The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05
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By FREDERICK c. OTHGAN United Press Stan COrrespOndentl

United Press Stan COTespOndentl
 Washington, Jan. 5 - (U.P0 - Robert P. (wherell you get the moneyO Rich of Woolrich. Pa. is back at the same old stand, taking up where he left of two years ago as congress bass-voiced conscience.
 For l2 eventful years it was the custom of Representative Rich to rise each afternoon, polish spec tacleS. and ask for unanimous con- sent to proceed for one minute. Mo- body'd object (nobody'd think of such a thing) and he'd stride to the well of the house. There he'd unfold with some difficulty the treasury's daily statement Ca finely-printed document about the size of a Metro politan funny paper), read the bad news aloud, and cry in tones that needed the help of no microphone:
 "Where1l you get the money?"
 Then he'd crack the treaSury's statement across the desk like a whip and sit down. Two years ago he didn't run for reelection; he stayed in Woolrich running the Rich wool business, and what happened2
 This is what happened" he said in his first speech upon resuming his congressional seat. When I left congress the national debt was $57,- 900 900 ,0O0."
 He hauled out the current treas ury statement, thumbed down the columns to the total and continued:
 Nov this debt is $232, ,O00, 900 ,OOO dollars. You have been appropriat- ing money at the rate of $7,000, ,00O,- 900 month"
 Some uncouth Democrat in a stage whisper that could be heard all over the chamber retorted: : Where are you going to get the money?'
 Representative Rich ignored him, charged that the government was on the road to bankruptcy and add ed: T am going to take up right where I left of two years ago."
 He wasn't fooling. And that wasn't all. Money isn't everything. Take the manpower problem.
 Marvin Jones says in the morn ing paper that we've got to raise more food" Representative Rich in- toned. But MT. Jimmy Byrnes says we've got to draft the boys on the farms. Show me the sense of that"
 Representative Rich paused, look ed expectantly toward the Demo- cratS and received, instead of an answer, some Republican applause He continued:
 I'll tell you where to get man. power. If they need more farmers and soldiers they can start right here in Washington. You can't even hardly go to restaurant here and get a meal there are so many people falling all over themselves. We should strip this government to the core and put these people back or the farms, where they can do some- thing to help win the war"
 That still wasn't all. Representa- tive Rich said he'd noticed most o1 the congressman playing hockey hockey from the daily prayer. They wait until the chaplain finishes his invocation and then sneak in the side doors. If ever there was time for prayerful consideration of the nations problems, Representative Rich said, this is it.
 Only solution is to call the rol before the prayer" he said I'd gel you fellows in here and I'd call ir Jewish Rabbis and Catholic Priests and Protestant Ministers and gel this house of representative in the right frame of mind"
 His time ran out. That was all right, Representative Rich said. He had some more to say. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow for the duration of the 18th congress he in- tends, with the assistance of the treasury statement, to say 1t.