The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05
dar 1910, plus the subsequent in

creased cost.
Taft's amendment made the base
period October lis, 1871, and pro-
vlded that the ceilings should re-
turn each producer, professor and
manufacture his price in that peri.
cd plus the weighted average unit
cost increase in the industry since
then.
Thorny Provision
In addition to the controversy
over the manufacturers pricing
amendment, the committee was
confronted with another thorny
provision dealing with whole salers
and retailers. 1t involves a posi-
BILE Barley substitute for the
Whelry amendment, which also
was criticized in singing terms by
Mr.. Truman last Saturday.
1t is technically possible to bring
a bill before the senate Friday.
Nobody expects the measure to
lind smooth going there. Many at
tempts to amend it are expected.
Among these probably will be a
renewal effort to write in a provi-
sion specifically lifting price on
trolls from meat, poultry, dairy
products, oil and tobacco. The Sc
nate once accepted such provisions
but they were removed IN confer
ence with the house.
No Proposed Increase
The National Home and Property
Owners foundation reported mean
while that there has been no in
crease in rents proposed in the last
few days which would amount to
a fraction Of n per cent of the
total rent scale"
Arthur w. Bins of PHILADELPHIA.
president. SAID in a statement that
since OPA was organized, much
of its splendid work has been
marred by a continuous prcpagan-
da technique which is completely
Intellectually dishonest. The tech
nlque is always to take isolated
cases and, by inference, to suggest
that these isolated cares are typi-
call
Barley, announcing that the bill
had been pronounced workable"
by Porter, predicted that it would
be enacted.
But Senator Taft (R.-Ohio), told
reporters it left so much discretion
to OPA that you had just as well
not have any amendments at alp
of the old law which expired June
80.
This is as good as nothing so far
as I am concerned" he said, add.
ing that he would fight for revi.
sions on the floor.
Porter's Bill
Taft said Barkley's original So
called compromise" was very
reasonable, but that during the af-
ternoon Barley had allowed Por-
ter to make changes.
This is now Porter's BILL" he
declared.
The bill contains all the provi-
sions except two that we're in the
measures which President Truman
assailed and vetoed Saturday
These two, the so-called Taft anc
Wherry amendments, are changed
Friday the bill comes up in the
Senate on the first lap of a roae
which must take it through both
houses of Congress before it car
reach the President.
The bill would rool back present
prices and rents to where they
were June 30-until such TIME a!
the OPA might have to raise them
because of other provisions of the
measure.
Then it follows the terms of thu
original extension bill, except fol
the two revisions of the Taft ano
Wherry amendments. These, ir
their revised form, provide:
l.. That ceiling prices for pro
ducers, manufacturers and process.
sors must reflect the average in.
dustry-wide price during 1910, plu:
the average increase in cost since
then. The revised section, how.
ever, contains a number of restric'
tons which Senator Taft declared
would render it largely ineffective
2. That in establishing price cell,
ings for wholesalers and retailers
the price administration "shal
make due allowance for the current
cost of acquisition of any commod'
ity, plus such percentage discount
or mark-up as was in effect on
.June % 1946"