Askov American., 1943-11-18

quickly will our own boys overseas
be able to come home"
Fortunately the American people
will have something to say about this.
The war will probably continue an
other year. In the meantime there
will be an election, at which time
the voters will express themselves on
the proposal to keep our boys scat
tered all over the world doing the
work of policemen for years after
the war is over. have an idea that
the fathers and mothers of America
will emphatically reject this plan
when they 60 to the polls next No
vember
Daylight Savings Modification.
One day last week I appeared be-
fore subcommittee of the Commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce which had been appointed to
hold hearings on my bill HR875 to re-
store standard time during the months
of January, February, November, and
December. Appearing with me were
Mr.. Hall, representing the Farm Bu-
reau, and Mr.. Brenckman, the Wash
ington representative of the National
Grange, who also urged favorable
consideration of the measure. AS
any modification and in this instance
the railroads are also in opposition
because it would somewhat inconven-
ience them and necessitate more fire.
quent printing of timetables. How
ever, the benefits that would accrue
to the farmer would more than Off
set these comparatively insignificant
objections. incidentally, we three
suggested that the bill be enlarged
to embrace also the months of March
and October.
Fulmer Bill Killed.
Thanks to the good work of Con-
gresham A. H. Andersen and other
Republican members of the House
Committee on Agriculture, the Full
mer bill is dead for at least the re-
mainder of this Congress. This is the
measure that would have removed the
tax on oleomargarine and up to the
time of its demise constituted the
greatest threat that the dairy indus
try has ever faced. The Republicans
on the Committee on Agriculture will
have the everlasting thanks of the
dairymen of the country for their
fine work. It looked pretty black
week or two back and we are all
thankful that the danger is over for
at least another year.
Off On Wrong Foot.
Thinking Americans must have
been amazed at the Presidents out
burst against continuing the synthetic
rubber industry after the war. Of
course, Mr.. Roosevelt as an individual
has right to be free trader and to
believe we should buy as much as
possible from other countries in order
to promote international goodwill but
he should view this and kindred ques-
tions in a more practical manner as
President of great country.
We now have nearly 800 million
dollars invested in the synthetic rub
ber industry. 1t may well be that
following the war it will be necessary
to give synthetic rubber, which is an
infant industry, moderate degree
of protection until it can stand on
its own feet. In the past we have
done the same thing for every indus
try in its infancy and as a result we
built up in this country huge indus
tries that give employment to mil
lions and a profitable market for raw
materials. Indeed, had it not been for
these huge industries which made It
possible for us to become the arsenal
of democracy" Hitler, Mussolini and
Hirohito would now be masters of the
world. When the war is over democ-
racy will lowe its preservation to the
far-sighted policy of the Republican