Evening star., 1952-12-30
Senator Younq
Fears Benson S
Farm Policies
Threatens to Oppose
Confirmation if He Is
Against 1920 Of Parity
Bv Crosbv s. Moves
Stor Stoff Correspondent


stor Stoff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Dec. Ex-senator
Young of North Dakota, ranking
Republican member of the Senate
Agriculture Committee. declared
today he will oppose confirmation
of Ezra Taft Benson as Secretary
of Agriculture if he finds Mr.. Ben
sons views on farm policy incon-
SiStent with pledges made by Gen
Eisenhower during the campaign
The Senator told reporters at
Gen. Eisenhower headquarters
that farmers are concerned
about Gen. EiSenhoWer'S choice
for the agriculture cabinet post.
In particular, they fear Mr.. Ben
son is opposed to the principle of
continuing crop supports at the
present 80 per cent of parity.
Senator Young said.
Senator Young said he shared
the farmers fears. Mr.. Benson
said he has been identified with
certain groups" which oppose the
theory of Government price sup
ports.
Cites Campaign Pledge.
Gen. Eisenhower, the Senator
said, committed himself during
the campaign to continuing pres
ent levels of crop support. If he
finds that Mr.. Benson cannot go
along with this promise he would
certainly oppose Senate confir-
nation of his nomination" he de-
clared. Senator Young had no
illusions, however, that Mr.. Ben
sons nomination would not be ap-
proved in spite of his possible op-
position On the other hand. he
was optimistic about preventing
any changes in present parity
rates.
There is enough of a coalition
Of Senate Republicans and Dem
ocratS to force the continuation
of 80 per cent supports" Senator
Young said.
The Senator was one of five
Republican Senate leaders who
conferred today with the Presi-
dent-elect. The others were Sen
ators Taft of Ohio, Bridges of
New Hampshire, Millikin of Col
orado and SaltonStal of Massa-
chuSettS.
Taft Shows Up First.
The luncheon meeting got under
way at 1890 and was expected to
continue we'll into the afternoon.
Reports indicated that many of
the problems confronting the new
Congress would be thrashed out
at the conference.
First to show up at the Com
modore Hotel headquarters was
Senator Taft. It was his first
meeting with Gen. Eisenhower
since he complained about the
generals appointment of Martin
P Durkin. Labor Secretary desig-
nate, as incredible"
Senator Taft, who had an
nounced that he planned to bring
up discussion of wage and price
controls. hurried back to the gen.
erals office. ignoring reporters
and photographers waiting to
question him.
Miss Adkins a Visitor.
An earlier visitor to the gen.
erals headquarters was Miss
Bertha Adkins of Salisbury, Md.
director of the women's division
of the Republican National Com
mittee. Miss Adkins said she and
the general discussed a program
to SELL the Republican program
to the voters of the Nation.
The best statesmen in the world
for that will be the women" Miss
Adkins declared. They did it
during the campaign and they
will do it now"
Miss Adkins told of plans for a
meeting of $50 Republican ma
tional committeeWomen and State
vice chairman which will be held
at 1890 am. January 81 at the
Statler Hotel in Washington.
After the business meeting a pub
lie luncheon will be held. to which
women in the Government and
wives of cabinet officers will be
invited.
The general, she said, indicated
he has in mind more appointments
for women to posts in his admin
istration.
Representative Frances T. Boil
ton. Republican, of Ohio, con-
ferred with Gen. Eisenhower this
morning and said afterward she
had recommended two Ohio
women for jobs in the new admin
istration.
She named them as Mrs. Lottie
Randolph of Columbus and Mrs.
Zelma George of Cleveland.
Mrs. Bolton said she had recon-
mended that Mrs. Randolph be
named either as assistant secre-
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