Show washington snapshots i tates rights demands upon the six weeks old roi cot mess for legislative expert regulation and planning by newfangled new theories have been at a mini minimum murn A lot of talk is heard therefore that the it probably wont won t work but well try i ery erv is past but there is talk to the contrary too those who say otherwise are interpreting the apparent lull as just that a breathing spell between experiments and ane next experiments it is predicted will hit hard at states rights in supper of this prediction the pi edit tors point to several recent activities and events that got little publicity apparently because usually cautious observers take the lull luli too seriously two lines in a recent speech by one administration spokesman are pointed out as examples of significant doings doines the ithe speech concerned states rights and the speaker after saying the federal government is better equipped to influence our social order made this declaration above all else we want to go forward as one american people not as forty eight tribes this then indicates the urge still exists in some potent circles to try to get congress to do anav with state lines and set up a sigi unit of government in washington to run the whole nation loss ot of state rees fees another example is a bill recently dropped in the legislative hopper very quietly to creato creat tTa a government corporation that would be directed to take ovar th ownership and operation of all oil aasand gas and mining indu industries end power plants also the products 0 0 these industries the corporation would enjoy all of the privileges and immunities of the states meaning that it would b tax free and have the free use of the mails etc to states cities and countis counte this his would mean the loss of millions of dollars annually in tai ta collections still another example is a bill to do away with state charters and controls of business this measure would centralize the aliel charter and license authority in in washington tile meaning to states would be the same again loss of fees trade decline A confidential report on foreign trade has been placed on the desk of a top rung federal official aria anil it is giving the top and his aides a lot of mental exercise the depoi t says in effect that amer cas foreign trade is falling off but not because of the circus antics of dictators the report was written by a delegate to the recent lima conference he points out that tha t although foreign buyers prefer american made goods because they are better made increasing prices due to economic planning labor unrest and higher taxes are putting U S products out of reach As long as american prices are continually forced higher and higher the delegate points out in his report we can expect a continued decline in the sale of american goods in foreign lands dies investigation sometimes when washington of ficiala want to meet secretly for a confab they go outside of wash anglon such was the case last week when a group of officials opposed to the dies un american activities probe journeyed to alexandria va to meet with dies to try to reach an agreement here is what happened when the pressure was put on the congressman to end his investigation ti he offered to resign from congress and continue the investigation flaa ti flon independently there would 0 uld be no problem of funds he pointed out for the dies committee received thousands of dollars in contributions from citizens aroused by diE disclosures closures by the committee of communist con eunist and fascist activities in the U S all of the inon 3 v of course was returned but ail aai appeal would bring more iff offer of resignation fright ned the opponents the outcome is as am arcement cement to appropriate more for continuing thi tha investigation by the dies committee those opposed to dies were afraid to let him take the issue to the country |