Show I I I I I OR Washington D. D C. C SOPHOMORE CONGRESSMEN I The Presidents President's Presidents President's heralded meeting with congressional freshmen had an unheralded sequel on Capitol Hill Day after the White House party 19 term second-term house Democrats held a luncheon in Speaker Sam Rayburn's private dining room at which there was considerable good- good natured and nd some not so good na grousing about the Presidents President's Presidents President's PresIdents PresIdent's dents dent's relations with congress Object of the luncheon arranged by Rep Oren Harris of Arkansas I was to enable the second to console each other for not being invited to the White House for a party when they were freshmen Among others Rep Sam Russell and Eugene Worley Vorley of Texas took great delight in joshing Rayburn Sam why cant can't you get us an invitation invitation invitation in in- to the White House However the luncheon took a serious se- se serious serious se se- rious turn when scrappy Rep Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward Hebert of Louisiana lambasted the White House for not consulting with congress on new legislation and and criticized his colleagues for submitting submitting submit submit- submitting ting to White House dictates Observing Observing Observing Ob Ob- Ob- Ob serving that only 26 of the 45 Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic freshmen of the last session session session ses ses- sion sion survived the November elections elections elec elec- elections the Louisianan Louisianan declared If a lot of us had paid more attention attention attention at at- to our constituents instead of to White House advisers there wouldn't be so few of us here to to- to day In the last year of Huey Longs Long's tenure he controlled d both houses of the Louisiana legislature completely complete complete- ly except for one man But Huey didn't try to ram through any bills without letting each man know what was going on and making him feel like he had a stake in the program We in congress haven't been treated like that Hebert said he held no enmity against the House leadership adding adding adding add add- ing to Rayburn Ive always been very fond of you but Ive I've never been able to vote for you on a national ticket I hope I will be able to cast my ballot for you next year either as top man manor manor manor or running mate on the Democratic ticket This brought loud cheers from the and blushes from Rayburn Rayburn Rayburn Ray- Ray burn who responded with a fatherly lecture urging those present not to let personal animosities influence their actions in congress A AMERICAN BOMBERS Despite the criticism you may hear of American planes U. U S S. S airmen airmen airmen air air- men who have studied the current bombings of Europe say privately that one American bomber is worth I five of the British American planes are heavily armed and heavily armored Able to protect themselves they operate operate operate oper oper- ate in In the daylight with precision bombing whereas the British planes flying at night must lay down a pattern of bombs over a whole area hoping that the principal principal principal pal target will be hit British planes can carry a heavier er load of bombs but the fewer bombs carried by the American planes are more effective because they go straight to the C t. t A target 1 l UL LLIel American planes have nave suffered fewer losses proportionately than the British both operational and combat losses In fact the American contribution contribution tion is so important that the all- all out bombing of Germany must await the availability of more U. U S S. S planes Most people think there is a heavy concentration of American planes in England now and that the current the round-the-clock bombings are the big show Neither is correct There was a concentration of U. U S. S planes in England last summer and fall made with intended publicity This had the effect of sending the Nazis scurrying all over western Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope to mend their defenses Then U. U S S. S air strength was pulled out of England for the mission it had been intended for the for the invasion of North Africa U U. S. S air strength in England is now being built up again and when the time comes the two air forces combined will stage the show in- in intended to knock Germany out of the war MEXICO BARS MIGRATION No one is advertising it but Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico has slapped a temporary ban on the recruitment of its workers for farm jobs in the United States This was expected to be one of our pur big sources of farm labor in the Southwest However no Mexican Mexican can laborers have been imported in more than a month despite feverish efforts by the Farm Security administration administration ad ad- ministration to bring in a PP ro xi 5 Mexico is not keen about the recruiting recruiting re re- re- re program and some time ago notified the state department that it was reserving the right to spec specify y the sections of Mexico where labor could be recruited Reason Reason Rea Rea- son given was that Mexico couldn't afford to have labor drained from industrial sections Meanwhile the Farm Security administration administration ad ad- ministration has submitted orders for Mexicans but is still waiting waiting wait wait- ing for an okay to begin recruiting Note S- S So far we have imported 5 5 n Ported Mexican farm workers under to 90 day work contracts I |