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C The The great power which the President wields over congress was measured I recently when the house of supposed to be In favor of f a Jill to the JQ 40 hour o r w pek ek Taw law defeated that measure by bj to 62 when word was received from froman I an an unimpeachable source that tile tine President opposed the tho measure Not Kot only did Indirect word of the Pres lents lent's attitude turn the tide on this bill hut but it also led to a clear understanding among the majority of ot the house that at the present time there is little use in opposing the Pr President on any measure President was particularly particularly vehement In his opposition to the recent proposal of or the farm bloc of the senate to attach a farm relief measure as a rider to the 32 billion supplemental war fund bill The farm faim measure was aimed at stopping the tut government from soling Its store or of surplus farm products at less than J parity Although the President opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed that plan since he believes It would add a billion dollars to the annual cost of the nation s 5 food bill he ho attacked most strongly tho the suggestion suggestion sug sug- of at trying to get It through congress and past the President b by having It t hitch hike on a measure which It knows will be approved During tho past few rew years this practice has Increased considerably and a number of measures which never ne otherwise would have become law have ridden through congress on the heels of favored legislation The Tho fair trade price fixing law which ended price cutting in many Ines of or products Is an example of a law which was sneaked through by this method In spite of sl Tho The defeat of the tho bil bU aimed at ending tho the week will probably probably proba proba- bl bly mean that any other othor legislation aimed at more government control over o labor will be bo postponed for sometime As long as aa there are no serious strikes tn In in war TT O y In industries A 11 Ad n 4 and Senator Thomas chairman ot of the tho senate committee on education and and 0 labor assures us its that there thore there wont won't be the be-the the house will probably steer clear of labor measures Tho The President and j-and J Mrs Perkins both pointed ou out that elimination of or orthe the law would not increase defense production but hut would simply simply simply sim sim- ply mean that certain labor groups would work more hours on a lower wage stale scale Now It is required that thai l labor or be paid time and a a. half halt for fora a all 1 hours tours of of work exceeding 40 u n week but so long long longas' as' as as they are aro paid overtime there Is no limitation on the number of hours they work It was t therefore argued that tho the tho legislation legIslation legislation leg leg- wo would ld only ony mean an In In- cr ase In profits for war Industries without increasing production It Continued cd on last page paie f this full Week In Washington D. 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C Continued from page one was also pointed out by labor lead ers that such a measure would not nOl affect union contracts calling for tor n a hour 40 week and would only hit lilt those who are not union members rs Miss 1 Perkins giving Ing her up opinion on the measure said If I could see that it would production production tion I would be for tor it but I see no economic reason to support it While the record 32 billion war var appropriation bill 1111 was under consideration consideration con con- I In iu the house the President President dent demanded further increases inthe in inthe the speed sneed of ot production and asked I that all war Industry machines bf brt I kept in operation hours a week Donald Nelson head of ot the War Production Pro Pro- Production board Immediately replied replica that steps would be taken Immediately lately toward coward this end In his statement statement statement state state- ment the President warned that victory victory vIctory vic vIc- tory depends on the flowing of or from our factories this spring and summer cummer 1 f New plans to foot toot the huge costor cost of or war are now being considered 1 by the ways and means committee or of the house Secretary Morgen- Morgen thau is said to have asked that an additional be added to our tax lax bill next year ear and ana has suggested that of or this come from Individual incomes Whether this figure will be agree i ito to is of ot course uncertain but there is little doubt that individual Income In Income In- In income come taxes next March will be m higher than they are this year To raise the other It has been suggested that an addi- addi atonal came from I corporation taxes I from new excise taxes and 1000 from tightening up UD the I present resent tax laws Strong efforts to prevent Inflation aro are being made mado by the Office of ot Price Administrator That office of ot fice fico has hns Issued many orders recently recent recent- I ly fixing maximum prices at which Manufacturers and wholesalers can sell many food tood I products including a great variety of or canned goods I IThe The policy of this office Is to fix prices at wholesale and then expert expect t tho the retailer to keep his prices In lino Uno If It the retailers try to take taki advantage of the absence of or fixed prices for tor them however such price fixing will follow tollow rapidly Voluntary consumer organizations I in most towns are making an effective effective tive effort to keep retail prices In line It Il is believed that if lC the they I koep keep In touch with the price ceiling orders issued by the office of ot Price Administration they the will keep pressure pressure pressure pres pres- t i sure on retailers to refrain retrain from taking laking more than a fair tall profit on OD any stabilized lino Uno I I |