Evening star., 1933-10-21
FARM STRIKE CHIEF
SEES OBSTACLES,
BUT PUSHES MOVE
Reno Cites, Dissension in
States Causing Divergence
of Opinion.
DECLARES ASSOCIATION
is UNITED ON PROPOSAL
Roosevelt Asked to Put Embargo
on Importation of All
Food Products.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DES MONIES, Iowa, October 21-
The national farm strike called for
noon today may run into a snag. Milo
Reno, leader of the agricultural selling
holiday, said today.
Some of the boys" he said. "are
rocking the boat. I have received
some widely divergent opinions from
persons who say they are Holiday mem-
Ders. don't believe some of them are
The Holiday Association is behind the
national strike fundamentally"
But despite this and despite the in
completeness OF plans, Reno. who is
president OF the National Farmers
Ho!ioay association, sponsor of the
sLflKe, said the movement would be
followed through. He predicted a long
drawn out battle.
Declines to Name States.
He declined to name the States or
persons to whom he referred. eycept to
say that he didn't believe "all those
statements which he read in news dis
patches about the State groups not
coming in" He did say, however. that
there appeared to be dissension in
some of the State organizations which
had resulted in controversial statements
and a divergence of opinion over the
question of the practicability of the
national holiday
Members of the national cabinet at
washington discussed crop loans for
farmers and speedin, up Of mortgage
reflnancing. A meeting to which farm
representatives were invited was set for
Tuesday.
Farm Bureau officials pleaded for
further consideration of the admins
tration plan for relief through crop
control. Milk producers in Wisconsin
indicated their intention of joining in
the holiday movement and Others In
New York were to act on the plan to-
morrow.
The cooperation of the Farme:s'
Union was extended by a national Of
ficer. and Nebraska unit telegraphed
President Roosevelt to declare an en-
barge on importation of all farm and
manufactured food products
Blue Eagle Criticized.
Criticism of the blue Eagle" entered
the picture with the view that the N
r. A. had assisted in hosting industrial
prices but had left farm prices unaided.
A national survey showed that the
upWdfu sweep VI prices ldI1lleIS pay
had been halted when the Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics revealed its
newest weekly index of prices.
The official declaration of the ma
tional embargo will come in a docu-
ment which Reno is to complete this
morning. he said. The holiday chief
refused to discuss its contents.
Reno laid the origin of the strike
plan with its double-barreled objective
of raising farm prices and obtaining
cost of production for producers to the
"militancy of the holiday organization"
This same attribute. he said, will aid
the farmer in accomplishing his pur-
pose through peaceful withholding Of
his produce from the markets
Information Awaited.
Meanwhile, in other States. develop
ments both favorable and unfavorable
to the strike plans transpired The
Governors of Nebraska and Wisconsin
extended sympathy to the purpose Of
the embargo
Gov. LANCER Of North Dakota en-.
listed the aid of county sheriffs to en-.
force his wheat embargo
Early today Reno was awaiting in.
formation from his representatives in
other States which would furnish the
national headquarters with definite in
formation on local plans. He was also
busily engaged in writing a letter to
presidents of % State units in which
he said he will urge formation of
county councils of defense"