Milford chronicle., 1939-07-28
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Who writes whose bills is becom-
ing an important issue at the Capitol
these days.
Congress is getting jealous of its
prerogatives. This is especially so
since the New Deal Brain Trusters
lost the Congressional rubber stamp.
That stamp has been missing since
last November's election. The New
Dealers can't find the stamp any
where.
And, in the meantime, Congress is
asking that embarrassing question of
who wrote whose bill.
The issue has been projected to
the foreground over the O'Mahoney
till. This measure is designed to
strengthen the antitrust laws. One
means of doing this is by setting up
severe penalties for violation of the
laws. No one is opposed to that ex-
cept for this BUT
The BUT is that no one knows, in
many instances, when the antitrust
law has been violated until the court
dec ides. It's just as battling as crack
ing nut or opening an oyster. Both
may look good from the outside but
may not be so good on the inside.
Consequently. business man may
find that the way he has
cen conducting his business is in
' violation of the antitrust law. If he
is convicted of this we would be sud
ject to a fine of twice his monthly
income for the period he had been
the law. His corporation is
subject to a fine for the same period. |
The business man also may be re-
moved from his position. Further. he
may be prohibited from getting a job
u the same line of business.
For this reason the question is be- |
ng asked of Who Wrote Whose Bill.
70 Congressman wrote the bill It
Sas written by an administration |
Iew Dealer and sent to the Capitol. |
The same has been found to be |
rue with the new Spend-Lend pro-
,ram. No Congressman suggested the |
,rcgram. They had approved IL bill |
ion dollars for relief next year. None |
If them thought of an additional 3.S
,illiOn dollar lend-spend project.
And again. Who Wrote Whose Bill.
vas asked Again it developed that
mother administration New Dealer
lad worked up the project.
O.
The neutrality fight has brought
'ut some rather rash and conflicting
on the possibility of war.
70 support the plea for more White
House control over foreign affairs.
he administration pleaders for the
oftt tt.a1
'osedly confidential" reports around
he Capitol. purpOrting to reveal
absolute" dope that war was COM
ng.
But the Congressman were getting
heir dope elsewhere, and that in
was that war is not like
y This year. That is the dope of
military experts who are
eally in the know. That is why
congress moved to shelve the Presi-
ents request for neutrality powers.
Watch for some amazing stories to
ONE out of Washington during Au-
ust and September. On August 1
he House Committee investigating
n-American Activities resumes its
rcbing of the sub-surface borings of
Fascists, Nazis. and
ther un-American groups. Reports
re current at the Capitol that the
ndings of the Investigators during
he recent recess of the committee
re much more startling than had
cen anticipated. f
A bitter feud is on between one of
he Washington columnists and one
the ultra-New Dealish cabinet
TENDERS. The writer said several y
lunt things about the cabinet mem I
ers many weeks ago, and the cab r
let officer took to a nation wide ra- c
10 hookup to say several unkind ?
lIngs about the columnist. The feud '
as been brewing since then and the
;est activity has been this: The
CIV Dealer has written to the edi- s
MS of the papers printing the COL I,
mn Suggesting" that they should d
rop the column from their papers. O
he answer has been a boomerang. q
II most of the editors are now urg- +
g the writer to publicly spank the
lbinet member more frequently. And
1t single editor has thus far drop a