Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS- Senate Debate-Curb Debate Row ROYl Renewed I Rent Curb Bill Dill Favors Home Nome Rule Pit Walkout Slims Coal Stockpile columns they are those thole of In these EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTES NotE I When opinions are expressed and not 0 oI WI this newspaper I Western Newspaper Unions Union's news new I analysts analyst II I FILIBUSTER Truce Called The long weary In the U. U S. S senate was over but the battle over the proposed curb on senate debate was by no meant means at atan atan atan an end A compromise had been effected with the aid of GOP support but the administration was committed to oppose the peace formula which had bad been adopted TIlE THE F FILIBUSTER I LIB US TEn had bad eon con l 15 days over a proposed change In senate rules There was no doubt that southern senators who led the had bad emerged victorious The was staged to deJa delay President Truman's Truman's Truman's Tru Tru- mans man's civil rights bill and It had done just that The provisions of the peace formula formula for for- mula were 1 Unlimited debate In the senate would be permitted only upon a motion to take up a rules change 2 Debate on all other matters vote could be curbed by the yes of 64 of the chambers chamber's 96 members Majority leader Scott Lucas Dro D D. ro Ili attacked the compromise proposal proposal pro pro- proposal as a move to perpetuate the filibuster Ot Of course Ill I'll oppose It it he told newsmen Its an effort eUort to take the senate back 40 years MEANWHILE Truman Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- were reported launching a anew anew anew new parliamentary move to clamp clampdown clampdown clampdown down on debate The senate already had overturned a ruling by Vice- Vice President Barkley that discussion to take up the proposed rule change could be ended If two-thirds two of those voting desired The vote ruling over-ruling Barkley was 46 48 to 41 Administration leaders hoped to find some way to another ruling and If they could change as many manyas manyas manyas as three votes a Barkley ruling could be sustained Mr Truman had proved he could win the presidency without support support support sup sup- port of the South but It appeared It would be difficult to put through a legislative program without support support support sup sup- port of southern senators JOHN L. L LEWIS Herald of Spring To coal miners and using coal-using industrialists Industrialists In in- of the nation the infallible infallible in in- n- n fallible sign of spring is neither the robin nor crocus crocus it it Is John L LLewis L. L i Lewis' Lewis annual call for the miners to leave the pits LEWIS CALLED and the miners heard and obeyed More than miners began a week two-week layoff layoff lay lay- off oft ordered Lewis said as a memorial memorial memorial me me- morial to miners minera killed and Injured last year Skeptics were caustic They saw another more understandable reason reason reason rea rea- son for the work stoppage The nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's huge stockpile of coal some come 70 million tons was wa looming Zoo joo large in the Lewis eye Unless this stockpile were materially decreased soon the president of the United Mine Workers would be In a less Jess tenable bargaining position later on Another reason advanced for the layoff layoU was miners' miners opposition to the appointment by President Truman of Dr James Boyd as head of the US U.S. bureau of mines Advocates of this idea suggested Lewis' Lewis move was Intended to intimidate a senate senate senate sen sen- ate committee considering Boyd Boyds appointment IF THAT WERE TRUE the attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt was a dismal failure On the second day of the walkout the senate senate senate sen sen- ate committee approved Boyds Boyd's appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap by a vote of ot 10 to I- I 1 admittedly to show Lewis that its members would not be Intimidated But the US U.S. couldn't shrug off oft the Lewis move Already 11 railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads had bad ordered workers furloughed Coal is a vital freight item for these roads The payroll loss to the railroaders alone would be at least five million dollars for tor forthe forthe the two weeks of ot idleness THE TIlE MINERS themselves stood to lose at least 68 million dollars doUar In wages In two states steps were taken to file unemployment compensation compensation compensation com com- claims to take up the slack But there was a big Question question question ques Ques- tion whether the states state would approve approve approve ap ap- prove the claims because so 80 many states state do not approve claims where loss of employment is caused by action of the claimant himself such euch as might be ruled to tG be the case cue In tho the voluntary walkout of the miners Meanwhile most miners miners' families prepare prepared 1 for or a slim Easter Eater There Thero would be bo little money moner to buy new bonnets bonnet or dresses dressel Bottoms Up I 4 rJ A a 7 r I Attorney Carl J. J Stephens of ot the Iowa farm larm bureau takes a swig of hog cholera virus In house of representatives In attempt to I show virus was was not dangerous to humans A veterinarian declared I tho the I Stephens after otter drinking Ifor I virus might be a cholera carrier for tor at least leas 19 days RENT CONTROL Home Rule Favored iThe I IThe The administrations administration's legislative program was bogging down at every turn in congress Rent controls vital to millions of Americans were being prolonged prolonged prolonged pro pro- longed but not along lines Jines desired by President Truman and his ad ad- THE HOUSE had passed a rent control measure but fixed extension extension extension exten exten- sion at 15 months Instead of ot the 24 the administration wanted and provided for rule home-rule application a factor opposed by the tion If the senate accepted this version version version ver ver- sion of a rent control act it would be well for all concerned In the nation to begin ascertaining views of their local rent control boards for that's where authority to relax or continue rent controls would rest The bill passed by a vote of to is now in the hands of the senate for action and administration tion forces are reported ready to renew their fight for more adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate rent c curbs there Action on ona ona ona a senate version of rent controls had bad been blocked by the filibuster CONCERNING local option local authority au authority au- au to do away with rent controls controls controls con con- Tighe Wood federal rent administrator expressed the opinion opinion opinion ion it might not work out too badly He went as far tar as to say that I would be willing to bet that 90 00 per percent percent percent cent of the 1100 counties where we have rent control will not lift rent control under this amendment Many Americans would wonder about that and hope the housing chief was correct in his views If he were wrong and the senate enacted enacted enacted en en- acted the house bill as drawn a grave housing emergency might be created overnight Wood however saw two essentials essentials essentials essen essen- lacking in the house bill He termed these as criminal penalties for landlords overcharging on rent and authority to apartments in residential hotels STAFF OF LIFE Cost Probe Due The housewife who had read that the price of wheat and flour had gone gone down but who found bread prices remaining up had bad company if she had b begun gun to puzzle about the paradox The senate of the United States was becoming Interested too In Inthis inthis this situation And a broad senate I investigation into prices of bread- bread along with other t things h I n g s a- a awas was ready to go according to Senator Sena Sena- tor Maybank P D. SC A AS CHAIRMAN of the senate banking committee be he called on government agencies for tor latest data on prices prices especially especially the spread between between be be- tween prices consumers pa pay and those farmers get for their products prod The Tho chairman said the tho price investigation Investigation investigation In in- wants to know Why are bread prices at their level in view of ot the wheat and flour nour price drops Wh Why hasn't lard soap and shortening short ening cuing prices fallen off oft more more American housewives also would like to have answers answer to those ques |