Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-17
Bv CONGRESSMAN Pohn Phillips

BY Congressman POhn Phillips
The list continues. illustrating the
differences in the last of the "Fom
PHILOSOPHERS" II is not that I. nor
any of the rest of us who are con-
cerned over the present conditions
in Washington, are simply yearn-
ing for the good old times" This
is the easiest way I know to COM
pare the handling of the same prob
lem under two violently different
philosophers 1t demonstrates Sue
cess. production. cooperation. eff
iective handiiuG of war problems
under one; and failure, muddling.
confusion. extravaganza and a de-
crease in production under the 9TH
CT.
OCS DIRECTOR
Joseph l. Weiner is director of
the Office ot Civilian Supply oOCSl
at a salary OF $4,000 a year As
such he has the Power of life and
death over agriculture. for if the
farms do not have eqCipment.
there will be decreased production.
or none at all When the Secretary
of Agriculture and the heads of the
War Production Board. whom the
average citizen confidently thinks
have this authority. decided that so
per cent of the equipment produc-
tion of 1910, would be about right
for 1913, Mr. Weiner had the power
to reduce this to per cent. He
was born at = VitSa, then in
Russia, in 100 anne to Brook
/ lyn with rents when quite
young. I Gained citizenship by
the nat ton of his father
when h still under age. He
studied d a Pulitzer schol-
arShiD mbia University,
, practice, ld taught at Co.
lumbia be ing TO Washing
ton. His a. ural experience
was acquired lSively in the
farming diStric o. downtown New
/ York.
Maurice Parmlee was until about
year ago employed by the Board
/ of Economic Warfare at a salary
/ of $500 year. Mr.. Parmlee is an
enthusiastic advocate of nudiSm.
He advocates openly and constantly
the practice of universal nudiSm in
office and factory and home. a
/ congressional committee addressed
a letter to Vice President Wallace.
calling his attention among other
/ things TO Mr. Parmlee's book on
"Nudism and Modern Life" which
contained several dozen photo
graphs supporting his somewhat
advanced theories. The Vice
/ President made an investigation for
himself, and promptly fired Nh
Parmlee He did not have to re-
main long outside the bureaucratic
shelter however. for he was short
ly afterwards re-employed, as an
economist. by the Railroad Re-
tirement Commission. at a salary
of $1,000 a year At that. between
increasing taxes and the OPA, there
may be something in his ideal
COMMUNIST AFFILIATIONS
IN l941. Emil Jack Lever was a
principal field representative of the
Labor Division Of the OPM. at 2
! salary of $500 His communist af-
! llIdJIOllS ana HCJlFllleS are NOlGn-
inOus. He was a member of the
executive committee of an organiza-
ton whose publicly announced pur-
pose was ito inspire the workers
to take control Of industry and gov
ernment, abolish the present cap
italistic system and build a work
ers' republic Since the expos
ure" Of these cOmmunistic activi-
ties and and interests, Mr.. Levers
salary has been increased to $500
per year and his responsibilities in
creased so that today he is the
head labor advisor CT the War Pro-
duction Board
Tom Fippett. was the assistant
chief of the rent control section
Of the CPA at a salary Of $500
Tippett was associated in variius
/ communistic organizations with
Earl BrOWder, William z. Foster
and other leaders of this move