Show PROBE IS SECRETARY DOMINATES THE agricultural S ION SAYS MR pel congressional investigation of ac tivit les in agricultural matters matteis Is asked strong charges are arc made washington appearing before the houin agricultural committee geo N peek president of the american council of agriculture envied a contest over what he termed engled th chalom io in of american agriculture by secretary hoover of the commerce de the recommendations of the presidents agricultural conference the witness said contained nothing which had not already been formu by mr air hoover and he quoted mr air hoover as having said the fune tion of the department of agriculture should end with farm production pi and preparation transportation and mar he declared were held by mr Ilo hoover olver to be the functions of his department pait part ment 1 proposals ropes als of the president ri cultural conference for a c t tive marketing ani board were i 1 before the senate agricultural cittee by T A Naf tzer counsel of the kansas wheat growers grovels association as designed to organize distributors instead of the producers if I 1 wanted to ruin the cooperative wheat campaign in in kansas this Is just tile the step I 1 would take the wit ness declared declai cd indicating copies of the bills already introduced to carry out the conferences recommendations mr peek peck said he believed the president was relying on oil secretary hoover and not the secretary of agriculture for agricultural information enactment of a revised mcnary haugen farm export measure was ad vacated by the witness who also favored a special session of congress if necessary to enact remedial farm legislation farm leaders in general he said do not approve of mr hoovers agricultural views and will protest against his domination of the department lepart part ment of agriculture |