The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-13
PHEIFFER SETS A FINE
EXAMPLE
BY J. E. Jones

Washington, D. c., Feb. IL. New
York City is notorious for machine
politics. Ordinarily it doesn't inter-
est the outside world. The 18th Dis
trict has long been under control OF
old-line machines" of the two old
parties.
The young Republicans organized
"Club" in the District couple OF
years ago and leased along the old
boys with the notion that 1t was for
social purposes. Young Harry W.
MeHose edged into place as District
Leader, and then young William I.
Pheiffer--a newcomer to the city--got
the Republican nomination for Con-
gresham. Everyone seemed to take
it for granted that the Democratic
machine would win, as usual--the
old-time Republicans didn't think it
worth while to put up fight. Mean
while the Young fellows got every
one interested in the welfare OF the
District. No one ever seemed to dis
cover that it had actually become
new political vehicle big enough
for everybody to get abroad. When
the votes were counted that cleo
ton night in 1910 the whole United
States was thrilled with the news
that the 18th District of New York
had smashed Tammany and the old
guard and elected Pheiffer in one
of the most spectacular landslides
in the whole country.
This is a sequel: Congressman
Pheiffer has served one year and he
has just issued "a capsule review OF
his record-he calls it his annual re-
port to shareholder" 1.-The voters of
his District being the shareholders
and he the occupant of the high
Office of which he was chosen to fill.
Every person on the registration
list of voters received copy Of the
|report--not in a free-franked envel-
ope either-for the Congressman paid
the postage, printing, and entire ex-
pense out Of his private funds.
You can say all you please about
machine politics." but when you
talk about democratic representa-
tion--the 18th District of New York
City has supplied the answers.
Why shouldn't every Congressman
make detailed report to all his
constituents? Then the constituents
would actually know what he had
done for his shareholders"
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The program of the Conference of
American Foreign Ministers held in
Brazil was accepted in important
particulars, and principle, by the Fl
nations. There were compromises
and differences but the necessary
problems were solved.
The 81 nations agreed that the
Axis nations are aggressors against
the Western Hemisphere, and they
resolved to "stand together politi-
cally and economically until the
storm of war has passed"
The nations pledged themselves
to work together and carry out
'.joint action" in their programs and
relations to the enemy nations.
Our own Undersecretary of State,
Sumner Welles, told the Conference
that the United States had expected
aggressive action. It is we'll known
that he is not in sympathy with any
thing that looks like "appeasement"
Washington, in and out of the Ad-
ministration, considers that every
thing necessary was safeguarded at
the Brazil Conference, and that all
will continue to be well below the
Rio Grande.
| Sugar For Sweetening
Profiteering and boarding has
been responsible for reducing the
national sugar supply. About the
middle of January Washington ho-
tells and restaurants started doing
out sugar and at the same time local
stores began limiting sales to two
pounds for each customer. Many
small stores could not supply any
sugar at all. Then the Government
Printing ONCE began to prepare to
turn out ration cards.
The next thing was inevitable:
Restriction of sales was ordered by
the Government.
The U. s. Department of Agricul-
ture shows that 1,850,000 tons of
beet sugar and 35s,000 tons of cane
sugar is normally PRODUCED in the
United States in q year. Cuba sup
plies 2,726,000 tons and ordinarily
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands
would grow about 100000 tons
The value Of sugar imported into
the United States has been running
about 100000 year. and more
than half Of this has come from
Hawaii and the Philippines.
Theirs, For The Asking
Secretary Hull indicates more