Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-10-04

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GEN. JOHNSON RESIGNS
Inc average reader wants ain
on the elections in November-her
II Is. The Democrats, with a hug
majority In the House, will los,
some seats. 1t always happens {,
the party in power in off-year cleo
lions. II they lose less than fift,
members OF the House the Demo
Gratis Will claim a victory. Repub
llcan leaders are talking about gain
ing seventy-five, about the average
turnover for the past seventy years
Democrats casually admit an expect
ed loss of around thirty-five in the
House.
In the Senate picture the Demo
Gratis assert they will gain from four
to eight seats, which will give them
tWothirds or more in the upper
chamber. Republicans frankly ad-
NIT they are fighting to hold down
the gains of their opponents, maybe
to W or three That is it seems the
general view about the Senate cleo
tions.
Interesting Is the fact that the el-
ection next month will be something
OF a Judgment on the New Deal" al
though the issues between the two
parties are nothing like as definite
as they might be. For instance. the
Democrats are running on the rec
ord Of the last Congress and the
President In particular, and while
copious criticism has been hurled at
some Of the administrators and the
entire program has been denounced
as ~subversive of the Constitution, the
Indictment is not as specific as 1t
should be to get results In the face
Of a general idea that Santa Claus Is
going his rounds.
A conference designed to secure
greater cooperation between local
police and federal agents will be call
ed by Attorney General Cummings
In December. While the activities OF
the Department Of Justice is limited
to the so-called twilight zone, an
bracing about five per zen of the
criminal cases, it Is felt that much
good can be accomplished Ii all law
enforcement agencies work together.
One Of the needs Is for people all
over the United States to remove
their local police from the "malign
and disintegrating forces of partisan
politics"
Federal spending is expected to
show an increase during the next
six months on account OF the relief |
load and PWA activities. During
the quarter Just ended, expenditures
were far below those of the second
quarter of this year, although well
ahead of the period OF last year.
Since April, 1888, there have been
six ~three1months periods, and the
amounts expended by the federal
government during each quarter
have varied from a low Of $909, 000,-
600 In July-Septemfber, 1893, to a
high OF s2,257, OOO, 900 In April-June,
year. For the last three months
estimate showed $1,541, 0O0, 900.
1t Is interesting to note that the
governments income covered ap-
proxiInately two-thirds Of the ex-
penditures during the past three
months. Inasmuch as the PWA and
spend about half Of the en-
tire total, it is plain that reduction
p these allotments will make pos
Q balanced budget. Without
hem the federal government would
AVE had a cash surplus OF around
S2Oo,OOO.OO in the past quarter.
The National Association OF Manu-
.'acturers has also Joined In the
luesfionnaire parade by sending to
arge and small manufacturers
WE'VE questions which it feels
should be asked every candidate for
congress. According to the associa-
Ion, the business man Is la politics
whether he wills 1t or not, and
investigate candidates and In.
luire into their opinions and uualifi- !
Briefly, the association would !
now whether the candidates favor ,
resumption by congress of It's full 4
less government control or !
BUSINESS, freedom of workers to join I
= not to join labor organizations. /
observance of state rights, awarding /
'overn1nent contracts to lowest bid .
lers without extra-legal conditions, I
government competition with private :
BUSINESS, and taxation for legitimate
OF government rather than
insurance, old-age ;
'ensions, etc. !
Something like 1000 banks have J
greed TO cooperate with the Fed /
raj Housing administration la its :
ampafgn to release frozen credit /,
nu start the building trades to \
,ork. These normally employ 5,0OO.- \
men and their idleness has been \
major factor In unemployment !
nat the President has high hopes i