Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11
~ DAVID CANELO\
Detroit Time, Washington Rurouu


and through LaSld with Chief
Justice Felix Frankfurtor. and
-ofhor le(tistN ON both sides Of the
Atlantic
Members 6f The committee arc
studying the records of PEP
and OF SicU, preparatory 10 his
appearances They are studying.
in particular a lOO00-word state
mont OF Peeps policy -o one
which. they charge would subject
all life labor industry and aCri-
cultural 10 SyStcra, Ol bureaus
cratic controls; a virtual economic
dictatorship.
PLANS DRASTIC CHANGES
As long ago as 1894. Sien was
denounced on the floor Of the
House, az the time of the Ma
llonal Recovery Administration
codes. 10y former Rep. Louis r.
McFaddon Of Pennsylvania, who
charged
THE report Of PEP shows a
we'll organized plan for world
control. \ helliSh conspiracy
10 enSlave and dominate the
free peoples Of the earth"
Al that time MCFadden charged
that The pep program was pre-
pared under SicG'S direction
Tho plan spoke of the sub
ordination Of the profit motive. ~
of rigorous control of labor, draS-
tic changes IN the ownership OF
land, and declared
The problem is 10 find
new economic philosophy to re-
place the doctrine of laissez
4 fairc.
II is pointed out on Capitol Hill
that "laISScz fare Is merely
another way of speaking of free
enterprise and private initiative
and that SIedS declared philoS-
OphY is 10 find "A substitute for
those democratic principles OF
freedom.
SienS plan spoke Of the need
for a planning authority and
said
Conscious planning leaves
the consumer free. hut involves
the substitution of some organ
ized control over overproduction
and distribution on behalf Of
the community 10 take the
place of that free play of sup
poSedly automatic economic
forces on which laisseZ faire
relied.
Control implies a controlling
\ authority"
<And here is the outline Of his
national plan
~ national planning commits
sion, with advisory, not eNecu-
tive functions, subordinate to
the cabinet and the Parliament,
but with clearly defined powers
Of initiative and clearly defined
responsibilities, it's personnel
representative of the nations
economic life.
WANTS POWERFUL BOARDS
~ national council for agri-
culture, national council for
industry. a national council for
coal mining, national council
for transport, and 80 on, a Il
statutory bodies with consider
able powers of government.
including powers Of compulSion
within the provinces with which
they are concerned.
a series of statutory or
chartered corporations, g. e.,
cotton industry corporation,
steel industry corporation, a
milk producers corporation, or
ganizcd on the lines of public
utility concerns, serving at least
/ 10 feGerate and in suitable eases
To own the plants. factories,
etc. engaged in production.
a series of public utility
corporations dealing with dis
tributiVe services, .. &, the
central electricity board, the
| national transport hoard Cor n
number of regional boards. and
the national milk marketing
board.
"In the constitution Of these
bodies, provision would natur-
ally he made for suitable rep
resentatiVcs OF interests, includ-
ing organized labor, and for
their due coordination by
means, for example. of the cleo
ton by the various corporations
at some uf their members to
serve on the national councils"