Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-27

Grafton. -------------
THE private session of Mr..
i Roosevelt and the motley
collection Of congressman inter-
csted in labor legislation was as
loud as a=Cf0=eonScntiea.
Mr.. Roosevelt said little, eX-
cept 10 change the subject
adroitly whenever the argument
between the Smith-CoX-Vincent
faction and the lahorites reached
the point where he thought they
might start tossing the eXpen-
Sive White House furniture
around The only one present
who said nothing about the
labor legislation or anything
else was the labor secretary,
Perkins.
No program was submitted by
the President. No specific recon-
mendations were made. The
visitors thought he must have
called them down merely TO toss
them the labor bail and let them
run with it. Apparently, he does
not want 10 do much quarter
backing on this play.
MLHEN impatient-TreaSury
w secretary Morgenthau
brings up the question Of new
taxes. House tax chairman
.Doughton who must initiate
the legiSlation), always finds
himself busy with other press
ing work.
II am tied down with the sub
ject Of economizing government
expenditures. said Doughton
when last asked when tax hear
ings would start. 1T Is n very
important subject and / must
attend the economy committee
meetings"
Some think economy on non
d Q tense activities Involving
many a pet New Deal social
veniure) might obviate the ne
ceSSity of as much AS s.. 600 900
600 in new taxes. Certainly the
preoccupation of Mr.. Doughton
in other subjects reflects a gen
eral congressional Discrimination
TO accept Mr.. Morgenthau's new
tax plan.
The treasury is supposed 10
have private promise of a tax
hearing from Doughton in De-
Cember. But the committee MAY
yet discover something else TO
be too busy about then.
THE boys did not mean il
L when they scrawl d
"O-H-l-O' tOver The Hill In
October around the army camps
some OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1T
October were lower than any
months in the past six. except
ing one. They were less than
one-tenth Of one per cent. in this
supposedly critical month. Al the
expiration Of the first draft en-
llStment period
TliE heralded agreement with
Mexico. in essence. means
they Will give back part Of what
we viii give them
We give $1,000 GOO 4 year for
three years for The highways.
use N000000o 10 stabilize tho
peso purchase 5000 600 ounces
OF silver month AZ - cents an
ounce. They deposit $4,000 600
pending settlement of our oil
claims worth anywhere from
Sl3.000000 up and s. 500 900 a
year for II YEARS to settle our
aGrarian claims.
The deal might nc better if
an American Waterman had
been designated to watch the
expenditure for the highways.
BY old Spanish custom. high
way money sticks to political
finger,
TAPAN'S biggest business pow
- crS have stopped up quietly
behind hrc-cating military
statesmen with hose Their
Influence is being swung quietly
AZ home against further beliger-
cncy with tho United states.
They know Hitler is NOT going
10 win This war II he did. their
cboap IsbOr would have 10 COM
pete with equally cheap German
labor They would rather see 4
no" erdcr IN which they can
continue 10 -upderseH the high
living democracios.
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