, it was said there
was no intimation of a resignation BY
Peek, who also had conferred last night
with the President. The opinion was
voiced unoffcially there that to all ap-
pearances, Secretary Wallace and Peek
were OF q mutual understanding, despite
published reports to the contrary.
Public listing of the codes to be newly
put under the N. r. A. was being
arranged.
Transfer OF codes hitherto In Peek,s
hands to the N. r. A. was viewed today
IN some Government circles as a victory
for the practical wing of opinion
within the administration.
A. A. A. Codes Incomplete.
Gen. Hugh s. johnson of the N. r. A..
questioned by newspaper Len, said he
had not known about the plan until
o'clock last night. At that time
Secretary Wallace asked if johnson
would be willing to take back the codes
dealing with farm product manufacture
and distribution which had been given
to the farm unit months ago at the
request OF officials who wished to insure
that the farmer obtain the maximum
benefit from these industrial agree
ments.
Unlike N. r. A., which has put
through tremendous number of codes,
the Farm Administration has not been
able to get its batch completed, appar-
emily due to lack of harmonious view
point among those at work on the
problem.
This has been ascribed to policies
backed particularly by Assistant Secre-
tary Tugwell, member of the original
brain trust" which involved much
sitter Government supervision than
has been imposed by N. r. A.
johnson, while saying there had not
been the great strife between the two
organizations pictured in some pub
lished accounts, pointed out that it was
preferable to have uniform policies in
handling all industries. He said Wal
lace agreed with him.
Among the points insisted on by
farm officials which prevented ap-
proval codes, were:
Requirements that all members Of
code authorities be chosen with the ap-
proval Of the administrator. while
N. r. A. lets industry do that by itself,
naming only one to three Government
representatives who have veto power
over the authority's act.
Wanted All Books Open.
While N. r. A. requires the submis-
sion Of such figures as are necessary
to carry out purposes Of the recovery
law, the farm men wanted all books
Of all companies involved open at all
times to Government agents.
Tugwell's attempt to have the food
codes carry provisions of his proposed
pure food and drug law. which has not
yet been put before Congress NJ R. A.
has taken the view that congressional
action on such point should not be
anticipated.
johnson said he was not certain
how the codes would now be handled
by N. r. A., whether new hearings on
such important ones as food and
grocery wholesale and retail trade
would be necessary, or whether the
records accumulated by the Farm ADJ
mtnistration would cover the fair
trade practices, which N. r. A. regards
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