Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-17
PROPOSED A.A.A
CHANGES BACKED
Amendments Have Right Of
Way in House on 0. K. of
Agriculture Unit.
By the Associat.d Pres.

By the Associated Press.
AS the House prepared In take up
the disputed agricultural act
amendments today. il was assured BY
its Agriculture Committee that thew
were constitutional yet still flexible
enough TO establish and maintain the
rehabilitation Of the country's azri-
culture"
The amendments had the right Of
| way Immediately behind the tax ex-
tension bill, on which the House was
| expected TO act today.
Some Republicans were primed In
seek elimination of the licensing sub
stitute provision on certain COM
modities.
That section is most controversial.
providing the Secretary of Agricul-
ture may order" marketing agree
ments for handlers of milk. tobacco.
| fresh fruits except apples. fresh vezs-
tables and soy beans, and turpentine
If so per cent Of the handlers in
given class wish it. or anyway If two
thirds of the producers desire 1t.
Objective Is Cited.
The committee. which revised the
bill after the Supreme Court ruled the
| N. r. A. unconstitutional. said in its
formal report that one objective was
TO make certain that the program
will be carried out within the limits
Of the regulatory power given Con-
gress under the Constitution and that
no authority to carry out the program
| Will be conferred in conflict with the
principle that power cannot be dele
gated to an executive officer unless
adequate standards are provided hy
Congress 10 guide him in exercising
such power.
The bill confines the exercise NJ
power to the Federal field Of reguls-
ton Of interstate and foreign COM
merce, and spells out specific stand
ards. guides and courses Of action in
such a manner as to hnd support In
! the Supreme Court cases establishing
the principles of constitutional Law
applying to the exercise Of administra-
tive powers"
Contention that A. A. A. checks
defense of the use OF "centralizins
powers Of Government TO assist
farmers served. meanwhile. tn keep
the debate over the New Deals farm
policies active.
The former argument was voiced in
q study issued by the Brookinas Instt-
tuition and the latter by Chester Davis
administrator Of the Agriculture Ad-
justment Administration.
Wheat Program Approved.
Joseph s. Davis Of Stanford Uni
versity, who wrote the Broohngs re-
port had faRora BILE words 10 say NJ
the New Deal wheat program. but
he added that certain tendencies
within 1t, and sccomps nyin2 IL. seem
to be contrary TO the national In
I terest."
While the "a A. A. has Striven in
( the main with considerable success.
to prevent political influence from de-
( termining its wheat program
/ there is a tendency for the spread of
a sinister form of political corruption
which even its benef1cisries do not
/ recognize as SUCH he said.
Distribution Of payments 10 wheat
/ growers. he said, powerfully infiu-
ence votes in the regions most con-
/ cerned. Once this policy IL estsb-
lished. and the flow Of funds well
started, attitudes of voters tend n
be determined not by the inherent
wisdom of the policy as whole. but
by the desire 10 keep these funds
! flowing"
Tobacco Report Favorable.
Harold 3. Rowe Of the Brookinss
Institution made more favorable
report on the tobacco program
Though his study is not vet available
in detail. he said substantial bene-
fits have been obtained for growers
with little if any added burden fOr
consumers.
Administrator Chester Davis In his
annual report. said that crop reduc-
ton will not be the focal point Of a
| permanent policy for agriculture.
There is opportunity now, he said.
to replace temporary measures with
policy looking toward 'long-vev OBJ
jectives."
The problem OF lasting improvement
in farmers welfare. he held Is "neces-
sarily bound up with increased pro-
duction and consumption OF agricul-
ture products"
Problems Changed.
Davis said problems of agricultural
adjustment have changed as the
pressure Of emergency has leSsened.
and declared there Is opportunity
now to replace temporary measures
appropriate only to extraordinsrv
conditions, with an agricultural policy
looking forward toward long-view OBJ
jectives.'
Use Of referendum methods Of Oh
tanning opinions Of the farmers toward
adjustment programs was said by
Davis to have been one Of the mort
significant developments of the year.
During 1884, ne said. more than
3.600.000 adjustment contracts were
signed and several hundred thousand
| other farmers participated in the
control programs through marketing
agreements and licenses.
Farmers. it has been clearly demon
| strated.'.. he continued. can call the
centralizing powers of government tn
assist them in solving their problems
and yet adhere to the democratic
process on which government in this
country is founded"
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