Show This Week In D. D Cov C. C v Washington DC D.C. With the advent of meat rationing It il Is I hoped here that a more orderly process of feeding the time nation will r result and anda r ing blaC black market sales and other disrupting activities will be curbed However It ft is admitted that the Job of enforcing enforcing enforcing en en- forcing OPA regulations regarding food is an unwieldy and gigantic task and there Is no but that there can be hardships hardships' In part of th the United States this year violators violator's are conti controlled oiled with a astron astron astron stron hand The whole government food program program pro pro- gram which provides for furnishing furnishing furnish furnish- furnishing ing sufficient food to all aU civilians in to this country in addition to feeding feeding feeding feed feed- ing our armed forces and aiding the food problem of our Allies is contingent contingent contingent con con- for Its success on the proper working of a controlled system and on the attainment of ot high goals set for farm farm- ers If the distribution plan falls faUs fallsdown fallsdown down or if the farmers cannot rc reach ch their goals the nations nation's diet diel is ts apt to drop below tre requirements require ments for good health It is ia believed here that the greatest greatest great great- est cst immediate danger is on tho the farm production front since farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers who are short of help of ot machines machines ma ma- chines and fertilizer are arc being called upon to produce record crops The Baukhead Bankhead bill which calls for tor deferment of or all farm workers from tho the draft will help ik k keep ep the tho farm labor situation from getting worse but other constructive constructive tive Ue moves mOYes to get more men on farms must be bo tak taken n at once If It necessary the army will be called upon to help farmers but Jt it is realized real real- realized that with tho the planting season at nt hand farmers must know right tight now that they are going to be sup sup- i plied with sufficient help holD or some Rome or them will be unwilling to plant crops which they might never nover I beable bo be P able to harvest One way to solve tho the farm tarm labor situation and al also o end labor shortages short ages in production would be to pass passa ti n service act which would give glye the government the power pow er to draft all men and women for tor work A bill to make makl this possible has 1135 been introduced known a the thc Wadsworth Austen bill but It is unlikely that is will bo be I passed for some time The president president I I dent has said that he doe not nOt want Yant workers drafted If IC It can possibly J be avoided and he has indicated I I that he does not think It Is necessary necessary sary Action to freeze essential workers work work- ers In iii their Jobs is more store likely This rIlls would make mako It impossible for farm workers to seek more lucrative lucra lucra- tire the Jobs In industry It also seems likely olp that legislation may bo be writ writ- Continued on Last Page i This Week In Washington D. D C. C V ten to freeze union wages and thus end the fast spreading demands for tor new wage wage- Increases which are b being be- be Ing made by the American Federation Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of Labor the CIO and tho the thomine thomine mine workers under Jihn L. L Lewis There is no doubt that congress congressI p I Is s alarmed over ocr th the assaults upon the present wage structure being made by the unions and la is s In no mood to permit the Ole granting of ot tho the Increases ases which are being demand demand- ed If the thie the administration permits the coal miners the 2 2 per day Increase In Increase In- In crea crease crease they are seeking or 01 If It f tho the miners miners carry out the threat of ot a n astrike strike congress will wIIl be deluged with legislation to clamp clampdown down on labor It Is also likely that control legislation legisla- legisla tion setting wages for the duration of ot the war r will be put through if the National War Labor board gives In to the demands for tor the scrapping scrap ping of or Its Little LittIe Steel formula Bun Bunder un der del which It Is permitted cost cost of I living increases up to 15 per cent above what wages were at the beginning beginning be be- ginning of ot 1941 BUY WAR AR SA SAVINGS BONDS tr r |