Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-26
Rule By
LOBBY
SYLVIA r. PORTER
in Tha AfTaofn To,I

Whatw are being forced to witness is nothing short
OF and nothing more than pressure group Government
in America.
That's one of the most evil and disastrous things that
can happen in democracy.
Yet that is what have seen in Congress frantic
fumblng over the Defense Production Act these last
several days.
The exhibition has been downright shameless
The farm bloc? The farmers want floors under but no
ceilings above farm prices. c. AZ : r.
The business lobbies? They're all for stabilizine
wages but they don't want an official finger touching
prices profits
The unions? They want stiff price controls but weak
wage controls or If it can be managed wage controls
at ALL "A 4#
The auto and appliance dealers? They don't care
what happens to controls generally but they sure don't
want any tough curbs instament buynp of autos or
televiSion SETS
Inc meat interests won't stand for meat controls
The banking interests won't even listen to an areu-
fnent for additional loan controls
The real estate obbes are lvd at the idea of contn
u1ng or tighter rent and housing controls
And so it goes up and down the line.
Each is acting group unto tself-and the devil
take the country whole.
Each wants the benefits" of imitation & use the word
benefits" sarcastically) and each wants some other
group to pay the bill.
And what's shocking so shameful about it is that
our Congress bowling meey before the Hobbies Civ.
ing in to the most arrogant demands and not even blush
ing aboutit
Only the patriot hasn't been heard only the consum-
er hasn't been consulted only the national defense
hasn't been mentioned
AS for the reaction of the special interests one auto
dealer said it all far I'm concerned: Il never be-
leved we could swing it, that could get what we
asked. Wow" .-.,..
We still have little time left regain our balance
Let's cut through the namecaling try to reach the
fundamentals.
Let's assume we will continue our rehabilitation:
let's will not be so insane that we will give I'D
defense program now fall back into another pre-
Korean unpreparedness.
What then?
Defense Mobilization Director Wilson says we'll be
the rehabilitation hump by 1853 Between now
and the end of 1852, though the schedule calls for
rapidly mounting defense spending. In few months
spending is slated to rise to 81 billion week.
Even though the entire emphasis right on de
fation therefore-and there's talk of bust than
boom-there still will be big pinch on materials man.
power and equipment next year.
To face even that possibility without plenty of am
munition in the locker is downright stupid To risk
other imitation is to make that we'll have another
dehation.
And the signposts on that road are written in the
pages of history in the blacklist of DISCRIMINATION
defation to bankruptcy to dictatorship
That's why must keep powder dry, in the
economic as we'll as the military sense. i.
If we heads and pull together these next sew
eral months we can attain and can maintain eco
nomic stability
Pressure-grou Government is sick government We
cannot afford this Sickness must not permit this sick
ness.
Re.essame RbM Ssswesw
INTERNATIONAL LATEx CORPORATION
plKYTEx PARK r DOVER DELAWARE
NOV and every business trustees Of this Motion and tho werS
BUY us. DEFENSE BONDS
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