Show I C CAPPER FAVORS I FARM ASSISTANCE SEEMS MUCH DISSATISFIED WITH f PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S SPEECH AT ATCH CH CHICAGO MEET Dawes and Lowden Join Kansan and Politicians Talk of Possible Presidential Timber for Next Election Election Election- I r. r Washington Farm Farm relief legislation of or a more comprehensive character ter I than that proposed by the Coolidge I l administration Is advocated ad by Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Arthur Capper Republican Kansas Kan Ran las Bas leader of or the farm bloc In the senate enato The agricultural program of ot which the Kansas senator is the exponent illuminates a rift developing In the Republican party on policies to stimulate stimulate late the chief industry of or that west western st st. em ern region which is the traditional stronghold of or the G. G O. O P. P There is widespread dissatisfaction in the corn and wheat belts bells with President Coolidge's Chicago speech on farm conditions and with the limited limo lim urn urn- scope of or the administrations administration's t. t farm relief program the the- chief feature feature fea fea- fea- fea ture nf at which Is the lJ ement of at co operative cooperative This dis- dis disi i is Js reflected in the views of at Senator Arthur Capper former Governor Gov Gov- t Lowden of at Illinois and Vice I President Dawes each of whom taking taking tak tak- ing a step in advance of ot the admin administration is attacking the problem of or r the disposal of or an export crop surplus t r so 50 o as not to Influence the price of ot the product In the home market r The politicians are already pricking i up UI their ears at the rumblings from the agricultural region as envisioning a possible insurgency over farm protective protective pro pro- I I policies that will c In Ina ina Ina a movement to make Capper LowI Lowden Low Low- I den or Dawes a candidate for the Re Re- publican n nomination for president in 19 1928 8 against Mr Ir Coolidge if the president pres pres- ident should decide to seek another term The major items of at the proposed program Senator Capper outlined as follows follows- 1 Legislation providing machinery machiner f for segregating the surplus of ot any crop s selling it abroad for what it will I bring presumably at a price below that of at the home market and distributing dIstributing the loss among the producers ers 2 Development of operative co-operative marketing with the assistance of ot government government gov coy agencies 3 Liberalization of the firm farm loan plan and and amplification of the farm credit system 4 4 Tax relief for the farmer to be accomplished by rigid economy in national national na nap na- na I f. f and local government and by bya a constitutional amendment prohibiting prohibit prohibit- ing Issuance of tax free securities the present and increasing volume of which Is becoming an unbearable tax burden to agriculture In enlisting the interest of or congress congress congress con con- gress in his behalf the farmer is not asking nor expecting special favors Senator Capper be began an All AU he asks Is that his business be given equal consideration with other business In BO so far as legislation can contribute to this end the farmer is entitled to and arid I am convinced will get favorable and ald friendly consideration I I |