Senate Farm Bloc's Hope of Being Able to Defeat the Measure Roos. spect service Washington, Sept. 5.
Leaders of the hi-partisan Senate Farm Bloc to-day made the definite claim that they had assembled uifclent votes to defeat the tant!
They admitted, however, that they have in their hands a weapon whose use is uncertain and they are' not in accord as to how to proceed.
The anticipated attack on the Dill_has accordingly been deferred until Monday. Meanwhile a series of conferences will take place in an effort to tighten all fences and make sure that the hi-partisan nature of the bloc does not resuit in a split over some unexpected issue.
Democratic members of the bloc fare especially opposed to the "flexibility" and U.S. valuation tentures, while Senator Borah and other Republican Progressives take fa similar view, It is declared that, the flexible provision gives the President an unconstitutional power as he would be permitted to rai or lower rates 50 per cent. on recommendations by the Tariff Commission, based on conditions of com petition on the U.S. market, The valuation feature would shift apprisals from foreign to American values for duty purposes.
Western farm representatives are virtually united in declaring that the measure which was previously. announced As a means of relief to the farmer has actually turned out to be an added affliction to him while designed to enrich the do-mastic manufacturers.
Tt is expected that Monday will see the opening of one of the most itter battles ever witnessed in the, Senate—United Press.
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