Evening star., 1935-06-16


how much they shall produce. Under
the McNary-Haugen plan the proper
ton of the wheat crop which Is sold
and consumed domestically must pay
a fee which will compensate the
farmers for that portion of the crop
which is sold abroad at lower than
the domestic prices.
Dumping" Contemplated.
The plan contemplates dumping
of wheat, or cotton or other farm
products in foreign nations at prices
perhaps considerably below the prices
for such commodities in the United
States. 1t is not expected that wheat
will be dumped, it is said, in countries
which produce that grain. But the
dumping of the wheat may be made
in countries which are neutral,
countries which import wheat. 1t may
be that it will be a necessary COM
plement to this plan to enter upon
unilateral trade agreements with
foreign nations to carry 1t through
successfully. In other words, treaties
may be made with individual nations
to take so much American wheat. or
cotton, for concessions made in
dividually with each nation to take
some of their products.
1t would be a strange shift from the
earlier Republican position ON this
question of farm aid to find the equal
ization fee written into the party's
national platform. The Republicans
who favor this plan say it would get
away from governmental "regimenta-
ton" of the farmers, and at the same
time would provide means Of check
ing unwise production. The farmer
would make his own odds in this
gamble. The Republicans insist 1t is
unthinkable that the country shall
continue indefinitely on the pillow
under system of the A. A. A, with
Government checks to the farmers for
land not used for specific crops and
processing taxes on the crops when
they are placed in the hands Of the
professors.
May Accept Some Laws.
The Republicans may accept some
of the New Deal legislation and not
campaign against 1t, just as they ac-
cepted the Federal Reserve act and
the Federal Trade Commission act
written during the Wilson administra-
ton. For example, the laws for bank
deposit insurance, the law creating a
commission to deal with securities and
the stock exchange the projected
economic security law, which will pro-
vide for old-age pensions and unem-
ployment insurance, and several others
enacted during the Roosevelt admins
tration are likely to be tacitly accepted
by the Republicans in the coming
campaign.
However, G. o. P. leaders believe
that plenty of issues will be at hand
when the time comes, issues made by
the Democrats themselves. These
leaders are still puzzling their heads
over the selection of nominees for
President and Vice President. The
grass roots convention in Springfield
was not intended to develop candi-
dates, nor did it so, outwardiy at
least. A little less than a year in
advance OF the national convention,
it looks as though the convention,
would meet with a lot of "favorite
son" candidates on hand, and per-
haps with q considerable number of
uninstructed State delegations. In
such a convention almost anything
might, happen. "A speech that took
the convention of its feet, might be
the turning point, just as IN the
Democratic national convention which
nominated Bryan in 1896.
How soon and to what extent the
various presidential possibilities will
become active candidates remains to
be seen. A number Of States hold
presidential preferential primaries
next year. These may bring out
crop of open candidates. In the
meantime. most of the "possibilities"
deny fatty that they are candidates.
They hold that for the present this
Is the wiser course.