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living and for an all-out effort In the
war. The message proves that all
elements in our population are going
to have to sacrifice and serve"
Mccormack Sees millionaire Ban.
Democratic House Leader McCor-
mack of Massachusetts,: "A strong
message Of leadership presenting to
the American people the necessary
action on the domestic front to win
the war. One thing is certain, no
millionaires will be made out Of this
war. The control Of the cost Of liv-
ing is very important in the winning
of the war. All factors that enter
into the cost Of living are In the
President message"
Senator Hill, Democrat. Of Ala
bama: This program looks toward
the total mobilization of the people,
with equal burdens and sacrifices
for all"
Senator Brown, Democrat, Of
Michigan: The President insists
very strongly upon retaining the
power to buy and sell through Gov
ernment agencies to affect prices
With these powers we can control
the farm price structure" He said
it was significant that the ITO per
cent limitation on farm prices was
"the only" barrier to all-inclusive
price control under existing law.
Senator Reed, Republican, Of
Kansas: Disappointing, but not
surprising. The farmer, who has
suffered social losses for 20 years
is going to be expected to retain
those losses, but the President asks
the country to let labor retain its
social gains while all the rest Of
us are called upon to make sacri-
fees"
Senator Chandler, Democrat, of
Kentucky said the Presidents mes
sage showed determination not to
raise the farmer up and then drop
him down" as was done in the last
war. He expressed the opinion the
Presidents message was admirable.
He said the President indicated the
workingman was doing his Job in
this country today.
Admirable" Says Byrd.
sSenater GuffeY,nl Democrat, OF
Pennsylvania said he considered the
message magnificent and he heartily
approved the. recommendations
made by the President
Senator Byrd, Democrat, Of Vir-
ginia said: a. ss !
"Lthirik that the message was ads
mirable in many respects. The sue
cess of the plan will depend on its
just administration. I think that
the cost of labor and commodity
prices should both be included in
the plan for sterilization, and in
deed that the plan should be all
Inclusive. Drastic measures are
needed now to prevent imitation" ("
Saying the President had recon-
mended a curtailment Of spending
by individual Americans, Senator
Byrd insisted that there should also
be curtailment in Government
spending for non-defense purposes,
and he added that there has been
practically no such curtailment up
to the present.
Senator Tydings. Democrat, of
Maryland also expressed regret that
the President failed to include cur
tailment of non-essential Govern
ment spending in his declaration Of
economic policy.
The Maryland Senator. head of a
special Senate subcommittee, look
ing for opportunities to save on non-
war appropriations, made the fol-
lowing comment on the Presidents s
message:
"On the whole, think it's good
message. It's philosophy is souno. I
was sorry that with other recon-
mendations of the President there
was not a specific one that all ac-
tivities of Government not essen
tial to the war either be eliminated
or pared to the bone.
The sacrifice which the President
and the Congress are calling on
people to make in taxes and eco
nomic deprivations make Govern
ment economy in on-esSential &C
tivities doubly imperative"
Barkley, McNary Comment.
Senate Democratic Leader Bark
ley: THE Presidents message is
clear, forceful and constructive
Some of it will probably arouse
controversial discussion. But its
substantial recommendations must
be recognized as necessary in order
to place the country on a real war
basis"
Senate Minority Leader McNary:
TT was a good review of the Presi-
dents policies, but some portions
may collide with the views held by
Congress"
Senator Wagner, Democrat, of
New York: The sterilization of
wages, taken together with labor's
voluntary pledge to refrain from
strike action during the war, repre-
sent the most sweeping control Of
labor in our history. 1t follows that
the anti-labor bills pending in both
Houses should be rejected as a mat
ter Of simple justice and in further
ance Of national unity"
House farm leaders generally ex-
pressed fear the farmer would get
the short end of the price fixing
recommended by the President IN
his special message to Congress.
Chairman Fulmer of the Agri-
culture Committee said after read
ing the message he proposed to go
ahead with his plans to hold hear
ings on legislation TO revise the
existing parity formula, TO make 1t
consider labor costs.
Other comment:
Representative Robertson, Demo-
crat. of Virginia, Ways and Means
committeeman: We've never been
willing before to impose a profit
limitation solely on an invested
capital base and. don't believe we
will now. I seriously doubt that
the committee will put q definite
limit on what q man can have"
Are you . parasite? III 80, you
probably insist that the stores waste