The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-19
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Price Pressure BY FOR
May Force Solons TO Act
Lawmakers on Spot Due
To Advancing Living Costs
Franco Pro-Aris, But
Most Subjects Otherwise
ny RAY TUCKER
The White House probably VIII
apply price pressure" soon IN
order 10 hasten congressional
action on Mr.. Roosevelt's request
Of anti infistionsry legislation.
ny squeezing the peoples pock-
efhook, Administrator Leon Hen
derson expects To make Capitol
Hill more responsive 10 the exec
ufive branch.
Packers and Gamers are caught
between presen, retail ceilings
and rafes which they must pay
for foodstuffa. Some big dealers
are holding canned goods from
the market In expectation Of An
increase In the figures they may
charge. According to the plan
under contemplation. they viii
obtain II q few days before octo-
Der first. the presidential dead
line for an act freezing farm
crop costa At 100 per cent par
isy. The oPA hoss viii pre-
eumably accompany the order
with another demand for repeal
of the present statute.
The lawmakers do not relish
the prospect. but they are on the
spot. Any sharp boost in dinner
table hills = month before cleo
ton win hurt them at the polls.
especially since FDR has repre-
eented himself a. champion Of
the consumers. Nothing pro-
NOTES q ballot box revolt more
quickly than rising living ex-
penses.
Franco still IL extremely pro-
axis. despite his having forced
his hrother-in-law. Ramon suner,
to resign A. foreign minister.
But the dictator recently discov-
cred in . spectacular manner
that his subjects and HIS army
favor the allied cause.
II was Rritish wheat which
caused Suncr's eclipse. As part
Of the Anglo-American courtship
Of Madrid. London diverted four
cargoes Of q Canadian grain
shipment to the hungry Span
iards. The former diplomat IN
sisted that II be forwarded TO
Germany. which has lately
stripped occupied countries of
supplies for the winter and also
has Ehopped around elsewhere.
His scheme precipitated wave
Of fierce protests and ri csudillo
had 10 sacrifice him as 4 gesture
Of appeasement. During the cpl
scde the head of the government
ascertained that his top military
men hope and believe the United
Nations will win the war. The
people are weary Of fighting and
privations and any attempt TO
push them into the conflict now
might provoke a revolt
In view Of the country's strate-
&c importance with respect TO
North and West Africa and the
Mediterranean gateway. the cab
met shift 10 regarded here a.
victory Of major proportions.
The axis powers have not
achieved the degree Of solidarity
which marks the relations of the
democracies. German officers
and missions have exhibited. the
same hiEhhsndedness in Tokyo
that has strained Rome Berlin
ties. The laps are conducting
the war without special consider
alton for Hitler's feelings.
Liu Chieh. minister-counselor
ut the Chinese embassy here.
tells an anecdote which Illus
trstes this point When two
Berne businessmen protested
their internment, . Japanese Of
fetal smiled alphabetically and
agreed 10 . certain extent. Il
realize" he explained. that you
are neutrals. You are neutral
enemies" What do you con-
slider the British and Ameri-
cans :" he WAS asked. They
he snapped. are belllgerent enc
mes"
How about the Germans and
Italians" requested the sur
prised swlss ~oh." the Nippon
zee statesman replied. they are
friendly enemies"
Army camp librarians report
q decided trend toward serious
reading among the United States
soldiers. Light fiction-especial-
~ westerns. mysteries and de-
tectiye tales-is rapidly losing
the popularity it enjoyed in the
early days OF the draft
Demands shifted sharply after
Pearl Hsrbor, when the prospect
Of a long. hard struggle con.
fronted the country. With man,
boys trying for officers training
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