Detroit evening times., 1946-01-03

1. We have successfully concluded great wars
which have been enormously costly in lives and treas
ure- / urge you TO pass Immediately resolution de-
clarng that the of has ended and that we are
now at peace with the world In the conduct of war,
il necessary concentrate enormous powers in the
Chief Executive. / now desire be relieved of these
great powers desire that the division of powers be-
tween the Congress and the President, forth in
the United States Constitution, shall be restored with
out unnecessary delay
T. The production of goods and services is being re-
strained by strikes and industrial turmoil 1t is my be-
lief that the National Industrial Relations Act passed
by Congress in 1885 largely responsible for the pres
ent turmoil Experience has shown that the objective
of this Act-the relief of from the burdens
due to strikes and industrial strife has been
achieved Instead, the Wagner Act has been used TO
bring about great concentration of economic power.
so that single individuals determine whether we
can have COAL steel and automobiles. Ii has given
tain individuals the power shut off essential services,
such telephone and telegraph service, radio music,
truck and bus transportation the loading and unload
ing of ships ! ask for the immediate repeal of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act because it is proven fail
ure because gives the protection of the federal gov
ernment to economic dicatorS and because the United
States Constitution does authorize Congress TO
legiSlate pertaining employer-employee
relations. The labor laws passed by Congress
usurpaton of powers which our Constitution
10 the States Our States differ greatly in SOIL indus
tries climate racial stock and urbanization. Let each
State enact whatever labor laws are required
local conditions and the desires of the citizens
3. ask for the repeal of the Fair Labor Standards
Act, because the Constitution gives Congress
thority to determine the hours a citizen shall labor
the wages he shall receive. The number of hours
that citizen works is personal matter which de-
pends on his age, health, ambition and circumstances
This law which tends restrict the hours of labor
necessarily restricts production and lowers the
standard of living of citizens. ! suggest the
repeal of The Wages and Hours law.
e. ask that you repeal all federal laws for the control
of prices production and the ALLEGATION of materials
These controls unnecessary and opposed to the
principle of free competitive enterprise. large pro-
portion of the expenditures financed by the
printing of government bonds and other promises of
the government pay dollars some future time.
This enormous supply of paPerpromises pay dollars,
which exceeds the nominal value of all the physi
cal wealth of the people, has greatly deprecated the
value of paper dollars The operations of the OPA
designed maintain fictitious value for paper
dollars and deceive the people in regard the
worth of our paper money. II the elimination of
price controls results in great rise in prices then
will know the value OF money and we can
then base actions the facts. Little or nothing
be gained by substituting deception for truth To
continue price controls is make the federal govern.
ment party the dubious procedure of perpetuatng
colossal deception. rise in prices is the inevitable
consequence whenever any government pays its bills
by printing money rather than by levying 1t is
impossible, by devious monetary manpulations, TO
escape the necessity of paying for governmental
ravagance and the enormous costs of the war.
S. 1t is only corrupt and dishonest government that
destroys the value of the peoples money. Ii the duty
of Congress maintain the integrity of the American
dollar To the value of the dollar and prevent
further nAation Congress should increase taxes and
drascaly reduce federal expenditures so that there