Show politicians SET POOR EXAMPLE the whole theme of the defense program can be expressed in the single word sacrifice public officials from the president down domm have rightly emphasized that modern mechanized war requires appalling quantities of a nations resources home owners and consumers must of necessity depart from normn norr nil american living standards the manner in which the people of america have responded to the call for ever greater cooperation is exem 1 fiedt by the recent aluminum drive citizens of the communities from maine to california chipped in to fill parks civic centers aal street corner bins with mountains 0 of aluminum their response was unhesitating have the nations lawmakers been equally cooperative they have not net pork barrel politics has been c ried on as usual when president roosevelt attempted t to 0 iron out some of the inequalities in the now new tax bill and recommended that exemptions be lowered so that thai the income classes which are receiving the bulk of the war spending would gouid be taxed the house kill ed his request at once with hardly a hearing crowning congressional ignominy followed the pres dents s statesmanlike veto of the strategic road construction program on the ground that it did not give enough consideration to military needs due to the case with which it can reach politically stra fegi egiz areas road construction is a natural pork barrel activity the senate overrode over rode the presidents veto 57 to 19 the fact that the house lat er upheld the veto by a hairline hair line margin does not excuse the seri sen ates action it is high time to put it blun bluntly tl that the people of this county demand manc that their representatives practice what they prea preach ch sacrifice it there is to be a civilized post war world for americans it will have to be based on a solvent federal government millions of citizens stand ready to do their part in guaranteeing a better world for the future Is isit it too much to expect our public officials to do the same industrial news review 1 |