The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-04-26
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By Len De Caux

MFRS. HOG grunted and turned up her shout.
lVl "See what mean?" she said. 1--WE Hogs have
influence in Washington
Fright after the Presidents order to hold the
line against price increases Food Administrator
Davis made clear it doesn't apply to us.
"EIe said he wasn't authorizing any limit to the
price of hogs. ="
"And beef cattle, deary," put in Mrs. Cow, rather
mournfully. "But I'm not Dragging, and this whole
subject is indicate, to say the least"
"Delicacy be damned" snorted Mrs. Hog. "You
don't have anything to brag about anyhow
administrator Davis has shown what he thinks
of your milk. He's ordered end to the school
milk and school-lunch program for some five million
American children.
"And anyhow, you've missed my whole point
about the special consideration given to hogs Of all
kinds in Washington"
The farmer brought out another pailful of hog
food, harnessed the horse and started ploughng.
Mrs Hog guzzled her fill, rolled over lazily and
continued:
Working is all right for those who don't know
any better. But when you get down to it, we hogs
are the people who really count.
after all, we give people work looking after US.
And, as they say, you can't cut down on the money
our industrial system work.
"Take this war;. The laboring folks are dead-set
on winning it. They're working their heads off, and
their and brothers are doing most Of the fight
ing But we hogs look out for ourselves first.
1.-THE labor folks say it's al-important to stop in
fation, to win this war. They've agreed to their
wages being stabilized. But they also say prices
and living costs must be rolled back, and profteer-
ing ended, if imitation is really to be stopped.
Maybe they're right. But we hogs should
worry"
Mrs. Hog rolled around contentedly, and went
GAS said, we hogs have influence in Washing
ton And that goes for price-hogs, salary-hogs and
profit-hogs.
You know, the u s. Treasury and the labor
folks wanted to do some real taxing of the profit
hogs last year. But friends in Congress stopped
that. They TOOK it out on the workers and farmers
instead" Mrs. Hog chuckled.
"As a result, war profits last year, even after
taxes, were about $50 higher than before the
"As for the salary-hogs, Congress has taken good
care of them too 1t has stopped the President from
limiting salaries to $4,000 year. Workers and
soldiers wages limited but there's no limit for
salary-hogs. That's good hog-laugh"
but what about the Presidents executive
der?" inquired Mrs. Cow That's supposed to roll
back prices and crack down the price-hogs, isn't
it?"
Sure, sure" said Mrs. Hog with hogwink.
ITS supposed to- But we hogs have influence!
There's big landhog bloc in Congress, with
all sorts of bills to push up food prices And
If the President vetoes these the OPA and Food Ad-
minstraon believe in being kind to price-hogs these
days.
why, even after the Presidents order they've
allowed price increase for feed corn-and no cell
ing on hogs and beef cattle.
And note how easy they've been on Gamers who
don't like grade labelling, as compared with the
breakdown on the children's milk
SO, you see, we hogs should worry!"
A rasping noise came from the barn. and Mrs.
Cow broke in:
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