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propriations to help expand the out
put of family held type and small
working farmers is essential to the
Nations war effort"
However inadequate the Senate
proposals are, he added, they are
Infinitely better than the inadequate
proposals that are being mistakenly
urged on the Congress by certain
selfish and power hungry groups"
The President was urged to come
to the support publicly of the two
phases of the farm program in
letter sent to him June 20 by the
following:
James G.. Patton. president Ma
tional Farmers Union; Murray Lin
coin, executive secretary, Ohio Farm
Bureau Federation; William Green,
president. American Federation Of
Labor; Philip Murray, president,
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions; J. G. Luhrsen, executive sec
retary, American Railway Labor
Executives Association; L. G. Lii
gutti, executive secretary, National
Catholic Rural Life Association, and
Benson Y. Lands of the Federated
Council of Churches.
Funds Slashed by House.
They pointed out that the House
had reduced to $127 ,070,000 the
Farm Security Administration ap-
preparation which the Senate ap-
proved at 1922 800 900. and had re-
jected the feeding formula
accepted by the Senate.
Their letter declared that "the
House has needed the unfounded
arguments of certain corporate and
speculative farm interests" in taking
its action.
The FSA appropriation approved
by the House ''vitiates any hope
that hundreds of thousands of
family type and small working
farmers, now unemployed. may be
given facilities to utilize their labor
in all-out production of essential
foods" as we'll as "hamstrings'
other FSA programs, their letter
asserted.
Meanwhile, Congress had recessed
until Monday without acting on the
farm bill and the department has
been without funds since Wednes-
day, when the new fiscal year
started.
Senator Russell, Democrat, Of
Georgia. floor manager of the bill,
told colleagues yesterday it was his
belief that failure of Congress to
resolve differences on the measure
would Simply tie up all the depart
ment's activities" until an appropria-
ton measure is passed.
Budget Heads Perturbed.
| The department continued to
function in a nominal way. but Off
cials made no commitments. Budget
heads were in quandary. They were
particularly perturbed about pay
day for 80,O00-odd employees COM
ing up Wednesday. They said that
unless funds were voted by Monday
! checks could be made out only for
the last week of June.
The House attempted vainly yes
terday to provide funds 1t passed a
new appropriation bill carrying
items on which both houses were in
agreement, and granting money for
a two-month period for agencies
involved in disputes. A third bill
was to be submitted later when an
agreement was reached on the
points of difference.
The Senate baked at this meas
ure when Senator Russell pointed
out that it carried provision on
below parity sales which the Senate
had twice rejected before.
Asserting that Senate conferees
had agreed to a simple resolution
mailing funds available to the de-
partmCnt on temporary basis, Sem
ator Russell anerily tod the Senate
that the House action was almost
contemplate" and unfair" to the
Senate.
Just what action Congress might
take next week to end the deadlock
was subject of speculation. The
Senate Appropriations Committee
could take the new bill and hold
hearings on it and amend it and
send it back to the House. Unless
the House withdrew from its parity
price position, this measure would 60
to conference. Thus two Agriculture
Department supply bills would be in
the hands of Conference Commit
tees.
Or the House might appoint new
conferees on the original bill.