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November 23, 1943.
LEON H. PASTES CONGRESS AT FLY DINNER FLY AND V-P DUCK
Leon Henderson, former OPA , Administrator, being no longer In the Government service and therefore in a position to say what he wanted to, stole the headlines of the testimonial dinner given to James L. Fly by the National Lawyers by taking a large bite out of Congressional investigating committees.
Mr. Fly evidently sensing Just such a situation and hav¬ ing prepared his speech longer in advance than he usually does very adroitly sidestepped the political situation by discussing international communications.
Also Vice-President Wallace, whose presence was considered a trump card by Mr. Fly’s friends, didn’t break loose as had been expected but by-passed both Congress and radio by expressing appre¬ hension at the consolidation of newspapers in cities throughout the Nation so that many cities had but one paper throwing power into the hands of a few.
Vice President Wallace said that ’’considering the extra¬ ordinary powers of the newspaper publishers, they have shown much interest in the public welfare and have not committed the abuses that might have occurred. "
This left the telling of Congress where to get off said to be the big idea of the dinner to Leon Henderson, who bitterly attacked the gentlemen on the Hill. Mr. Henderson particularly singled out the Goodwin WatsonDodd-Lovett case and the House Com¬ mittee investigating the FCC, formerly headed by Representative Cox of Georgia, who Fly succeeded in unhorsing and of which Representa¬ tive Lea of California is now Chairman.
Mr, Henderson said the use of appropriations to control Federal agencies ”is being abused”.
’’The ballot box of next November”, he said, "throws a long and menacing shadow. ”
After attacking Congress for its failure to measure up to an adequate tax program for the war, Henderson criticized groups representing special interests that do not coincide with the general ''welfare and charged that "Congressman Henry Steagall, of Alabama, Chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee, gets subsidy protection for peanuts and other products of his constituents and then speaks of subsidies as the handmaiden of Satan and the instru¬ mentality of regimentation. ”
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