Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14
Forecasts of Light Showers
Raises Small Hope in
Administration.
COMMITTEE NAMED
BY HOUSE MEMBERS
Kvale Announces Immediate Aid
Proposals Are Nearly Ready.
Report Soon.

-'ANAAACNio VI SOIlSiG lIOIIl IIle Ma
tons great drought stricken area or
gained today to demand an immedi-
ate and widespread relief program.
Meanwhile. there were forecasts Of
light showers over the farm belt. but
some administration officers expressed
fear of an expanded destruction Of
crops.
In caucus, the House members
selected a committee OF nine headed
by Representative Sinclair. Republic
can, Of North Dakota. to cooperate
with administrative agencies in meet
Ing the immediate emergency and to
handle any legislation that may be-
come necessary to afford future relief
until the section can rehabilitate
itself.
Members of Committee.
The committee. whose members are
Sinclair, Gillette DemocraO of Iowa,
Hoidale tDemocraD of Minnesota,
Hildebrandt CDemocrat) of South
Dakota), Boileau Republican, Of Wis
consin, Carpenter Democrat) of Ne
braska, Meeks DemocraD of Illinois.
Ayes (DemocraD of Montana. and
Jenckes Democrat of Indiana. prob
ably will confer shortly with Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Representative Kvale (Farm-Labor)
of Minnesota told the meeting the
administrators plan for immediate
relief being worked out by representa-
tlves of the Agriculture Department,
the Farm Credit Administration and
the Relief Administration was "prac-
tically crystalized, and that those
agencies planned to make a report
directly to the President tomorrow.
They are making every effort to
cut all red tape and handle this situa-
ton sympathetically," Kvale said.
Representative Christianson. Repub-
lican of Minnesota. apparently voiced
the general belief of the meeting when
he said the drought was "a national
calamity and should be met by out
right relief contributions from the
Government.
Win Have to Feed Farmers"
Il believe this 81 uation is going to
require recasting of the whole relief
program" Christianson said.
Instead of spending millions for
post Offices and customs houses we
are going to have TO feed farmers and
their live stock.
1t is going TO tax the resources of
this Government to the utmost to
keep people alive
He added he favored a two-point
program. first the ALLEGATION of gen
erous funds" to meet the immediate
emergency. and second. a direct ap-
preparation from Congress to care for
drought victims during the coming
year.
Kvale said farm administration off,
Gals had indicated to him they prob
ably would permit lands previously
withdrawn from production to be used
for forage purposes.
Farm Administration and relief
ofhclals inclined to regard the situa-
ton as the most severe in the recent
history of the Nation. They declined
to make even rough estimate of
crop damage.
Instead they concentrated on pro-
viding relief for farm families and
live stock. Through the Red Cross
and State and county relief organiza-
tons. the Federal Relief Administra-
ton planned to alleviate suffering
caused by the heat, drought and dust.
Hear Survey Trip Reports.
Farm Administration leaders put
their heads together to hear reports
from George E Farrell and DR.. A. G.
Black, chiefs of the wheat and corn
hog sections who returned from sur
vey trips through the area.
From these reports and additional
information furnished to Secretary
Wallace by the Weather Bureau and
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