Evening star., 1936-01-08

today to find a new farm program.
retary of Agriculture Wallace met at
e Supreme Courts A. A. A. decision,
summoned to an unexpected meeting
kers" amendment to the Constitution
:was proposed by Representative Mar
cantonio. Republican, Of New York.
1t would empower Congress to estab-
lish uniform laws throughout the
United States to regulate agriculture
and industry.
Five Plans Being Drafted.
Jones, one of the congressional lead
ers who has conferred with Mr..
Roosevelt, directed the drafting Of
five tentative plans for consideration.
They we're:
l. The domestic allotment plan.
@ The export debenture proposal.
g. Appropriations to various States
on condition that such States estab-
lish an adjustment program similar
to the A. A. A.
T. Appropriations for a land-leas-
ing program.
5. Conditional appropriations to in
dividual farmers who comply with the
conditions.
Sees Tariff Offset.
I'VE feel" Jones said after the
closed session, that ways can be
| found under the limits set out in the
| decision to fashion farm program
that will at least in measure offset
the disadvantages which the farmers
have under the national tariff sys-
: tenn"
The chairman said he did not. know
when the committee would get down
| to work on the tentative proposals, but
emphasized il would be as quickly as
possible.
Asked if any Of the suggestions dis
cussed today originated at the A. A.
A., Jones only replied: I'VE will well
come any suggestions from any
source"
I'VE expect to have before the COM
mittee," Jones a6ded, the various
methods that have been suggested and
from these, after careful considera-
ton. to prepare the best measure pos
sible to accomplish the desired end"
Roper Predicts Solution.
Secretary Roper predicted to a press
conference that I'VE are going for
ward" in solving the A. A. A. and
other difficulties.
Arriving late at the conference from
White House call, the Secretary de-
clined specific comment on the deci-
sion. but said generally:
I'VE are going forward and methods
of meeting present and future needs
will be found and found co-opera-
| lively.
I'VE are not going to build this
country In the interest of one segment
or two segments, but in the interest Of
America"
The Commerce Secretary said he
could not interpret the effect of the
A. A. A. decision on foreign trade.
There was no outward hint of what
the Government plans about farm
relief. Over a period of time, how
ever, there was evidence administra-
tion leaders hope the Nation will re-
ject the constitutional views of the
courts majority and eventually fol-
low the course upheld by the minority.
This became increasingly clear as
| administration officials, from the
White House down, emphasized again
and again that the justices handed
down two opinions in the case that
uraPkod HIrooIr,
Wallace, author of the phrase. Amer
ica Must Choose" has appealed 10
every family in the country to study
both opinions.
Black Hits Give Man Rule"
Condemnation of the majority de-
cision continued to be heard from
some Democrats in Congress. Senator
Black, Democrat, of Alabama said the
court has thrown away the charts"
and that the country now is mot ruled
by laws, but by men-five being
enough to rule 120,000,000."
Whether New Deal strategy would
involve an active drive for q consti-
tutional amendment remained unde-
termined. President Roosevelt was
silent on this and most other A. A. A.
questions at his press conference last
night.
His only decision, he disclosed, is
to ask Congress to provide funds to
pay farmers for performance under
existing crop reduction contracts.
A. A. A. owes some 1888 900 900 on
these.
All members Of the administration,
he said. are studying the two deci-
sions, or opinions. of the court Six
judges outlawed, as an invasion Of
States rights, the A. A. A. program
under which taxes were levied on
professors to pay farmers for curb
ing production. Three judges, uphold
ing A A. A., said Congress could tax
and spend to relieve "a Nationwide
economic maladjustment.'
Farm Reaction Mixed.
Eagerly. New Dealers watched the
reaction in the farm areas. They
found it mixed For example, Ed
ward A. O'Neal president of the