Arizona sun., 1958-02-06

THE NATURAL GAS BILL
The statement below is taken the "Ro Calp in
the Labor Journal of January 30 1t explains the bill
which President Eisenhower vetoed in the last days of the
last session of Congress- We should be terribly Interested IN
Arzonans whom sent to Congress- vote this
issue when up in this session Their vote will
clearly what advantages us they are willing to give TO
the BIG INTERESTS
The statement follows:
The pet proposal of immensely rich oil lobby the
Natural Gas Bill is again scheduled be brought up for
consideration in the House of Representatives next month
This bill vetoed once in 1880 by former President
Harry Later when the stencil OF bribery became
too strong President Eisenhower also vetoed It,
This year while making the undisguised grab at
the pocketbook the oil lobby is conducting itself
crcumspectly.
To refresh your memory here's a brief background on
this aimportant issue of prices The Federal Power
Commission has the authorry to control the prices
charged by the producers of natural The Federal
enment was given this authority because the gas industry
public uitya monopoly industry where the individual
consumer is completely at the mercy OF the producers
For example you do not have the choice of what
pany you wish buy gas from to heat home do
your cooking want you only buy it from the
company authorized to operate in your area
For that reason the consumer needs to look
out for his that he overhargd
while at the time allowing the companies to make
fair profit
The hackers of the Natural Gas Bill would strip FPC
of it's effectiveness in seeing that you not Overchaged
in this way
They propose to allow the FPC to set reasonable
price, gas but without authority to examine the
costs OF producing such gas
You don't need new pair of glasses the hole in
you don't what it costs to produce natural
gas how in the world you determine the price charged
for the gas is fair?
You know of that the natural gas supply of this
controlled by handful of giant oil companies But
did you know that they have spent than million and
dollars this selfish piece of legislation through
the Congress of the United States?
You recall why President Eisenhower vetoed the bill
He cited what he called the arrogant activities of the oil
iobby-specaly the nation of the oil industry representa-
tive who offered twenty-five hundred dollar campaign gift
to Senator South Dakota This year. the oil crowd count
ing heavily upon the Presidents support to get the bill
through.
What is at stake this battle between the oil giants and
the nations gas consumers Dollars and cenyour dollars
and your mes estimated that passage of the
bill would raise the gas bills of the counrs consumers by
an estimated billion dollars
What to do about it? Well if you'd like to yourself
about $50 yearyou better let your representatives
in Washington know that you opposed to this snach II
past performance indication of how they will vote
this grab this timea deuge of protests the only thing
that might change their votes Compulsory opeshop Golden
Boy voted for the gas grab last time out So did Hayden
and Rhodes. Udal was not in Congress at that time.
Soo-o you had better let know how you feel-NOW!