Evening star., 1936-01-14
1000 Temporary Workers
and Good Many" on Per-
manent Force Face Dis
miSSaI.
MARKETING AGREEMENTS
DEFENDED BY WALLACE
Secretary Says Balance of $780,
100000 Fund Can Be Used to
Garry on Work Required Under
Acts Provisions Not Outlawed
by Supreme Court Justices.
BULLETIN.

A new farm bill which bears
the approval of the President and
is expected to meet the situation
resulting from the Supreme Courts
recent adverse decision will be in
troduced in the Senate this week,
Democratic Leader Robinson said
today.
Controller General McCarl today
cleared up the status of A. A. A. en-
ployes when he held they might be
paid so long as they were engaged
in functions not barred by the Su-
preme Court decision which outlawed
the farm aid program.
At the same time, however, he cut
of the pay of the Treasury employees
on A. A. A. work. because their
money came from processing taxes
whose collection has been held illegal.
AS McCarl's decisions were being
handed down, A. A. A. officials were
preparing for a decentralization pro-
gram. to begin January 81. which will
mean the dismissal of 1,600 temporary
employees and good many" Of the
permanent force. This personnel pro-
gram was announced today. There
are about 1000 temporary workers in
Washington and about $500 of the
permanent force are located here.
Ruling Seen as Broad.
McCarls ruling on the pay of the
A. A. A. employees was made to the
Secretary of Agriculture. He did not
attempt to define what lawful duties
still might be performed under the 4.
A. A., asking for details as to what
was contemplated.
His decision, however, was inter-
preted as being broad enough to allow
A. A. A. officials to retain the liquidat-
ing force which is now contemplated.
The immediate effect of the decision
on the Treasury force was not known.
In laying the case of the A. A. A.
employees before McCarl, Wallace said
the Supreme Court had limited its
consideration to the questions of rental
and benefit payments. and the process
ing taxes to finance the crop reduction
contracts. There was not before the
court nor did the court consider" Wal
lace wrote, "the question on marketing
agreements, licenses or orders.
Balance Available.
"It did not consider the question
of the removal of surplus agricultural
commodities or any other provision
of the act except just the contracts
and processing taxes.
The Department of Agriculture,
therefore, feels that it is not only
authorized, but required to carry out
the provisions of the act that are not
interdicted by the decision of the
court and that in order to accomplish
this purpose, the balance of the sum
of s100, ,000. 900 appropriated under the
act of May IL. 1888, is available for
such purposes"
UphoIds Part of Act.
In response, McCarl said:
While the decision leaves no room
for doubt that the processing tax is
no longer for collection. or that all
provisions of the agricultural adjust
ment act designed for regulation or
control of agricultural production are
now imperative, it does not follow
| that the provisions of said act not
considered by the court and in no
manner a part of the plan to regu-
late and control agricultural produc-
ton have necessarily fallen, and so
| as to render unavailable for their car
rying out appropriations heretofore
made from the general fund Of the
Treasury and otherwise available for
such uses.
I'm connection with all such uses, it
must appear clear, however, in view
of the broad language employed by
the court in condemning said plan for
regulation and control of agricultural
production as invading the reserved
rights of the States and thus uncon-
stitutional, that expenditures made
from such appropriations in no man
ner further or in any wise partake OF
such uses"
Pointing to the language Of the ap-
preparation, McCarl concluded:
while the unexpended balance Of
SdlU dppIOpIldblOkl IcIlldnS afdAldDlC
for use to the extent necessary or to
the lawful accomplishment of such Of
the purposes for which made as have
no connection with their relation to
the plan to regulate and control agri-
cultural production or the assessment
or collection of processing taxes, said
balance is not available for any other
purpose"
Asks Data on Plans.
Gas your letter does not disclose suf-
ncient facts with respect to the mat
tiers relating to marketing agreements,
licenses, orders, removal Of surpluses
and so forth'-referred to in the con-
cluding paragraph Of your letter-to
enable determination as to which. II
any, of such matters have no connec-
ton with or relation to the regulation
(see McCARL, Page ~