Show Views of the Press The claim that would starve to death in a tingle Ingle winter is too exaggerated to be anything but fantasy Use of this figure by Herbert Hoover or by anyone advocating advocating advocating cating food relief for Europe defeats its own ends in revealing revealing revealing reveal reveal- ing the tendency to gross over over- statement And such overstatement overstatement overstatement overstate overstate- ment in turn arouses suspicions suspicions suspicions as to the hidden motives behind advocates of the pro pro- Atlanta Atlanta Constitution Mr Doughton's position seconded seconded seconded sec sec- by others is that congress congress con can gress will do well to balance the budget on the so-called so normal normal normal nor nor- mal operations of the government government government govern govern- ment next year leaving defense to be financed entirely by bor bor- rowing But it will take a alot alot alot lot of explaining to show why with industrial activity at a record level and federal tax rates also high something cannot cannot cannot can can- not be saved out of government income to apply on national de de- de If we we cant can't under present present present pres pres- ent circumstances pay for anything anything anything any any- thing more than regular government government government govern govern- ment operations when will we ever be able to pay the defense defense defense de de- de- de bill New bill New Orleans Times Picayune Exports of the United States in October were the largest for that month in 11 years For the year the total will exceed 4 a billion dollars more than in 1939 and a record since 1929 And yet little comfort is isto isto isto to be derived from the figures because a growing share of the I business is unstable in charac charac- ter There can be no assured future demand for warplanes armored trucks armor plate aviation gasoline munitions Comes peace and the market vanishes Chicago Chicago Tribune Many congressmen convinced that too much money was spent in the campaign just ended are eager to have a study made of where and how money was obtained ob obtained obtained ob- ob and for what and why it was expended They feel that there should be a joint committee commit commit- tee of congress to look into these things The people of the country will support such a committee but many will hope that it looks into the conduct of elections generally and not just into their money cost The people are interested not only in the cash spent but also in various other pressure resources used by parties in their campaign campaign campaign cam cam- efforts Milwaukee Mil Milwaukee w auk e e Journal Miners are killed in this country at the rate of five a day Thomas Kennedy secre secre- treasurer tary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America and former lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania figures that since the union began pressing for congressional action on the bill more than 1600 mine workers have been killed Passage of the Neely-Keller Neely bill would of course not make mining as safe an occupation as selling ribbons But it would give miners the benefit of federal in in- in Philadelphia Philadelphia Record e |