Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-06-03
Your Congressman Reports
Dear Constituent:

lot of army navy got big surprise when the
House voted 227163, to send the Services Pay
back to the committee Members voting recommit whom
was one were divided to their Some
enment regardless of happens govern
ment or its services Another group deep feeling
that there an attempt to create military aristocracy this
country and determined to it Others like myself feel
that the bill gave the generals and amas much advantage
over enlisted men and those in the lower
The bill would have passed. I think if we could
carried the amendment offered by Rep Richard Boiling 3D.
and generals while maintaining other increases
posed
The Armed Services Committee fought this amendment
and effected its defeat the that would disturb
magical formula whereby the dferentials be-
pay scales would be maintained when future
increases applied
arithmetic and have known where the
percentage increase applied to schedule of pay rates.
would do anything but the dfferential between the
grades
battle put up for the amendment by veterans like
Rep Sutton, 3D. Tenn) to prove my statement
the Washington Post picked up officers would do
well to be kind to the enlisted because he
be elected Congress.
If the Armed Services Committee goes back in corner
and slk chances are that there will be no pay increase bill
this session bury pride
bill Incorporating the Boiling amendment it will have
good chance of passage.
the Burke Labor Bill finally has been
whipped into shape dropped into the hopper duly number
ed R 481 The theory behind the bill that the government
the public by refraning taking
sides labor dispute but seeing that both disputans
fair break and that the of collective bar
gaining first Compulsion should be
only last resort to prevent national chaos.
the government take sides disputes giving rise
IL
invoking plant seizure rather than the njunconis the
while labor represents the largest group is in the
weaker position in the bargaining picture
Education and Labor Committee expects start work
labor bill week. Immediately after the one-day
Memorial Day
President Truman promised the possibility
of establishing the National Pistol Rifle Matches at
Camp Perry this year with Defense Secretary Johnson
spoke favorable of the project during meeting
the Democratic from Ohio last week. when
opportunity bring the matter attention This
first visit the President much impressed
with his simple friendliness
Minimum Wage Bill should be through the Rules Com
mee debate the House next week 1t diff
predict what will happen but controversy expected
safeguard against oppressive child labor
Opposition will be against the proposed 75cen minimum
expansion of coverage While willing to listen to
amendments would not like either of these
provisions crippled or hampered.
The ins and of the Plan explained in
list of questions and issued by Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan when flood of inquiries followed
of his proposal He states the of the plan
provide American farmers with sounder and eff
program the plentiful steady
supplies at reasonable prices.
differs from the plan that the
with the prices of individual farm products and
proposal has its objective maintaining specific realistic
by of price support 1t does not guarantee
specified level of income to farmers individuals
but it would establish minimum income standard goal
Price support standards crops would in
inc with the aim of achieving the income standard
The Brannan Plan is not of subsidizng
Market prices would be permitted to seek their level
supply and demand basis and the producer would receive
market and the support price level These
would call for about the appropriation the
program Mr. Brannan feels his plan provides better
of distributing the appropriated in that both
the and the benefit.
Sincerely
THOMAS H. BURKE M c,