Voices

Senator Smith Wildman Brookhart of Iowa came back from Europe with his mouth full. He had not visited art galleries, museums or antique shops, but he had talked with a great many people, statesmen and cooeperationists.

When he reached New York he exclaimed: "If the President were here, I'd go and talk to him first, of course. But he isn't here and the only thing for me to do is to holler."

He advocated: a) Recognition of Russia which is very "stable;" b) a special session of Congress authorizing the Government to buy farm products at the cost of production; c) cognizance by Republican bosses of the election of Magnus Johnson; d) the formation of farmers' cooperative marketing organizations.

There is little likelihood that the insurgents both within the Republican ranks and without will get a special session of Congress. As for what they will do when Congress assembles, that also is extremely dubious. They will form an active and vociferous minority. They will cause trouble because the "regular" Republicans lack a working majority in the Senate, and because the Democrats will probably resort to political sabotage to increase their chances in the next election. But the insurgents have no panacea to offer the farmer. Nor is their voting power equal to their vocal power.