Evening star., 1935-05-26
A, A.A, IS |ND0RSED
BY HEAVY VOTE Of
WHEAT FARMERS
Continuance Is Approved by
81 Margin, Early Re-
turns Show.
TOTALS FOR % STATES
ARE 139, ,586 TO 24,363
Half Million Believed to Have
Expressed Desire on Life Of
New Deal Agency.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The A. A. AS wheat adjustment
program today was projected into
1896 as partial returns from yester-
days referendum showed the Nations
wheat farmers recording themselves
by about five to one for continuance.
AS the first returns began to roll
in from the Northwest early today
the available figures for % of 81
States showed a vote of 1888 in
favor to 24,363 against.
Initial and tragmentary figures
from Washington, one Of The 10
largest wheat producing States, car
ried on the slightly less than six-to-
one figure that prevailed to the east
ward.
66,296 to 1876 in Kansas.
Kansas. producing around a fifth
of the Nations wheat, thumped up a
total Of 1926 in favor to 1876
against as midnight passed.
Final returns from Oklahoma, one
of the big ten and the first to record
complete returns, showed 1894 ayes"
as compared with 1884 noes
As the returns mounted, recording
a smashing victory for continuance
of the A. A. A. program-barring some
drastic reversals of the trend-Secre-
tary Wallace issued a statement in
Washington asserting that we can
safely assume that the farmers of
America intend to keep having a voice
IN ho IariSinnc urhin a.
their incomes"
Chester Davis, the A. A. A. admins
traitor. and George E. Farrell. director
of the A. A. AS division of grains,
also issued somewhat jubilant state
ments. Davis. speaking from Wash
ington, declared the vote had "a great
deal of significance in connection
with the A. A. A. program as whole"
indispensable Democracy"
In statement, Wallace said:
If the official count bears out this
unofficial one, We can safely assume
that the farmers of America intend
to keep having voice in the economic
decisions which affect their incomes.
So long as the privilege of economic
self determination does not work in
justice to other claSses-and farmers
have not thus far caused such injus-
tice-the process is indispensable to
an effective modern democracy"
Farrell, in his statement, indicated
pleasure at the number Of non-signers
of A A. A. contracts who voted for
continuance of the wheat adjustment
program. He said:
Davis, after saying the result of the
referendum would have an effect mot
only as to wheat but possibly also as
to other farm products" declared
that the wheat plan served as a pat
tern for the major adjustment pro-
grams
Had Lead From Start.
From the start the trend in favor
of the A. A. AS plan ranged be-
tween 6-to-1 and 10-to-1. First re-
turns set the higher figure, with a
later slump. Whether the substan-
tial mergin would be retained when
the ballot count ranged up toward
the half million votes expected could
not De predlcCeo.
In Washington Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration officials watched
closely for the first returns from the
Far West, where Washington and
Oregon rank high in production, to
determine If the early Midwestern
trend would hold good there.
In the Midwest it was noted early
that some of the largest producing
States were running in a trend of
more than 10 to /, with the average
pulled down by some of the smaller
producers.
Concededly, the decision held in its
balance the life of much of the Roose-
welt administration farm program.
Vote to Decide Program.
"The vote of the wheat growers
will decide whether there will be a
wheat adjustment program for 1886
and probably for succeeding years."
Davis said. Eve believe the wheat
program has helped the growers and
we hope they will continue the ad-
juStment we feel to be necessary, but
we leave the decision to them.
"The result of the referendum will
have a decided bearing on the future,
not only of the wheat programs but
other agriculture adjustment pro-
grams as we'll"
The polls opened at am. Satur-
day in 81 States, and the voting con-
tinued up to 8 pm.
In some instances, where COM
munity wheat committees had regis
tiers of all the farmers eligible to
vote, it was possible to rush the re-
turns to county committees before
the closing hour. But the returns as
a whole were withheld until long
after nightfall.
The attention of A. A. A officials