Evening star., 1933-03-12
WALLACE FAVORED
FOR CROP CONTROL
49,
Agricultural Leaders Urge
Granting of Strong Power
for Purpose.
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which the Government has made loans
or advances. upon such terms as may
seem fair and Just, and to exchange
such cotton or other products with
growers for acreage reduction.
g. To regulate and supervise the
marketing and processing of agricul-
turai and competing products In do
mestic and foreign commerce.
"tc. To levy such charges on agricul-
tural products or products manufac-
tured from them as seems necessary to
accomplish the purpose of the ec.s.
IS. In the drafting of a bill to carry
out these recommendations all powers
necessary to the successful carrying out
Of the purpose to be achieved shall be
included"
Drafting Started.
Drafting Of bill was begun ct once
by members Of the stan of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. The leaders spe-
ctfically recommended that ''the powers
granted to the President under this act
shall continue for such a period as in
the judgment Of the President the
emergency continues.
1T shall be the purpose Of this legis-
lation." a statement by the leaders said.
to establish the principle OF parity Of
prices between agricultural and indus
trial commodities on the basis of their
pre-war relationship and to approach
this parity Of prices by stages at as
rapid rate as seems feasible in the
circumstances" re-
The leaders began their sessions Fri
day. One after another, relief proposals
were paraded before the group Of so at
tending. Objections were raised to
many on the grounds they would fur
ntsh no assistance for the current crop
year.
The leaders were reported to have
adopted the program unanimously.
Members Of the committee who signed
its report besides Ronald, included
Charles Ewing. Decatur, nj, represents
ing the National Live Stock Marketing
Association; U. B. Blaylock, president.
American Cotton Cooperative Asso-
ciation; c. v. Gregory, Chicago farm
editor; c. w. Holman, Washington, the
National Cooperative Milk Producers
Federation: L. j. Taber, master. the
National Grange: c. e. Huff, president,
Farmers National Grain Corporation:
Edward A. ONea1, president, American
Farm Bureau Federation; Ralph Sny-
der. Manhattan, Kan, chairman. Com
mittee Of National Farm Organizations;
Representative Lambertson, Kansas,
Republican, representing the Farmers
Union. and M. s. Winder, secretary,
American Farm Bureau.
Fayor Wide Povers.
Most of the conferees took the posi-
ton that q detailed plan would require
a long period for congressional action
and this contributed to the decision to
seek broad general powers from Con-
gress which would make 1t possible for
the Secretary to determine the specific
course Of action and to shift his policy
II greatly changed business conditions
warrants.
Ronald, who was chairman Of q sub
committee which drew up the proposal
as well as of the group which met with
the President, said that during the dis
cussions "it was fully understood that
under the Constitution Of the United
States such q thing as q dictatorship is
impossible"
Moreover" he said, "as those who
have been interested in legislation m
behalf OF the farmer have always under
stood, it Is not possible under the
Constitution to fix prices at which farm
products will be sold.
1T was therefore recognized that any
recommendations that Congress might
entertain under the Constitution would
be limited to specific grants Of authority.
The effect of any such action by Cong
ress would be to leave 1t to the admin
istration to determine the provisions
that would be operative.
What the recommendations OF the
farm conference really mean Is that
instead Of the farm organizations work.
ing out any plan or method by which
agriculture might be helped. they are
recommending that this task be assigned
to the administration.
ut was recognized that 1t would be
particularly difficult for any group or
even for Congress at this time to de-
velop any specific agricultural plan with
foreknowledge of conditions that might
develop under the present state of bust
ness and finance.
Deemed More Practical.
ut was therefore deemed more prac-
tical to propose that Congress delegate
to the administration suf1icient power
to deal with the situation under specific
grants of authority. In this way the
administration could be made flexible
and thus be adapted to shifting con-
ditions.
within such grant of authority as
Congress might make. the administra-
ton would have its choice of ary plan
that may have been proposed in the
past or may be suggested in the future,
or any portion of any such plan. Spe-
cific grants of authority as named in
the report by the farm conference were
rather by way of suggestion than in the
nature Of any attempt to outline in de-
tail the required legislation"