Show THIS WEE WEEK K in washington WM TH PP benson would kill ml farm fann price props agriculture secretary ezra ta benan 4 getting ready to ask ail Cp presa to kill mandatory arm fam price supports he ite e expects x p ca ts that Pred president dent will back up his request this congress touch such a request with a ten foot pole and benson knows that what he be intends to do is strike the first blow in the brewing fight scheduled for or next year over ovier farm lam programs and policies I 1 benson said in IA an that he pl plato sa make MB ke request to the sennate ate agriculture com committee before the end prid of t is afis at Q gog congram chair man alien allen IC ellender en er said his committee will not be receptive to such stich a suggestion farm ram leaders in congress already have begun laying the groundwork for a thorough go ing review and ano revision of farm larm pyo programs grams next year just ahead of the election contests for control of the next congress their plan unless there Is A sudden and drastic improvement in farm prices and income in the next 12 months Is to attack the benson flexible price program anyplace and place Aup supporters porters of it on th defensive it was benson with white house backing that put the flexible price program through the republican controlled congress in 1904 1954 it wai was the same combination that blocked a return to rigid supports in farm form price supports still are one W of 1 the most explosive issues in washington tho the flexible price support law has so far been a one way street a downhill street BO ao fw IV ai as support lovela levels are concerned it says simply that when supplies go up supports bouat go down but there also la 14 a in la the law which says that t wen supplies go down sup supports aa mut must go to up lip it Is this propion which WWII bensan bajt wan atef ot olt he ile argues tha supports go up far farmers wl win thap be encouraged to produce eilo enough tigh to cause new kurp surpluses luse the law also say says that when decrease tait secretary of if must increase acreage allotments ben son wants that changed too the farm law low is so written that it could automatically result in a return to excessive pro duct lon new surpluses and then lower price supports 11 benson said the result auld would be to down like a yo yo the basic crops rora vorn cotton wheat ace tobacco and peanuts must most now be sv supported ported at not less than 75 percept nor more than DO 00 percent ca 0 parity op sote some etheri the support floor is 06 percent ot of parity and un on others there is no minimum what benson wants from congress la is authority to set act price supports at whatever level be thinks ks is to necessary to keep production in balance with demand at cripes bf lao considers reasonable reao to both producers and consumers that might be anywhere more of parity bensons objective however from zero to percent or runs directly contrary to that of the democratic majority in congress they will be trying next year to pass legislation restoring mandatory 80 90 percent of parity minimum supports for the basic crops gaid to muster enough vot vote es to 0 oer over aidea pyo r lie babl yato what you allf be e seeing the remainder of this year Is maneuvering eu both sides on the WV sup port issue to gain advantages for the showdown show down battle next year it is a part of th great grest alq called politics golf is wat what litter ditch digging and carpet beat at ing would be if all three tasks were to be done in an afternoon |