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II. Cole, M. Judes, r. Johnson, L. H
orchard and vineyard help in Tur-
key is II cents per hour, while the
California rate is IS cents per hour
and more. It doesn't look right to
me.
Adjournment In July
The administration leaders have
put on a drive to bring about ad-
journment between July LIST and
10th and it locks as though the
program may succeed because the
danger Of war in Europe is about
over.
The Ways and Means Committee
will be ready to report the Social
Security bill to the House the lat
ter part of next week. It is also
understood that the Committee will
report H. r. and H. r. II to the
House, but without recommends
ton. The administration forces in
Congress claim that they have suf-
ficient votes to prevent action be-
ing AIKEN on either bill and I
would not be surprised if that were
true as they have a majority of 81
in the House at the present time.
The Hendricks Bill
Ere this letter appears in print
the House will have taken action
on the Hendricks bill, H. R. 6466,
which is a substitute for the orr
ginal measure H. r. 2. The bill was
reported out of the Ways and
Means Committee on Wednesday
of last week, and on Friday the
Rules Committee voted out a
closed rule for it's consideration
on Wednesday yesterday The
debate Is to be limited to four
hours confined to- the bill. and un-
der the rule no changes can be
made in the measure.
There has been some criticism OF
the Ways and Means Committee
for having so long delayed action
on the Hendricks bill. The respon-
siblity must rest with DR.. Town
send. On February 18th he appear.
ed before the Ways and Means
Committee and stated that he had
some amendments that he wanted
to offer to H. r. 2. These amend
ments he promised to present to
the committee the following day
February 18th. The amendments
desired by DR.. Townsend were not
given to the Committee until May
18th, CIR three months later. ]
merely mention this to set the re-
cord straight.
Speaks To Small Business
The Presidents address to- the
small business conference was not
very reassuring to those who want
more recovery and less experiment
tation. During his remarks hi
bluntly came out for a continual
ticn of government spending. He
took the position that we must
spend ourselves into prosperity. Mr.
Roosevelt adroitly set up a num-
Der Of straw men which he knock.
ed down in his usual clever man
ner. He gave his audience a les.
son in economics that was both
unique and Illuminating. It seems
that we are unduly alarmed about
our national debt, which Is nc
debt at all according to Mr.. Roose
velt's understanding. Said he, "Oul
national debt, after all, Is an in
ternal debt owed not only by the
Nation but to the Nation. II oul
children have to pay interest on Il
they will pay interest to themsel
YES. A reasonable internal debt will
not impcverish our children" A
understand Mr.. Roosevelt's Ian
guage, debt is only debt when i
is owed to foreigners. Would it bt
in order to ask Mr.. Roosevelt tC
please explain some more?
In his entire address to the con
ference the President ignored the
fundamental fact that excessive
spending must result in excessive
taxation and excessive taxation
discourages expansion. 1t Is large
ly through expansion that we car
hope to take up the employment
slack. Until our people get back tc
work we will continue to have low
farm prices, unemployment anG
everything that goes with it.
GasOline-Alcoh0l Blend
One day last week a group Of
chemists representing the Chemica
Foundation, and economic research
organizations appeared before 6
Senate subcommittee and urged
that the 1 cent federal gasoline
tax be lifted on motor fuel con
tanning 10 per cent or more ethy
alcohol blend. The group testified
that a 10 per cent alcohol blend IL
gasoline would consume the pro
ducts Of 30 million acres, increase
gross farm income by 600 millior
dollars. provide 600 million dollar.
yearly in additional factory pay
rolls, and increase the nations In
come by 4 billion zoo millions dol
lars.
My readers will recall that I hav,
had q bin pending In the pas
several Congresses that woult
make 1t unlawful to sell motor tue
in the United States that did mo-