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the Americans for Democratic
Action, told a radio-television
audience the ADA probably would
I"sit out" the 1856 election il
either Senator Lyndon johnson
Iof Texas or Gov. Frank Lausche
Iof Ohio is nominated for Presi-
dent by the Democrats.
Opposes Southern Viewpoint
Mr.. Rauh said he opposes Sen
ator johnson because the Senate
majority leader is running the
party for the benefit of the
Southern conservative view
point" He didn't say why he OBJ
jects to Mr.. Lausche.
Thomas E. Dewey. former gov
ernor of New York, said in an
other radio-TV interview he
would be delighted to vote for
Mr.. Nixon for vice president
again if that is what Mr.. Eisen-
hover and Mr.. Nixon both want
Democratic National Chairman
Paul Butler attacked what he
called the myth of Eisenhower
invincibility" and the "Repub-
lican press" which he said has
spread reports of a third party
movement in the South to
create dissension" in the party.
If Mr.. Eisenhower vetoes the
farm bill, Mr.. Butler added,
without any question of a doubt
it will seal his political doom"
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Police Cruiser Hit,
But Without Police

A police cruiser was involved
in a hit-run accident yesterday
but there was no policeman
around to see it.
A Sunday morning church
service apparently had attracted
the occupants of the police car
when car driven by Arthur Pitt
man. Is. colored, of 1905
Illinois avenue NV, hit an auto,
forcing it into another which did
SIS damage to the police car,
police said.
Pittman. a messenger at the
National Bureau of Standards,
later reported the accident to
police. He was charged with
leaving after colliding.
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dental candidate, headed 9
number of State officials ano
party leaders on the guest list
for a private dinner and recep-
ton for Mr.. Stevenson. Hosts
for the affair were Director Will
liam P. Saunders of the State
Conservation and Development
Department and State Highway
Commissioner Forrest Jockey o.
Aberdeen.
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legislation" he declared. THE
soil bank legislation has been
recommended by the President
as a big step toward the solu-
ton of surplus dangers.
Sees Time for Action
THE Agriculture Committee
can meet and pass this legisla-
ton practically unanimously
within weeks time. If we have
the real interests of the farmer
at heart. this will be done. Every
day of delay hurts the farmer.
1t is high time to quit playing
politics with the farm problem
and give the farmers the legis-
lation they need and want"
Senator Aiken of Vermont,
ranking Republican on the Sem
ate Agriculture Committee, said
President Eisenhower "has again
demonstrated the courage of his
convictions" in vetoing the farm
bill.
1T was with keen disappoint-
ment that the President felt
impelled to veto a bill containing
the soil bank provisions which
he himself had recommended
the Senator said.
A few minutes before the veto
message was announced Senate
Democratic Leader Lyndon B.
johnson of Texas said;
Il seriously doubt, if the Presi-
dent vetoes this bill, if the Con-
gress would pass any bill that
does not contain higher price
supports than this administra-
ton has indicated it is willing
for the farmer to have"
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Move to Override Veto
Held Likely by Royburn

Speaker of the House Rayburr
told reporters this afternoon that
there is a strong possibility an
attempt will be made to override
the Veto"
House action would not come
before Wednesday because of a
previous agreement that no ma
jor roll calls would be taken
today or tomorrow, House Ma
jority Leader Mccormack said
later.
Mr.. Rayburn's first knowledge
of the Presidents veto came
from newspapermen. He said
he would have to confer with
Mr.. Mccormack and House Mi
nority Leader Martin before de-
Gliding any detailed procedures
on the message.
Expected Signing of Bill
II don't know where we will 60
from here" he said. Congress
already has labored long and
brought forth a pretty good
sized mountain in passing the
farm bill, I had thought for the
last few days that the President
was going to sign it,"
Asked whether he thought the
veto could be overriden in view
of the comparatively narrow
margin by which the bill was
passed by the House last week,
he replied: 1--WE never know until
the roll is called"
Representative Martin said
Congress should promptly enact
a separate bill providing for the
soil bank.
"The veto places upon Con-
gress the responsibility of farm
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An interviewer asked him as
he arrived yesterday whether it
would be safe to say that he is
going to win on the first ballot
at the Chicago convention. He
replied:
That's just what we intend
to do"
He also predicted that he will
win the Democratic preference
primary IN Florida on May 80
He and another contender for
the nomination, Senator Ke-
fauver of Tennessee, Saturday
ended a swing through Florida
seeking that States % Demo-
cratic presidential nominating
ballots
Talks Today in Carolina
Mr.. Stevenson carried North
Carolina in 1852. polling $50. 1902
votes against 558,lO7 tor Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
Mr.. Stevenson spent this
morning in seclusion at Paint
Hill Farm, the winter home of
his brother-i n-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest L. Ives. His
program today includes a public
appearance at an open-house in
nearby Aberdeen, and a private
gathering with State political
leaders.
Mr.. Stevenson, tanned from
campaigning in Florida, arrived
IN his private plane at the
Southern Pines Airport yester-
day. He was met by about IS
persons. many of them members
OF the Moore County Stevenson
for-President Club.
I'm awfully glad TO be here,
and I'm looking forward to a
good rest" the former Illinois
Governor said.
Gov Luther Hodges. who fire.
quently has voiced his support
for the 1852 Democratic presi-
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threaten the income and the vel
fare Of our farm people.
Because the good features Of
the bill are combined with sc
much that would be detrimental
to farmers welfare, to sign II
would be to retreat rather thar
advance toward a brighter future
for our farm families.
We now have sound and for
ward-looking legislation in the
Agricultural Act of 1854. Neither
that Act, nor any other, can be-
come fully effective so long as
| it is Smothered under the vast
surpluses that have accumulated
We imperatively need remedial
legislation to remove this burden
and enable the fundamentally
sound program provided in the
Act of 1854 to become workable
Such remedial measures were
proposed in my message of jan
uary 9.
I am keenly mindful that the
failure of the Congress to enact
a good new farm bill can have
unfavorable effects on farm in
come in 1856. unless prompt ad-
ministrative efforts to offset
hem are made Immediately. Par
ticularly, the failure to enact q
Soil Bank before planting time
this year makes such admins
trative efforts imperative.
I'VE ore going to take prompt
and decisive administrative
action to improve form income
now"
Consequently, we are going tc
take prompt and decisive admin.
iStrative action to improve farm
Income now. I have conferred
with the Secretary of Agricul.
Iture and the administration Is
moving Immediately on foul
major fronts:
l. In 1856. price supports or
five of the basic crops-wheat
corn, cotton. rice and peanuts
will be set at a level of at least
I82h per cent of parity. Tobacco
will be supported as voted in the
referendum in accordance with
existing law.
Within this range of price sup.
port flexibility, the administra.
ton intends to set minimum
support levels that will result in
ia national average of:
Wheat $500 a bushel;
Corn at $1.50 a buShel;
Rice at $3.50 per 100 pounds.
A separate support for corr
not under acreage control in the
commercial corn area will be
ANNOUNCED at an early date.
/ Price supports on cotton ano
peanuts have not yet been an
nounced. but will be at least
1924 per cent of parity.
The Secretary of Agriculture
will announce shortly the details
Iof the new cotton export sales
program.
1.-THE support price of munufoc.
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More Russian
|Seumen Seek
u. S. Asylum
BY the Associated Press

Four more Russian seamen on
Formosa have applied for United
States entry. but officials fear
that the way some of their
shipn:ates hustled back to Russia
earlier this month may change
their minds.
In fact. the State Department
now regards the sudden turn
about Of five crewmen of the
Soviet tanker Tuapse as a hor-
rible bureaucratic boner. The
five left for Russia April 7 from
New York's Idlewild Airport
after a perfunctory immigration
hearing. A church group sponsor
ing the men said they were
"shanghaied" by Red secret
police.
Officials said today the Taupse
affair probably will discourage
many another from trying to
vault the Iron Curtain. They
said an investigation has been
launched among the agencies
oncerned-primarily the State
and Justice Departments-to see
what happened.
Meanwhile, they braced for an
expected propaganda outburst,
aimed at damaging United States
prestige as a free world asylum,
as soon as the five seamen get
back in the swift of life in the
Soviet Union.
But Gen. Joseph M. Swing,
head of the Justice Departments
immigration service, disagreed
with this attitude. Gen. Swing
a West Point classmate of Presi-
dent Eisenhower, told an inter-
viewer:
Il don't see how this involves
our national prestige. Here are
several very low echelon people
-seamen-who knew before
hand they had families over
there.
1T was more or less an i'm
pulse on their part to return
home. Family ties are very
strong, you know. I won't say ]
was expecting it. but wasn't
surprised"
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Specific Objections

Specific objections relative to
each of these provisions may be
summarized as follows:
/. Price supports at wartime 80
per cent of parity on basic
crops were in effect in each
year from 1914 through 1854.
They were not responsible for
the high commodity prices and
high farm income of wartime
and the immediate postwar
years. Prices were then above
support levels due to wartime
imitation and the Unsuitable
markets associated with war,
Neither did 80 per cent sup
ports prevent prices from fall
ing as postwar surplus stocks
began to accumulate.
Price supports at wartime go
per cent on the six designated
basic crops did encourage
production of these crops rela-
tive to others. At the same
time consumption was dis
couraged and the use Of SUBJ
stitutes was stimulated. Mar
ket uotlets shrank and surplus
accumulations mounted. Acre
age controls had to be in
voked, thereby rationing the
right to produce. Wheat acre
age was reduced from rs to
an allotment of 81 and then
to the present SIS million
acres. Cotton was cut from
Is to 20 and then on down
to the present II million acres.
These drastic reductions,
forced by the application OF
the price support law, PEN
allied many farmers directly
by resulting in shrunken vol
ume and uneconomic farming
operations. In addition, acre
age diverted from the basic
crops shifted surplus into
many other crops and live
stock. Now almost every farm
er is adversely affected, re-
CARELESS of what crops or live
stock he raises.
IF. :. rigid 90 per cent supports
we're the answer there
would now be no problem"
II wartime rigid 80 per cent
supports were the answer to the
problem of our farm families
there would now be no problem
Farm incomes have declined
in every year except one between
1947 and 1854. and in all these
years 80 per cent supports were
in effect.
Farmers are not interested in
price alone. What they really
want for their families is more
net income, which is affected
by volume and costs as we'll as by
price. The 80 per cent Of parity
approach focuses on support
price alone.
To return now to wartime 90
per cent supports would be
wrong. Production would be
stimulated. Markets would BE-
further destroyed. instead Of ex-
panded as must be done. Mors
surplus would accumulate-ano
.surpluses are price depressing
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turing milk will be increased

turing milk will be increased
to S3.25 :"
2. For this year the support
price of manufacturing milk will
be increased to $3.25 per hun
dred pounds. The support price
of butter fat will be increased
to 58.6 cents a pound.
3. We will use Department Of
Agriculture funds. where as
sistance will be constructive. to
strengthen the prices of perish
able farm commodities. We will
have we'll over $400 million for
that purpose for the year be-
ginning July /.
These actions, the Administra-
ton will take Immediately.
I now request Congress to
pass a straight Soil Bank bill
as promptly as possible. It
should be in operation before
ran seeding Tor next years
crops. It is vital that we
get the Soil Bank authorized
in this session of the Congress.
There is general agreement on
1t. l am ready to sign q sound
Soil Bank Act as soon as Con-
gress sends 1t to me. That can
be accomplished in a very few
days IL the leadership in Con-
gress will undertake the task.
This combined program of ad-
ministrative action and legisla-
tive enactment will begin now to
improve the income and welfare
of all our farm families.
Here is a challenge for both
the legislative and Executive
branches of the Federal Gov
eminent.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 16, 1856,
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Idaho Republicans adopted a
resolution that in effect put that
States IA delegates behind both
Mr.. Eisenhower and Mr.. Nixon.
1T declared the convention
united in support of the con-
tinued leadership of Dwight D.
Eisenhower and Richard M. Nix
on" Technically the action does
not bind the delegates to support
them, however.
Utah Democrats decided to
send an unpledged delegation
with IL votes to the national con-
Ivention. Rumors of an impend-
ing battle among Stevenson and
iKefauver supporters for control
lof the delegation did not mate
Irialize.
Puerto Ricans Unc0mmitted
Puerto Rican Democrats also
decided to send their six dele
gates to the convention uncom-
United.
On the third party issue. Sem
Iator Sparkman, Democrat OF
Alabama, said he thought such a
split in Democratic ranks is not
probable. but there's always a
possibility"
Senator Sparkman, who was
Mr.. Stevenson's running mate in
1852, said in a television inter-
view he thought Mr.. Stevenson
would defeat Senator Kefauver in
their current race for presidential
delegates.
Joseph L. Rauh. jr., head of
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|Kefauver Back
lin New Jersey

NEWARK, N. j., April 16 (R
Presidential hopeful Estes
Kefauver. in an encore visit to
New Jersey before tomorrow's
primary, said he has gained
strength during the last week
and will win all over the State. -
The Tennessee Senator yester-
day capped his campaign for
New Jerseys So Democratic con-
|vention votes with a one-day
tour dampened somewhat by
rain and fog.
In the big contest Of the
primary. Democrats will choose
between q slate Of 70 district
and at-large delegates pledged
to Senator Kefuaver and an un-
pledged list proposed by the
regular Democratic organization
Each delegate will have hall
Ia vote when the Democratic
Party dominates its candidate
for President at Chicago next
August.
Before he left last Wednesday
after five days of Misunderstanding
and speech-making in New
Jersey. Senator Kefauver said
he figured on capturing Is tc
20 Of the district delegate spots
But he told a Newark audi
ence last night that I'VE are
much stronger" than before.
I'VE are coming along fast ano
we will win all over the State,
he said. He did not predict anew
how many Of his delegates will
win.
Gov. Robert B. Meyner, who
heads the organization slate, ha:
taken no sides in the nationwide
contest between Senator Kefau-
yer and Adlai Stevenson. He
said he favors the idea Of ar
Iunpledged delegation which car
decide for itself which man tt
back.
Senator Kefauver, who had 6
friendly meeting with Mr.. Mey.
Iner last week, has indicated he
feels that the will of the voter:
was thwarted in 1852 because
he got 154,694 votes when hi
ran unopposed in the preferen-
tial primary poll but the un.
pledged New Jersey delegation
went for Mr.. Stevenson. Sena.
tor Kefauver had only three New
Jersey votes on the first ballot
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Continued From, First Page

Continued From, First Page
cent previously announced this
year and 82.5 per cent last year
For corn, the figures will be sc
per cent compared to 81 per
cent previously announced ana
81 per cent last year. For rice,
the support level will be 83 per
cent compared to rs per cent
previously planned and IS per
cent last year.
Cotton, Peanut Props Set
Cotton and peanuts were sup
ported at 80 per cent of parity
last year. The President said
they will be at least 82.5 per cent
of parity this year, but have not
yet been set definitely. Cotton
support levels have been ex-
pected for some time to be set
at Sc or 81 per cent.
Mr.. Eisenhower veto message
came soon after he had heard
three MidWestern Republican
Governors urge that he sign the
measure. They said they were
encouraged by the administra-
tive action he planned although
they obviously would have pre-
ferred his approval of the bill
providing price supports at 80
per cent of parity.
The Governors insisted they
did not discuss with Mr.. Eisen-
hover the political effects of a
veto. One of them. Fred Hall of
Kansas. told newsmen later,
however, that he thinks the Re-
publican Party is lin some dan
ger" in the Midwest because of
the farm problem.
Intense Disappointment"
The President told Congress
that he vetoed the politically
explosive bill with intense dis
appointment and regret" He
said farmers had a right to ex-
pect workable and beneficial leg
islation to help solve their prob
lens, but this bill does not
meet their needs"
He added:
After the most careful analy-
sis l conclude that the bill is
contradictory and defeating
even as an emergency relief
measure and it would lead to
such serious consequences in adj
ditional SURPRISES and produc-
ton controls as to further
threaten the income and the well
fare of our farm people"
Asserting that the measure
fails to meet the test of being
good for farmers and fair to all
our people" he listed detailed
objections to four of its pro-
visions-90 per cent of parity
supports, dual parity for some
crops, mandatory price supports
for feed grains, and multiple
price plans for wheat and rice.
Other Addresses Slated
The President returned from
Augusta, Ga, to busy week
aside from his farm bill confer
ences today.
He is scheduled to speak to a
dinner meeting of some 800 Re-
publican leaders at the Sheraton
Park Hotel tomorrow night anc
to a dinner of the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors al
the Statler Hotel Saturday night
Before leaving Augusta, he put
the final touches on notes pre-.
pared for his talk tomorrow
night that is expected to be hi,
first major political speech Of
his campaign for a second term
Mr. Hagerty said the Presi.
dent also worked some more
yesterday on the draft of ma.
jor speech on foreign policy hi
will deliver before the editors.
Arrangements are being made
for televising the Saturday night
speech. Mr., Hagerty said he die
not think the Tuesday night
political talk would be teleyisec
or broadcast, however.
Eeecu Honkoek
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Essay Contest

The Ivy City-Trinidad Civic
Association will hold an essay
contest as part of its community
day observance at $3.50 pm
Wednesday at the Bethesda
Baptist Church. Capitol avenue
and Mount Olivet road NE. The
WAlnerS will receive Their
awards Friday night during the
Community Day program.
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announcing Lne DeLO o. the
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIvES:
am returning herewith, with
out my approval, H. r. IL. desig-
mated as the Agricultural Act OF
1856.
It is with intense disappoint-
ment and regret that I must take
this action. I assure you my de-
cision has been reached only
after thorough consideration
and searching my mind and my
conscience. Our farm families
are suffering reduced incomes
They had a right to expect work.
able and beneficial legislation to
help solve their problems. This
bill does not meet their needs.
I am disappointed at the long
delays which this legislation en-
countered. My first special re-
quest in this session of the Con-
gress was for prompt remedial
farm legislation. A sound. con-
structive 9-point program to this
end was submitted on January
9, with an urgent request for ac-
ton. It was a program that
came from the grass roots. Sug-
gestionS and criticisms from
large numbers of farm people, in
every type of agriculture, from
every section of the country
were analysed and used. II
offered no magic panacea be-
cause, we can all agree, there is
none. It did strike directly al
the root of the low price-low in
come problem.
The problem is price depressing
SURPRISES H. R. Il would
not correct this situation"
The problem is price-depress-
ing surpluses. Excess stocks Of
certain farm commodities have
mounted to market destroying
price depressing size as a result
of wartime price incentives toe
long continued. Any forward
looking, sound program to meet
the needs of farm people must
remove the burden of these &C.
foundations. They are depress-
ling net farm income by many
hundreds of millions of dollars
a year.
H. R. IL would not correct this
situation. 1t would encourage
more SURPRISES. 1t would dc
harm to every agricultural region
lof the country and also to the
Interests of consumers. Thus il
fails to meet the test of being
good for farmers and fair to all
our people.
The bill is self defeating. The
soil-bank proposal has beer
incorporated. This would bt
constructive. had it not beer
encountered by contradictory
provisions. The soil bank woulc
provide an income incentive tt
farmers to reduce production
temporarily so that surplus
stocks might be reduced. Othel
provisions of this bill, however
would result in an equal OF
greater incentive to increase
production and accumulate more
surplus.
Among the provisions which
make this bill unacceptable are;
Cd the return to a wartime
rigid 80 per cent of parity sup
ports for the basic commodities;
~ dual parity for wheat, corn
cotton and peanuts; 90 man.
datory price supports for feec
grains "a multiple-price plan;
for wheat and rice. The effect
of these provisions would be tc
increase the amount of Govern
ment control and further add tc
our price-depressing surpluses.
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Speech Is Big Item

BOSTON.-About rs per cent
of all human activities. voca-
tional as well as social, involve
the facility of speech.
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Parties Stepping Up Plans
For National Conventions
BY the Associated Press

The major political parties stepped preparations for
their national conventions the week end.
Republicans selected their 22member delegation all
supporters Thirteen of the % Vice
Dixon The other nine said they uncommted
support the vice presidential nominee of President
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Stevenson in Caroline,
Sees Win on First BoIIot

SOUTHERN PINES, N. c., April 16 QPO-Adlai Stevenson
who he intends the Democratic presidential nom
nation the first ballot at his sisters home here today
resting working speeches. He will remain through
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Presidents MESSAGE
Vetoing the Farm Bill

Following the teri of President EiSenhowers
the veto OF the farm bill:
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The bill is contradictory onc
self-defeoting even as ar
emergency relief measure -

After the most careful analy-
sis I conclude that the bill is
contradictory and self defeating
even as an emergency relief
measure and it would lead to
such serious consequences in ad-
|ditional SURPRISES and produc-
ton controls as to further