The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-10
MISS PERKINS AND CONGRESS
J. E. Jones

Washington, D. c., Feb. 6-Des-
pite the lack of approved accorded
to the administration of Miss Per-
kins of the Labor Department there
has always been disposition to
treat her as lady. If for no other
reason than sex she is not likely to
be thrown out through an impeach
ment in Congress.
The. Dies committee of the House
has been given clubbings up to date
because it made big fuss about
Labor Department favoritism for
wild-eyed Harry Bridges, CLIO big
shot on the Pacific Coast.
Just why should the Dies group
be given the works" because it
showed up lot of un-American ac
tivities? The LaFallette committee
in the Senate has spent ten times
as much money, smeared more
people, and done considerable less
good than the Dies committee. Why
Doesn't some body raise voice to
stop it? The Civil Liberties group
specialized on the defects and prac-
tees of a mere handful of indus
tries, whose conduct in labor trou-
bles had previously been widespread
in the daily accounts of sitdown
strikes and other CLIO rows and
eruptions.
Anyhow, the Dies committee has
made a good start despite the fact
that few crack-pot witnesses mud
died its proceedings. 1t turned out
to be an improvement over the La
Toilette group, which dug up a lot
Of dirt. The Dies House Committee
has done at least some valuable in
vestigating, providing, of course,
that there is any real merit in this
kind of Congressional investiga-
tions. Perhaps few high-grade
policemen, or the G. men might do
better.
Germany Dumps Steel
Although Washington officials
have been greatly disturbed over
Germany's trade activities in Latin
America the latest Nazi development
indicates that they ''ain't seen
nuthin' yet"
Not content to grab American
trade in Latin-America, and perhaps
emboldened by the Administration
dilly-dallying Mexican confiscatery
program, Germany now has the eff
frontery to sell her cut-price goods
right here in the United States.
Large quantities of German steel
are landed at Good Hope, Louisiana,
destined for the Louisiana oil fields.
The news as it reaches Washington
is to the effect that 10000 feet OF
9-% inch casing and 10000 feet
of z inch casing was in the first
shipment, and that another large
shipment was on the high seas at
the time from Hamburg. The ship
ments are being made on German
steamships. The goods were con-
signed to an American firm in Dali
las, Texas, which was sort of
fence" for Mexico, and the inter-
mediary by which confiscated Amer
lean oil was shipped to Germany in
connection with a barter-deal with
an understanding that the steel
would be sent to the United States.
1t is understood that the deal was
arranged through Davis & Company.
who Have The Republicans Got?"
The answer to a six-year old ques-
ton appears to be nearly solved as
the Republicans in Washington are
accepting Senator Robert A. Taft as
their 1910 standard-bearer, IF he
lives up to the record he has made
since he became the party choice
for the Senate in Ohio. Apparent
ly he has succeeded-not because
he is the son of an ex-president, but
in spite of the handicap that Presi-
dent Roosevelt's sons complain
about.