The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-25
hing ton Die:
HiQher Prices Asked for
Extra Effort by Farmers
Time and Half for Factory Workers Over
time, Manufacturers Cost Plus, Proves
Demands Not Excessive.
By BAUKHAGE
Netus ANALYST and Commentator.


Not Mr.. Wick0rd's VietO
There are some, Of course, who
take an extreme view Of this SUBJ
ject. They would like to see the
government take over the whole
processing and distribution industry,
at least for the duration. This is not
the view Of Mr. Wickard.
Naturally, there will be strong OPP
position to increased farm prices
from the ONCE Of Price Administra-
tion and various other bodies, which
are supposed to speak for the con-
sumner or which represent the strong
anti-infationist views.
The President has made it plain
that he will be the arbiter when such
conflicts arise. The formula for par
| ity cannot be altered without legis-
lation since it is already defined by
law. Even If the senate concurs
with the house and agrees to include
all farm labor costs in the parity
formula, the President would still
have the power to veto such meas
ure and the administration could
probably muster enough votes to
support the veto.
Secretary Wickard, who moves
slowly and conservatively, has been
gaining power as he advanced.
There is more and more evidence
of return to influence of the old
line departments as against the war
time agencies like the OPA. The
former have more influence with
congress and apparently the people
have more confidence in them.
The department of agriculture will
be there when the mushroom agen-
cies have strutted their hour and
disappeared.
Japan Must Learn
Japan must not only be defeated
| but crushed MANNED and left
helpless for long period"
Speaking not, he says, in the voice
of wartime emotionalism nor as the
| retired colonel or a sedentary edi-
torial writer, Nathaniel PETER, Far
Eastern expert, makes the above
statement. Japan" he says, "must
be taught terrible lesson, lesson
that cannot be conveyed by defeat
In ITSELF"
l know Mr.. PETER, have known
him since / heartily disagreed with
many Of his ideas, clear back in
college days. I know the great re-
spect in which he is held by the
wise men of the East-and the West
| today. Iknow his hatred and con-
tempt for the militarist. So seized
upon the above quotations from his
latest book, "Basis for Peace in the
Far East" (Harper & Bros.) in the
hope that ! would be able to tear
his new tome to shreds in a pleas
urable frenzy of humanitarian sad
ism and delight my pacifist friends.
But later on, as / read this highly
enlightening book and absorbed Mr..
PETERS program for postwar treat
ment of Japan, / saw would have
to temper my opinion of the authors
unchristian preachment in the first
chapter.
I discovered that MIR. PETER was
merely an old fashioned parent who
believes in administering chastise-
ment to bad child.
Two sets of obstacles interfere
with a healthy Japan that can live
peacefully in the family Of nations,
Mr.. PETER explains. One group are
external, one internal, self-made.
The external are lack Of natural
resources of her islands. There
fore, he says, after her period Of
repentance, the opportunity to buy
raw materials and the opportunity
to sell the finished products must be
established. Internally, Japan can
mot function like modern c0mmuni-
ties such as Detroit or the Ruhr or
Lancastershire, and at the same
time operate system in which
people live in medieval villages. The
terms under which we will help ia
pan rebuild the devastation which
our bombs and shells will wreak
upon her, will be the removal Of
internal obstacles to more bal
anced social system.
No reviewer can adequately deal
with another mans book. If he
could he might just as well write it
himself. I have offered these brief
excerpts in the hope that the appar-
emit paradox in point Of view will
whet your curiosity-for unless you
read ''The Basis for Peace in the
Far East" you won't be able to dis
cuss intelligently the basis for peace
anywhere, when the time comes for
It to be established.