The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-07
Agricultural Leaders Are
Summoned to Make
New Plans.
ALL PAYMENTS STOP
Sessions in Washington to
Come at End of
This Week.
By United Press


WASHINGTON, Jan. T.
The New Deal appealed to
farmers of America today to
help plan for the future of
agriculture lin the light of the
Supreme Court decision" de-
stroying the AAA.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace invited leaders of farm or.
CARNATIONS and other agricultural
spokesman to attend conferences to
| discuss plans for agriculture.
Mr.. Wallace's invitation was the
first positive action by the New Deal
toward restoring the keystone of its
farm recovery program, which 6
to 3 decision of the Supreme Court
in the Hoosac Mills case shattered
yesterday.
The Administration sped confer
ences on the possibility of new leg
islation or substitute measures to
replace AAA, but meantime the en-
tire program was in a state of sus-
pended animation.
Field Offices Closed
Orders went out to all field offices
to cease all activities under the pro-
gram.
Benefit payments to farmers were
ceased pending further instructions.
The question of processing taxes
collected or due-was in allegiance
pending Administration decisions on
| the future.
From Congress came challenges to
the authority of the Supreme Court
and announcements that The legiS-
lators would make every possible
effort to find loophole for restora-
ton of the program.
Mr.. Wallace said the proposed
conferences with farm leaders would
be held here Friday and Saturday
of this week.
AAA Officials Confer
The step was decided upon by
Administration officials after a se-
rieS of conferences, the last of which
was between Mr.. Wallace and AAA
Administrator Chester C. Davis this
morning.
The brief announcement said that
thus far about 10 persons have been
invited to come to the capital to
attend the meetings, and that more
invitations probably would be issued
during the week
Leaders of farm organizations"
the announcement said, land other
agricultural spokesman from diff
ferent parts of the country were
invited to Washington by Secretary
Wallace today to discuss plans for
agriculture in the light of the
Supreme Court decision in the
Hoosac Mills case"
Leaders to Map Program
Observers believed the announce
merit signified that no definite
course for a future farm program
will be decided upon until the farm
leaders had an opportunity to ex-
press their opinions.
1t was expected that during the
meetings all of the various plans
now under discussion to replace the
AAA will be thoroughly aired.
Among these are the export deben-
ture, equalization fee, domestic al.
lotment and state AAA proposals.
Senator William E. Borah Or.
Idaho said he thought a general ap-
preparation 20 care for outstanding
contracts with farmers would be
within the power of Congress. and
that ''it is certainly our duty to
make a reasonable adjustment Of
these contracts"
The Senator, a possibility for
the Republican presidential nomi-
nation, did not discuss the broader
phases of the Supreme Courts ac-
ton or of substitute farm pro-
gram.
Believes Payments Necessary
Il do not think the decision pre-.
vents Congress from making a gen.
eral appropriation for the purpose
of taking care of outstanding con-
tracts or meeting obligations en-
tered into between the citizens and
the government under color of law
and in good faith" he said.
i think it creates a condition
which the government has the duty
and the power to meet by general
appropriation. If we have the
power, 1t is certainly our duty to
make a reasonable adjustment Of
these contracts. The farmers have
entered into the contracts in good
faith and have done their part.
L am speaking. of course, only Of
such contracts as are outstanding
and which were made under the
color of law and in good faith"
Meanwhile, the nation reacted in
confused manner to the drastic de-
cision.
In the farm belts. where the AAA
had distributed more than $780,
100000 to farmers, the blow was
too sudden and too devastating for
any clear-cut trend of opinion to
have developed. In cities, the nerv-
Gus uncertainty of markets reflected
the lack of sureness of business men
as to just what the decision would
mean to national economy In
Washington. political ears-those Of
the New Deal and those of its OPP
ponents-were attuned to the coun.
try, for from there would come the
commands TO guide the future.
The decision not only wrecked the
AAA, but bore portents of death to
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