Show I TARIFF ISSUE TO FOREFRONT IN FARM W HELP DISCUSSIONS Provision Sought ht Giving President Right flight to Raise Or Lower l MANY Y A AMENDMENTS IE TS Measure Now Now Calls for Million Dollar A w WASHINGTON March BY H-BY 16 ByThe The Associated The Press Press The ques- ques question lion tion ot of the tariff stood out today as one of at the n fighting points which may confront the house agricultural tural In Its efforts to agree upon upon-a to 10 settle the surplus crop problem A draft of proposed legislation prepare prepared by a 1 middle western farm tann relief delegation 1 ha has been sitting the committee no direct mention of the tariff al- al al although thought though Chairman Haugen an- an an announced flounced two weeks weeks week's ago that a plan before the committee was not worth the paper It was on because of such an omission TARIFF T The chairman advised the II to write Into to the bill U I em po 0 ra without limit the tariff on any ag- ag agricultural commodity He lie sis also sag SUg- SUggested sug suggested that the price which the tha government Io would undertake to provide pro for tor surpluses be fixed atthA atthe at the thA world price of a commodIty plus the tariff and other costs of Importing It This latter clause was put Into the first draft which the delegation tion framed but when the bill wu was I completed yesterday It was left lert out As It now nov stands the he federal farm board to be created would fi a Just and reasonable price The only provision relating to urn Im Is one for an nn embargo on corn which the bill bitt would put Into effect for a a year nar after aCter Its enact enact- I mont ment S Chairman Haugen predicted to- to today to today day lay that the committee would adopt a n number of or amendments It if It decided to report out the bill In Its present form the measure would authorize appropriation ot of to start a revolvIng fund to care for farm tarm surplus Before Defore taking up the bill the committee today heard Mathews H B Welts Wells elt a farmer and banker of Bloomington Ill III who bo opposed all plans tor for government control or of surplus and the levying of tees fees He urged formation of a n a corporation with directors representing every state and suggested authorization of a aloan aloan aloan loan of to get Iet the corporation corporation cor- cor started on 00 |