Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-25
BY Central Press

Washington. Nov. 25.-A rchc r,nI
OF one oi the important features OF
the l?ll presidential Campaign IS
taking place in Congress. /, is IN The
form of the battle over food subsidies
WIN victory next year u distinct
possibility, Republicans arc taxing
iull advantage Of the political impli-
t'calionS IN the subsidy issue. And de-
mocralIC lc dcrS in House AID Senate
are trying To chCCkm;tc them.
I Strategy of the Democratic leaders
IS TO work for compromise that will
/ permit continuation of food subsidies
on a modified basis. Republicans OPP
pose compromise. Their arglmcn;
is that payment OF subsidies 10 hold
down prices is Il fundamental issue
that cannot be compromised
If Democratic leaders have thCi:
way. Il bill will be passed before
ChritmaS continuing the lie oi the
I Commodity Credit Corporation and
providing for continuance of the Siib-
Sidy program through l94i on nodi-
fled basis. That would end the battle.
But right now ii appears that Re-
publicanS and farm bloc Democrats
will have their way. In that case,
. !.
ban on payment OF subsidies after
January /. The President will veto
, the bill, and Congress in al prob
! ability Will fail TO pass ii over the
veto.
wants 10 kill the agency, which is
| highly valuable 10 farmers. So tG
! keep il alive, Congress would again
pass resolution extending It's lie
| for three or four months.
Democratic leaders don't want that
| TO happen. The battle would have 10
be fought all over again in three or
four months. The Republicans again
| could picture the administration as
| hostile 10 farmers.
In this way, the Republic ms could
/ lose each time, the subsidy program
| could be continued. and the Rcpubll-
/ cans could picture the administration
/ each three or four months of a prcSl-
dental election year as antagoniStIC
| TO farmers.
War Agrcy and Federal depart
! mcnt executives. press rCirtluGS mon
| and other employees would he praCil-
cally SpccchCSS if they suddenly found
| themselves without the intricate pat
| tern of Westinghouse built up re-
Gently.
For instance. without the words
"Ovcrall picture" To describe Il gene
raj situation the Washington govern
ment man presumably would DC un-
able TO carry on. The phrase must be
used thousands Of times daily in the
capital.
Rare also is the bureau chief OF
employee who doesn't speak of his
place of employment as his shop.
| talk about things at Federal. State or
| local "lcvcls." speak gliby about "di-
receives or about spelling out any
! thing from the general situation in
cranberry production 10 synthetic
rubber problems.
! White collar workers got u surprise
! invitation Ia q wage increase from
rome other than VILE Chairman VIII
liam II. Davis-thc Administrations
No wake freeze expert.
| Davis. who still adhCrCS firmly 10
the Little Steel formula takes the
position that most industrial work,
! ,rs n vC received the full IL pCr cent
| pay DOOSl diloW'u ny 'llS NdIhNN'N'
! but that white collar wages lar DC-
! hind.
Hence. he said. the Little StCcl"
! formula can now bc construed aS
"holding The door open 10 white col
| lar employees and other "uudcrpivi-
| legged workers - obtain tho / per
| cent boost permissible since Jan. !.
lgl1. il they haven't had il vet.
"If the white collar worker ever
':Cts his employer tu offer that III
crease. nc is free "a take it," Davis
aid The WLB cine! admitted hc."-
areg, thu! hlte collar Wcrhsrs cryld