Smyrna times., 1939-02-16
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FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN
G.. S. Williams
G.. S. Williams

VISITORS The Delaware Con-
gressional Office was honored by
visits of a number of constituents
during the past week, including
DR.. Walter Hullihen and Mr. Char
les E. Grubb Of Newark; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles w. Bush of Whining
ton, Mr.. w. T. Smith of Laurel,
Mr.. L. A. Drexler of Camden, Mrs.
Cornelius Van Ess Of Claymont |
and Mr.. Ernest A. Simon of Sea
ford.
RIVERS AND HARBORS COM
MITTEE DINNER Congressman
Williams attended a dinner at the
Occidental Hotel Thursday even
ing, given by Congressman Boykin
for the members of the Rivers and |
Harbors Committee, Of which Mr.. /
Williams is a member. The menu
included fish fro mthe Gulf, wild
deer and wild turkey from the
genial hosts plantation in Ala
bama
WAGNER LABOR RELATIONS
Y ACT There was a movement in
the House this week to hold up
the So, ,189 900 appropriation TOR
the National Labor Relations
Board until the Act has been
amended, bit the proposal was
u Overwhelmingly rejected. Repre-
sentatibe Taber of New York con
tended that this was the only way
to be assured that the Act would
be amended. However, Democrat
ic leaders assured that revision Of
the Act is now in process.
RECIPROCAL TAXATION
Preident Roosevelt Is anxious to
establish the principal Of recipro-
cal taxation, whereby $4,000
Federal, state and local govern
ment employees shall be submitted
to both Federal and State income
tax. This bill, submitted by the
Ways and Means Committee pass
ed BY the House on Thursday. I'm
der its terms the Federal Govern
ment will collect taxes from 2,6OO,-
600 State and local employees;
whereas, the State Governments
, will collect tax from only 1900,
} 900 Federal employees, if they fall
within the income tax law. Al
though the Federal Government
expects to secure only about SIG
J OOO, GOO in taxes annually from this
: source, vet President Roosevelt is
, anxious that this legislation be-
: come law for the purpose Of estab-
fishing a principal.
SPAIN-As the events in Spain
are changing so rapidly at the
present time, the Government hes
itates to comment on them. How
ever, Secretary Of State Cordell
! Hull yesterday indicated that for
the present time the United States
will pursue a policy of strict neu-
trality and will not formulate any
decision until the entire situation
: becomes clarified.
: PUMP PRIMING FAILURES
; The temporary and emergency ma
ture of pump-priming has been
q proven in these past years fail
a ure, although the President still
advocates Government spending as
y a means of stimulating and pro-
!, noting recovery. The spending
: program is like stimulant; more
a and more is required to produce
y less and less. Stimulation of con
n sumption-goods spending does nof
!, lead to boost in capital-good'
+ spending. Experience and reason
. have shown US in the past thai
, the Presidents spending theories
n are not sensible. The only way
that our national income will bt
! increased is, not by spending, bu
Il by putting our national Govern
% ment's financial house in order ant
removing obstacles in the way o
private enterprise. This, and onl.
this, will help recovery.
u THINK OF PEACE from
being beneficial to the health.
"a state of mind is the present tall
of alliances, armaments, aggres
81 sion and other war psychology
ID The attempts to make us hate an.
e foreign nation are not patriotic
/, We have no reason to have a de
d fense line in the Yangtze or on tn
n. Rhine. We should beware Of wa
q, propaganda and think, instead, 7
lg terms Of peace. Our first though
st now, and always, should be one 2
"a peace, not Of war.
q al tERICAN POLICY a SCI
u IOTrS AFFAIR - The very mo
Oh menl that the United States feel
le that its interests are involved !
oe foreign affairs, and acts accord
ia ingly. that moment f'a issue Wi