The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-26

ditional American laissez- -faireism as far as the production of cot ton is concerned.
 Henceforth, individual initia- tive and enterprise are taboo. The farmer, big mad small, will grow only that amount of cot ton the government tells him he may.
 There is nothing voluntary about it. It is compulsory, and the grower who exceeds his gov- ernment-fixed allotment can be penalized by heavy tax on every pound of excess production.
 SIGNIFICANT
 What is particularly interesting and significant about the pro- gram is the fact that its origina- tors and sponsors are among the most conservative democratic members of congress. The two Bankhead brothers, Representa- tive William B., and Senator John H., both from Alabama, arc wealthy men, the latter for years an attorney for the potent Ala bama Power & Light Co.
 The liberal Wallace, and his "radicar Brain Trustcrs. on the other hand were cool and re- luctant regarding the proposal.
 RRY-GO-ROUND
 Despite the operations of a viz orous lobby, plus nationwide propaganda campaign, there will be no vote on the World Court this session Democratic and republican senate floor lead- CTS have quietly gotten together to see to that The issue will be stalled in committee un- til toward the end of the session, and then deftly showed back into its dusty pigeon-hole Rep Francis Shoemaker, Minnesota farmer la borite who uses up a half page of Congressional Direc- tory relating why he served a term in federal penitentiary, has moments of awesome mod esty Said he, very seriously the other day, T have only one idiosyncrasy-flow Rep Harold McGugin, Kansas fervent defender of Dr "Eat and Tell' Wirt. has one ambition: quiet, shaded island, ''where there are no 'dictators' and boiled pig shanks are served at every meal"
 MORE MERRY-GO-ROUND
 The long argued question as to whether a student in a col lege where military drill is com- pulsory has the peacetime right to refuse to enroll at last is to be tested in the supreme court /. The issue was brought before the tribunal through the Civil Liberties Unions appeal from a state court decision which upheld the suspension of two University of California students for re- fusing to drill Despite hos tility to the New Deal Cotton Ed" Smith takes care that he two daughters on the Congress sional payroll, although neither visibly works in his office. One spends a lot of time on his plan tatoin in South Carolina, the other is a popular deb in the Capital Oklahoma's 35- year old "r6okie" Representative Will Rogers, known among his CClleaEucS dS SldW Bill', has emulated his gum chewing, wise-cracking name- sake. Rogers writes weekly column on Washington affairs which appears in 240 Oklahoma weeklies and dailies He dis tributes it free, under govern ment frank Rogers secret ambition is to run for the sen ate The largest mileage al- lowance to member of con- gross is that paid to Lincoln l.. McCandless, delegate from Hawaii He receives $1,- 637.10 each session for his trip from Honolulu to Washington and return The smallest allowance is received by Rep Howard M. Smith, of Alexandria, Va, directly across from the Capital :. He gets $40 a session.
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