The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-28
BY JACK BELL

w ASHlNGION, sept. 20 -
(P) - President Roosevelt was
reported today to have agreed
to delay any executive move TO
control the cost of living until
Congress completes action on
pending anti-inflation legisla-
lion, even if the final draft does
not reach him by his Oct. !
deadline.
In his you do-it-or-I-will mes
sage of Sept. 7 the President
told Congress that present con-
trolls would not hold the cost of
food and clothing down beyond
October /, and requested action
by that time.
But Senator Brown (D-Mich)
told reporters he had been as
sured Mr.. Roosevelt contemplate
ed no immediate action and
would wait a reasonable length
of time for Congress to finish its
work on a measure directing
that prices, wages and salaries
be stabilized at Sept. Is levels,
so far as practical.
FARM BLOC ON RUN
With the Farm Bloc appar-
emily on the run in the Senate
after winning an overwhelming
victory in the House, the Ma
tional Farmers Union asserted
that "a change in the formula
for determining parity price will
not solve the production prob
lem and inclusion of wages in
parity calculations lis negligi-
ble."
In kilograms sent to MEM
bers of the Senate, w. M.
Thatcher, legislative chairman
for the organization, suggested
that Congress leave to the Pres
ident 1.-The matter of increasing
prices or higher ceilings for GER
tain commodities and other mea-
sures necessary for full produc-
ton to agricultural producers"
A cross-s section report from
great plains and corn belt farm
ers, Thatcher said, indicated that
parity prices "as now determin-
ed" are adequate if sufficient
farm labor is assured and farm
ers have the protection of such
prices for a period of years fol-
lowing the conclusion of the
war"
HOPES BILL WILL PASS
Brown said he hoped the Bill
might be passed, its controver-
sial features reconciled with
those of the House version and
Legislative action completed by
Thursday, Oct. /.
Before this could happen,
however, the Administration
first had to make good its
claims of sufficient votes to in
sert in the measure a compro-
mise amendment directing Pres
ident Roosevelt to raise farm
price ceiling in cases where they
did not reflect increased labor
and other costs.
A showdown on this compro-
mise proposed by Democratic
Leader Barley of Kentucky,
was scheduled only after Farm
State members called up for a
vote an amendment by Senators
Thomas (D-Okla) and Hatch 3D.
NM), which appeared likely to
be adopted despite outspoken op-
position by the President and his
legislative leaders.
This amendment would raise
b. about IL per cent the lowest
point-parity-at which ceilings
otherwise might be placed on
farm products under terms of
the bill. This would be accom-
plished by inserting farm labor
cost factors in the computation
of parity, which is standard
calculated to equalize a farmers
return from his crops with the
amount he pays out for other
goods.
AMENDMENT POSSIBLE
Although the administration
was confident it could substitute
the compromise amendment for
this proposal, Farm Bloc sena-
tors planned to offer another
amendment they said would be
similar to Barkley's but more
mandatory.
There wqre prospective con-
troversies, too, about other farm
provisions.
Brown said that an amend
ment would be offered to the