The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-28

MT. Roosevelt also will emphasize the "far-flung activities of our mili- tary forces and the production armies behind the fighting fronts"
 In connection with the extensive price-freezing order to be an- i1ounced Price Administrator Leon Henderson, Early said the president will point out the essential econo- mics that are necessary and on the fact that this is not time for pur- chasing on-essentials."
 The president restricted his en- agreements today to bare minimum, deVoting most of his time to putting the finishing touches on his flreSide message.
 Program Must stand
 The White House statement that the seven.point program must stand and operate as c whole was regard- ed as significant In the light of con- gressional dissatisfaction over the tax and farm provisions.
 The attitude of Congress indicated there would be 0 hard fight over pro- posals to increase corporation taxes beyond the level recommended by the treasury in January: to limit individual incomes to S25,000; and to reduce the level ct which ceilings may be placed on prices of farm products. It appeared that great popular support for these proposals would be necessary to obtain their passage.
 Treasury officials will appear be- fore the House ways and means committee today to give their inter- pretation of Mir. Roosevelt's tax pro- posals. Treasury tax expert Ran. dolph Paul Is expected to reveal what the administration considers to be a How levep Uf profits and how the $26,000 limitation after taxes on individual incomes would work.
 Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., ob- jected to the principle of a fiat inc come limitation.
 "Whyv $25,000?" he asked. "Why not Sl0000q Why not S2,600 If we accept the principle of giving a man only what he needs to live on?"
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 Opponents of the s26,oo0 personal income limit contended that such a plan would work undue and extreme hardships on persons with heavy inc surance commitments, those conl- mitted to Heavy payments on their homes or other property, and those who wish to make big charitable aa.. ASslh,,klnVAa
 overall price ceilings and exten- sion of rent control will be an. nounced today by Price Administra. tor Leon Henderson. No legislation is required for this and there was no opposition to the plan for pre-. venting further price increases.
 Strongest congressional criticism came on the presidents farm price and tax proposals and because he hadn't asked for specific ceilings on wages.
 MT. Roosevelt proposed to leave with the War Labor Board the job Of stabilizing wages ct existing levels except in stb.standard cases. The War Labor Board meets today and may have some comment to make on the new policy.
 Congressmen who have been urg- ing restrictive labor legislation inc dlcated they would continue their campaigns to place ceilings over wages, extend the 40-hour basic work week and place controls over unions. The senate labor committee considers labor legislation today.
 Farmers Aroused
 MT. Roosevelt's plan to lower the basis for farm price control from ii0 per cent of parity to 100 per cent parity met vigorous criticism among farm senators. They claim that the silver bloc would support their fight against what they described as on administration attempt to "depreSs" farm prices. The farm bloc has beaten the administration in two legislative fights since the war started.
 Congressional leaders believed it might be impossible to get the par- ity revision proposals to either the senate or house floor, since they would have to clear through the banking committees which orlgin- ally handled the price control law.
 And equally formidable was the house ways and means committee which has made 1t Q practice to rec feet the tax recommendations of the treasury and of tlle president when such recommendations we're not supported by powerful ~~ jular feel- ing.
 Chairman; NUDeft G. gAF;ghton, D, N, O., made she lat assertion that ii9m ,sraalsIank,s eaMnaaoa Woalid hnve