Show No Loopholes In InThe The Bill of Rights Many words have been written and spoken of fetish for writing an order whIch Is In effect law and then acting as administrator and Judge ot of Its own ukase It looks now as If the days of words have stopped and that action is 15 goIng to be taken to correct one flagrant ex- ex example example ample In case Safeway Stores large western retail grocery has appealed II a recent decIsIon ot of the Emergency Court Courtot ot of Appeals to the United States Supreme Court The subject ot of the appeal Is the theOffice Office of Price AdmInIstration and cerI certain I tain ot of Its price regulations which have I tended to drastically Change the I historical cal practices of business and the publics public's pub pub- lic's privilege for economical buying I The Emergency Court or of Appeals set setup up by Congress for tor relief relIe from arbItrary rulings rendered a decision which per per- permits permits I mits the Price Administrator to freeze complaInts aimed alme 1 at Its regulations through the simple stall by the OPA I of neIther granting nor denying II a citi- citi citizens citizen's zens zen's legal protest I Safeway's action Is not an attack I against the Price Control l Act which Is isa I a publIcly accepted law ot of Congress It ItIs Itis Is however a warranted request for tor re- re relief lIe lief of Illegal prerogatives whIch have been assumed by OPA and other 1 Wash Wash- Washington I Ington bureauS bureauS' These problems are not the sole con con- concern concern cern of business though the Immediate relIef being sought In this particular Instance Is by a successful grocery com com- pany Rather thIs problem of officious I legal extra control over all our lIves Is Isone isone one of public concern Everyone Is familiar with shortages caused by senseless regulations govern govern- governing ing the distribution or of meat potatoes ana an other food tood Items We are cur cur- currently aware that much ot of the spoilage of perishable foOd has resulted from abrupt unworkable regulations emanating I from planners In Wash Wash- Ington Denial of legal relief to AmerIcan cItizens because of n a loophole within OPA regulations certainly is not In the I spirIt of the country's unified war ef- ef effort tort fort nor does It appear to have been the intent of Congress In passing the Price I Control Act The consumers of the country as well I as our business men will watch with Interest the progress of Safeway's ap- ap appeal appeal I peal to our highest court The decision will reveal whether or not the Price Con Con- Control Control A Act t Itself has hns permitted the loop loop- loophole loophole hole by which OPA Is attempting to nullify our Inherent rights of redress It If tho fault lIes within the act then It Is Congress Congress' duty to restate th their lr original Intention In words which will preserve for tor the people of the country the tho pro pro- protection protection guaranteed by the BIll of Rights |