Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 May 1941 — Page 25
_ FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1041"
) BILLION CUT ASKED, |
22 MILLION ADDED
Morgenthau Proposal Gets
Support From Republicans,
But Democrats Lack Mood for Economy; ‘You Work All Day and Don’t Save a Nickel.’
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By CHARLES T. LUCEY
Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, May 16.—The House of Representatives this week has answered Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau’s proposal for a billion-dollar cut in non-defense spending by increasing two appropriation bills $22,000,000
over last year’s expenditures.
They are the annual supply
bills for the Interior Department and Congress. At the same time Congress jumped the crop loan rate ~ from 75 to 85 per cent of the so-called parity price on major
/ crops, a move increasing by an unknown amount the hun- ' dreds ~of millions of dollars
made i in loans. Ss percentage of thesé loans never come back.- ° The loan rate increase is sup- - posed to be a compromise which would permit eliminating a - $450,"000,000 item for outright parity payments to farmers, added to the farm bill recently in the Senate. Amendment after amendment was
offered on the House floor in at-|
tempts to pare the, Interiop- Department Appropriation Bill, which parried about $21,600,000 more than it did 1aSt year. Mr. Morgenthau’s plea for nondefense savings to offset tremendous defense program spending was cited repeatedly to the House in support of the economy amendments. It got considerable support from the lican side, but seemed a painful subject for the House Democrats. “You worked hard all day, but you didn’t save a nickel,” Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R. Mass), minority leader, told Rep. Robert E. Rich (R. Pa.) at®*the end of the first day’s session on the interior bill. Mr. Rich and other minority members had sponsored the economy amendments. The Pennsylvania Congressman offered . amendments again on the second day, but took the same drubbing again from the
Democratic majority.
House Democrats appeared in no mood to save on anything.
Publicity Fund Uncut
‘ One amendment offered would have cut the fund for the office of the Interior Secretary by $70,000, a substantial part of it .from amounts spent for departmental publicity (much of it never getting further than newspaper correspondents’ wastebaskets) and radio broadcasting on departmental activities. Mr. Rich pointed out he was leaving part of the appropriation, and! said he would “cut the whole business out if I had it to do,” but that he was afraid he wouldn’t get many Democratic votes. . He didn’t get them anyway. Anotherg amendment sought to cut from $6,000,000 down to $4,500,~ 000 the amount to be alloted to the Blue Ridge-Natchez Trace Parkway, advocates urging that with defense needs paramount, the parkway is a “luxury we cannot . afford right now.” Friends of the larger appropriation urged the highway as a military adjunct, and there was some testimony in hearings that “recreational aspects should not be overlooked especially when people are
under a much greater strain than during ordinary circumstances.” ’ “In other words,” said Rep. Edward Rees (R.. Kas), ‘we should provide this fine parkway to help relieve the strain on pecple who can afford to motor on it and enjoy the scenery!” Another amendment sought to cut the amount for roads and trails in national parks from $3,000,000 to
year. “All IT want to dg is to call the attention of the House to the fact that the Secretary of the Treasury said we could cut down on non-de-fense expenditures of the Government,” Rep. Rich said. The House wasn’t ready to cut on that, either. /
20 Reductions Suggested
More than 20 proposals, for cuts were made, and after a flurry of debate and a vote on each, a House clerk wrote: “The amendment was rejected.” With the Interior bill out of the way, the House yesterday voted $24,846,047 for the legislative establi hment, a $217,000 increase over last year. Included was $289,688 for the office of the House doorkeper, who, in addition to keeping doors, runs
a speech folding room where mil-
lions of Congressmen’s speeches are folded for mailing—at no cost to the Congressmen. There was a saving made on folding this year, but, according to testimony, folding costs will mount next year come the election campaign.
Air Mail Also Adds To Cost of Congress
Times Special WASHINGTON, May 16.—House
members, a majority of whom are pledged to reduce expenditures for non-essentials, have just voted themselves $50 ‘apiece—$21,900 in all—so that they may send their more urgent letters by air mail. The House Appropriations Com-
‘mittee added the item to the Leg-
islative Supply Bill, approved by the House yesterday, with the explanation that the members’ use of air mail “should result in a de-
the attendant expense.” “At the same time,” the committee’s report said, “it should relieve members of an unjust burden they have personally been compelled to bear in handling a large volume of mail which under existing conditions must move with expedition.” No similar allowance was included for members of the Senate, which will have an opportunity to vote itself the same rights when
the measure is considered later.
$2,125,000—the amount they got last|
crease in the.use of telegrams and|-
Two speed Kings meet. lined Chrysler Newport, pace car the airport in it."
ler distributor, 950 N. Meridian St. It was designed from three famous race
its features.
‘The Newport will be on display until 10 p.
Capt. George Eyston’s “Thunderbolt” and John Cobb's “Railton.”
Col. Roscoe Turner; .ace of the air, got a chance to drive the ultra-stream-for the annual 500-Mile Race on May 30, when C. H. Wallerich visited m. today at the C. H. Wallerich Co., Chrys‘With the car is a lecturer from the Chrysler Corp. who will explain cars—Sir Henry Seagaves “Golden Arrow,”
Ten of Hoosier Congressmen Approve
Delay on Harrison Memorial Project
George W. Gillie, Forest A Harness,
By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, May 16.— Only two of the 12 Indiana Congressmen are unwilling to. lay aside the $5,000,000 bill for a Benjamin Harrison Memorial in the State, a poll revealed today. The two who want the appropriation made now, rather: than forfeit it in favor of defense, are Reps. Louis Ludlow who introduced the bill, and Charles A. Halleck, who said he had pledged himself to support it. Rep. Ludlow is dean of the Hoosier Democrats in the House and Rep. Halleck dean of the Republicans.
Senators Willing to Wait Although both Indiana Senators Joined in introducing a similar bill
in the Senate, they have explained that they will ‘not push for its pass-
|age at this time.
The two Senators and all the In-
| diana Congressmen went on record
as favoring the proposal of Secretary Morgenthau to “save a billion in non-defense expenditures.” Rep. Ludlow, who is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, said that. in fact he favored “saving two billion.” But he wants the $5,000,000 recommended by the Harrison Survey Commission purchase of the Harrison home in In-|POS dianapolis, erection of a .Federal Forestry laboratory in Marion County, and purchase of Southern Indiana woodlands to be named the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Forest. Worthy Bill, Halleck Says
“I hope to get the bill out of committee and will do all I can to get it passed,” Rep. Ludlow said. Only Rep. Halleck shared this vie ar think that something should be done to honor President Benjamin Henin and I promised to support this bill,” Rep. Halleck declared. “It is just as worthy as many other governmental expenditures which are being called defense.”
Other Republicans and Democrats
were united in agreeing to postpone action, however. Rep. John W. Boehne Jr. Democrat member of the House Ways|| and Means Committee, who daily
sits with the subcommittee draft-|
ing the new and drastic tax bill, said he thought that this was clearly a non-defense item which could be postponed.
«I think that nothing will come| Indiana forego this memorial at
of it at this time,” Ben, Boehne asserted. . “But should the bill ever reach the Floor, I am certain that would be forced to vote against such an appropriation at this time.” Larrabee’s Statement
Rep. William HK. Larrabee (D. may “issued the following formal
statement of his stand against it: “I pelieve that the need for economy in Federal expenditures far surmounts the immediate need for
an appropriation of $5,000,000 for & |
memorial—even though the proposed memorial is to be dedicated to a great Hoosier and is to be established in Marion County and in Indiana. .“I_have taken no part in preliminary plans to press a bill proposing such an appropriation. I did not attend the meeting held here some weeks ago-to discuss the proposed bill, as I did not feel that I could support the proposal.
‘Suggests Economy at Home
“x cannot believe that, in view of the needs for national defense and
‘the need for economy in other Fed-
eral expenditures, Benjamin Harri-
* |son would want Congress to ap-
propriate such a sum of money at this time to provide a memorial in his memory. “president Harrison’s party has made a.great clamor for economy in Federal expenditures and I believe that if would be appropriate for we Hoosiers to begin our economy program at home. “I don’t believe the people of Indiana want their Representatives in Congress to support such a needless expenditure and I shall not vote for it.” Rep. William T Schulte (D. Ind.) opposed the proposal when the commission met with the Congressional delegation here to draft the bill. He termed it “a waste of
money” and said he would fight it. | He urged that the money be used |#
for a children’s hospital instead.
Springer Would Set Example
Republicans who are ready to keep the memorial plan for action after the defense crisis is past include Reps. : Robert A. Grant;
1 do likewise.”
Noble J. Johnson, Gerald W. Landis, Earl Wilson and 'Raymond SS. Springer. , Rep. Johnson, who is also a member of the Appropriations Committee, summed up his stand by say-
ing:
“I am perfectly willing to have
this time, provided the other states
Rep. Springer, who was his party’s candidate, for = Governor twice, said that such a move on the part of the Hoosiers “should be an example to the Washington bureaucracy, where not one but two billion can be saved.”
: named Gle:r.
rt HILLIS TO HEAD SERVIGE AGENCY
Schricker Names Opponent To Lecd Soldier Recreation Group.
Governor S ch ricker yesterday R. Hillis of Kokomo, his Republicin opponent in the general eléctior last fall, as state chair-
Service Organizations.
terest in cic affairs. Mr. Hillis is American I.:gion.
manager.
funds to
is to raise $10,765,000
are the Y. M.C. A,, the Y. W.C. A,, the National Catholic Community Service, &ialvation Army,
Travelers’ Aid Society.
ernor Schricker was requested by U. 8. O. chairman.
PROCLAIMS MAY 25 CHINA DAY IN STATE
As a pirt of a nation-wide observance, Governor Schricker today proclaimei Sunday, May 25, as China Sunday in Indiana. - He ask:d that Hoosiers use that day as a day of prayer for Chjna “the last great democracy remaining in tht Far East.” “The p:ople df China have suffered fron the horrors of a total
GARRITY NEW “STATE
HEAD OF MACCABEES
Richard M. Garrity of Indian-
apolis was elected state commander of the)Maccabees of Indiana. at
the organization’s ‘annual convention yesterday at Ft. Wayne. Other officers elected are:
mander; Porte, record keeper; Frank J. Lei-
bold of Indianapolis, chaplain; Mrs.
Edith Mitchell of South Bend, ser-
geant; Harry Eades of Hammond,
first guard; Marion Janze of MichIgan San,
man: of the newly formed United 3
The Gove nor said Mr. Hillis was ed beciuse of his active in-|&
a former t:ate commander of the|l
Clarence W. Goris, vice president of the Gay Light & Power Co,|i who has been acting as temporary |i state-chairrian, will now become as- | # sistant cha rman. Frank Zoll, An-|3 derson, wil. act as state campaign
~The U. £. O. is an agency formed || by six soci:\l service groups to raise|: istablish recreation and|{ service clibs at all military and|: ‘Inaval cams throughout the U. S.|i The organ: Zation’s nation-wide goal | Agencies sponsoring the U. S. O. B Jewish |i Welfare Iioard and the National|3 As hono:ary state chairman, Gov- :
yfficials to name a state|:
war for tie past faur years and the i:
nation appears in imminent danger |i of strangulation by the forces of |&
totalitari:.aism.
“China he said, “is fighting in|
defense ci’ the ideals and the way of living which we Americans hold
most dea.’ ”
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