The Washington times., 1933-12-28
UNIONS
LAUNCH FIGHT
IN CAPITAL
Drastic Measures to Extend
Relief Program Demanded;
Price Fixing Sought
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
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The Congress that returns to
the Capital next week will engage
in a number of sanguinary bat
ties, but in none of them does it
now appear that the Administra-
ton is in any danger of losing the
grip it so strikingly manifested
last session.
The principal battles are ex-
pected by the leaders to be waged
over:
Taxes.
Continued large appropria-
tions to finance the recovery
program.
Money and currency.
The monopoly aspects Of the
NRA.
Veterans compensation.
House Leaders Disagree
The tax fight is expected to be
sharp. House leaders whose duty
1t Is to frame the legislation are
in marked disagreement with
Treasury authorities, as disclosed
during the recent appearance Of
Acting Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau before the House
Ways and Means Committee.
The Treasury's recommends
t1onS, which have not been COM
pleted, were made independently
Of the White House.
Probably in the end it will be
necessary for President Roosevelt
to intervene and force a COM
promise.
Reed In Minority
A considerable number of Re
publicanS, particularly the con-
servatives, like Senator Reed of
Pennsylvania, plan to oppose the
continued pouring of hundreds Of
millions into financing the vari-
GUS recovery units.
They are going to demand a
"really balanced budget" and a
check-rein on appropriations.
They will be in the minority, how.
ever vocal they become.
They will have to meet the
argument Of the Administration
that national recovery is now well
on its way and that it would be
fatal at this time to start a re-
treat from the broad program.
Divided ON Money
The money and currency fight
likewise will be sharp, and party
lines badly divided as they al
ways are on the money question.
Conservatives of both parties
are planning a vigorous fight for
a return to the gold standard and
an end to the experiment Of gold
purchases and q managed cur
rency.
On the other side of the fence
are the SilveriteS and the 1nfla-
tionists, who will insist with equal
vigor upon real initiation. Gener-
ally, they are gong to back the
Wheeler bill for free coinage and
remonetization of silver.
Between the gold and silver
blocs stand the less vocal major1'
ties in both Senate and House.
who unless all signs fail will go
along with the Administration in
whatever it proposes.
Vets Have Friends
Friends Of the veterans are
going to make a valiant effort
to get back the compensation
cuts effected through the econ
omy bill last session. Senator
Robinson D) Of Indiana, who
has been campaigning in the
Middle West on this issue, said
today he would introduce a bill
to repeal the whole economy act.
Observers believe there is little
chance of anything so radical
as what Robinson proposes go
ing through. Nevertheless, the
veterans have many friends in
both houses; politically they are
the most powerful of the groups
that besiege Congress. and they
may gain partial success in their
drive to recover some OF the
benefits of which they have been
deprived.
G. o. p. Ranks Split
The Republicans will present
no minority program Of any kind.
This Is due to several causes: CD
because they are so in the minor.
ity it would be useless, and (2>
because they are so divided among
themselves they would have diff
Guilty in agreeing on a party
program.
Senator McNary Of Oregon, the
leader Of the Senate,
has called a party conference for
next Tuesday.
Some Of the Progressive Re-
publicans won't even attend it.
On the house side, Representa-
tive B. H. Smell Of New York has
not called q meeting Of his follow
ers and does not plan to do so.
The Republican strategy is to
sit back and join in criticism Of
the Administration, and aid and
abet Democratic dissension, which
thew feel sure will not be long in