Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-23

In New Deal.
Communism
Run Parallel on Senate,
Labor and Salaries u
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

SoNlb one mas tumnled onto
- the original source of Mrs.
RooSevelts law which appears
TO limit salaries TO $4,000 a
year, but apparently does not;
but, nevertheless, plants this
idea in our tax system.
The source was the platform
of the Communist Party in 1923
which demanded that not only
salaries but all incomes be linn
tied 10 $4,000 a year.
The present decree, which is
vague and confusing, does not
place the $4,000 ceiling on in
come other than salary and that,
OF course, is A gross inequality.
But inaSmuch as President
Roosevelt has set his face that
way II may he expected that
the next move Will not be repeal
or revocation Of the present
order hut extension Of the same
Limitation 10 such other income
received by individuals.
The republication Of the Com
munlSt platform 1923 A Al this -
time prompts comparisons be-
tween parts OF that document
and developments under the New
Deal.
I'VE platform called for aboli-
ton Of the United States
Senate and Of the Supreme
Court.
They still exist. but the Sem
ate has been an obedient body
down 20 now and has blocked
TWO measures passed by thS'
Lover House which HnHid havtV
imposed decent restraints on the
bosses Of the unions which con-
>'l'ute tho New Deal party's
strongest nucleus and It's most
generous source OF funds. next
10 the United States treasury.
II has been docile in other mat.
tiers besides, and is not now the
tt1dt tne country knew
before although while il con-
tinueS 10 live, there IS always
hope that II VIII revive.
The supreme court, likewise.
continues N exist but II is un-
likely that the Communist
Party would catttf tor rs abolition
today.
THE platform demanded pro-
hibiuon OF the use OF guards.
gunner deputy sherlffS and
troops IN labor struggles.
This point was not gained en-
trely for troops were used IN
me Little Steel riots and 10
break holes IN the COMMUNISTS
picket line At the North AmerI-
can plant In California so that
American workers could turn
our planes for the army
However, IN many other dis
ttrbanceS organized by Com
-mLn1St~- and frtt0w travellers
civil authority was temporarily
conquered by rioters and the
Supreme Court has approved
practices by union goonS which
amounted 10 highway robbery
and which were so described by
the minority opinion
A third point OF interest in
the platform called for the
abolition OF all restrictions on
immigration and that demand
vas transmitted 10 Congress
few days ago IN the form Of a
request that the President hq
authorized 10 suspend the imm -
grafton laws for the duration OF
the war, which might mean for
several years after the cesSa-
tlon Of actual hostIlItieS.
THIS request was turned down
by the House ways and means
committee. which apparently did
not believe that Winston
Churchill for example had
been forced 10 submit 10 routine
inspection by the immigration
authorities or that. # so. he had
been bothered. embarrassed or
delayed
4 TTORNEY GENERAL BID
"A DIE In support Of the
request had SAID that the OBJ
Servance OF routine by lmmlGra-
-tton authorities had hampered
the war effort by requiring for
clgn officials on important and
highly confidential missions 10
submit 20 inspection.
This seemed incredible. not
only because the government
has shown no such delicate
respect for law In emergencies
but because tho government and
Congress knew the people would
approve such abrupt conduct.
II was not necessary TO em-
power the President 10 suspend
the immigration laws TO facil-
itate the visits of important
foreigners
Returning 10 the proposal 10
abolish the Senate. u can he
recalled that not very long ago
MIR Roosevelt told Congress that
If Congress didn't act he would.
The case was urgent and Con-