The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-02-21
Along the Potomac
to Washington
BY J. Glenn Beall
Congressman Sixth District

CONTROLS The first Con-
grcssional reaction to the Presidents
message requesting two year ey-
tension Of the Defense Production
Act. which is the law that carries
price, wage, rent and credit controls,
is that controls will continue but prob
ably for one year. The consensus of
opinion is that Congress should look
over the law each year to meet chang
ing conditions The present sentiment
is to ease some of the controls which
changing conditions make unneces-
sary.
FOREIGN AID -. According to
latest reports the American taxpayer
is furnishing 81 this year for aid to
foreign nations in contrast to 81 for
education of American children.
Throughout the nation there are COM
plants of oyer-crowded schools caus-
ing enforced part-time attendance, Of
underpaid teachers and urgent need
for new schools. There is requested
1917 billion dollars for foreign aid in
the fiscal year beginning July /, 1852.
The latest available figures for State
maintenance o.. the public school sys-
tenn is 43 billion dollars. Some of the
foreign aid money is spent for
European schools and educational
purposes while cur own schools are
faced with a lack of materials and
money to educate our children.
GRAIN SCANDALS ~. The JUS
tice Department has ordered grand
jury Investigations Of 10 cases Of
embezzIcmcnt Of Government COM
modities which could lead to 10 year
prison sentences for those guilty Of
selling aforementioned grains. In
addition. district attorneys have been
ordered to present u other cases.
These are scattered in y states, in
GLIDING Texas, California, Illinois,
Ohio. Kansas, Georgia, Colorado, New
Mexico, Indiana Virginia, Tennessee
and Iowa where more than ) million
dollars worth Of Government COM
modities have disappeared. Congress
sional committees have spotlighted
the scandals while Agriculture Score
tary Brannan has dismissed them as
Surprisingly small"
INTERNAL REVENUE INVESTI-
CATIONS -. Congressional investi-
cation of the Internal Revenue De-
partment disclosed that the San Fran
cisco office was operating unsatis-
factorily for 5 years with the know-
edge of top officials in Washington.
Stanley V. Mckinney, regional super
visor, testified that for . years politi-
cal favoritism permitted the Cali
folnia office to femain in a dad"
state. Late in 1851 former Collector
James G. Smyth and 7 aides were in
dicted on charges Of conspiracy to
defraud the Government. This oc-
CURED after the Congressional in
vestigation began.
FEDERAL INSURANCE En-
CEEDS PRIVATE POLICIES g..
The amount Of life insurance under
written by the Federal Government,
now exceeds the total of all life in
surance policies in private companies
according to Tax Review, a publica-
ton Of the Tax Foundation. The est
mated figure by the end of 1852 TO.
Old Age and Survivors, Insurance,
Veterans Administration, Civil Ser
vice Commission and Railroad Retire
ment is 325 billion dollars. Old-line
life insurance companies, fratelnal or
CARNATIONS, assessment organiza-
tons and savings bank life insurance
total 296 billion dollars at the end
Of 1852. The Tax Review comments:
Specialization Of private insurance is
not only under way, but is already
well advanced"
Under the Dome
Under Public Law IS of the SIND
Congress the date for filing claims
under the War Claims Act of 1913
was extended to March 81, 1862. Any
one entitled to benefits under this
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