Show This Week In D. D C. C Washington D. D C. C The The i new economic policy polley as outlined In the Presidents President's speeches to congress and to tho the thoI I people last last- rm mouth I th is Is meeting strong opposition from certain groups In congress As the President President President dent said only two parts of or his his' seven program are arc so closely close close- ly related that ineffective action close I on those to O would endanger tho the whole plan I The two points which are arc causing such wide-spread wide debate are the tho I Presidents President's demand for preventing farm prices from going higher than the parity figure and his request I for taxes heavy enough to drain off war inflated incomes The strong farm bloc in congress congre s which succeeded last year eal In preventing preventing preventing pre pre- venting ceilings on farm prices bOlow below bolow bo- bo low per cent of oC parity a n price which would give the farmer in terms of or purchasing power of non- non farm commodities an income of 10 10 per cent above the average for the baso period of or 1914 1909 has no Intention of approving the parity I coiling colling now and the farm bloc has enough Influence In congress to II I control the situation I Senators and congressmen from the farm areas arens argue argue- that the farmer farm farm- er or would be bo doing more than his share of or the tho sacrificing if this move wont through particularly when no definite action to freeze wages of labor has beon taken The Tho farmers are very conscious of or tho the high wages being paid to labor and their representatives do not Intend to let tho the farmers take the brunt of the war burden If the President had made mado a a. definite definite nite proposal to freeze labors labor's wages the farm group would be bemore bemore bemore more amenable but believing that the tho President already has shown partiality to labor they are arc not taking taking taking tak tak- ing too much stock in the tho statement in his speech in which ho he said I If you work for wages you will have to forego higher wages for tor your particular Job for the duration orthe of or the tho war Knowing that labor groups In congress and in the tho administration are strongly opposing an any legislation legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion which would put a a. ceiling on I wages the farm aria group grou J t Intond in intend intend In- In tend to be bo the first to give gi In The Tho conservative clement element in congress congress congress con con- gress which might ordinarily favor fa faI faVOl favor fa- fa vor VOl both curbs on wages and on I farm faint prices is not treating either too warmly because It is disturbed over time the Presidents President's failure to mention mention men mOll tion economics within the war non-war activities of or the government itself Feeling that many economics could bo be made which would not hurt the tho war program this group is relating rolat rolat- ing its demands for such economics to legislation for wage wago control Continued on last page paro p is Week In Washington D. 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C Continued from page one profit control and taxation There is a growing conviction in congress congre that the Presidents President's proposals proposals pro pro- I will face tace hea heavy opposition i until he takes same definite step stepto to force labor to share in the sacrifices sacrifices flees which he is asking of other groups It Is pointed out that the great part of the big Increases in national income this year is 18 duo duoto duoto duoto to the higher wages paid to labor It is estimated that at least 10 10 of extra war spendIng spending spending spend spend- ing now going on comes from labors labor's la labors labor's labors labor's la- la bors bor's fatter pay envelopes Farm income ha has liaS increased but not in proportion to that of labor The failure of labor to tako sori- sori Iou sly the Presidents President's suggestion for curbing higher wages was made I clear when a week after acter tho Presidents President's Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's talk Philip Murray president president president dent of ot the Congress of Industrial Organization at a meeting of the Steel Workers or kers Organizing committee commit commit- tee emphasized his continued loyalty loyalty loyalty loy loy- alty to the President and in the tho same breath said that he lie would seek a new 1 1 a day pay Increase for workers In four steel companies The position of or labor in America America Amer Anion ica lea said Mr Murry l is ono one of unalterable opposition t to an any system system Sj'S tem of wage freezing This is true truo of both the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of ol Industrial Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- trial Organization What congress will do about this man many sided problem in an election year jear Is difficult t to determine determine but but present Indications are arc that it will take tako very little action of df any kind whIch it can possibly avoid |