The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-03-25
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W JAMES Preston !

MELVIN
Aside from the intrigue of for
eign developments, there is no.
thing more potential on the cur
rent Washington scene than the
tangle owe the Tennessee Valley
Authority. The tangle grew out of
internal pickering between Chair
man Arthur E. Morgan and his
two fellow members of the Auth
GRITTY, Harcourt A. Morgan and
David Lilienthal.
AS harsh words passed the cry
of Investigate" went up on all
sides.
Senator Norris of Nebraska,
known as the Father of the
IVA and warm in the faith that
nothing was sufficiently amiss in
the organization to warrant a
Congressional Inestigation, held
out for an investigation by the
Federal Trade Commission. Now
the Trade Commission can pro-
coed with an investigation in an
annoying, snail-like manner when
it wants to and Norris colleagues
in Congress didn't seem pleased
With such a prospect. They
couldn't see the idea of one bu-
reau Investigating another.
Greatest impetus was given the
move for Congress to sift the
facts in the case, when the vet
eran Senator from Nebraska
found himself in a minority
standing for the Trade Commits
sion investigation and decided to
go along" with his colleagues on
a Congressional hearing.
In any event the matter prom
Uses to re-stir the whole issue of
the merit of Public VS.. Private
Ownership.
A considerable part of the New
England delegation in Congress
and Secretary Hull are engaged
in a TITS and T'isn't" battle of
words these days. When the ne-
gotiations were opened for the
Reciprocal Trade agreement be-
tween the United States and
Czechoslovakia, the delegation
entered protests on the grounds
that any concessions to Czecho-
slovakia- especially shoe imports
would produce unemployment in
America. The Secretary, however.
brushed the claim aside saying it
would not produce more unem-
ployment.
The delegation soon found, how
ever, that Czechoslovakia was
just a little worry compared with
the things planned for a sim
liar treaty with Great Britain.
They Immediately set up their cry
against that treaty on the grounds
it would swell the relief rolls by
adversely affecting business. Oh,
no it wouldn't, replied the Secre-
tary of State.
Publication of the official rec
ord of the testimony of Financial
Wizard Bernard M. Baruch, re-
Gently before the Senate Commit
tee studying Unemployment,
brought out a pungent remark
mostly overlooked by the new
shawks during the hearing. Mr..
Baruch remarked that a private
study made for him disclosed that
the price of a $1.50 shirt in Gin
cinnati included 81 cents of hid
den taxes in its manufacture and
sale!
ALL IN A WEEK: The powder
puff clique in Congress-the six
CongressWomen - decided without
a dissenting vote that the job is
a pleasant one. All six women
announced that they will seek re-
election -. The acting Comp
troller General scored another
touchdown for the taxpayer. He
ruled that the government will
not pay the travel expense of the
secretary of the High Commission
err of the Philippines-an item
of S505.55. Io! 1t is this auditing
branch of the government that
would be abolished by passage of
the Reorganization Bill .
The Secretary of the Young Com
munists League of America re-
fused, before a Senate Committee,
to answer the question when
asked is he would defend the AM
arican f1aC AGAINST ipya sion hv