Show This Vt IAD Week fl In D. D v Washington DC D.C. We We who have havo lain in shell holes wat watching watch h. h ing the skies for bombers and fighter piano help which failed to appear iPP fret rettY blue e l the thole hoJe thing In fn the ann army acts less treasonable treasonable- than this are arc punishable punishable punish punish- able with death be before oro a firing tiring squad That statement issued by a a. group I of or American soldiers wounded in Africa and now In the Water Vater Reed hospital here following a walkout of workers in a Boeing Flying Fortress Fortress Fort Fort- ress plant has bas the whole nation as ns w well ll as congress to demand demand de de- de mand immediate action to make strikes or slowdowns subject to severe severe severe sev sev- sevi i ere punishment for the duration ol of I the We war I Senator Connally who olio introduced a u bill In the last session to outlaw strikes and then withdrew It at the request of tho the White V House when the unions pledged p themselves to a aI strike no-strike agreement immediately I I I reintroduced his lIs measure Hi His bill provides for army seizure of plants I where strikes occur and call for Heavy penalties for those Involved No ho matter what action the President President I dent takes unless he lie Issues an order Is just as stringent as the Connally measure It Is expected that this bill will now bo be enacted it Is true that the War Var Labor board has delayed for many month months in taking action on the tho demands of or the tho airplane workers for Increased increased in In- creased pay and pay and the union probably probably I ably felt that the only way to get action was to create an emergency but but it Is clear dear from the present attitude of congress that this was the most unfortunate step labor laborI I rias nas' taken since sinco the war began It ItI Itis his I is even considered probable that the tho President who has so far bent over backwards to give In to labors labor's demands will now make no further efforts to restrain congress from I enacting whatever stringent legis legis- legislation lation It deems necessary If It necomes a n of taking sides with the armed forces or with labor labor la- la bor the President like everyone PoIse else will demand regulations to Keep neep labor on we tho Jon job Although strikes slowdowns and absenteeism among war production workers hold the limelight here the problem of help belp for the farmers and taxation aro are continuing to receive great attention One of ot the major problems on the farm front which must be settled quickly Is wether to give the farmers Increased In c pa payments ments for producing more moie crops or 01 whether to permit price rises which w would as assure uro greater Income to the farmers In addition ad the plans for rOl providing farm labor Gabor are still considered in inadequate inadequate inadequate adequate and It Is agreed that If farmers armors are to be bo expected to plan Continued C on Last Page I Ii i I This Week In Washington D. D C. C Continued from pago paga one for greater production pro a workable plan pian for tor supplying help must bo be at ate once I Congi Congress ess worries over tax legis legis' lation have been increased by ro i I ports of cr people being unable to meet their March payments and a n large number lumber having borrowed the money to make such payments ItIs ItIs It ItIs Is agreed that a a. pay pay-at You pay go you plan plau Is absolutely noce necessary r if lC the treasury treas- treas my ury ul y hopes lopes to collect full taxes from rom the people during 1943 and 1943 and con cou press ress Is agreed on enacting some you pay plan But nut those who favor collecting taxes on 1942 iu iu- comes in addition to you pay collecting on 1943 wages are bo boo coming Increasingly aware of or th the tho collection difficulties which this would ti cause For POl this reason the tho I Huml plan which calls for the for for- neu neuss ss of till all 1942 taxes Is being lg i given greater consideration and it now lOW seems increasingly likely that thai h b by y June we will wilt be on a straight basis with the last I you go half of 1942 taxes erased from the books I BUY BUT WAR AVAR An SAVINGS SA BONDS I I f |