The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-28

senators are already declaring tnem-
selves in support Of either Wesley
Jones Of Washington or Jim Watson
Of Indiana for the leadership in the
upper branch Of congress.
The handful Of progressive repub-
licans are divided. Most of them look
upon Watson as being the less "mor-
al" and hence more accessible to al
humnae appeal than Jones. Watson
serves Watson first and the big bust
ness magnates second; Jones serves
our feudal aritocracy with the ingle-
minded devotion Of an old family re-
tanned. Nobody trusts Jim Watson;
there's a sporting chance that he may
get pany day and support bill that
is advocated by organized labor in his
provided it is not too strong.
There Is no such chance with Jones,
except in rare instances.
Again, Watson has been most de-
Iisive Of Hoover. The pr0gressives
know that Watson knows that Hoover
will not forgive him. Hence they in
cline to promote the anti Hoover can
didate-always reminding themselves
that Watson may sell out to the new
administration without a blush.
Sentiment against unrestricted inn
migration from Mexico has steadily
grown in the past two years, due Ia
racial antipathies and the resentment
of American workers at the giving OF
jobs by railroad companies, steel anc
coal companies and other big employ.
ers to low-paid Mexicans. Merchants
and professional men who livelihood
depends upon a high buying power il
the community also brought pressure
upon congressman and senators TO Sc
cure early action.
The best sugar lobby in the capita
will join the southwestern railroads
and the coal companies in fighting tn,
quota proposal. Under the quota
1000 Mexicans could be admitted an
nually.
Washington ~ (FP)-Leave tn,
sterilization Of employment to bust
/ ness men. Keep government out D
it. If men at the age Of 80 are losini
: their jobs in modern industry and ar
unable to get new Jobs at anythin
near as good wages as they have hat
, leave that issue to the bigness O
heart Of the employers.
{ Such, for the present, is the attitud
[ at headquarters Of the Committee o
; Recent Economic Changes, SOB ID,
i partment of Commerce Buildin,
: Washington. That committee is or
n created and headed by Herbert Hoo,
er, as continuation Of work begu
/ by Hoover's standing committee aftt
IS the Unemployment Conference sun
g moned by President Harding in 1872
e The present committee sponsors Il
n Study of Economic Changes in Il
! United States" which will be publish
d ed next April or May by the Nation
Bureau of Economic Research.
1t Recent economic changes in Il
IA United States are Of primary inte
e. est to American working-class fan
1t lies because they threaten the jobs
ID most individual wage-earners. The
RS changes include the application of ne
inventions to production of manufa
tured goods, services Of all kinds, al
even the basic processes by which re-
materials are secured. Human Iii
dependent upon steady and well-pa
employment at self-respecting lab,
r. has never been more completely at I
al mercy Of chance than in this age
!, rapid changes forced by new thin
y ing. Hence the issue Of security
" employment, security Of purchasin
q power of wages, and security of DO
:, en- over the employment Of econon
IL forces, is a working-class issue.
MS But in Mr.. Hoover's committees
Us flee the present notion is that the
lie matters had best be left TO busin6
&c men. Less government in business
ne more government by business. Ave-
m: the discussion Of the fundamen
~ rights Of workers, and especially [
IL duty Of the state to secure them
TIC unemployment insurance and old a
retirement pensions. Let employ,
les get together in conference-pr
Up ably to be addressed by Mr.. Hoo,
ny as President Of the United States
'u- and let them justify capitalist prof
ks. making society by agreeing 20 cal
as the cost of unemployment
~ -
los These are the Impressions one g
OF by visiting the office Of the Comm
~ tee on Recent Economic Changes. \
az az does one become more hopeful
III reading the list Of committee me
'he bers-Walter Brown Of Toledo; w.
Dunlap, assistant secretary Of NJ
ses cultures John j. Raskob Of Gene
led Motors; John Lawrence Of the N
RS. England Industrial Council; Owen
RS. Young; William Green, julius Kl,
ms etc.
PM Some Of the dozen experts max
Dhe the study are progressive. The 4
ies tions dealing with changes IN G
M sumption ard the standard Of livi
The and with labor, are In charge Of
nat Wolman, economist for The Anal
VS. mated Clothing Workers. Mana
her ment will be discussed by II. IS. ID
i've nison Of Massachusetts, and /.
VS. Schell. But Is Is in the commiI
ons headed by Hoover which will unc