The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-12-26

forces arrayed against the committee
bill. -4s---l 0Se
SKIDS
WELL CREASED
4 know that the sIdds have -been
CREASED and the machinery oiled Of
Jae great steamr0lIer with the i,haa
cd putting the substitute over. or at
least smother the life out Of the com
mttee bIlI. 1 realize the power and
influence oil the executive over leoi5-
lauon elther In this body or In fbe
House.
Il realize that such influence has
not, been confined to any one Presi-
dent MOI any one administration. nor
TO the Presidents of any one pOIit-.
Ical party, and while l believe il is
contrary to the fundamental Drinci-
pie upon which cur government was
organized and is supposed to rest and
stand, make no complaint against
those, either as a body or outside, who
disagree with me- and / think it is
the duty OF the President to use all
the influence he may possess to con
trOl legislation.
This great legislative ship, with
the American flag at the mats. has
upon Its bridge, as the commander. no
less q parsonage than the President
OF the United States. At his right
stands the second in command. the
senator from Alabama, Mr.. Under
wood.
HEADED
FOR WALL STREET
Down in the hold of that mighty
ship, under the command of the boat
swain, are the senator from Kansas.
Mr.. Curtis, and other Coolidge Repub-
Hcan senators serving as common
sailors.
That ship is headed straight Tor
Wall Street, and carries a deed of |
to the electric water-pow- |
er trust Of America for one Of the |
greatest inheritances of unborn gen
7ratlOns of American citizens.
"Dohney and Sinclair will soon
realize they were only pikers, when
hey spent hundreds of thousands Of
dollars for the corrupting of public
officials and the hiring of ex-public
officials when a greater property is
going to be conveyed to some private
interest through the legislative chan
lel without the expenditure of a dol
ar and withdIt the necessity Of
fraudulent methods"
VIEWS
Norris said the committee bill was
rawn on the theory that even
trough all the surplus power at
lussell Shoals is distributed to the
tate's under the jurisdiction Sf q gsate
o&nnissioa. that is net e2oNgh, slca
xperieRce shows it is nBt eMsuesa 80
5ve the people the benefit. Hs ex-
lained:
Much has been said by g2s sena- Z
Jr from Alabama to the eEsct that
he cemBittee bill is a power bill
nd that his bill is a fertilizer bill,
ct every. person who has ever stud
ID this question knows tllelt every
ldder who ever has made a prCpo- 2
tion to get Muscle Shoals has been +
loved by the power possibilities that q
re in the project. v
''The Coolidge bill, while it does h
)t develop a power as great as the d
bill, while it does net ina T
rove the navigation of the river )
lille il does not assist in CONtxOI4lg h
e flood waters, nevertheless is like +,
ise, in the main, a power PROPOSE
ON. c,
''1'he bidders under that bill will n
gUre out what the profits will be Il
/ the water power that they viii e.
we to distribute, the electric ener- Il
they can send over the wire, and j
e possible loss they may sustain 8
carrying out the provisions, which
quire them, after six years, to make w
1000 tons of nitrate. ty
''In other words, the Coolidge, bill 81
opposes that this waterpower that cC
ght to be owned and now is owned to
tae people of the United States,
vaoped with their money, devel- tt
ed in the stress and the trial of el
e war, shall be used as a Subsidy th
d thus. to that extent, prevent te
e people of the country from get w
Ig the benefit of tAe sisE9eNtiOn 81
the power" te
}GES q. S. te
Mr.. Norris cOnteaded that she gov tn
lment shduld operate Muscle Sh00ls Ja
ring the experimentation period on WI
Daosses to cheaper fertilizer. ii
This talk of economy IS RIDICULOUS u.
len applied to Muscle Shoals. We vi
We spent more than S100,0G9 900
ire. Why abandon Il BOW? 1t co
uld be false economy nj to deyel- en-
the plant, once it hss been staTsed. at
would be the rankest kind Of soOEi- ia
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