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A Lack of Courage
(The Cincinnati Enquirer)
The administration has given
to CongTess an elaborate plan for
the control of prices—the work
of Leon Henderson and his col
leagues in the Office of Price
Administration. Assuming that
price control in some form is
necessary and will be undertak
en, the administration’s plan is a
sensible one, so far as it goes. It
does not attempt price fixing,
but would, set upper limits to
prevent the spiraling of prices of
key commodities.
Nevertheless, there is a fatal
flaw in the plan as it stands to
day. It applies to prices general
ly, excepting those of farm pro
ducts, and wages. It is nothing
short of absurd, to hope for suc
cess in preventing inflation if a
price-control mechanism leaves
all agricultural prices to soar,
and sets no upper limit on wage
levels. Britain's experience con
firms the extraordinary difficulty
Of any price-control plan; yet the
•administration’s project is far in
ferior to Britain's because of
these notorious omissions.
Without a ceiling on wages, an
upper limit on the products of
labor becomes a mockery. And
agricultural products, which fig
ure so vitally in the cost of liv
ing, will include price inflation
in all lines if they are net check
ed along with other prices.
Now it happens that farm pric
es and wages are being protect
ed by two powerful lobbies, rep
resenting farmers and organized
industrial workers. The only con
ceivable reason for failure to in
clude them in a price-control
plan is the fear of political re
prisals from the farm and labor
lobbies. This indicates a shock
ing lack of courage on the part
of the administration and its ad
herents in Congress.
We have been told, and proper
ly, that this is a national emer
gency of the gravest sort, in
which every individual and
group must be prepared to make
sacrifices. Yet the government it
self is setting a shameful exam
ple of discrimination and politi
cal cowardice in offering a price
control scheme destined to fail
miserably because it is comprom
ised at the outset by a lopsided
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made available to any person
upon request during business
hours of local boards in Alaska.
Secretary E. L. Bartlett declar
ed here. Bartlett pointed out.
however, that the public is not
permitted to handle records.
The only data to be witheld as
confidential are the record of the
physical condition of a regis
trant all answers on the question
naire under the subject of de
pendency, except the names and
addresses of claimed dependents,
the answers to questions on pre
vious military service and the
registrant’s court record. Bartlett
said.
Pointing out that selective ser
vice form 100. the clasification
record of registrants, contains
practically all pertinent informa
tion of a non-confidential nature.
Bartlett emphasized that this
form is subject to examination
by the public during local board
business hours.
This record includes the name
of the registrant, his order num
; ber. his serial number, his age
and his race.
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ness stemming from the fear of
two strong hobbies.
We shall not prevent inflation
! by any price-control plan to ut
terly inadequate. Neither shall
we achieve a true national unity
in a time of fearful crisis by
pandering to farmers and work
ers merely because they are num
erous, well organized, and singul
ar y short-sighted.
PREDICTS BIG LIVING COST RISE
Spectators at the hearing of the House banking committee in Wash
ington heard Leon Henderson, head of the office of price admin
istration, declare thajt the nation faced the “strongest and most
pronounced increase in the cost of living,” e^ven if the Adminis
tration's price control bill became law immediately. He illustrated
his testimony with charts.
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Alaska FHA Appli
cations Mounting
There has been a greater in
crease in applications for hous
ing loans through the Federal
Housing Authority for construe-,
tion of homes in Alaska than has
come from any of the states, dur- j
ing this year, it W3s declared by
Franklin D. Richards,' FHA Ad
miinstrator, who returned to Ju
neau by plane from Fairbanks
after a tour of inspection of hous
ing facilities in Anchorage, Fair
, hanks and Sitka.
There was an increase in build
t ing loan applictions of more
than 100 percent in the Territory
during the second three months
, of this year, according to Herb
Redman, Chief Underwriter for
FHA in Alaska. In the states, the
increase due principally to crowd
j ed conditions in defense centers,1
: has been onlf about 30 percent.
First Official Visit
Richards, who is administrator
, for FHA in the ten western stat
| ts. Alaska and Hawaii, is the
first FHA deputy administrator
j ever to make an inspection of
homes in Alaska. He praised the
work of Redman in the Territory,
ecuase of his distance from the
home office in Washington, Red
j man has had a greater responsib
ility than other underwriters.
To date, there has been only
one foreclosure on FHA financed
homes in Alaska, Richards stat
ed although more than $2,500,000
i has ben loaned to home builders
in the Territory.
Homes Splendidly Built
“You’ll go a long ways before
you see any beter small homes;
; than are being built in Alaska
under .FHA,” Richards said.
Most of the increase in appli
I cations for home loans is coming
from Anchorage, busy defense
center, Richards said. Low-cost,
; modern homes are being built
i there for from $4,000 to $4,500.
Redman stated.
The chief obstacle in the build
ing of homes, that of high con-1
struction cost compared with the
states, may be largely overcome
by planning the more efficient
use of labor and material need
ed, Richards believes. Little has1
ben done, he pointed out, along
| lines of developing lower-cost
homes without reducing their
livability. It is a job for contrac1
| tors architects, real estate deal-.
1 ers and building supply men to
I cooperate on, he said.
For Permanent Value
Richards ponted out that FHA1
j is interested in housing which
] will have a long-time, perman
ent value. It is not intrested in
providing for temporary homes,
such as homes for army officers
temporarily stationed in Alaska.
These homes are built with pub
lic money furnished by another
federal agency.
The $100,000,000 approved this
spring by Congress for buliding
loans in defense areas may be in
creased to $300,000,000 by an act
pending now. He ponted out that
Pres. Roosevelt has been more
liberal in designating defense
areas in Alaska than in other sec
tions of the nation. 5 Alaska cit
ies have so far been declared de
fense areas and eligible to re
ceive loan money earmarked for
defense centers, as compared to
California where only 3 areas
have ben designatde as defense
centers.
ACTION IS
FOR SOLDIERS
By PRIVATE “X”
I was intrigued the other day
when I read these lines: “A sol
dier's business is greater than
that of any merchant or captain
of industry, for a soldier’s busi
ness is to die, if necessary.”
I admit that it gave me a few
bad moments, for there is no
doubt that the statement is blunt.
However, as is my practice, I
took my pipe in hand and con
sidered the article. It was a
callous statement, and no doubt
it was true. Yet one cannot help
but admit that here was a man
who gave a soldier due credit.
A soldier does not deal in mer
chandise, but in ideals and de
fense of what the laws of his
country deem right. The cannon,
rifles, and other apparatus are
the tools of his trade, but his is
the highest service that man can
render—service to an ideal. It is
the duty of a soldier to obejt
even though his obedience may
mean certain death—that is not
his to question. In a world where
everyone is concerned with how
much he is entitled to grab, it is
pleasant to see one organization
devoted to what it can give.
It is something that we men
in arms are likely not to think
of and when we do we scoff, for
the idea is a little larger than
our mean minds like to conceive.
The truth of the matter is that
the Army should be one of the
most respected of all institutions.
A soldier is a professional man
because he gives service; he giv
es his life in service. That is his
job.
If, down deep in the heart of
every soldier, he does not believe
it, even though we expect him to
scoff to his comrades, then he
is wearing a uniform that he
does not deserve. Yet as one re
views the history of the past a
little pride must seep into ev
ery man’s heart. Remember Hor
atius at the gate:
Then spoke up Brave Horatius,
The captain of the gate—
“To every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late.
Death cometh soon or late.”
How can a man do better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his gods?
Certainly you do. I’ll bet he
got very drunk that night, and
furthermore, I don’t think that
he made that much Show; I im
agine that he just said “Yes,
Sir-” saluted and got down to.
business, Speeches are for polit-j
icans—action is for soldiers.
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