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Politics Kicked Out of Window
By Chief Executive of Nation
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WASHINGTON —The capital’s political old-timers
—the has-beens who no longer have any irons in the
Washington fire and are content merely to warm their
shins at the capital hot stoves—have two opinions of
the President’s recent speech and message to Congress:
(1 ) That it was the rarest stroke of political genius
the President has yet shown.
(2) That, in that speech and message the President
kicked politics out the window for the duration.
The No. 2 men argue that President Roosevelt show
ed supreme contempt for political dallying. He named
names. He said that farm prices and wage controls
had to be established. He said that wartime taxes had
to be levied. He gave Congress three weeks to get the
job done. He served notice that if Congress delayed be
yond October 1, he would exercise his powers as chief
wartime executive and do them himself.
This solemn pledge to regulate farm prices and wag
es in less than five weeks before the national elections,
the No. 2 men continue, is proof that the President is
NOT interested in politics. He has served notice, they,
say, on the powerful farm and labor blocs—just before 1
election—that this is WAR; that he will play no fa
vorites; that he will bring all of his great wartime
powers to bear to see that Congress plays no favorites
either; that only the future victory of our nation is on
his conscience and he doesn’t give two whoops in a vot
ing booth how the voters cast their ballots.
Those who argue Theorem No. 1 get a political glint
in their eyes, rub their hands in gleeful appreciation
and shout, “By the whiskers of Uncle Sam, he’s done
it again.”
What they see in the President’s speech and message
to Congress is something different:
By issuing his ultimatum to Congress and placing the .
deadline on October 1, five weeks before election, he
has gie>i the farm and labor bloc boys in the Democratic
ranks a perfect out. He has taken the responsibility on
his own shoulders.
He has fixed it so the incumbents can point out to
the strong-arm lobbyists that if they (the candidates
up for re-election) hadn’t acquiesed to the President’s
demands, he would have put them into effect anyway.
He has provided also a bandwagon that the hereto
fore luke-warn members of Congress can crawl onto
with impunity. ,
In addition to all this, the No. 1 arguers say, the
President has sidestepped two potent political left jabs,
and crossed over with two equally deadly right hooks.
First, he HAS consulted Congress before cracking
down with legislative powers already placed in his
hands.
Second, he has disclaimed ail interest in “dictator
ship” with that one strong paragraph: “When this
war is won, the powers under which 1 act will auto
matically revert to the people—to whom they belong.”
How Canaria Does It
There’s a saying in Washington that if you want to
know what the U. S will be like in six months or so,
look at Canada. Canada has been at war longer than we.
In January. Canada’s dominion income taxes were so
heavy that it was necssary to suspend collection of in
terne taxes by the provinces and municipalities—the
taxpayers just couldn’t pay both. For example, if a
man in Montreal had made $200,000 under the double
taxation his tax bill would have exceeded his income.
Canada’s taxes .are said to be the world’s largest.
Single men making $2000 pay $600 income tax (mar
rkd men with two children, $215). In addition, there
is a compulsory savings plan running from $20 for
single people making $700 a year. Too, there is an 8
per cent manufacturer’s sales tax, a 25 per cent lux
ury tax.
No one can be fired in Canada, no one can quit, no
one can change from one job to another. And no one
can accept or no one can give an increase in wages to
anybody. Exceptions are made, of cours, but only with
government approval.
T o, p: ices are far more rigidly frozen in Canada
than in this country. The cost of living has gone up lit
tle more than 2 percent since last fall.
Canada’s wage control law provides a bonus for
f the cost cf living goes up. But it is not an
o\ k 11 bonus. For example, in this country some peo
ple think that if the cost of living goes up 10 per cent,
ih i v, ,es should go up 10 per cent. But in Canada, if
pri : .) up 10 per cent, then wages go up only 10 per
t< first $25. T at i: ew ry worker getting $25
a v. ! . more gets $2.50 a week increase. The man
g< it! 5 is boosted to $27.50. The man getting $100
only to $102.50.
CAA Tower
To Lessen
Air Danger
Elimination of air traffic haz
ards at Fairbanks municipal air [
port is due when the CAA's new ;
control tower goes into operation :
in approximately six weeks, sen !
ior inspector Fred Gentry reveal ,
ed recently.
An expert staff of six men. .
headed by Chief Controller Ger- 1
aid Curtis, will operate the tow
er. Curtis was a controller at
Lindbergh Field, San Diego, Cal.,
before arriving in Fairbanks
month ago with his staff.
He and his certificated con
trollers have been studying local !
conditions, acquainting themselv
es with local personnel, and be
coming generally familiar with !
all operating conditions in this
area. The other men are Fred
Seeley, Giant Osborne, Irwin
Ziemke, Sam Silver and Howard
Rogers.
Wind “Tee” Installed
Their work as far as civilian
planes unequippe with radio is1
concerned, will be aided by a j
‘wind-indicating tee* installed at
the airport by the Pan-American i
Airways, which went into opera
tion recently.
The air traffic control tower it
self is designed primarily for i
communication with radio-equip ;
ped planes.
"Our job” Curtis explained
'is to move air traffic as rapidly
as possible with a a minimum
risk of collission.”
The tower will provide takt
off' and landing instruction for!
planes. On take-offs, it will also
secure Air Warning Service clear
ance, but planes coming in will
secure such clearance to enter
the local area by methods they
have been using.
Will Lessen Collision
The CAA’s tower will eoordin-1
ate and streamline landing and'
take-off operations, and lessen
the danger of collisions — of
which there have been near-in- j
stances recently.
Construction of the wood tow
er, on the north side of the run
way at the airport, is timed to
lessen dangers of the coming sea
son. According to Gentry, “Its
operation will eliminate many
take-off and landing hazards at
Weeks Field due to poor visibil
ity during the winter months."
Control will be effected thru
two way radio communication
with commercial planes. Arirraft
not equipped with radio will be
controlled by use of a “light
gun" involving signals shot at
the pilot with red and green
lights.
Such planes without radio will
be informed by he lights whether
or not, and when, to take off or
land. But they will have to rely
for information concerning which
direction to use on the new
I’AA tee.
Orange Color Wind Indicator
This is a free-swinging orange
colored wind indicator now in op
oration near the control tower. In
accordance with a city ordinance
amendment enacted last Septem
ber 22nd, air traffic at the* field
will take-off and land in the dir
ections indicated by the tee, and1
when the wind is calm, the tee I
will be set for west-to-east traffic
Gentry said, "It is the respon
sibility of all pilots, prior to tak- '
1 ing off or landing, to observe this !
i tei‘ and take-off or land accord- j
. ingl.v.”
j He explained that the tee is of !
I immediate use helping eliminate j
; hazards pending inauguration of I
i th(-‘ tower control, but that it will
j also serve later as an auxiliary
j visual control.
According to the amendment,
when traffic west to east, right
hand traffic will be the ri^le.
I When traffic Ls east to west, left
hand traffic will be the rule. A
| copy of this new regulation has
j been delivered to all plane operat
j ors and pilots.
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