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Show FARMERS' BLOC I STILL FIGHTING - . Democrat Styles Harding's ' Farm Conference Political Device By .1 BART C.rPBEEiL. Intcmntl'Tnal Xows Kcrlor WASHINGTON, .Tan. i'1 pespite th criticisms caat upon It by tho administration, ad-ministration, the senate agricultural bloc served notice tonight that It is going to keep righ' on with its cam-pulrrnof cam-pulrrnof pushing through legislation for tho benefit of the farming Industry. Indus-try. Senator Tat Harrison. Democmt. I Mississippi, ros to tho defense of tho bloc in a hented Speech In tho senate today. In which lie accused President Harding of aiming from start to finish fin-ish at the uprlcultural bloc In his mes- j sage to congreiw at tht opening of the j I present session. I Harrison declared that the national ' farm congress conference, called to meet here on Monday, was a "polltl-I "polltl-I cal device to offset t ho activities and prestige of the agricultural bloc." "For tho pal few weeks there has I been a very persistent report of an at tempt on the part of the adminl.stra- I tlon to block the efforts and destroy tho Influence of th western and I southern senators Of both parties who compose the agricultural bloc which II seeking tho enactment of progressive progres-sive legislation of equal benefit to the i farmer and the consumer, along non- I partisan lines." Harrison charged. uu |