The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-10-05

proclamation issued when the neces-
sary number of states have voted re-
peal. But 1t seems to be preparing to
ward off trouble by an arrangement
providing for. the date of the procla-
nation to be the same as the day OF
the last vote. 1t appears. therefore,
that when the last convention has been
held. a day or so will elapse before
certificate of its action reaches wash
Ington. and then the proclamation,
previously drafted and signed, will be
formally issued.
AS a practical matter, of course, the
country will know pretty well what
1t can or cannot do long before the
last convention is held, and prohibition
repeal likely will be celebrated before
the machinery In the Department Of
State gets around to grinding
AS the campaign to repeal prohibit
ton approaches an end, another cam
paign, backed by the
"Buy NotD" administration and
~ n led by NRA. is get
ting under way. Just
now. Gen. Hugh s. Johnson. national
recovery administrator. Is trying to get
the country to buy. or those who still
have money are being urged to buy
now" 1t Is a part of the general
scheme to set commercial and indus
trial wheels In motion, because II those
millions who still have jobs and who
have been holding tightly onto their
money will let loose Of some OF 1t for
the things they need, there will be
big difference In the total OF sales In
the country
1t Is fact beyond peradventure OF
doubt that thousands of persons.
their confidence shaken. possibilities
OF lost Jobs. funds tied up in closed
banks and that sort OF thing, have sim
DIV refused to buy their normal guam
tity OF merchandise. They have been
denying themselves many things which
they ordinarily would buy, because OF
the uncertainty OF the times. General
Johnson is simply asking them to re-
turn to their normal ways OF living.
It Ia not confined to the Individual
consumer, this holding Off from buying.
Retailers have been running with just
MS small a stock rs they can. and job
bers and wholesalers have held down
their inventories to the minimum. The
waiting policy which the retailers, the
iobbers and the wholesalers have fol-
lowed, necessarily has reacted on the
manufacturer.
General Johnson has dual purpose
In his buy now" campaign. He has
been promising those businesses that
signed the NRA codes that efforts
would be made to encourage new husi-
ness. or a revival OF old business, for
them. Besides, 1t Is imperative to
most OF them that they obtain a great
er volume OF business. They cannot
meet the added expense OF higher
wages and other code costs unless
something like old-time trade recurs-
| General Johnson Is trying to push the
"buy now" campaign on that account
| as much as to force business upward
| II business revives, OF course. 1t means
| more Jobs. and more Jobs means res.
| toration of conditions like those six OF
| eight years ago when we termed our
| country as prosperous.
President ROuseveft's program K
| buv farm SURPRISES for food for the
country's poor ant
| Surplus Food destitute is probably
| for Needy about the most pop
- ular thing he has at
tempted. / have heard little criticism
around here. Most of the folks will
whom | have talked have praised HIN
for the move just as vigorously as the.
criticized him and Secretary Wallace
of the Department Of Agriculture
when they announced their. scheme Il
pay premium for pigs and for sow
about to farrow In order to force ho
1
pork from that wholesale, and be
,ieve ridiculous. slaughter of pigs wen
into fertilizer. 1t was the most waste
full thing that have seen govern
ment do I believe the consensu
among observers here Is the same a
my own. But the program OF usin
that meat, and portions of the surplu
wheat and cotton and dairy product
and fruits, etc, to relieve suffering,
quite a different matter. In the frs
instance, everyone regards the latte
course as human, course that wi
do some good. The same can hardl
be said Of the former arrangement
despite the claims Of the brain trust
economists who argue that hight
prices will prevail as result Of tt
plan.
Present plans coll for the use
about $75,0O0,000 of federal none
funds contributed to the treasury
taxpayers of the nation, In the pu
chase of the food and clothing mat
rails. That onght to buy many mea
in any language you may speak, ar
food Is food however 1t Is obtained.
There are approximately 3,500,0i
families on relief rolls throughout II
country That means something iii
: 100000 men, women and chlldr'