Show SENATE FARM BLOC INSISTS ON PRICE RISE Votes otes to Stand Pat on Demand For Amendment 1 SHI ASHINGTON Sep Sept 24 UP UP The The senate farm bloc after a meeting with leaders d s of oi of agricultural organizations t ons voted voted vot vot- i ed Thursday to stand pat on its demand deman for an amendment which would increase farm prices under the administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's tion's bill The bloc apparently had the votes to write into the bill the same provision that was adopted Wednesday by the house This would require that the cost of all farm labor be taken into account in m computing parity ceiling prices on farm products Administration leaders contended contend contend- I ed this would increase the cost of living by 5 per cent or about 3 a year They predicted this would cause President Roosevelt to set aside the new inflation bill by veto and take direct action to stop rising II prices under his general war powers powers pow pow- ers v N promis f d 1 Senator Senator Elmer Thomas D. D Okla sponsor of ot the disputed amendment said the senate agriculture agriculture agri- agri culture had voted unanimously unanimously unanimously unan unan- With with about 13 members present to reject a new compromise compromise compromise compro compro- mise suggested by Senate Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic Leader Alben W W. Barkley of Kentucky Barkley proposed to rephrase language already in inthe inthe inthe the bill directing directing- President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt to make adjustments in maximum maximum maximum max max- price ceilings for farm products products products prod prod- where by reason of increased labor or other costs to the producers producers producers pro pro- of such commodities the maximum prices will not reflect such increased costs Instead the farm bloc will insist on the Thomas amendment re requiring requiring requiring re- re quiring that in the fixing of maxImum maximum maximum max max- price ceilings at parity permitted permitted permitted per per- under the price stabilization stabilization tion bill the parity computation include all farm labor that labor that of the farmer and his family as well as his hired hands Thomas said forces J I had enough votes to put the amendment 1 inthe in- in the bill as the house did Wednesday to before passing the measure Thomas and other farm bloc leaders previously had walked out of a meeting called by administration tion strategists Senate Republican L Lea Leader e a d e r rCharles rCharles Charles I. I McNary of Oregon said no agreement had been reached at atthe atthe atthe the meeting but that further meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing might be held later in an attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to compose farm bloc ad ministration differences Administration leaders remained in conference after the farm bloc left however and were reported to be preparing a new compromise amendment which they would offer on the floor Thursday in an attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to wean enough votes away from the farm bloc to defeat the Thomas amendment Includes All AH Labor Costs Cost This compromise amendment was understood to be a provision directing the president to raise farm price ceilings to compensate for increased labor costs The language language language lan lan- guage of the senate te bill now auf au- au f Continued on Page Pace Three I Column Three Senate Sensate Form Farm Bloc Stands Pat on Demand For Amendment to Increase Farm Prices Continued from Page Palte One but does not direct the chief executive to revise farm price ceilings upward to account for rising farm labor costs if it itis itis itis is clearly Shown that gross in inequities inequities inequities in- in equities would otherwise result Thomas' Thomas amendment provides for the inclusion of all labor costs the the farmers farmer's own labor and that of his family as well as as hired la labor labor labor la- la bor costs costs in in computing of parity He told reporters after leaving the he was confident that the president would not veto the bill if it included this amendment He implied that senate administration administration administration admin admin- spokesmen were using the threat of a veto as a club to I dissuade the farm bloc from its purposes The overwhelming house vote late Wednesday appeared to have smashed whatever hope the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration had of keeping the Thomas amendment out of the senate senate senate sen sen- ate bill Senate Democratic Leader Lead Lead- er Alben W VV Barkley of Kentucky said before the morning meeting that there was a fair chance that we can work something out Barkley said later that progress progress progress ress ress had been made and that he would attempt to rephrase language language language lan lan- guage in the bill relating to the proposed e consideration of labor costs in the fixing of ceilings for farm products He indicated he would seek to tomake tomake tomake make the language a stronger di directive directive directive di- di to President Roosevelt on this point without changing the entire present formula for computing computing ing ng parity Mr Roosevelt has told congress he is unalterably opposed opposed op- op posed to changing the parity formula ormula Others attending the confer conference nce included Senators J o 0 s e ph C. C Mahoney D. D Wyo Carl A. A Hatch D. D N N. M. M Robert F. F Wagner Wager Wag Wag- ner er D. D N N. Y and Millard E. E Tydings D. D Md Congress has only one week to act ct on legislation President resident Roosevelt's deadline to you congress you do it or I will willis will is October 1 I a week from today The bill bilI more than likely will willbe willbe wille be e on his desk by that date But present resent prospects are that it will willbe willbe wille be e such an emasculated version of f the price wage and salary control control con- con rol authority he requested that he e will veto it Mr Roosevelt has expressed his unalterable opposition opposition tion ion to changing the farm parity formula ormula Senator Prentiss M M. Brown D. D Mich manager of the senate Jill bill charged that pressure groups had lad persuaded a a very large number number numer num- num ber er of senators to vote for the farm arm blocs bloc's version and deplored the he fact that consumers and the great majority of farmers were not organized to bring similar pressure against it it He apparently referred to the four our major farm organizations representatives of which farm bloc loc leaders nave admitted were working on senators However leaders of those organizations or or- the the National Grange the he American Farm Bureau Federation Federation Federation Fed Fed- the National Council of farmer Cooperatives and the National National Na- Na ional Cooperative Milk Producers Producer federation accused accused the administration administration administration adminis adminis- of exerting tremendous pressure on congressmen to vote against the new and higher parity amendment The house of representatives the heads of those organizations said Baid in a a. statement after the house vote refused to be intimidated intimidated intimidated dated by the tremendous pressure exerted upon it and took its position position position tion by a conspicuously san an vote after full debate Agriculture Agriculture Agri- Agri culture has made its last compromise compromise compromise compro compro- mise with hunger |