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be placed at the disposition Of the
Secretary Of Agriculture.
Senator Carey, Republican, Of
wyoming, simultaneously introduced a
farm bill authorizing q $3.50, ,000, 900
appropriation for the purchase and
lease of not TO exceed $4,000 900 acres
Of submarginal land which has been
planted to cotton, wheat, corn. or other
cereals for at least fve years prior to
purchase or lease. 1t provided that
no land leased or purchased could be
planted to grain crops.
Attorney General Cummings said
mo serious consideration is being given
to amending other New Deal laws" as
a result Of the courts finding that the
farm program is unconstitutional.
Cummings -Committal.
do you think an effective farm
program can be developed. In view of
the courts decision7" reporter asked.
The Attorney General folded his
hands on the desk and beamed:
''That'd be telling"
You mean It's questionable?"
mo, I'm not saying that. I can't
say anything either way. What said
before stands-that'd be telling"
Conferring with the President this
afternoon were Secretary Wallace. Sec
retary Morgenthau. Cummings, Ches-
ter Davis, administrator Of the dead
A. A. A.: Daniel Bell. acting director
OF the budget, and Herman Onphant,
Treasury counsel.
There was no inkling at the White
House Of what action the President
contemplates. There seemed some
doubt whether . legislative formula
would be drafted before the meeting
here tomorrow of farm leaders called
to discuss the situation.
Foreign Rumors Denounced.
Rumors abroad that further dollar
| devaluation might be included in the
new agriculture program brought no
comment at the White House. But
on this same subject, Morgenthau told
newsmen:
II would not worry too much
about rumors right now, especially if
they originate outside the United
| States"
The President also discussed the
agriculture situation with Jesse Jones,
chairman of the Reconstruction Corp,
which has put up more than $780,
000, 900 in commodity loans.
Jones said afterward these loans
were well secured" He would give
no indication Of the Presidents plans
in the farm situation.
Peek Enters Fight.
The figure of George N. Peek. sworn
enemy Of some Roosevelt administra-
ton policies. entered the chaotic A
A. A. picture today, leading New Deal
ers to fear another storm Of dissension
Administration men received WORD
that Peek, former Roosevelt adviser
who was stripped Of high powers and
resigned after clashing with Secre.
tary Hull and others, planned to
communicate his ideas to conference
of 10 leaders Of farm organizations
The meeting. opening tomorrow, wa,
called by Secretary Wallace to dis
cuss plans for a program to succeed
A. A. A. Peek, whose views on the
tariff clash with those Of Hull anc
Wallace, has unquestioned influence
with farm groups on such matters
Wallace was known to be uneasy or
hearing that the man who proved
storm center as first A. A. A. admin
istrator and later as the President
foreign trade adviser would put hi
ideas before the parley.
Peek will not be present In person
His views are expected to be commu'
nicated through an intermediary. \
is believed he will insist that agricul'
tural tariffs, instead Of being lowered
as in some instances in the New DeaP'
trade treaty with Canada, should b
increased, even to the exclusion OF al
foreign farm imports.
Other Likely Proposals.
Other proposals he may stress are
Cd that new tariff barriers be raised
against certain other imports which
could be supplanted by American farm
by-products in domestic manufacture
(2) that farm surpluses be exported
on q barter basis.
Many Of the ideas he Is pushing are
anathema to Hull and wallace.
Another disclosure today was thai
Secretary wallace held q hurried ane
7NEueATcN niece