Show 1 M tt rG p te t tI ty jf d ti r y r rIs h Is tj u I t e r 1 v Nu r I I 1 d dr I N q 17 tt l a 1111 6 n N 11 A k j 4 b k l r 1 I I 40 1 I b tri I I f 1 i i J JR R ili r I ij t 4 1 rj J w I A 1 1 S jl t i ir irI yu I Iw w I Wag i 1 IJ F V Yf nm rJ 1 Ih ad II I 4 rY u j I I r f I t Ji J Jil il eV U i J J n l O I I M i t s 7 7 t j a w I 1 nl B h V t 4 I y Y I k f r reV I jIt rl i t Xa J j k r r- r it 1 t e vi J Jt err r uw k I r fedr a fed enu v er I Ii y j tN v Advance notice n tice by labor tabor lead 1 ac ers era rs that th they they J Intended f to t ask for tor lor new slew wage wage increase increases tome some probably ably before th the first first of the year pleas by Secretary Se len enl lenbach ach to refrain further wage boosts If they are assured ass red there will be no further price price- increase an excellent exam exam- example pIe of partisan bipartisan action is pass age of ot the foreign aid bill in the senate by a vote of 83 to 6 e and anda a dismal example of discord on the same seine bill bUl In the house of re re- pl r jf I promise romise of a renewal of the struggle for anew a Ii a new wage-hour wage act in the next sess session n completion of o house bouse committee hearings on farm and consumer cOn consume cooperatives tion Uon of Congressional leaders to shy away from ol ut I controls over basic bash consumer goods to halt high prices were highlights for the week Every indication points to an out and split in the Republican can ranks over support of the Presidents President's recommendations for halting h inflationary spiral and high prices Sen Robert A Taft of ol Ohio titular party leader be be- be- be because because cause of his position as chair chair- chairman chairman man of the GOP policy and steer steer- steerT steerIng ing committee has a program of T his own which would include some controls over allocations allocation of materials exports and trans trans- but which discards any imposition of price ceilings or Cor rationing in favor of more production and less spending Other GOP senators and con con- congressmen gressmen favor going along and giving the administration power to price controls and rationing as a last resort par par- parIn particularly upon meat and grain In the th meantime the cabinet officials who have been called befOre the Various committees to 10 testify while standing by the President have not made a very good case for themselves because of their over cautiousness over over- It has been a case of feeling out the sentiment and of attempting to find out just lust how far congress would go before belore a final com COm- COmmitment commitment is made by the admin leaders This not only yN c didn't do I e bt i 4 leader leaden l i V i including l ding Secretary I of of Treasury Snyder Secretary tary of ture Anderson tur and Secretary of of Commerce toy 1 themselves It put ut then theM in position of pussy footing the program contained contained in in the President message to the coax n gress And prices price continue eto to I spiral Those officials who will final final- find themselves charge of I the the Marshall range Jong range Euro EutO plan when hen It Is I once enacted and the th I of opinion is that it will be en en- en enacted n- n nI acted will vill be on the horns k of 01 I two dilemmas with regards to two s fertilize fertilizer I and farm tarm machinery MuI y Both are in short short- production I both bout needed badly by American farmers and ana are fm In the plan to make European farmers support th lr Ir own coun tries Sen Homer Capehart of In In- In Indiana I ISen diana took the floor the other day to propose pr pose what lie ne he calls a cares plan lan of plenty lenty which hede will wUl produce not pot lot only our own needs but a surplus to tobe be distributed throughout the world and it will likewise re r duce prices His program in in- in included 1 tilling of 20 percent more farm acreage in 1948 1048 2 allocation of steel and scarce ma to farm machinery manu manu- manufacturers manufacturers 3 make available suf funds to permit farmers to borrow for purchase of more fertilizer 4 make available suf funds to permit farmers to borrow for seeds and purchase of ol breeding stock to increase I supplies 5 make available juf f funds to permit farmers to I borrow for purchasing machinery machin machin- machinery machinI ery 6 8 make mae available suf I funds to distribute free tree trees seeds s eds for peace gardens 7 funds I make available sufficient funds i to permit fertilizer manufacturers to borrow for tor increasing production 8 allocate a scarce raw materials t ial to fertilizer d man 9 enact legislation ion increasing legal work week from 40 to 44 hours for two years 10 t I I I I Irr iI 1 UJ nas j li C u 0 i t Q visions jt to com workers e rs lor loss of f overtime Iver e pay for ad four ho hours rJ 11 il ap I t t f bemused be bed used ifor for Ifor In tn ini creasing tr mineral ill ill- n i 1 12 study possibilities J lag g tariffs i 1 on scarce cr i fJ Imported goods 13 require ment i is that th t i federal eder l t lo of release lu enormous s stockpile stockpile atOc ile of food and materials mat than can be used in in relieving relieving- food shortage j 14 control raw material ven to r i e t- t i f f 1 i t t ng i illion o of to car carn out thel plan with everybody In n debt to the government the senator plan tn Met t with from faun qua quarter er I i 4 I f |