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Show 'i - u ; in! labor f,eiierall,', with Ihe' iuiii-iiun iliat jomi'iunisti ur,' re-s re-s ilile for :'j;iire -o ud the A 1-i. 1-i. - ( ,a!inei3 sirik-?, which has oi-en I s k.'... Ilitf down !;, in-cg:-:un. iMcCui-mack then statel that he v.us sine the president would "hear down in a consliiulional w.-.y," anil i'iat when Hie president speaks, labor la-bor will le pond to his, leadership. 'i he:! R'presenlative Voodruni of ViiKinia asked Ihe speaker ii hi oid not think it is about time for the 1 esnient 10 . peak, and llcCormaek replied- -Yes; and I am .-..it'si";ed lie is going to speak of those forces and of those elements that a''e agitating; agi-tating; he is going to speak of those elements who are dividing; 7 he is going to appeal to those influences, in-fluences, those fine Americans who w ill repudiate the leadership of division di-vision the leadership of hate in labor." la-bor." In the meantime the house judiciary judi-ciary committee is conducting hearings hear-ings on anti-strike legislation, and Chairman Vinson of the naval affairs af-fairs committee has introduced a bill empowering the president to take over and operate strike-bound defense plants. He said present plant seisure provisions of the di aft law apply only to companies that refuse to cooperate which is not the casei in strikes. Secetary of Agriculture Wickard, on April 4, annomrcced expansion of the administration proijrai.1 to insure ample food supplies for ihe United States, Great Britain and "other nations resisting agijivs-sion." agijivs-sion." He said his department will purchase products in the open market to stabilize prices through June 30, 143 at these approximate Chicago levels; Hogs $9.00 per cwt; dairy products 31 cents on the basis bas-is of butter; chickens 15 cents per pound ,and eggs 22 cents per dozen. doz-en. 4 The senate this week passed the record $1,340,010,744 agricultural bill for 1942, 'increasing the houre amount by $449,780,707. The principal prin-cipal increase was for parity pay ments, the senate providing $-150,-000.000 compared with the house sum of $212,, 00,000 which had received re-ceived administration support. The senate also increased the house item for forest roads and trails from $9,000,000 to $13,000,000. Before Be-fore final enactment the bouse must pass upon these changes. During a recent house debate on appropriation bills, a disclosure was made that funds were being provided to supply and equip an army of 4,000,000,000 men in this country. Another amazing fact developed, de-veloped, when it was pointed out that the color of the paint on Unit ed States warships is being changed to conform more nearly wiili ihe colon of British craft. This week about 70 senators and congressmen held a conference to map a nation wide anti-war campaign, cam-paign, as the controversial convoy issue held the spotlight. Because of the belief that the use of American Amer-ican envoys would result in actual involbement of this country in the war, resolutions have been proposed in both the senate and house to prohibit the use of the armed forces of this country and American vessels ves-sels and aircraft for transpoi ting, delivering or convoying arnc-js or materialsl to belligerent countries. The seizure of axis and Danish vessels in AmeTican ports together with the arrest of S75 seamen, has intensified the international situation. situa-tion. Majority Leader Barkley stated in the senate that he believed believ-ed Germany already had ample cause to declare war against the United States, if it so desired. m 9 Hearings were conducted this week by the federal trade commission commis-sion to consider rules and regulations regula-tions for administering the wool labeling act, which will become el'-! fective July 14. All garments con-' taining wool must have labels stating stat-ing the percentage of pure ,v'l. ' reprocessed wool, and, other t'ibeis This act should prove extremely beneficial to the wooL industry. CAPITAL 4 ( GLEANINGSjk- r '' -Henry Dworshakfft 1 1 YOUR C0N0RBS4AAM iiiliABMSill The house has authorized its military and naval affairs committees, commit-tees, sitting separately, to conduct investigations of national defense production and delays due to strikes, with power to subpoena witnesses and hold hearings in the field. Although there is widespread ciii-ticism ciii-ticism of industrial stoppage, the president this week voiced the belief be-lief that employer-employee dis putes can be worked out through existing machinery, without compulsory com-pulsory legislation. The operations of the newly created mediation board are being closely watched to determine whether the secretary of labor will permit the board to function func-tion efficiently in strikes and lock on Is, and also whether the board will take a firm stand in mediating di; putes which have been seriously serious-ly letarding defense production. Prior to recessing for ten diys, the house on April 3 witnessen an outburst when several members deplored de-plored the failure to enact remedial legislation. Taber of New York nr. sa:,ed the sabotaging of the defense piogram, charging "Not onei single strike is being cailed to obtain better bet-ter working conditions or - higher wages," and Cox of Georgia declared de-clared that in recessing, congress was running avay from the strike situation without doing anything al. out it. These outbursts aroused Ma;'( rity Leader McCormacl:, who took the floor to defand the prgsi- |