Evening star., 1936-01-12
Financing Left
A.A.A.
Substitute.
SECRET BILL
TOBE REVISED
Agricultural Parley
Evolves 7.POint
Program.

BACKGROUND
Chief point of the Supreme
Courts attack on the A. A. A. t0ds
that benefit payment, re,oard for
crop curtnilment, Das an infringe
nent OF States rights. The court
held the payment iDlS in reality
coercion applied by the Federal
Government to regulate tDhat
should be regulated by the States.
The court granted the United
States the right to leDy the process
ing tar, but condemned the use
to ,Dhich it Uas put. The nelD
agricultural regulation proposal is
believed by its trainers to answer
these constitutional objections.
Copyright 1896. by the Associated PressI
A seven-point program centered on
Government-subsidi soil conserva-
ton was approved unanimously last
night by farm leaders called to counsel
with the administration on a substi-
tute for A. A. A.
Authoritive sources said a bill
secretly drafted two days ago in New
Deal quarters would be quickly re-
vised to embody the legislative recon-
mendations of the 100 spokesmen for
the Nations major farm organizations
In addition to soil conservation, the
farm group called for retention of
valid" provisions Of the adjustment
act who processing taxes and benefit
payments were outlawed Monday by
the Supreme Court. further expan-
sion" Of foreign markets for surplus
crops and new taxes on professors of
live stock and dairy products.
Financing Unexplained.
Many questions went unexplained,
including where the money is coming
from to finance this soil conservation
and price adjustment program"
The farm leaders suggested that
Congress provide adequate funds by
appropriation" but added that many
matters, including the money ques-
tion," were left "for the continuing
action and attention of our ever-alert
farm organizations"
Told by Secretary Wallace that they
were nov building in a much more
permanent way than was possible in
March Of 1885," when the original A.
A. A. was evolved, the farm spokesmen
cheered wildly as they adjourned their
two-day session.
Chester C. Davis, A. A. A. admins
traitor, told newsmen as he emerged
from the meeting that "I think the
principles in this report will do the
job"
Planks Listed.
These planks were in the seven
point program:
l. Congress would empower the
Secretary of Agriculture to provide for
rental and withdrawal from CONNER
cial production-at equitable rates
land necessary to promote soil con-
servation and to balance domestic
production with demand "at profit
able prices" Three methods for pay
ment of cash to farmers we're sug-
gested.
2. Congress would appropriate "ade-
quate FUNDS estimated
at about s5o0,000, 900 fol- this year
for the soil conservation and price
adjustment program.
8. Reasonable taxes" would be
levied on processing Of live stock and
dairy products, the proceeds to be
used 10 expand foreign and domestic
outlets"
4. Valid provisions of the A. A. A.,
such as those authorizing marketing
agreements, would be retained and
strengthened" and a provision allo-
eating to the Agriculture Department
30 per cent Of customs receipts for ex-
pansion Of farm markets would re-
main.
Co-operatives for Marketing.
3. Marketing Of commodities coming
under Federal control would be
(See FARMERS. Page A-l30