The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-20
From Capitol Hill
Ey EARL Il. LEWIS, MIC.
18th Ohio District
A Confused Policy

The government, through AAA, has
put clamp on farm production and.
because of acreage restrictions on i'm
pOrtant crops, we have shortages at Il
time when we have need OF the great
est production for our armed forces.
the Allied Nations and the American
people Two isolated incidents on farms
not far from the city Of Washington
were brought to light last week.
On farm in Lowden County, Nir
ginia, the farmer wished to plant so
acres of wheat last October, but he
was allowed to plant only 40 acres.
Had he planted so, he would have been
subject to Il penalty for violating the
wheat market allotment. Thousands of
farmers throughout the nation were
faced last fall with the same restriction.
Now comes the report that the winter
crop this year will be the lowest since
1889 when it should be the biggest
wheat crop i'm our history. The second
incident occurred ON Il farm in south
ern Pennsylvania, where the owner,
encouraged by Government appeals
last fall and winter to raise as many
chicken for market and as many eggs
as possible, put in new equipment and
is, now producing thousands of chick
ems. But now he is advised by the
Department of Agriculture to cut down
the number of chickens for market be-
cause the supply of feed, chiefly grain,
,k-ilI mot hn SDff i.in N
creaScS in production of chickens, hogs
and other livestock.
The planners are now scared and
have removed all restrictions on grains
and other crop acreage, except cotton.
1t is To be hoped that it is not too late.
Trade Agreements Bill Passes House
For four days last week the House
debated the renewal of the Trade
Agreements Act under which thirty
trade agreements have been made with
twenty-SiX different nations since 1891
when the Act was first adopted for Il
period of three years In 1897 renewal
of the Act was requested on the basis
that it would aid domestic recovery:
but this argument was shown to be
falIacious by the slump in domestic
recovery that occurred Immediately
thereafter i'm 1888. The Act came up
for renewal again in 1910 and it was
then urged that it would keep us out
of war. 1t is all to obvious that this
was erroneous This year renewal was
requested on the ground that it was
necessary to show our good faith and
willingness to cooperate with the ma
tions of the world. This argument ap-
pealed to Il sulicisnt number to pro-
cure its passage, although it was
shown that, with our great outpour of
lcnd-leaSe aid to all of the other ma
lonS of the world that are friendly to
us, costing the American tax payer bill
lions of dollars Il year, they could
hardly doubt our willingness to CO.
operate if we saw fit to reject a law
that mainly concerned our domestic
economy. IIiStry will probably show
that the reason given for extending the
Act this year is rs shallow and untrue
rs all of the other reasons given for
its enactment in the first place and for
each extension. Fortunately, so long
rs the war lasts, il can do but little
harm because our foreign imports have
been reduced almost to nothing. But
after the war, when imports revive, it
will be Il different story. The Bill was
amended to run only for Il period of
two more years
Authorization of Invasion Craft
The House last Friday passed with
out opposition Il bill authorizing the
construction of one million tons of
landing and district craft. These boats
are designed for The invasion of land
areas from the sea. 1t would appear
| that we are expecting to utilize Il large
amount OF this type of equipment.
Foreign Visitors
Early last werl; General Penaranda,
President of BOLIVIA, visited Washing
ton and spoke briefly to the House of
Representatives. ON Thursday, Presi-
dent Eduoard EcneS of CZechOSlovakia
also addressed The House of Repre-
SentativeS. Bolivia is Il producer of tin
and, doubtless President penaranda
was here in connection with that
product. President Benes' appearance
evoked quite Il demonstration, Il tribute
TO the admiration and sympathy which
we have for his heroic people as well
as his personal leadership.
! "Wednesday StOn Churchill