Milford chronicle., 1946-04-12
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Som" amendments To the cAlSt-
mg Price Control Act are almost
certain to com" ont 0I the lious"
Banking and currency committee.
Even committeeman Favorable 70
the OPA are agreed that changes
are tn hr made. includin.:
|. Some formula tor lifting price
control when supply equals de-
mamd on particular commodities.
Committee members are disSatiS-
fled with existing OPA standards
tor dccontrol; there is a movement
to give authority to direct dccOntrOl
in the case OF manufactured arti-
clcs to the Civilian Production Ad-
ministration. and to the Depart
mcnt of Agriculture in the case of
agricultural commodities.
Textile Ceilings
=. IN amendment which would
iurCc OPA to raise textile price
Ceilings to meet increases in cotton
costs CThr pricing of cotton tex
tiles is covered by special le@isla-
, tion. the Bankhcad-BrOwn amend
mentD
BY and large. the Banking and
Currency Committee is an admin
istration committee. House leaders
have seen to that. as they have seen
} to the composition, for example. OF
the important House Labor Com
, mittcc.
Even So. any amendments to he
d, written in hy the committee are
! likely to follow proposals which
: Rep. WOlc0tt, Of Michigan. out
lined not long ago. but which at
tractcd little attention at the time
= Most important of Mr.. W0lcott'S
G proposed amendments:
n THAT no MAXIMUM price Shal
he placed on any commodity whiCl
does not reflect to the producer
Z thereof the cost of production plu,
! reasonable profit"
With strikes still menacing lob
- and production, public dial legisla
tiOn--as many a Congressman i
II he ing informed in no uncertain
1t terms by tie folks back home.
o. The Senate Education and Labo
90 Committee last week agreed to re
- port Il labor bill which was a mil
u Version. indeed, of the Case bill
al which previously passed the Hous,
TO The new version provided for
"a tiVC-man mediation board under IN
Labor Department. with a proviSio
IL banning labor violence against &
e. interference with farmers markc
rs ing rcriShable products. By con
taSt with the House bill il mercl
represented what observers call .
Nt prayer tor labor peace"
''c Major Victory
Vet tlI" fact that the Senate Ed
cation ANA Labor Committee. dom
a.. mated h! organized labor for yea,
49, had agreed to report any gener
Oh Labor legislation represented n M
mt lOr victory for industry and apI
1lt culture, and a major defeat for +
:, Administration.
~ It reflected the mounting mr.,
on sur" of public opinion which h
)p- Srown tired of labor excesses. a
il which questions the wisdom of 3
o,,. listing legislation that gives I
-" unions all the ADVANTAGES
ny Once the bill reaches the Sen;
/ 1t floor an attempt will be made
lii restore provisions making g.,
i'm tracts mutually binding and ,
~ forccahlc. outlawing violence .
I" II in,lmldatlon on picket lines. u
Nn. hitting coercive organizing
nv. Jurisdictional boycotts. and
9th write in other amendments
L
For example. Senators are say
III privately that if prohibit
low against violence and intimidat
ion, lor farmers marketing perisha
,iob products is good thing y
' shouldn't the principle be exten
to other commerce as wellq