The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
By U. D. A.


measures decline and suffer; pos
war possibilities are 'the little me
from Brooklyn" parading the footra
of congress, giving members mum
bling meemies as they contemplat
the soldier vote, the veterans vote
the dependents vote, the labor vote
the farmer vote and industry and bus
ness pressures, all whirling aroun
the awful prospect of fifteen to twer
ty million unemployed = unless tn
government is prepared to act quickl,
and effectively when peace breaks GU
and reconversion begins.
Wallace's Chicago speech strucl
close to the heart of the problem
Shall it be cartel peace or a peoples
peace? Planned scarcity or planned
abundance? The issue runs from the
international level right down to loca
communities.
Business G. Industry Doing Post
War Planning Early. Session will see
flood of bills for business demobili
cation, reconversion, purchase and use
Tor sterilization) of SIS billion in gov
eminent plants and machinery.
Some bills will aid small businesses
to reconvert or revive and resume
others will be designed to look up, dis
mantle, export or deliver great pro
ductive facilities to monopoly so that
orderly transition" to peacetime
scarcity production can be made.
Birth or abortion of the Peoples
Century is involved.
Bal-Burton-Hatch-HilI and FuIbright
Resolutions, designed to spike zombie
solationist-imperialism with Fascist
underpinnings within the USA) will
be pushed. Hull's September IL radio
speech helped some; Wallace's blast
at Chicago Tribune-Standard Oil car
telites more.
But, unless the people can put on
more pressure, delay or an ersatz
Vandenburg substitute are likely.
National Service Legislation is still
likely. Cold analysis of German and
Japanese strength in materials and
men shows a long war is still pos
sible.
Labor and management stick to con-
tention that better use of manpower,
not force, will lick labor shortages in
war production.
Baruch's manpower analysis for
Byrnes supports this. Nevertheless,
push for national service legislation
may come at any time.
Opposition to Fathers Draft" is
being played for heart throbs and
tears by pre-Pearl Harbor isolation
lists and may win.
Stampede to Introduce Veterans
Legislation will cause hurt feelings
and traffic jams in committees.
Patman d., Tex author of the last
Soldiers Bonus act, has an omnibus
bill giving veterans three months pay,
twenty-six weeks unemployment in
surance, preference in industrial en-
Dloyment, priority in buying surplus
war materials to set up business loans
'or farm purchase under the Bank
lead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, etc.
Senator Pepper has one, too.
Senator Bankhead has. already
served notice of loan bill for farms
or veterans.
With FDR already on record in
avor of such legislation, 5000 veter
ms month being returned to civilian
ife, and most of the 100000 from
he armed services likely to vote next
all, this legislation politically, is
ops.
VIA Administrator Marvin Jones
abdicates Function; passed food pol
cy-making to his pals in congress-
Article 2, Section 2 of the U. S. Con
lays upon the President the
luty to give to the congress informa- |
ion of the state of the union, and rec |
to their consideration such |
measures as he shall judge necessary |
nd expedient."
Marvin Jones, former congress |
nan, present judge and the Presi- |
ent's agent with respect to food, has |
tretched the constitution by announc-
ng that he will consult his good |
riends in the congress about food |
'olicies, bills and appropriations.
Although in line with FDR's APP
roach, this doesn't promise the all
ut food production necessary to meet
onstantly rising war and postwar
bod needs.
The Thomas Bill (S1130) For Child
are, already passed by the senate,
eeds amendment. 1t provides $780,
100000 but scraps the present federal
setup under the Lanham act
I favor of state welfare grants-in-
i'd
Since liberals are committed to this
ecause it provides day-care for chill
rem of working mothers and is one
'ay Of helping to cut down labor
drive should be made for
n amendment to keep the present
'deral sponsorship. The bill should
lso have no-discrimination clause.
larry Norton, chairman of the house
dor committee, needs support for
Ich amendments.
Taxes Will Be Softened For Indus
y and higher income individuals al
Tough profits of all corporations in
'eased 253% before taxes and $50
fter taxes from 1899 to 1912 and in
,43, after taxes, are running 1870 |,