The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-20
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datory release of inspection and in
vestigation reports. 1t looks very
much like the mining lobby has the
bill licked in the house.
DR.. Finch and some of his colleagues
in the bureau of mines have been
actively aiding the mining lobby in
fighting the bill.
The American Mining Congress,
composed of coal, metal, and oil opera
tors, and some mining supply COM
panies, maintains one of the most
powerful Hobbies in Washington. On
Legislative matters it works hand in
glove with the National Association of
Manufacturers and the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
The Mining Congress, more than 25
years ago, fought the act creating the
bureau of mines. But after the bureau
was established the Mining Congress,
as is so often the case, sought to
control it. Bureau officials went the
way of all flesh. One hand washes
the other. When bureau officials
sought appropriations from congress
mine lobbyists were in a position to
lend invaluable aid. They were al
ways able to line up quite a few
votes While the bureau of mines was
public interest-minded In it's early
days, in few years it became mine
predetermined, and has continued so
to the present day.
1t is Ickes' intention to make the
bureau serve the public, rather than
the mine operators. In this he is con-
fronted with most difficult task.
A recent national study discloses
that there are more than 100000 |
youths certified for relief who are not |
now on NYA. 1t also discloses that |
there are more than 100000 young |
people definitely in need who have
not been certified by relief agencies. |
Yet, according to the proposed budget, |
NYA appropriations would be cut II |
percent below the present figure.
National Campaign To
Hamper USHA
There quite obviously is well-or
ganized, well-financed campaign on a
national scale to make trouble for the
United States Housing Authority Be-
hind it is seen the National Associa
ton of Real Estate Boards, the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
and building and loan associations.
There now are pending 43 pieces of
important litigation attacking the slum
clearance program. While in each
case the compliments are individuals,
they are known to have backing from
the above groups.
The similarity in methods of attack
attests to the national character of the
For example, there is even
noted an identity of language in re-
cent campaign literature to discredit
the USHA in three widely separated !,
sections of the country-against the
state housing authority meas
ure in California and against the local
housing authorities in High Point, :
North Carolina and Little Rock, Ar /,
kansas ;
Some Influential people do not like ;
the idea of the local housing author +
tiles selling bonds guaranteed by the +
federal USHA with drastic savings in
interest rates. There have T
been many attempts to interfere with 7
bond sales, although thus far the {
housing authority in each case con-
ested came out on top. There is no 7
however, that the suits ;,
severely hamper and delay the pro- h
gram. =
Getting 1t From All Sides
Wage Hour Administrator Philip
fleming is beginning to know what it .
cells like to get pressure from all y
ides. &c
The anti-labor bloc in congress :
would like to win the fight to emas-
ulate the wage-hour act the easy way .
through series of Gripping amend
nents. Rep. Cox, Georgia tory and y
eputed brains of the bloc, has given
orders" to his crowd to ''lay off for tt
while" in order to give Fleming is
chance and see what he will do" al
When it was reported that the wage az
our administrator was giving serious
to issuance, of admins a
rative orders that would remove mil sc
ons of workers from the provisions tn
the act-ostensibly to appease the sc
crowd and prevent vicious CT
ght in congress-labor people be-
anne alarmed. They feared another Al
Iunich was in the making, and they W
ave been calling ON Fleming to find w
ut what it's all about. They know ia
lat what's good enough for Cox ct or
is not good enough for them. pr
It's difficult to see why either Flem- til
lg or the house labor committee The