Show FARM RELIEF PLANS URGED I Convention Told rold Subject May Become Issue II In Iii Campaign ST PAUL PAUL July 11 y n.-y By The Te Asso Asso- Associated elated Press Representatives of midwest farm organizations opened a two today conference here today to lor- lor mutate a plan plaIt of action acton for farm re relief re- re lief lef legislation In the next congress s. s Throughout the first session speak speak- speakers speaker ers er of national prominence urged tho the principals of the McNary McNary-Haugen bill bi vetoed by President Predent Coolidge last winter as a affording the most satisfactory satisfactory tory basis bais for farm aid legislation Congressman L L. J J. J Dickinson of ot Ion Iowa a declared that it if I satisfactory farm tarm relief legislation Is I not passed by the seventieth congress nc ne t winter farm relief will 11 become the major Issue of the 1928 1923 campaign The co-author co of the McNary bill bl Gilbert N. N Haugen of Iowa Insisted the major maJor political parties partes through platform promises arc are duty bound to pass legislation looking to relief r lef of the agricultural situation The conference was s called caled by the American i counsel ot of agriculture or organized or- or here two years ago and which now Includes representatives of forty- forty nine farm organizations principally In Minnesota Minnesta North and antI South Dakota Wisconsin Iowa and Montana The farmers' farmers hope In the th future Is Is' Isto Isto isto to maintain economic equality through i legislation Mr Dickinson said adding that the purpose of proposed farm re relief re- re lief lef lie measures is not to fix prices price but butto butto butto to stabilize them on a higher level leyel A federal farm board must mut be In Included In- In Included eluded in any satisfactory farm fart aid legislation he declared but Instead of specifying commodities to come under t the bill bi the board should be given the opportunity to put into operation any food commodity thit came within the scope of its s provisions |