The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-15
CONGRESSIONAL NEWSLETTER
By U. D. A.

Another Congressional Adjournment
before end of October is a long-shot
possibility, depending on compromise
and settlement of subsidy fight now
boiling to climax. Liberals in admin
istration and congress need maximum
support against powerful Tory farm
leaders who, fighting to pass on high
err farm prices to consumers, are
allied with food professors, whole
salers and distributors, plus U. S.
Chamber of Commerce.
Strongest administration fighter for
subsidies ('support prices" "loans
and redemptions, production bon
uses" or whatever) is OES Director
Fred Vinson.
Although anti-subsidy forces threat
en- to fight to a finish, they will, if
cornered, settle for large subsidies
leg: $500 million for the dairy indus
try
Now is the time for you to cast
another vote against initiation with
your congressman and senators.
Farm Security is up for $50 million
deficiency loan authorization to re-
gain '43 level. (Should be 10 times
that to get needed war foods.) Farm
labor, liberal pressure on house
needed to save FSA from slow strang-
ulation by big farmers.
National Service Bill Is Still Hot at
White House. Buffalo-West Coast
mobilization is final make
or-break for non-compulsory system
and authority divided among war
agencies may hex the effect
Liberal Activity and Protest Al
ready Show Results in congress and
administration. House $50 to 20 vote
for Fulbright Resolution was result of
backbone campaign.
Van Nuys Cd. Ind.) chairman SEN
ate judiciary committee, called meet
ing on anti-poll tax bill as soon as he
hit town, saying backbone demands
him to act. He will chair
3-day debate ON constitutionality be-
ginning OcLODer 70.
Glare Engle Cd. Calif.) elected by
abor and liberal votes, takes the
place of republican house whip, the
ate Harry Englebright
Gene Cox resigned as chairman
FEC investigating committee.
Big Industry's drive to repeal Con
.ract Renegotiation Act was defeated
n house committee hearings. Con-
gressmen Willis Robertson Cd. Va.)
md Dalter Lynch ID. NJ ~ forced
who pied discrimination,
and poverty into reluctant
,trip-tease disclosing enormous per-
,onal and corporate wartime profits,
wen after millions had been refunded
lnder act.
WhirIing Tom connalIy's Attempt
TO Block Senate Action on Fulbright
md /or B2H2 resolutions prior to talks
With Stain means democratic USA
Keeps on playing deuces and treys vs.
communist face cards in bidding for
mind of Europe. Browder's blast VS..
Roosevelt and Churchill is tip on Sta
ms reaction to tough talk before real
harley starts.
Browder is also trying to hitch
ide on public's rising anxiety about
inns and terms of the peace.
Wagner-M Bill mo.
1161 and HR 2S61)-The American
3everidge Plan for peoples insur-
nee system won't move unless
treasury and house ways and means
ommittee fall back on it as substi-
ute for six of the twelve billions |
eeded additional tax revenue.
Bill has heavy going against shrewd |
pposition being spearheaded by emer-
ency committees fronting for the
-merican Medical Association, 1926
ccident and health insurance COM
anies and the politically slick State
Compensation agen-
les. NAM and US C of c are look
lg on and will throw heavy punches
l the clinches. More than three bill
ons a year in taxes are at stake.
A nationwide propaganda and pres
ure campaign against the bill, started
lonths ago, has already frightened
ome congressman. If, as is likely,
le bill is not called up until winter
{ IA, this opposition will gather
reater striking force.
This bill is labor's baby, but it is
so one of FDR's two aces for the
4 campaign Administration and
1onsors rely on labor and progress
yes to break trail and roll up de-
and for action.
ouse ways and means committee, is
frail health and slightly languid;
i'll need JAW and AFL insistence to
alvanize him into action. Other
embers of committee include 10 re-
lblicans and 9 southern democrats.
Slim hopes: Thomas H. Cullen IN.
}, James P. McGranery pa, Wal
II A. Lynch (N.Y.), Annie J. Forand
aL), Thad F. Wasielewski (Wis.) '
i'd Jere Cooper (Tenn.), who might
ifle principles if convinced it would {
: a political 10-strike. &
Will take great popular demand, &
us hard-boiled political blackboard
liking about stump speeches in fall, '
persuade
(a) the ways and means committee I
to hold hearings on bill;
OBJ to report it favorably or at all, {
and u
(c) to get it through the house in