The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Farm Price Support Program
Not Likely To Be Changed
o. JACK ssh

(n-Vt) predicted here the Repub
Leans WI face tie voters nex'
year with 4 farm price support
program about ike that now on
the statute books.
The present price support Law
expires next year. Aiken, chair
man IL the Senate Agriculture
COMMITTEES, said:
II don't think there VIII be too
much change ID existing legisla.
ton. There probably win BE an
effoff 70 place permanent price
supports on The books. but ] think
Congress VIII want to keep its
finger Oh that situation. "
Secretary Df Agriculture Benson
has said the present price support
system Ii inadequate and that 4
better one must be found. but be
has not yet made specific recon-
mendations.
This Il just one d TIE major
issues which Congress win be
called upon 10 wrrstle with next
year Ia Z session which Senate
COP Leader Tan Of Ohio said "a
4 weekend interview promises
10 be very bury.
The drive for adjournmeut BY
the end of this month may leave
undone ! number Of things which
President Eisenhower asked for
this year. Among them are state
hood for Hawaii, revision Of the
Tafl.Izartley Labor Relations Act,
and expansion ii the society o.
curity system.
Also tentatively programmed for
1874, election year for II mem
hers 81 the House and Z third 81
the senator's, are 4 major rewrit-
Ing % the tax laws and possibly
IL the Reciprocal Trade Act.
There may Be some controversy
too, over foreign aid. TAN said
over the week end be has told
Mutual Security Director Harold
y. Staasen 10 prepare ! blueprint
y wind Up the program.
Unless there Is . BIC change b
the world, this Congress Is through
with foreign aid" TAFT said. Il
have advised Mr.. Stassen that he
would do wen to being prepare.
tion Of 1 liquidation program, be-
cause / believe that's the only
basis On which the next session
VIII be willing % grant even 4
sharply reduced fund. =
Aiken said he hopes some com
promise can Be worked out at the
pfssent session to give Eisenhower
limited authority to dispose Of
crop SURPRISES for. famine relief.
81 can see where, Il the Presi.
dent had this authority, he might
Be able "a change the course d
history, Aiken said. FIFTY mil.
lion bushels Of wheat, put in the
right place ct the right time. might
turn Z country from communism
70 our side. |"
Aiken agreed with Taft tina,
some extensive changes viii have
to be made In WHIST some critics
described as 4 request for "blank
check" authority % dispose Of sur
pluses abroad.
The Vermont senator said be
thinks limitations on the amount
Of SURPRISES involved and 4 time
limit On the authority might satisfy
most Of the critics.
Taft said the government now
has about three billion dollars
worth 81 crop SURPRISES but he
doesn't believe Congress win agree
70 let the President give any 81
them away except under strict
limitations.
ID his message, Eisenhower
asked authority to fix gift or sale
terms for the use ii surpluses 10
meet famine conditions, with the
Treasury paying the costs, inclnd-
ing those Of delivery.
Sen. Anderson (D-NMl, i former
secretary cf agriculture, said ne
thought Somebody gave the Presi-
dent Z bad piece Of legislation %
send 10 Congress-"
he said Il It Is enacted at all,
the President ought 70 Be required
10 set congressional approval for
each deal, with some leeway given
him % complete transactions when
Congress Is not In session.