The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-20
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BY STEPHEN NJ. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

Washington, d. C-Congress voted
three hundred and seventy-five million
dollars for w. P. A. to provide en-
ployment for men and women to main
tain their families. Those critical of
Administration expenditures who seek
to reduce them by twenty-five per
cent shy away from trying to cut
such a necessary appropriation.
Paying Taxes
National defense is not a political
issue. 1t is national necessity. Fur
thermore, it will be tremendously cost
ly to mechanize our army, increase
our airforce and maintain a two
ocean navy. People will have to pay
more income taxes. All must help
bear the burden. All should be thank
ful that the war is three thousand
miles distant. The cost to us for
national defense is a good investment
at almost any price if we keep out of
war. All should rejoice if by prep
aration for war, we can keep the die
tators from attacking us. Congress-
men to facilitate payment of income
taxes should change the law so that
these taxes may be paid in monthly
installments. Congress should per-
nit payments by installments on the
18th Of every month instead of on the
18th Of March, June, September and
December That December payment
&c, ll, sc
can easily pass such law for the
convenience of our people.
Oklahoma
Senator Josh Lee, Oklahoma, said,
at has been fifty years since the
opening of Oklahoma by a run" He
said, "Many of our citizens came to
Oklahoma C. O. D. Some came from
other states P. d. @. After the first
drought they sent out an S. O. S. and
now many are living on w. p A. in
farms lighted by r. E. A. selling
products to S. M. A."
Baby Food or Federal Agency
The multiplicity of government al
phabetical agencies frequently in con-
fusing. S. M. A. meant baby food
to me but it also means Surplus
Marketing Administration. The prin-
cipal activity of this Administration is
to remove price depressing farm sur
pluses by furnishing the machinery for
their purchase and distribution for
export and for relief distribution by
state welfare agencies. This admin
istration encourages the domestic con-
sumption and expectation of agricul-
tural products. Domestic consumption
is increased by the distribution of
surplus farm products to low income
families through the donation of
surplus food s2. is under the food
stamp plan. Exports are encouraged
through the purchase of exportable
surplus food on the domestic market
and their sale through export chan
nels in the world market.
Yankee Hustle Hitler Blitz
Hitler claims that American aid to
Britain will be too little and too late
Nazis boast they will conquer the
British empire before our production
program comes through. 1t is Yankee
Hustle against Hitler Blitz. The pro-
longed Senate debate on the Lease
Lend Bill encouraged Hitler. People
may not understand the reason for
the delay. The reason is simple I'm
der the Senate rules Senator can
talk just as long as he wants to. A
small minority, by talking continuous
ly, may delay action for weeks. Ad-
ministraton leaders were careful not
to irritate Senator Wheeler and other
opponents of the Lend Lease measure
They feared filibuster. In 1908 the
elder La Toilette talked for eighteen
hours and twenty-three minutes This
is the Senate record. Senator La Fol.
lette was on his feet and talked con.
tinuously for this length of time re,
ceiving a breathing spell only oc
casionally when some friendly Sen.
ator would suggest the absence of q
quorum. The roll would be calleC
which would afford filbusterinp
Senator respite for ten minutes Huey
Long, in 1885, talked continuously
for fifteen hours and twenty-eight
minutes. Administration leaders die
not want anything of this sort tt