The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-01-16
RosrBA GiIR0H
xsomentous Bills Introduced

- critical session since the dec
Iarotion of war against Germany in
,o,7 the nth Congress began de-
note this week on three-year de-
ssnse appropriations totalling $685.
Iaa Ooo0OO; also bill (by a coinci-
denoe numbered "1776') giving the
president the widest powers ever
conferred on the Chief Executive.
although the new budget increases
fine national debt to the undreamed-
If total of So billion dollars, there is
little doubt that it will be adopted as
written; but "Bil1 1776" is meeting
strong criticism from New Deal en-
emies and Congressman opposed to
increasing White House power. The
poverful Chicago Tribune, calls it
the obstruction of the American
Republic" If adopted, it will given
President Roosevelt absolute power
to alend-lease" and or all U. S. ships,
airplanes, arms and munitions to
any democracy that is a victim Of
aggression" Among amendments
being discussed is one requiring some
form of security for material aid
4lent" to belligerants; another
would limit the grant Of extraordi-
nary executive power to two years.
Six-Day Week Urged
Washington, D.C.-The big Four"
Of national defense, comprising Will
liam S. Knudso1l, Sidney Hillman
and Secretaries Stinson and Knox,
may shortly appeal to both industry
and labor to agree upon a six-day
week as means of speeding up
production of munitions. An i'm
portant decision on the Pacific
Coast provides for an alliance be-
tween big plane manufactures and
the Ford, General Motors and the
ChrySler auto plants, by which the
later will turn out 1000 assemblies
each for $500 big bombers under
construction at various plane fac
tories. "a. .r
Gold Output Rises e..
Washington, ID. Gu. S.. gold
production broke all records last
year, totalling 5,914,1 ounces val
ued at SOC, 993, 800. The same was
true Of the great Transvaal field of
South Africa, with an output of a.
@7,74l ounces valued at $491 ,320, 900.
In domestic production California
was first, the Philippines second and
Alaska third. !
Bases Agreed Upon
Washington, Delight leases,
covering naval bases in British
owned colonies acquired by the u.
o IN exchange for so averaged de-
sloyers, will be signed in London
tnis week. They run for 80 years,
rent Tree and have been chosen by
american experts working with To-
sai authorities in Trinadad, New
-onaland, Bermuda, Bahama, the
brush Guiana, Jamaica, Antigua
sao Barbados. The British Gov
eminent gave permission to pro-
.eeo at once with construction of
Giese bases before the leases were
signed. "e
Big Joe' in Russia
MOSCOW, U.S.sR-The 7ooo-ton
M nusSlan Building at the New York
. muslds Fair, now towers over Mos
svss Park of Rest and Culture,
s Sumo by the hugh workers
s s.asue which irreverent Gotham
ps0nptly dubbed big Joe" in honor
eros sssi y The big Red pavilion
s.s the Pacific to Vladiyostock in
cs.. i0ns' thence here on 400 flat
Ii Duces Figures Off
n,i,s . ALPHABETICALLY, Italy adj
mus Z killed, so7 wounded and s4s
nai Ss.ng in the North African cam
c ra.sa, Behind the British lines a
Soooo up dlscloses Italian losses of
fbs Svo IN m killed and wounded. In
Cd 'p d, zsO-mile flight, II Duce,s fam
aoo , a@.lrt warriors" abandoned
r niOo tanks, TOO trucks, $50 artillery
.n p,urss with 100000 rounds of am
Ii 0 mn ooa 1900 machine guns and
,t iou rounds of small ANN smmun mi.
OFF, otgn, Among the losses were s5oo
ItaIv ss IN the Greek campaign
tbs o ADMITS a $4,000 loss, whereas
600 nri0 seks already are feeding A.
tima pt.s 10 and British sources es-
'''ooo IN killed and captured.
"illkie for Air Plan
iDt seE York city-Announcjne his
ouicS i OF flying to England for
Wendell, survey ~ of actual conditions,
lean csns: "lI4Hle, defeated Repub-
the Ian sSnoidate for the presidency at
agree ,SS re election, stated that he
lease" r %.Sh the Presidents lend
with pan for aid to Britain but
Of pIsc hin,ooiflcations" to the extent
prdinara g a time limit on the extra
Roosevelt, '"''' OF power TO President