Evening star., 1936-02-07

ther debate on the new farm plan
which Is being piloted by Senator
Smith, Democrat, of South Carolina,
toward an expected vote next Monday
or Tuesday.
The bill would provide a system Of
subsidies to farmers who would CO.
operate in conserving soil" by with
production. The Government would
grant the subsidies either directly to
the farmer or indirectly through
States which desired to cooperate In
the plan. In apportioning the money
o6iciais would take into consideration
acreage and value of major crops pro-
duced by farmers in period Of the
past.
Senator Wagner wants to make sure
normal production period be chosen
as the basis for subsidies-not a
period when crops we're short. He
seeks to "allay any apprehension that
this Is q program Of scarcity"
Wagner was one of those who ques-
toned the legality Of the present bill
in view Of the Supreme Courts in
valuation Of A. A. A. crop control.
He said it appeared too general In
its delegation Of powers to the Secre-
tary of Agriculture.
IT don't agree with the courts de-
cision at ALL" he said. "but, accepting
it, this bill offends the decision OF the
six justices just as much as the
A. A. A.
Coordination Declared Legal.
But Chairman Smith Of the Senate
Agriculture Committee defended 1t,
saying this Is a coordination Of
Federal Power with State power to
accomplish the best possible for agri-
culture"
While Senator McNary, Republican.
of Oregon termed the bill mere
subterfuge" to evade the A. A. A. de-
cision, Senator Murphy Democrat, OF
Idaho said 1t was intended to con-
serve the soil" and conserve the
farmer"
The conference which President
Roosevelt held late yesterday with
heads of Government spending agen-
cies brought no conclusive statement.
1t was reported that officials were
hunting places to cut expenditures,
but DO announcement of where the
cuts might be made was given out.
Though officials disclosed they are
scanning the next fiscal years relief
needs to see if reductions in outlays
are possible. the American Federation
of Labor held that prospects Of
pickup in private employment are
not good.
Although the new year has opened
with an unemployment situation more
encouraging on the whole than any
since the N. r. A program. there
is still no prospect Of work for more
than a mere handful of the IL ,400, 900
unemployed, said President William
Green in the periodic statement on
joblessness.
He said December unemployment
Of IL ,40l 900, compared with ll,672s-
600 in November, 1,449 900 in Oc-
tober. 11,789,000 in September and
12,219,000 in August. The peak month
was March, 1888, with 1868, 900.
r. F. c. Gain Seen.
Elsewhere In the Capital during q
busy day of fiscal discussions there
were these developments:
l. Chairman Jesse H. Jones of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. told re-
porters the r. F. c. would show an
excessive repayment of loans over new
commitments, and added that a state
ment of what loan authorizations
can be Cancelled might be completed
| by today.
2. Justice Department attorneys
were reported to have advised the ad-
ministration trat any retroactive proc
essing taxes which might be included
in general revenue measure to
finance the new farm program must
be confined to the current fiscal year,
which began last July /.
3. Other officials argued. however,
that even If retroactive recovery of
these taxes were limited to this year,
most OF the $50 600 600 imnounded