Show U 3 istel LEU LETE 0 by notional national editorial aon 1 special to the san juan nc record ord I 1 washington nov 30 it Is re le that a strong countermove counter move ment against curtailment of certain government expenses Is unde underway advices advises are to the effect that one powerful group of veterans vetera ns hive decided on drastic reprisals in an attempt to stave off proposed cuts in allowances froidl I 1 the veterans administration groups of government employed emp loyes are aie also active in ill blocking bloc king economies in the federal payroll it Is only human that beneficiaries should fight to defend what they consider their rights without comment on oil the merits of he methods it Is obvious that a pit pitched iad battle of words will be seen during the next session of the present congress one report claims that the noted not L 1 I members of the nonpartisan non partisan e economy conomy committees such as calvin admiral byrd general pershing alfred E smith will be targets for caustic criticisms one schema Is to show how these maders leaders have themselves bene fitted from government bounties either personally or through corporations in which they have I a financial interest public men how evre gradually gia dually become accustomed to attack whenever they espouse principles 1 meanwhile the house appropriations committee Is quizzing departmental part mental heads on items which may be curtailed or ellmin in a concerted conceited drive to cut government op erat ing costs members of congress are reading with grave concern the proceedings of the american federation Fedei atlon of labor convention held in cincinnati last abin dav Making due allowances for organization bias the report on oil unemployment Is disturbing to politicians and relief workers woi leers alme alike we astl mato says the A r F of I 1 review counting all workers and those de dc pend rendit nt upon them nt at least 60 persons are now new living helow below minimum standards nearly finif our entire population forty millions Til lions of thom have apen dragged into poverty by depression twenty million cnorr at aio in industries where living condl even een in ncr times ore me below standard Blan utan dard usually without thinking goolt to the to solve sole their the unfortunate feature is bie habits of politicians who find i it profitable to maintain tho the fiction of cure cine nils alls from elila tines RH ointments oin ments cin can help but chefe IP alm ilm lt tons to ta po boiver ei of tits this sort snit I 1 ddn Is esier thin fuin ilin thon Assum ln that tho the yoh opi for revision of the tha laws lav nip then the drafting ri rf the file laws becomes it ci subject of nution importance what form of legislation all file ho demands of tile the two it is believed that efforts will be centered on an n amend moat m ta the act to bo be followed 1 0 N v ed by repeal of the eighteenth aire i dment the senate and ald house judicial y v committees will have the linden burden of drafting dratt lne nil all changes no doubt they will early hear irs ia to have benefit of outside advice one buzzel to be solved teals deals witt with permission to manufacture and sell beer and other intoxicants find and at it the same time guard against the return vf rf t tile the old time saloon there 13 another j 1 bothersome item in tile protection of so called dry states or commonwealths which did dd net permit tile the sale of intoxicating liquors prior to the amendment the best legal minds ot of congre Cong rc 3 and the in ill coming and outgoing ig g will bo be taxed with a multiplicity of baffling detail the return of beer js Is mt a smooth legal road ohp advance guard of legislators returning to their duties are arc impressed witt with the need of the farmers 1 special attention the farm revolt it the ballot boxes could be interpreted only one way it Is simple to n propose rop tae re through legi legislation n but history shows allows these Dana panaceas ceas were usually futile the much advertised farm hoard board fell short of lofty expectations there Is no escape from facts valuation of all capital employed in agriculture fell off 24 per vent pent within the two year period be anning january uary 1 1930 and ending on the day this year the decline in formers farmers incomes was followed by a 11 shrinkage in their equities it la Is logical that congress will authorize broadening tile the power of credit as a means of checking the wave of fore closures tile the time of the short session will bo be li nittel to appropriation bills yet Is appears that the emergency may speed congressional consideration cil of measures so vital to tile the farmers of the country |