Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28
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as compared with ordinary receipts
of $1.309, 305, 600. For the same
period of the year before. the re-
ceipts were $876,693,400 and ordi-
nary expenditures were $2.01s.-
10000.
Ii will seem that the ordinary
expenditures Of the Government
show a reduction of $70o. 900. 00G
and receipts reveal an increase Of
more than $500. 600. 900. Somewhat
surprising Is the revelation that
total expenditures, including EN-
ergency. for the present fiscal year
up TO December 18th, amounted TO
600. compared to 81
45T .831.200 for the year before
Republican leaders who are ex-
pecting bitter dissensions To break
out among the Democrats. paTtie-
ularIy over monetary policies, have
decided upon a strategy of wait
ing" 1t il generally expected that
NO caucus will be held during the
opening days OF the next Conghess
but that party members will stand
by pending developments. Demands
for changes in recovery legislation
monetary fields and various phases
OF the farm relief act r expected
from some Democratic senators as
well as from Senators Borah. OF
Idaho, and Dickinson, of Iowa.
Widespread unemployment In in
dustriaI centers has resulted In a
general movement from the cities.
according TO Secretary Ickes. who
points out i'm his annual report that
it is not upon an altogether go
ing-back- home'basis of unemployed
workers but has embraced a steady
drift out OF connected urban areas
into nearby suburban districts
where workers can farm on a
small scale or cultivate a home
garden This dispersion of urban
population may be expected to on
tfnue. says the Secretary He points
out that while the drift to the farm
has been accelerated, there has
been q practical suspension OF mi
grafton from the farms To the cities
Labor is I'D I'm arms against
company-sponsored unions and will
demand that General Johnson and
the National Labor Beard declare
against the empI0yer-suppoTted or
CARNATIONS. The president or the
American Federation OF Labor fiied
voluminous affidavits to support
the allegations that corporations
are contributing to and furtheTing
the new organizations which are
prohibited by the Recovery act
Incidentally, Joseph b. Eastman,
federal co~ordinat0r OF railroads,
has given plain notice to the car
riers that they must keep their
hands off all labor organizations
He has threatened prosecution OF
those roads which refuse to desis4
from the practice. The objection OF
Labor is generally that workers
forming a union under the super
vision OF a company will be sub
ordinated to company interests and
unable to protect the rights OF
Labor.
There seems to be little denial
that the United States has gone in
to the bargaining business with re-
spect TO foreign trade. Although
the quota system Is used rather than
tariff duties, it is only a small
step to adopting the method of tar
iff reciprocity. This is seen In the
announcement regarding the i'm
portation OF liquor from foreign
nations which give good treatment
TO our exports.
Moreover. at Montevideo, Sec
rotary HuIl's proposals indicate
that the most favored nation
principle will be favored but thai
it will not be allowed to stand In
the way of treaties based on mutual
benefits and intended to liberalize
international economic relations
This is a reversal of Jul years.
during which time we have con-
tended that the clause entitled us to
the same duties accorded other
countries
During those years we became