The Bismarck tribune., 1933-12-29
Recovery Plan to
Be Debate Subject
AT Coming Session

estimated increase Of 81, 500, 900 900 In
payrolls, will be stressed heavily.
Dickinson Fights NRA
But the attack from several angels
will be severe. Many members will
vent their dislike Of johnson himself
and his methods. His girl secretary's
salary-s5, ,780-will be under fire.
Senator Dickinson Of Iowa, Repub-
Lean, will seek to abolish NRA, claim
ing 1t has failed. More important will
be the attack of Borah Of Idaho, who
says NRA has resulted in higher
prices fixed by monopolies and COM
Dimes and that the anti trust sections
Of the recovery act should be repealed.
It will be charged that NRA has
-een packed with representatives Of
special interests and industry allowed
20 run high, wide, and handsome to
The detriment of the public interest.
Small business men are being
ruined, and farmers forced to pay ex-
cessive prices, opponents will say.
Labor favors the NRA plan and ap-,
r-eciates gains made under the blue
eagle, but remains far from satisfied
with NRA's operation. Labor wants
shorter hours in codes and will bring
pressure OIL Congress for q 30-hour
week law.
There'u be fight TO or such a bill
and probably a vote, but the admins
ration is believed to regard the meas
.reas too drastic now.
Claim Labor Is Loser
Chairman Connery Of the House
Labor Committee h q demanded
Johnsons resignation or reversal of
labor policies. expressing a wide
spread belief that labor has been get
Ting the small end from NRA.
Senator Wagner of New York who
as chairman of the National Labor
Board has insisted rigidly on the COL
lective bargaining right, will lead q
tight to strengthen and clarity NRA
lcbor provisions. The result may be
20 abolish the company union system
The amount OF new public works
funds may not be decided until late
III the session. Spring lis expected to
bring the full effects Of the billions
already allocated. The sum will be
at least 81 SOC, ,O0O, 900.
Initiation To Fore
Senator LaFollette Of Wisconsin,
who thought $500 900 0DO was too lit
tie to begin with. will fight for . tl0,-
000. .000, 900 program as q, mild method
of wealth redistribution which would
increase mass purchasing power.
Emergency relief funds also will be
requested in accordance. with appar-
ent need. Four million persons are
employed Under the civil works plan,
but President Roosevelt hopes to taper
off that project by May. with the
thought that most of the workers will
ne employed otherwise.
The $3.50 600 600 asked would carry
CWA through until May.
Agriculture will figure most spec
tacularly through the demand from
farm regions for initiation. The AAA
and the crop reduction program will
he closely scrutinized on the Hill,
however, and there may be . move
1nent to abolish the processing taxes.
Wheat, cotton, and corn-hog pay
| ments and loans have reduced the
farm unrest Of q few weeks ago and
returning congressman reflect the de-
clining bitterness toward AAA. Farm
prices stand at only 81 per cent Of the
price parity which the AAA sets as
its goal, but that's an increase from
so in March.
Guarantee Plea Futile
| Thanks to price increases ard crop
cut bonuses. farm income has risen
from 5000, ,00O, 900 in 1892 to $6,500,-
100000 in 1888. The only loud COM
plants now come from the cattle
country.
Demands for cost OF production
guarantees will be in vain.
About a billion dollars In processing
taxes is provided in the present AAl
program and additional leyies are ex'
pected on cattle, sugar and milk. Thi'
tax is regarded as sales tax on con
sumers Of the necessities OF life ant
is charged with reducing consumption
and thus hurting the farmer.
It Is imposed on packers, millera
and other processors-who pass It 4
consumers-and the proceeds 60 i
compensate farmers participating II
the reduction plans.
. Resentment Subddes
The processing tax probably won
| ne abandoned this year, despite som