| Show THE FOLKS BACK HOME the house of representatives has been doing good work in cutting the proposed 1952 budget item after item has been closely scrutinized and some have been pared by as much as SO 50 per cent the house appropriations committee has charged that although tins this nation has been in an emergency since the end of the war nevertheless all ageA agencies cies of the government resumed business as usual disregarding the varied and continued threats to our security to this is added all i agencies it seems are willing to assist inthe defense effort provided provide d they can continue to carry on their regular activities inace in the long run the issue of government economy versus gov crement extravagance will be decided by the folks back home 1 some of the worst offenders have been civic busin ss agricultural labor and other local groups which have turned all possible pressure on their congressmen in search of tax handouts tor for all manner of activities these groups are invariably in favor of economy as a general principle and they issue high sounding res solutions demanding cheaper government but it turns out they want the other fellow never themselves to bear the burdens of the economizing the house deserves praise for what it is doing to squeeze sonie some of the water out of the pending budget it should do a great deal more than it has so far it can and will do it if the voters show that they support ironhanded iron handed economy in the long run the people still run the government and the peoples wishes are final |
