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and other materials available to farmers. Un-
fortunately, consideration of the bill was post
poned for so days Apparently lot OF people
are afraid to educate workers.
This week the committee will meet on
three measures: HR 1923 which provides
safety measures for miners HR. 874 which
would extend Federal aid to States for the
demonstration of public library service in
rural areas, and H.R 2026 which would pro-
vide Federal aid to States and their political
subdivision for expanding recreational pro-
grams.
The question Of aid to the physically handi-
capped will come before the committee next
week and on February we will again take
up the problem of Federal aid to education
The committee has voted to consider the bill
which the Senate already has passed and to
meet daily until some solution of the problem
is found 1t is hoped that by amending the
Senate bill 1t can be made acceptable to all
factions
In March the committee hopes to take up
the problem of providing schools and free
education for children Federal reservations
where no school tax equivalents available
and for children in localities where enroll
ments in existing schools have been greatly
increased through Federal activities. situa-
ton in which thousands of children are vic
Tins OF inadequate education has been created
by the expansion of such Federal installations
as army, navy and air forces bases, research
and conservation activities and war and public
housing projects, because the government does
not pay taxes for support of schools.
Deficit financing" is being used as scare
phrase by opponents of the Presidents budget
whose warped sense of values puts dollars
ahead of people. However, the phrase loses
Its frightening implications when analyzes
the Presidents plan and realizes that Mr. Tru-
man proposes TO balance the budget by in
vestng American dollars in American people
and American resources.
About $l25 billion of the total $424 billion
budget be regarded as an investment in
the future of this country. At least S4 billion
of this investment would be returned to the
governments Golfers through repayment of
loans, sale OF commodities and the sale of
power from dam projects Considerably more
would 60 into state and local construction of
housptals and schools, research, education and
health.
The Republicans in Congress who cannot
for political reasons openly oppose these di-
rect benefits to the people, are taking the line
that while they are desirable we cannot afford
them. Perhaps they feel we better afford
poor housing i'll health poor education and
longer relief rolls.
The wonder of il is that we are able to get
along on so little only % per cent for our
domestic program and still accomplish the
Presidents plan for a stronger, more produc-
tive America.
Domestic expenditures cannot account for
any huge increase in our budget over those
pre-war, peacetime years World III and the
Cold War to preserve the peace account for
more than two-thrdS OF the 1851 budget 1t
is interesting to note that in the last Repub-
lican Administration our domestic budget was
only $50 billion, Today, the President calls for
only SIPS billion domestic budget as against
$3.50 billion income.
The Administration victory Friday which
prevented changing House Rules to permit
pigeonholing OF legislation by the Rules Com
mittee not only effected split in the Dixie
crat-Republican coalition but pointed up some
changes in thinking on Capitol Hill More and
more legislators are coming to realize that
the people of this country expect rule by the
majority and will not tolerate gag-rule by
minority groups Also an increasing number
OF congressman have come round to the place
where they are willing to stand up and be
counted" on controversial issues instead of
maneuvering so that such issues never
brought up and they never have to vote on
them.