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C I SNARL OVER I One of the worst legislative snarls awaiting the senate when it returns is It has hardly got started on the tremendous task of ot putting America back to work at peacetime production Difficulty began last February with publication of the widely publicized publicized publicized Baruch Hancock report Though this at first was hailed as a blueprint for peacetime conversion many senators now admit it is woefully woefully woe woe- I fully Cully inadequate provides excellent protection for capital and profits I but little protection against j I Only comprehensive plan so far farI for real unemployment prevention I during the period is contained in the bill written by Sen Harley Kilgore of West Virginia Kilgore had bad hoped to see his bill I tent sent to the progressive committee on an n education and labor labo headed by scholarly Sen Elbert Thomas of Utah But Assistant President Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Jim Jim- my B Byrnes Bernie Baruch and Wall WallStreet's WallStreet's WallStreet's Streets Street's John Hancock Hancock- aided by navy army-navy big business elements pulled the wires and switched the thet I bill into the military affairs comI com com- t I There it comes under reactionary reI re re- I egotistic Chairman Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert R R. R Reyno Reynolds ds of North Carolina The Kilgore bill Is an all ing lug measure designed to insure full production and full employment after after after aft aft- er the war all aU within the framework of private enterprise Surplus property property property prop prop- erty disposal plans are included also employment training coordination coordination coordination nation among government agencies and most and most objectionable to the reactionaries re re- re- re emergency emergency federal unemployment unemployment unemployment un un- employment insurance Lehman Brothers' Brothers John Hancock who opposes this has even stated flatly that he thinks a little unemployment unemployment after the war will I be a good thing thing to to depress wage levels A deal was made by its enemies to place the Kilgore bill under Montana's Mon Mon- Montana's J tanas tana's Senator Murray who has hag been pressured by Senator George Hancock and Baruch to kill it Meanwhile the unhappy Murray has been receiving brickbats on the other other other oth oth- er side from labor because of his stalling Adequate plans for should have been completed before the congressional recess But sedate sedate se date scholarly unhappy Senator Murray Is still sitting on the eggs PIGEONS AND PICTURES Anxious to insure the speediest possible handling of pictures of the fighting in France one American public relations officer prepared special special special cial cases to hold single rolls of 35 mm motion picture film These were to be sent to London from the front by carrier pigeon A test was made In n England with 20 pigeons sent out one day Nineteen of them have ave never nevar since been heard from Deciding roles of 35 film were too heavy the officer then devised devised devised de de- de- de a special carrier for single three inch negatives No test was made with this thil carrier however because G G 2 2 stepped in and ruled the pigeons out Too easy for lor forthe forthe lorI I the Nazis to intercept said G G 2 2 with the possibility that negatives containing valuable military information information information mation might fall into enemy hands HITLER'S HEALTH Although Intelligence officers arent aren't saying much about it Adolf Adoll Hitler's health has been attracting considerable attention in Washington Washing Washing- ton lately Fact is the Allies have several ways of checking on Hitler's Hit lers ler's physical condition Captured newsreels and still pictures are closely compared with previous films for clues Likewise recordings recordings record record- ings of Hitler's latest speeches are compared with earlier talks Recently Hitler made two speeches in fn one week Both were broadcast by the German radio A group of Intelligence officers and diplomats who heard him were surprised surprised surprised sur sur- at the tone of his voice Hitler sounded listless commented commented com com- one expert He sounded I I weary tired and solemn There was no power in his voice no fire only a dispirited tone of dejection He seemed to be re reading ding his speech He stumbled and went over words and sentences several times before belore getting gettin getting get get- tin ting them straight Another nother expert saw the latest newsreels of Hitler last week was surprised at how paunchy and pale he be looked Hitler has taken token on weight this expert said and its it's not flattering to him He seems to be letting himself him self go and apparently Isn't getting as much exercise as a lot of his men who arc are running backward His eyes also look hollow The war Isn't agreeing with Adolf Hitler Hiller ROUND MERRY C. C l Howard Costigan founder of the Washington Commonwealth federation federa tion has started a new movement j i on the Wet West Coast called the Party of the Pacific and stands a chance to win a seat in congress come No No- vember C C. C l Congressman Jennings Randolph of West Virginia is trying out a new wrinkle in campaigning He lIe is having having hav hav- ing produced some one-minute one films of himself making a campaign speech for distribution throughout his congressional congress district |