THE MICHIGAN DAILY Drought Relief I Bing Planned By Government President Roosevelt Is Ex- pected To Present Policy Shortly To War OntProfiteer-s Agricultural Officials Will Report On General Situ- tion WASHINGTON,. Aug. 14. - /P) - President Roosevelt is expected to lay before the country within the next few days a statement of future policy on drought and farm relief. There are indications. that it may include, an answer to critics of the AAA'scrop reduction, some of whom have been stressing drought devasta- tion to emphasize what they call the "sin" of artificial slashing of food supplies. AAA officials have been touring the country, answering this criticism. They told farmers that human con- trol was necessary to curtail over- production that depressed prices, to restore farm purchasing power, and thus to bring the national economy into better balance. Secretary Wallace stressed Monday that though the AAA sought large cuts in production before the drought came along and slashed crops indis- criminately, the aim of "control" is not necessarily smaller crops. Prices Expected To Rise "We always contemplated a pro- gram which was one of adjustment," he said. "It 'is not exclusively one of either reduction or increase in acre- age. You'll find I'm on record - back in May - on that." A rise inathe general cost of living, but especially foodstuffs, is consid- ered likely this winter and the gov- ernment is pushing preparations for its anti-profiteering campagin with Sr-thae fervor. Secretary Wallace said that he felt the cost of living would not rise more than 6 or 7 per cent, although the price of food would probably go beyond that. Exposes of "wild cat" speculators are planned as a chief weapon. The officials think that after full pub- licity, the force of public opinion will do the rest. Rain and cooler weather in much of the drought territory were believed to have done some good Monday, but not much. Over the grazing country, the most momentous stock movement in his- tory went on. Ranchers at Willis- ton, N. D., stood silent watching the "last roundup"-10,000 starving cat- tle loaded on cars to speed away to < southern pastures and eastern slaugh- ter pens. Cheyenne Indians of Oklahoma feasted in Thanksgiving today for rain that streamed down on baking prairies. "No rain for two moons. Now rain," they exulted. Conditions To Be Reported On Working under White House orders, the department of agriculture expect- ed to produce today a comprehensive report on drought conditions. Officials also are working on an inventory of food and feed supplies. They declared that figures already available indicated that no food shortage was in prospect. The food and feed survey will fur- nish President Roosevelt with a true estimate of supplies and their loca- tion. Dr. Fred C. Howe, consumers' coun- sel of the AAA, said his organization was enlisting 140 local consumers' organizations in the anti-profiteering fight. "Everything that can be done pre- paratory to meeting the situation is being done," he said. Besides exposure of "profiteers," the government is expected to dissem- inate information on comparative food prices, and to check speculation through the grain future administra- tion. Map Shows Nation's Drought Situation At A Glance GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS Q U.S.CROP REPORT, AUG. 10, 1934 RANGSEVE R ELY DRY CRYL AAN \ CROPS UNEVEN LAND O IIg LV P PL0 CMOSTLY 8ELO AVERAGE 1.- r:~ the lines...the fabrics ...the Wear a New Fall Frock Back Home 11 I KNITTED FROCKS ---by Bradley ELLEN KAYE FROCKS ---Silks .-Wools 111111 .®.__