Evening star., 1936-01-10
BY the Associated Press.

oy tHc hSsOClhteu freSe.
President Roosevelt, at his first farm
discussion since A. A. AS death, today
asserted his responsibility to treat
farming as national problem and re-
emphasized his determination for soil
conservation and control of production
as the answer to the farming situation.
At about the same time, formulation
Of new farm plan for using so .000.-
600 surplus acres Ito serve the long
time welfare of the farmer, the con-
sumner and the voiceless land" was
being projected to farm leaders by
Secretary Wallace.
Wallace told agricultural leaders we
believe" such program can be de-
vised, but did not give his own views
on the method.
Talking offhand with newsmen at
his regular press conference, the
President turned thumbs down on pro-
posals to provide subsidies for exports.
Wants Crop Control
In a return to uncontrolled crop
production, he saw q new race for
short-sighted plowing Of the vast
Middle West area. return of the dust
storms and an eventual desert land In
this rich region.
Mr.. Roosevelt proposed no specific
plan and carefully avoided discussion
Of any specific farm plan to meet the
situation resulting from death Of
A. A. A. However, he gave notice of
an intention to seek some legislation
at this session to carry out what he
regards as his responsibility and, that
Of those he described as thinking
farmers, for soil conservation and con-
troll production.
The President made no reference to
the Supreme Court.
Davis Wants Soil Conservation.
In line with the Presidents views
was an indication to the farm confer
ence by Chester c. Davis, admins
TRAITOR Of the dead A. A. A., that his
personal preference for a new program
Involved soil conservation with the
possible use of a domestic allotment
plan. This proposal would pay
bounty to farmers on their allotted
share of domestic consumption.
Speaking to the farmers assembled
IN Wallace's Office, Davis said he be-
lieved conditional payments to farm
ers would be permitted under the Su-
preme Courts A. A. A. decision. Pay
ments might be made, he indicated,
for positive use of land for soil con-
servation purposes, thus indirectly
keeping a check upon over-produc-
tion. As basis for these conditional
payments it was indicated the domestic
allotment plan might be used.
The farmers elected William Settle
of Indiana, a member of the Farmers
National Grain Corp, as temporary
chairman to preside at the farmers
discussions.
Wallace spoke to approximately 100
agricultural representatives summoned
by the New Deal for advice" on what
to do about the demolished A. A. A.
He lashed "obstructionlsts to the fu-
ture welfare of agriculture" hayed
special interests" that would be de-
lighted to give 6-cent cotton, 30-cent
wheat, scent lard, Scent tobacco to
foreign nations" and asserted:
II believe the A. A. A. has steadily
been directed to the general welfare
and that now we have an opportunity
to draft another bill which hope will
be Just as decisively in the farm in
terest as the A. A. A. and which will
make an even stronger appeal to the
consumer of the Nation as being sound
and fair"
After hearing Wallace, the farmers
went to another auditorium in another
Department building.
where discussions, headed by their own
chairman, were begun. Wallace did
not attend this session.
The atmosphere was cheerful. but
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