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Show fh CAPITAL 4 V'p GLEAMGSjfk ? -HenryDworshakS I I YOUR CONGRESAAM f ji II iM Although "freedom of speech and expression everywhere in the world" is one of the war objectives outlined by the president, there is much evidence that this freedom is being jeopardized in the United States. Federal information services dealing with censorship and propaganda have been under fire from many angles, and now the president has called in the attorney general to arrange for a general overhauling. This is recognition of the inefficiency resulting largely large-ly from the duplication by so many agencies, as well as the lack of an understanding as to the specific functions of each bureau. Public reaction also has been adverse, particularly regarding the withholding with-holding of information, although no person expects the release of information in-formation which would have any military value to the axis powers. Senator Taft, the past week, significantly sig-nificantly pointed out that "this war will not be won by words, but by successful military and naval action." The Ohioan differed with Archibald MacLeisli, director of the office of facts and figures, who recently re-cently told the nation's editors that "the real battleground is the field of American opinion." Taft insisted that criticism here will do a lot more good by forcing an improvement improve-ment in the efficiency of producing war materials and in the efficiency of military action, than it will ever do harm by giving the axis powers a little temporary encouragement. "Members of congress not only must give unlimited support to every ev-ery measure which can in any way contribute to the success of tho war," declared Senator Taft, but they must work out these measures in such a way they do not deprive ing out that, while no objection is made to the complete lifting of tariffs tar-iffs on these products during tho war, such concessions should not be eontinuel after cessation of hostilities. hos-tilities. Any action by the state department, under the pending trade agreements which is not positively pos-itively limited to the war period, will seriously affect domestic production pro-duction of these minerals. It would deter and discourage development of small mines, which, in the aggregate, ag-gregate, can produce large amounts of these essential metals. Under (commitments to cultivate good neighboi'liness, it is feared that the state department is now planning to adopt a virtual freo trade program, involving not only strategic minerals required for war purposes, but also cattle, sheep, lumber, fruits, vegetables, shoes', clothing, and scores of oilier products, prod-ucts, which may be produced in tho United States. Under the most favored nations treaties, such duly reductions are extended to most of the world's nations, and there would he serious competition to American producers and manufacturers manufac-turers in the post-war era, if such concessions were not confined to the war period. The house appropriation committor, com-mittor, iii iwiiir i i... the people unnecessarily of their constitutional rights, and do not impose npon them Indirectly policies poli-cies which they have shown their intention to reject. But more important im-portant than any other service that congress can render is the defense of freedom of speech and of the ipress. If the press and the operation opera-tion of free opinion can be shackled, shack-led, there can no longer be effective effec-tive opposition to the suppression of every other right, even of individual indi-vidual liberty itself." Constructive criticism can phiy a vital patr in winning this war, while unwise censorship and smear campaigns either by administrative agencies or newspapers, may destroy de-stroy that unity and morale which are so essential at this time. Freedom Free-dom of speech and expression means as much to Americans in wartime as it possibly could to the peoples of other nations. estimates of $102,130,000 lor the operation of CCC and N V A during till! IfM.'! fiscal year, jIM recently submitted by the president. Of this amount., $-19, 101,000' is provided mr the conservation corps as follows-200 follows-200 camps in July, 250 in August, 200 in September, and 150 in the remaining nine months, with an estimated average enrollment of 190 per camp. Of this number, 100 wmld be assigned to army reser. valions, and 50 used for rjn, ,,,.. lection. The estimate of $52,043,-00O $52,043,-00O for the youth agency would provide pro-vide employment for an average of H0, 000 persons, based on a ten-week ten-week training period, or about 400,000 young men and women for War industry. Millions of Americans have registered regis-tered for sugar rationing, and little lit-tle complaint is made that, citizens must curtain use of such commodities commod-ities during the war. However, I cannot fall to recall that, early in 1941, I joined representatives from sugar beet producing areas In protesting pro-testing tn the United States department de-partment of agriculture against a reduction of 17 per cent in acreage acre-age last summer. We emphasized the fact that only about 29 per cent of the sugar consumed in this country coun-try was produced here, and that It was folly to rely too largely upon off-shore production. The Rocky Mountain group of congressmen has filed a resolution protesting against reductions in tariff rates to Mexico and Uoiivia on lead, sine, tungsten, antimony, and quicksilver, as proposed in the negotiation of trade agreements with those two countries. The committee for reciprocity informa-ton informa-ton will hold hearings late this month. Idaho's two representatives representa-tives .joined with the group in point- |