Show ROUND MERRY future Wars May Come Comen ComeIn In n Suitcases e By DREW V PEARSON WASHINGTON It V It Is no se secret sc- sc cret that what worries the war plans divisions of the army and navy is the fact that future atomic bombs could bo be smuggled into tho the United States in suit suit- cases This is a a. known ity that the American public should always keep In mind B Both th the army and navy necessarily necessarily have studied this possibility possibility pos pos- most carefully That Js is their job and ups higher who are frank trank privately agree that future intelligence regarding foreign nations is la important all-important also aO also that tho the day Is looming when big land armies and battleships battleships battleships bat bat- may become as old fash as horse cavalry In the tho last few days however congress h has 8 made two moves out of keeping with the trend of modern warfare First the tho house appropriations committee wiped out the state tate I departments department's appropriation tion for tor intelligence in other words the unit uni t which studies what other nations are doing Second the house voted to continue continue continue con con- peacetime military con con- Continuation of tho the draft is of course a n. very debatable sub sub- However few people people people-ex- ex except certain congressional mossbacks moss- moss backs would backs would deny the state department department department de de- de- de money to carry carryon on intelligence abroad The amount it requested was only compared with hundreds of millions spent for intelligence in wartime What some key congressmen dont don't seem to realize is that money spent for intelligence after a war starts is like building a hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital after a smallpox epidemic is in full swing Truman Turman stands pat President pat President Truman reaffirmed to members of the house committee on the minimum wage bill last week that he will iU not hesitate a moment moment moment mo mo- ment about vetoing the bill if it comes to him with the Inflationary inflationary Pace amendment Legislation by rider is bad public policy he told representatives representatives representatives George Outland of California Frank Hook of Michigan Mich Mich- Michigan Michigan igan and Andy Biemiller of Wisconsin Wis Wis- The three had called White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House Secretary Dave Niles a aday aday aday day earlier to see if he had any suggestions to help in the fight to bring in a minimum wage bill without the Pace rider That night Outland was called at home and asked to be at the White House next day with Hook and Biemiller They left their presidential conference with a definite assurance assurance assurance assur assur- ance that the chief executive wants the original minimum wage bill without extraneous matter the bill we want Truman told them and were we're going to keep fighting for it If It If it comes up here with the Pace amendment Ill I'll simply veto It just like I did the rescission rescission rescission sion bill hIlI a couple of months ago With the rider returning U USES USE S E S U. U S S. S employment service to the states This business of attaching unrelated riders to bills is no noway noway noway way to legislate legislate and and I wont won't put my signature on that sort of ot thing Seventy-five Seventy cent club club Hook Hook house sponsor of the original minimum wage bill as assured Truman that there was a majority majority ma of four in the house labor laber committee against th the Pace Paco amendment and said he was confident that the house also would reject the amendment when the measure comes to the floor He reported that a steering steering steer steer- ing committee of 75 house members members mem mem- bers had been formed to push the bill Outland and Biemiller also advised advised advised ad ad- Truman that sentiment was increasing in congress to raise the legal minimum pay standard from the tho 65 cents an hour base approved by the senate senate sen sen- ate to 75 cents Our slogan Is 75 for 75 they explained referring to tho the 75 members on the steering steering- committee and their goal of 75 cents an hour Of ot Of course we still sUll may have some Borne trouble with the rules committee said Hook We are not sure what will happen there or what kind of a rule they will give us for floor procedure Truman laughed at this and said sald he appreciated their lem No one ono knows what will happen happen hap hap- pen in th that rt committee he agreed As you probably know there is a fellow tellow statesman from Missouri among Its mem mem- bers He referred to conservative Democrat Roger C C. Slaughter former fonner mayor of Kansas City who represents Truman's home district and Is one ono of the most members of congress Copyright 1946 Bell Syndicate |