The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-11-19
Subsidies

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The battle on the question of subsidies and rolback
prices daily bitter in the congress with coalition
of reactonar republicans and democrats carrying on the tight
against them and the outlook for of subsidy
appropriations appear dark indeed.
The pressure from cattle growers dairy IN
eres the Farm Bureau Federation the National Grange and
other interests representing selfish privileged is I'M
These groups not apparently concerned in the
least with the effect which sprang prices will have on the
national economy Obviously they either totally ignorant
of the implications of unrestricted at this tme
they feel that labor be dominated and coerce
by legislation work that will spell star
walton under the sprang prices OF food which are bound TO
unless prices controlled.
The same groups now fighting subsidies the sabliza
prices howed about the demands of labor
meet the rising costs of living They have accused
favorng labor much that increases
wages carried dangers of initiation They have
gesed that the tremendous acceeraon of profit gougng
part of industry, constituted threat of initiation
The Farm Bureau Federation and the Grange demanding
ceiling prices be removed which certain to bring
about tremendous increases the cost of foods to the conum
err do not take that profits
the big farmer members of these organizations also
geed above feel secure in their ability to get action out
congress maintain the Little Steel formula to prevent
spirang labor costs keeping with mounting food and
other living costs They are apparently too dumb to realize
that all angles considered they sitting powder keg
The calbre of of the statesmen which have in
the typfied by Henry steaga chairman of the
banking committee In his district peanuts is of
the major So the opponents of subsidies order to
gain support opposing subsidies general bought his
support with provision in the repeal legislation continuing
subsidy payments vegetable fats and oils From that time
he became opponent of the administrations program.
The administration has stated faty that without subsi
dies the Little Steel formula cannot be maintained and
the supporters of the subsidy proposals declare that they
stitute the only protection against increased
While there sound arguments against subsidies as
SUCH the simple fact is that they do deterrent against
higher prices for foods They have been paid for
past various forms by the government Air lines and steam
ship been subsidized by out of payments
carrying mail But the of postage has been
kept reasonable figure for the public The government
paying subsidy price minerals produced in
production 1941 But the price per pound of the
produced the quantities of 1941 the
then 1t has kept the price stabilized by control And
the same holds true in many other instances
There argument in opposition to subsidies far
pointed by President Roosevelt He stated his
that the of subsidies for this would equal only
of the for three days 1t is small price to
stabilized front here at home and the saving of the
and individuals from the effects of initiation prices
The subsidy question is being used by opponents of the
administration point of attack Just how sound their
soning and their arguments indicated by Washington
letter written couple of weeks This reporter for
business states that will undoubtedly refuse to
subsidy legislation except in small He then goes
say when food costs start rising and of
President will then pass the buck by blaming
We can't where else the President could
place the blame where else it belongs.
We can't afford to eopardize the orderly funconng of
the storm and here which will in
evaby duny affect adversely the production of
materials needed for prosecution of the
Let's tell representatives in Washington that.