Show washington T Vas hington snapshots by james jamea preston washington ling has nil all ample supply of food for thought this week As though analyzing election was not sufficient exercise for the mental giants of the capital tile the results of a public pool on questions dealing with business reform ling has cropped up for them to think about the poll conducted by fortune magazine evidences a public attitude on oil the reform question that has haa both surprised and alarmed some settle of those in the brain busting ing war council chambers and it comes just as the brain busters austers are ready to descend in flying squadrons on the monopoly investigating ti committee with requests for more reforms and government control of business first and most important among the attitudes revealed by the poll ana athla the nation believes over that profit Is the main spring of recovery in other words the public believes recovery can be realized only when businessmen fire arc permitted to in make ake and retain profits nna and that taking profits 0 out ut of business by taxation and spending that money tor for federal subsides and relief wont work seventy the five per cent of the prosperous and 65 per cent of the unemployed expressed tills this attitude in the fortune poll poli in these days of talk about liberals and liberalism in government goen ment another interesting attitude was revealed by the poll the question asked was in effect what Is your idea of a truly liberal pr program only seven per cent thought ft a liberal program for government should menu a new economic setup under government control with profits abolished fifty two per cent of thase having an all opinion on oil this question answered As much social reform as aa possible without injuring capitalism or preventing capital from making what profits it ft can call tims thus only seven per cc cent 11 t of Fort fortunes unos poll voters favor the drain brain busters austers Bu concept of liberalism there Js another interesting public opinion being manifest around the capital these days it concerns the congressional committee investigating ti communism Fase fascism tsin etc in the united states slates at which brickbats brick bats have been tossed by labor agitators politicians and others of late john public mile it would appear from the capitols man mall bogs bags has taken up the pen to rebuke th the e r re c aukers bilkers of the committee nearly wo letters and dobens of telegrams tire are reaching the committee every day lauding flauding the investigators for unmasking un nil american groups and sympathizers the percentage of letters pr praising alsing the investigation according to committee clerks Is about as high its aa the advert advertised isea purity parity of a well known commercial product 00 OO 44 per cent incidentally announcement by tho the committee that its funds are exhausted and the investigation may have to tabo bo ended has brought a res response ponso that has surprised veteran observers around capitol many of the letters rec received elved by the committee contain checks a currency or coin contributions to fl finance continuance of the ism probe by law Congress congressional Inal In tors tora are forbidden to accept riny private contributions all donations to the dies committee are being returned therefore civil liberties no notes tes A flying squadron of 0 1 I 0 pickets descended on oil the main gates of a pittsburgh steel mill last week atia refused to let workers enter ente tile the mill if they did not produce a paid up 0 1 I 0 union card in california an attempt was made to bar Men ullin from appearing on a musical program because ho he refused to join a union at a cost of 75 in dues no no A warning for folks folka who like to keep pulling rabbits out of tha tho hat ak A man in australia set three rabbit traps for an eagle which was killing lambs tie ile bagged two of his neighbors dogs and put his own hand in the third trap |