Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-04

terly fought by many newspaper pub
Ishers and advertising represents
lives. The Copeland bill, recently
Iavoraoly reported by the Senate
Commerce Committee, has g u
changed substantially from the orr
elnA IuGwell but 1t still
some opposition from the came
sources. VI course, some OF the fore
most spokeemen for advertising In
sist that the public is entitled to q
greater measure OF truth. and that
good advertising and honest adver-
Users should be protected from the
INSCRIPTIONS claims and extravaxant
professions that have caused some
dstrist OF all advertising in the pub
Lie mind.
The Senate Munitions Committee.
which uncovered some extraordinary
profits during war and in armament
industries. has endorsed the plan
presented by John T. Flynn, econo-
mist and writer, which Is aimed to
take the profit out Of war by paying
for 1t as 1t Is fought The President
is favorable to the general idea but
has given no specific proposal his
approval, although he has appointed
a committee. headed by Bernard
Baruch, to look into the problem
because OF the interest OF tho people
generally In any plan 10 Safeguard
this country from being pushed into
war because somebody expects big
profits. we give the essential sug-
gestions Of MIR. Flynn:
~ Take so per cent OF the first 6
per cent profits of corporations; over
that take everything.
(2) Limit individual incomes to
$4,000; take the rest in income
taxes.
(S) Impose income taxes on every
body earning as much as $1,000.
() Collect income taxes quarterly
out Of income as 1t Is made.
90 Immediately on The declaration
of war give publicity to all salaries.
6) Draft the general officers Of
corporations into the military forces
when necessary.
"a Close commodity exchanges,
forbid speculation in commodities,
fix prices.
(8) Commander essential indus
tries and services.
(9) License industries.
Something like an armed truce
seems to have been effected between
the Administration and organized
labor, and the drifting apart that has
been apparent for some months may
end. Shipping" at prominent Officials
will cease and the MIRA, in principle,
and thus may escape the fate that
and thus ma escape the fate that
might otherwise overwhelm 1t II OPP
.portunity were able to count on a
serious breach among ITS supporters.
AS usual, Washington observers
wonder what price the Administra-
ton paid for the peace proclaimed,
and guessee that 1t is support Of the
Wagner Trade Disputes bill, which
would outlaw company sponsored
unions and provide for majority rule
and collective bargaining, plus some
representation on tn 81
NIRB, headed by Donald Richberg,
who rumOr says will resign IN the
early summer.
The work-relief resolution, as pas
sed by the Senate after almost two
solid months OF legislative manoeuv
ers, delays and controversies, gave to
the Administration what many con-
slider the keystone OF all plans for
recovery and reform. Essenti-
ally, the President got what he most
wanted, but the Senate set In GER
tain maximum limitations to the
amounts to be expended for specified
purposes, although permitting the
Of up to 20 per cent OF the
four billion dollar appropriation. The
much-mOOted wage question was left
to the executive, subject to the limi- |
tation that private wages shall not be
degraded and that ON Federal build
projects shall conform to the
prevailing wage act
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