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will be every bit as damaging to
defense production and to stabili-
zation as the amendments weak
ening the Defense Production Act
/ ask the Congress to restore
these appropriation requests.
Other Amendments to Consider.
The steps have requested are
the most important actions which
the Congress can now take in sup
port of our stabilization program
In addition, as soon as time per-
mits, 1t is my hope that the Con-
greSs viii review and reconsider
those other amendments to the
new law which weaken our price
and credit production controls. At
the same time. ! hope the Con-
gress viii take UP once again those
Of my recommendations for
strengthening the Defense Pro-
duction Act which were not in
corporated in the law just passed.
Among other things. the lack of
authority for the Government to
build defense plants where neces-
Sary Is becoming an increasingly
pressing problem.
! also ask the Congress to re-
peal promptly the provision of
the act which places new restric-
tionS on our imports of fats and
oils and dairy products. These
restrictions are unnecessary for
the protection of domestic pro-
ducers, who are amply safeguard
ed under other laws, and they
run counter to our national pol
icy of reciprocal trade agree
mantS.
ask the Congress to approach
the task of revising our Stabiliza-
ton laws with the basic intent
OF bringing those laws into line
with the spirit of our democracy
Too often the price control law
is discussed as though its purpose
were just to protect businessmen
or farmers or labor unions from
any harm. That is not the case.
The essential purpose of the
price control law is to protect all
our people from the disaster Of
higher and higher prices. 1t is
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Miller Says lis Not Rent
He's Complaining About

Kirk Miller, District landlord,
said today his dispute with the
District Rent Control Administra-
ton had nothing to do with the
amounts of rental he was per-
mitted to charge, but concerned
"due process" of his case in the
rent agency.
Mr.. Miller insisted the rent Of
flee held no hearing on his case
Rent Administrator Robert F
Cogswell told the Commissioners
yesterday the Office had held two
hearings.
Mr.. Miller annouced last month
he would ignore a ruling fixing
a SITS ceiling on house at 212C
Tunlaw road NV, which he want
ed to rent for $3.50.
AS for Mr.. Cogswell's statement
that Mr.. Miller did not take the
opportunity to have the matter re-
viewed by the Municipal Court Of
Appeals, Mr.. Miller said he did not
believe Congress intended it should
be necessary to go to court 'tc
get simple hearing provided fol
by law"
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rise, If we allow the value of our
dollar to be eaten away by inf1a-
ton, then we will jeopardize our
whole program of defense.
If we did that. our tax dollars
would not buy enough guns and
armament. The wages of our
workers and the incomes of our
farmers would not enable them
to keep up with the, rising cost
of living. How then could we
expect them to work harder and
longer to produce the things we
need?
They would see our defense
program made into a spectacle
of unequal burdens and unfair
rewards enrichment and prof
iteering for the few, economic
hardship and misery for the
many. Such unfairness would
breed resentment, distrust. and
lack of faith among our people,
sapping the strength of our de-
mocracy.
Must Not Happen.
We must not let that happen.
Throughout the world, free ma
tions look to us for strength and
leadership in the united effort for
security and peace. The joining
of our strength with theirs has
provided the rallying point for
freedom everywhere. This unity
of effort is the only hope for
stopping Communist expansionism
and aggression. It's effectiveness
has already been proved.
But imitation threatens this
whole effort. Initiation would hurt
our defense program which is the
keystone of the defense of the
free world. Furthermore, it would
injure the efforts of our allies to
build up their strength for our
common defense. In the end, 1t
could bring on the kind of eco
Inomic collapse that would give the
Communists a cheap and easy VIC
tory over the free nations.
With the stakes so high We can
not gamble with legislation that
raises prices and invites imitation.
The Congress recognized this
last year in passing the original
Defense Production Act. The need
to be fully prepared. economically
as well as militarily, prompted the
81st Congress year ago to include
price controls in the act.
The powers granted in that act
were generally sufficient to do the
job. After the Chinese Communist
aggression occurred in November
and brought on a new wave OF
panic buying, it was these powers
which enabled us to meet and
check the price spiral that fol-
lowed. AS soon as a Skelton staff
had been organized by the stabili-
cation agencies, the. Government
used these powers to impose a gen.
eral price-wage freeze.
This was successful. Following
the price-wage freeze of January
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request for repeal of the three Sec
tionS.
But sponsors Of the contro-
versial sections predicted they
would hold.
Senator Butler said that during
months when slaughter quotas
were in effect, registered slaught-
erers could not secure their nor
NAL supply of livestock, since black
marketeerS had already moved
into the market. "If OPS will re-
frain from issuing too many regu-
lations on meat" he declared. "the
livestock industry may yet be able
to supply all consumer demands
at reasonable price,"
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only invited distributors to be-
come commission statesmen for
imitation"
8. The amendment. sponsored by
Senator Butler and Mr.. Hope. BAN
ming the Office of Price Stabiliza-
ton from setting livestock quotas.
This, Mr.. Truman declared. puts
the black marketeers back into
business
Bricker Shouts "DemagOgue."
Senator Butler called the charges
ridiculous" and Senator Bricker,
Republican, of Ohio, shouted in
the Senate that Mr.. Truman was
trying a cheap political trick.
and was using "demagoguery."
Senator Moody, Democrat, OF
Michigan, member of the Bank
ing Committee, defended the Pres
ident's sincerity and told reporters
he thought Congress might reverse
itself on the 23-day-old law.
I'm going to do everything in
my power to see that it's done be-
fore we recess" he said.
Senator Lehman, Democrat, OF
New York got into the debate by
challenging that the Ferguson
Nixon Welker bill would not
really repeal the Capehart amend
ment. But Senator Welker in
sisted it would, and added, "The
ball is in your court"
To Introduce Bills.
Chairman Maybank of the
Banking Committee said he woulc
introduce whatever bills Mr.. Tru-
man wanted, but that he might
not vote for them all. He noteC
he and Senator Capehart already
have submitted a bill to repea
the ban on slaughter quotas.
If Mr.. Truman decides to carry
the controls fight directly to cam
paign arguments, he will be in
volving some Democrats within
his criticism. Southern Demo.
Gratis supported all three proposals
and the Senate leadership backed
the Butler amendment when Il
came up. The Capehart move, in
serted during the House-Senatt
compromise conference, did moi
come up for direct voting.
Senate Majority Leader Nc
Farland said he had an "oper
mind" on the Presidents de-
mands, but pointed out committee
action must come first. II the
committee has something ready
| for the Senate, he said, II think
we can find a little extra time tc
consider il" before recess.
Senator Benton, Democrat, Of
Connecticut. said he was wholly
in sympathy" with Mr.. Truman:
Evening star., 1951-08-24
Hearings Set on Firing
OF Auto Inspectors

The Commissioners will hear
oral arguments next month on be-
half of a group of District auto
mobile inspectors proposed for dis
missal. after an investigation OF
reported irregularities at the
Southwest station.
Geoffrey M. Thornett, secretary
to the Board of Commissioners
said the hearings will be scheduled
for the week of September TO-,
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Measure Is Boosting
Living and Arms
Costs, He Declares

Following is the message of
President Truman on the eco
nomic controls measure.
To the Congress of the United
States:
On July 81, when I signed S.
TIT the Defense Production Act
Amendments of 1851, I stated
that after the executive agencies
had studied this law carefully,
would submit to the Congress
recommendations to revise and
strengthen it.
S. TIT was passed by the Con-
gresS on July 80. This gave me only
one Gay in which to act. Had ]
diSapproved the measure, all pro-
duetion controls. as well as price,
wage, rent and credit controls
would have expired at midnight
July 81.
The dangers in the interna-
tional situation made it unsafe
to permit any interruption in our
mobilization program. 1t would
be gambling with the security
of the Nation to delay rearma-
ment for any reason. These i'm
perative considerations left me
no choice but to sign the act
despite the grave weaknesses ir
some of its provisions. particularly
those relating to price control.
AS I pointed out at that time
these weaknesses may we'll have
most serious consequences for the
people of this country and for all
free peoples everywhere.
Economic Preparedness Vital.
Economic preparedness is just
as vital as military preparedness
to the security of the Nation and
the defense of freedom. The dan
gers of economic unpreparedneSs
should be just as clear to us as
are the dangers of military un-
preparedness.
We cannot have military
strength without economic
strength. We cannot rearm if
our economy is ravaged by infla-
tion.
The price of a pound of meat,
the buying power of the wages of
our workers, the stability of agri-
culture, the SoundneSs of our cur
rency-theSe things can decide the
success or failure of the whole
mobilization program.
If we can hold down the prices
of the things we have to buy, and
maintain the purchasing power of
the American dollar, we can carry
out this vast defense effort and
make our country secure.
But if we encourage prices to
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6. 0.P. Ready Seize
Price Controls Fight
As 1852 Election Issue

AS the fight over price controls
showed increasing promise of be-
coming major 1852 political is!
sue, Senate Republicans indicated
today they were braced for thu
battle.
The indications came in series
of fast-breaking Capitol Hill ex-
ploSions, in reaction to President
Truman's heated demand for re-
peal of what he called the three
worst provisions" of the new eco
nomic controls law.
In his message to Congress yes
terday. Mr.. Truman blasted
amendments fathered by three
Republicans and Southern
Democrat. The Republicans are
Senators Capehart of Indiana anC
Hugh Butler of Nebraska anc
Representative Hope of Kansas
The Democrat is Representative
Herlong of Florida.
G. o. p. Senators "Oblige."
Moving Immediately to oblig'
him, three Republican Senators
Ferguson of Michigan, Nixon o
California and Welker of Idaho
hurled the challenge back at th'
White House by proposing a bill
embodying the repeals.
Senator Ferguson said h
wanted to give the President ;
chance to enforce a controls bill
on his own terms, and added:
Il think there is grave doub
the President really wants to hol'
down imitation"
AS the Republican remarks Sc
off a bitter Senate argument, tn
Senate Banking Committee callet
a hurried meeting and agreed II
public hearings next Thursday ant
Friday on the repeal moves.
3 Amendments at Issue.
The three controls amendment
singled out by Mr.. Truman in hi
strongly worded blast were:
l. The amendment proposed b.
Senator Capehart. called by MI
Truman IAN economic BOBBY trap,
which requires that price ceiling
reflect rises in business costs tina
have occurred since Korea.
2. The one put in by Mr.. Her
long, providing wholesalers and re-
tailers their customary percentag,
markups. The President said thi
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why it has limited such types OF
contracts to very exceptional cir
'Icumstances. But here in the Her.
long amendment we have a full
blown cost-plus system applied to
Everything that the consumer
buys.
i City and Farm Squeezed.
1 The maintenance Of percentage
margins in this fashion is not
needed to assure the distributor a
fair deal under price control. What
is needed land what the stabiliza-
ltion agencies were providing-is a
proper recognition of increases in
distributors operating costs. But
there is no reason why distribu-
tors should be allowed to make
Iwindfall commissions to cover in
creased operating costs that do
not actually occur. There is no
justification for compulsory uni
Iversal application of customary
percentage margins. which is what
the new law requires.
Compulsory use of percentage
mark-ups simply means that price
increases at the manufacturing
and processing levels are pyra-
mided before they get to the con-
sumner level. And since the new
law, through the Capehart amend
ment. assures price increases at
the producer level, the consumer
has been caught between the ham,
mer of the Capehart increases
and the anvil of the Herlong in
creases.
/ 1t is not only the consumers in
the cities who will be hurt by
this. Farmers will feel this
squeeze, too.
In the initial stages of imitation,
the farmer appears to be helped
by rising prices. But this is large
ly an Illusion.
Industrial prices tend to rise
right along with farm prices and
to keep on rising after farm prices
level OF. Because Of the sharp
increases in prices paid by farm
ers for goods used on the farm,
the current purchasing power of
farmers net incomes is actually
IA per cent less than it was in
1947. Professors and handlers
margins on food products have
been rising. Although consumers
prices were fairly steady during
the months from February to
June. the farmers share of the
consumers food dollar fell by 4
per cent while the share going
to professors and handlers rose by
per cent. This trend is GER
tain to be magnified by the opera
tion Of the Capehart and Herlong
amendments.
The third provision of the new
law which will do great damage
to our price controls is the But
ller-Hope amendment, prohibiting
slaughter quotas.
0A1CR NNhEAGtCCK DMCAs
1 Regardless of the reasons which
prompted its enactment, this
amendment does what Congress
certainly had no intention of do
Iing-it puts the black marketeer
back in the meat business. And
lit makes him harder to catch.
/ This amendment knocked out
the quota system which had pre-
viously been in effect on livestock
slaughtering. Under the previous
system, every legitimate slaugh-
terer-large or small-was as
sured his fair share of all the
livestock sent to market by the
, farmers and ranchers of America
4 Quotas are q form of alloca-
ton, similar to our present system
for allocating minerals. metals
and other scarce commoditie:
during the emergency.
Imagine the chaos in our econ
omy If those materials were not
under ALLEGATION right now. Ye
that is exactly what will happen
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l26, prices generally levelled of
and some even turned downward
Since the imposition of controls
the rise in the cost of living has
been held to less than one pei
cent. Wholesale prices today are
below the level of last January.
Greatest Danger Ahead.
But this does not mean that the
inflationary danger is past. Quite
the contrary. The greatest dan
ger of high prices is ahead-anc
we need stronger, not weaker, law.
to control it.
Our spending for national Sc.
curity is now at an annual rate oi
about $40 billion. A year from
now it will be at an annual rate o.
more than $50 billion. This viii
mean that 20 per cent of our ma
tional production will be devoted
to security purposes. AS this
process continues, present inven-
tories Of consumer goods will
dwindle. and defense demands will
keep them from being fully replen-
ished. Incomes will be increased
by defense work. There will be
more money and less goods. Unles,
our controls are strong, prices will
rise sharply.
Furthermore, depending upon
international events, we face the
possibility, at any time, of other
waves of panic buying-like those
last summer and fall - which
would create new pressures on
prices.
1t was with these prospects in
mind that ] submitted to the
Congress, on April 26, a series OF
recommendations to strengthen
the law. However, instead OF
strengthening the law. the Con-
greSs turned in the opposite direc-
ton and impaired the Govern
ment's ability to prevent imitation.
1t amended the Defense Produc-
ton Act to require higher price
ceilings.
The stabilization agencies can
not at this time estimate the total
cost of the price boosts which the
new law may require---the total
ransom consumers will have to pay
to this induced imitation. The cost
may well be huge-billions and
billions of dollars. The tragedy Is
that it is so unnecessary.
Action should be taken now to
change the new law to prevent
needless price increases. I urge
the Congress not to wait until
irreparable damage has been done
to our economy. 1t should act
promptly to take out of the act
the new amendments that un-
necessarily raise price ceilings.
Repeal Three Amendments.
There are three amendments
which are the worst provisions of
the new law. If allowed to stand,
they will do the greatest damage
to our price controls and create
the most hardship for our people
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-08-24
;;niny ,JACKSONVIILES BEACHES

also important, he stated, to have
single voice for common prob
lens and not to have each Zion
list group come out with its own
statements overriding the existing
central Zionist body, as for exam
pie the American Zionist Council.
DR.. Goldman emphasized that
it must also be taken into con-
sideration that thousands of po-
tential young Zionists do not en-
roll because they wish to be nom
partisan Zionists. The structure OF
the Zionist movement in countries
outside of Israel is, therefore, one
of the most essential tasks and
should not be underestimated, he
declared. A structure should be
created which would permit these
youths to join and if after a time
they wish to join the Zionist
party, they should be free to do
so.
At a press conference, DR.. Gold
mann predicted that the name of
Jewish Agency for Israel" would
replace the former title of "Jew-
ish Agency for Palestine" and that
the American branch of the
Agency would be continued and
that a European office would also
be set up. He expressed conf
dence that majority vote will be
mustered in both the Zionist Con-
gress and the Israel Parliament to
grant the world Zionist movement
special status in Israel.
DR.. Goldman also indicated
that there is a strong sentiment
among the delegates for eliminat-
ing some of the Agency depart
ments, with the Israel Govern
ment assuming responsibility for
the work previously done by these
sections. He said that it was un-
clear whether a president would
be elected by the Congress to
head the World Zionist Organiza-
ton.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-08-24
Dramatic Debate

United States, although there is
plenty of room for cultural plural
ism. The Congress would be ill
advised to adopt any resolution
which did not recognize these
facts" The speaker urged con-
tinuation of a strong, dynamic
Zionist movement which, she said,
was 'the strongest link between
Israelis and Jews abroad"
DR.. Goldman Urges Capturing
of Local Communities Outside
of Israel
In closing the first stage of the
general debate at the Zionist Con-
gress, DR.. Goldman said that
the primary tasks of the Zionist
movement in countries outside of
Israel are: the raising of funds
for Israel; 'Zionizing" the Jewish
youth; capturing" local commu-
mites, and avoiding getting in
volved in party differences. 1t is
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NOSASAASeSASS . 0SASs = 49, -
Hadassah President, appealed to
the Congress for a better under
standing of the special position Of
the Jews in the United States.
every American Zionist organi-
zation," she declared, supports
the pioneer movements because
it is part Of the American pio-
neering tradition. But we cannot
base appeals on the fear motive.
There are countries where such
an appeal is justified, but not the
United States where Jews live in
the Diaspora Dispersion by
choice, where they are free to go
out as they wish and with no fear.
1--WE are ready" she told the
Congress, ito work for a pioneer
movement appeal based on ideal
ism, but the numbers of those
coming will be small" She ques-
toned the wisdom of converting
the Zionist movement into a pio-
neer movement which, she said,
would be much smaller than the
present body. She also appealed
for special treatment for Ameri-
can immigrants in Israel noting
that although they are no better
than anybody else, historical acct
dent placed them in different pre-
vious circumstances than other
Israel immigrants
Mrs. Halprin, too, told the Con-
gress to be realistic in the world
in which we live and know that
citizens owe full allegiance to the
countries in which they live"
"This," she added, ''is true in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-05
FBI Picks Up ; Men,
Including Sergeant,
In Draft Dodging Case
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. Mar. S. FBI
agents last night arrested three
men. including an Army sergeant,
and charged them with a draft
lodging conspiracy.
c. H. Carson, special agent in
charge of the FBI Office here, said
the three men were duped by an
Air Force sergeant who played
along with them until the trap
was sprung.
Two Of the principals were John
j. Conf. as, and one of his part
time employees. 24-year-old Eu-
gene A. Hurley. Conf has police
record including three gambling
convictions.
Conf and Sergt. Frank L. Mel
son, 81, of the Baltimore Induc-
ton and Recruiting Station were
charged with aiding and abetting
a conspiracy to evade the draft.
Mr.. Carson said the three men
were arrested in a North Balti-
more tavern after a $3.50 bride
pay-off to the Air Force master
sergeant, Norman G. Nichols. Mr..
Carson credited Sergt Nichols with
stringing the three men along and
helping to arrange the pay-off in
the presence of FBI agents dis
euised as other tavern patrons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-05
Poultry Strike Ends
Pending Negotiations
By the Associated Press

SALISBURY, Md, Mar. s.
Union poultry plant workers in
the Delaware Maryland broiler
belt went back to their jobs today
after a tWo-Week strike.
The return was announced by
union spokesman after a meeting
at Millsboro. Del, yesterday of two
closely allied ALL unions which
claim about 5000 members at
plants in the two States.
It was agreed that the members
should go back to their jobs to
await the outcome of negotiations
with the poultry packers for in
creased wages.
A negotiating session was held
in New York Saturday with repre-
sentatives of six companies and
three more will be asked to join
another session next Saturday.
The strike had resulted in
higher poultry prices in several
cities. It was precipitated two
weeks ago when long distance
truck drivers at eight plants re-
fused d work and demanded
higher pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-05
Susan Peters Loryneitis
Postpones TV Debut
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. SAC
tress Susan Peters is suffering
from an attack of laryngitis and
flu which forced a weeks post
ponement Of the start of her new
television show. Miss Susan"
A spokesman for station WPTZ
said she is booked to star in the
first NBC network daily serial
program (3-3:15 pm, EST. Mon
day through Friday and origi-
mating in Philadelphia. Because
Of her illness, the shows debut
has been rescheduled for March
IL.
Miss Peters came here from
Hollywood last Monday. and has
been under a doctors care at her
hotel most of the time since.