The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-15
GOVERNMENT MOVES
TO HELP STRICKEN
PARTS OF COUNTRY
Growth Of Quick Forage Crops
Part Of Six-Point Plan
Urged by Roosevelt
WILL REVISE ALL0TmENTs
Restrictions in Wheat and Corn.
Hog Programs Lowered
by Emergency

Moving to relieve the situation Gre
ated by drouth In the middle west
the national administration Tuesday
launched a six-point program. includ.
ing the allotment Of $200, 900 to North
Dakota for the purchase Of seed to be
used for growing quick forage crops.
Wisconsin was allotted 100000 and
South Dakota $4,000 for the same
purpose.
Officials Of the state relief admin
istration here said they had no knowl-
edge Of the details Of the plan, an
pounced by President Roosevelt, but
that +. A. Wilson. deputy administra-
tor, had left for Washington to attend
a conference there Wednesday.
Direct word was issued from the
White House that the program would
be pushed Theoretically and expand
ed as necessary"
Rain Falls In Some Areas
The United States weather bureau
also contributed q word Of hope, re-
porting that the precipitation Monday
over part Of the heat-seared area
would be followed by showers In many
sections Tuesday.
The administrations relief plan
formulated at meeting Monday be-
tween Roosevelt and four Of his agri-
cultural and relief aids, calls for:
Continuation and expansion Of d.
rect relief to farm families; financing
Of stock feed and seed for emergency
forage crops: cash purchase Of "a sub
stantial number" Of cattle in the
drought area: relaxation Of provisions
Of wheat and corn-hog reduction con-
tracts to permit farmers to raise sum-
mer forage: request to railroads to
reduce freight rates on cattle shipped
out Of the drought area and feed
shipped In; and additional work by
the relief administration to provide
increased water supplies.
First relief grants to the drought
district were announced shortly aft
erwards by Harry L. Hopkins, emerg-
ency relief administrator. Wisconsin
was allotted 5000, 900; North Dakota
5000 900. and South Dakota, $4,000 to
buy and plant seed for quick forage
crops to feed livestock on which farm
families rely.
Governor w. I. Myer of the farm
credit administration, one Of the
White House conferees. also announc-
ed Tuesday q reduction from az to 2
per cent in the discount rate Of the II
federal intermediate credit banks, the
second such reduction within two
No Danger Of Food Shortage
After being assured there was no
danger Of . food shortage in the at
flicted area, Roosevelt let 1t be known
he felt 1t would mot be necessary to
ask congress for additional powers or
grants to enable the emergency
agencies to cope with the situation"
A group Of house members from the
stricken states met and selected .
to aid governmental de-
partments in working out immediate
relief plans. Some Of them spoke Of
seeking direct appropriations.
The house members chose . COM
nittee Of nine, representing the states
most affected. to cooperate with all
administrative agencies now at work
On the problem and to steer through
congress whatever legislation was
found essential.
Rep. Sinclair (R., N. d., chairman,
said the committee probably would
meet within a hours to draw up
definite program after reports from
agriculture department officials were
available.
Rep. Kvale (F.-L.. MIMI, told his
colleagues the interdepartmental COM
IAittee was at work on q program to
be presented to President Roosevelt
and that they were cutting al the
red tape"
Rep. Christianson (R., Mimi, said
The drought must be recognized as q
national calamity" and met as such.
Those chosen on the steering COM
nittee were:
Sinclair. Jenckes a.. 1nd), Gillette
ID, Iowa.: Hoidale. (A6inn.). Hide
,rant d., 8. D.. Boileau (R. Wis.,,
Carpenter d., Neb.), Weeks ID. ILL.,,
Ind Ayers N Mont