Show NEI NEWS WS R REVIEW i LUVIE W farm budget cirs cuts lilt s I 1 hit I 1 it 9 train rm I 1 rain fares increased FARM FARAT FUROR stormy weather possibly the most violent storm of the year according to the eco and political barometer is the one which was raised when the house appropriations committee re dmn ended a 32 per cent cut in department of agriculture funds for the coming year slashing more than million dollars from the amount asked by president truman w the committee opened the flood gates for a deluge of protests from clinton anderson 3 secretary of agn agri culture and demo c r a t 11 I 1 c congress men who claimed they w would 0 u I 1 d fight the action right up to next year a elec anderson eions if necessary dec declaring that the reduction directs direct a a sharp cut at the interests of the american america farm family and the gereral wel fare anderson said that the greatest harm would be to the soil conservation program the farm price support program and programs designed to help veterans and low income families become oetter established the 32 per cent cut would alimi nate the agriculture administration by july 1 1948 1943 cur bently the AAA Is carrying on its basic program of promoting soil conservation on 3 cooperate coo tag ing farms b paying farmers for following practices intended to in crease soil fertility ard hence to increase production ane proposed fund slash would mean that farm ers this year would be paid about 50 per cent of what they previously had been promised in answering the cr the house appropriations committee said that its recommended becom bended cuts are selective and reasonable based on actual farm needs HOUSING unfounded hope popular belief that a any ay iy bial reductions in the cost of new housing will occur in tha the near fu ture is not founded on realities that assertion war was nade made by jarres C downs jr president of the real estate research corpora tion who explained that beside being geared to a high national debt housing costs like prices of other hard goods are directly at fectea by the large demand for american capital and production by other countries the housing shortage today Is worse than a year ago he said and it will continue to grow pro gres worse for some time he pointed out that increased earning power has put a grea greater number in the market for new homes but at the same time build erg ers are afraid to start new con st ruction because of high costs the theory that prices would drop kept many persons from buying or build ing homes last year downs said TRAVEL PAY train fares up to offset increased operating costs interstate commerce corn com mission authorized an approximate 10 per cent increase in basic pas fares tor for 60 railroads ing east of the mississippi and north of the ohio and potomac rivers the change will boost coneway one way passenger rates from 2 22 2 to 2 25 5 scents cents a mile in coaches and from 13 3 3 to 3 5 cents a miles in sleeping and parlor cars there will be an increase of about 15 per cent in coach round trip rates and about four per cent in pullman round trip fares in granting the increase noted that those railroads which re quested the new rates incurred a deficit of 54 million dollars from passenger tram operations last year ITS WONDERFUL long time peace announcing the immediate tion of capital punishment in bus rus sla soviet authorities explained the move on the grounds that it was made possible by russia a growing strength the people s patriotism and the certainty of peace for a long time said the moscow radio the in ter national situation during the time after germany germanys s capitulation and japan japans s capitulation shows that the cause of peace can be consid ered secure tor for a long time in spite of attempts by aggressive elements to provoke war meanwhile herbert hoover looked on the other side of the mask to charge russia with attempting to bleed the united states through relief channels and blaming her for the economic paralysis of japan and germany he declared that futher relief will remain necessary as long as the soviets continue their obstructionist tactics and demands tor for depara eions thus blocking peace treaties with the two countries and keeping their economies paralyzed |