Show VETO PREDICTED F 0 R A R ITY B I J WASHINGTON Feb 26 2 The prediction of a presidential al alveto veto Thursday tempered ih the smashing victory of the senate farm bloc in the dispute over prices for held government-held surplus sto stocks tS of corn wheat and cotton J Senator Brown D D. Mich l le lead leader der der d- d er of the group which sought t to to sustain President Roosevelt for fore cast that if the house approved fl the senate restrictions on sales of government surpluses below full fuU parity prices it would run into a a certain veto more more Brown said I I think the senate would sustain it Secretary of Agriculture Wick Wick- ard meanwhile declared that desired desired desired de de- de- de sired Increases In production of milk and dairy products were being retarded by growing labor shortages shortages shortages short short- ages and by increases in the price of feed grains Agriculture officials officials daIs said congressional pressure for the price-blocking price legislation had tended to raise feed costs With a worded strongly warning warning warning warn warn- i ing against impeding the war effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort selfish interests interests' and grasping grasp grasping ing for a few extra dollars grasp I President President dent appealed to the senate against voting any restrictions restrictions on sales of the government surpluses The presidents president's words of caution caution caution cau cau- tion contained in a letter to Vice President Wallace presiding officer officer officer of the senate occasioned several several sev sev- eral hours' hours debate Wednesday before before before be be- fore the chamber rejected a compromise compromise com corn promise offered by Senator Brown and adopted 50 to 23 the prohibition prohibition tion against sales of government- government held surpluses below full fun parity levels S W Warnings that the measure might add an extra 1000 I to ascending living costs were Continued on Page Pae Four Column Five VETO PREDICTED FOR PARITY BILL Continued from Pale Page One denied by the minded farm senate majority The farm bloc leaders also struck out at the suggestion of the president president president dent and administration supporters that farmers were assured a parIty parity parity par ity Income through benefit payments payments payments pay pay- ments from the federal treasury The agricultural spokesmen contended contended contended con con- tended it would be much Better Detter to eliminate those those- benefit payments averaging about In recent years and let farmers get their entire income at the market place One after another nother senators from farm states said they were convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced that the huge government stocks would be used to beat down market prices paid farmers They charged that Secretary and Price Administrator Henderson Hender Hender- son had evaded the congressional Intent expressed in the recent price control bill that bill that ceilings should not apply until farm prices had risen The agriculture department has asked farmers to increase milk production 8 per cent this year to meet a sharply expanding demand demand demand de de- de- de mand for dairy products at home and abroad So far production has been increased increased in in- increased in- in creased only 4 per cent Grain and other livestock feed prices have been advancing in recent weeks and agriculture department feed experts said that if if the senate senate senate sen sen- ate bill became law feed prices would rise still higher Unless there was a corresponding advance in prices of milk and other dairy products the output of milk could be expected to go down they said because many farmers would cut down on feed rations and possibly sell some of their cows for beef purposes |