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6 Heppner Gazette Times, January 20, 1944 AT IjTHE fr-1-" WASHINGTON, D. G, Jan 20 FOR the first time in 11 years the new deal has lost its majority in the lower house of congress. This has been brought about by death, by resignations and by appoint ments to federal jobs. Today there are 217 Democrats in the house, and a majority is 218. Nor have the Republicans a majority. The grad ual extermination of Democrats of the new deal variety has been pro gressing From time to time, when there was a whopping Democratic majority, President Roosevelt would reward some faithful house mem ber by appointing him to a federal judgeship or some political job. usually with a lifetime tenure. These appointments did not mat ter, because of the tremendous majority, until the last two years when the places of the 100-percent -ers were captured by Republicans. Oregon removed its one Democrat ic house member by electing a Re publican and Washington Depubli cans made inroads on its solid Democratic delegation. Whatever may be the outcome on the presidency, it is now freely predicted that the Republican party will be in control of the house fol lowing the November election. Of the 217 Democrats remaining not all are new dealers and. in fact many of them are opposed to the political policies of the administra- lion as are the most reactionary Republicans. Take the case of Re presentative Smith of Virginia, an old-line Democrat, who demarcU that the department of justice take proceedings against Philip Murray of CIO. contending that CIO is violating the law in collecting an $800,000 campaign fund to- be used for Mr. Roosefvelt. Mr Smith and Senator Tom Connally of Texas are sponsors of a bill prohibiting labor unions from contributing money to political campaigns. , Members of the CIO in Ihe northwest have been chipping in to the fund, as hereto fore reported in this column. ' THERE promises to be plenty of work for the AMG (allied military government) in the liberated coun tries of Europe work which will be far from agreeable and whiich will test the administrative ability of members to the utmost A num ber of ' prominent Oregon and Wahington men have been assigned to these duties, among them for mer Mayor Joseph K. Carson of Portland and former Multnomah county district - Judge Donald E. Long. Some of the men from the Pacific northwest are already on duty in North Africa and Sicily and others will be given assignments as rapidly as territory is released from German bondage What in the beginning seemed to be a comparatively easy1 undertak ing has been rendered vastly more difficult by the development of functional divisions in Poland, Italy. France, Greece, Jugoslavia and oth ers of the smaller countries con quered by Hitler, each faction claiming to represent a majority of the people and each demanding re cognition by the United Nations. In Italy, Greece and Jugoslavia these domestic .differences: hae reached the stage of open hostilities, and a similar situation is rapidly revel oping in France. In Poland the gov ernment in exile is being discred ited by its controversy with Rus sia over the boundary question, and even Norway is not free from domestic turmoil. MUSTANGS BAG HONKERS ine Mustangs proved their play ing ability wasn't just luck by just gaining a hard earned triumph over the Arlin.on Honkers, final score reading 38-29. The game was fought on even terms . during the first half which ended 16-14, Ar lington leading; but early , in the fourth quarter, the Mustangs started galloping to establish a ten point lead which was never overcome. Forwards Ulrich and Schunk led the attack with 20 and 10 points t. The Hehisch.... STAFF Editor Merlyn Kirk Asst. Editor Marylou Ferguson Sports Ed Herb Schunk Asst. Sports Ed. Tad Miller Spcl. Story Writer .... Jean Turner Senior Interview Betty Coxen Gazette Times Rep Ray French Something NEW i n Insurance See Bilt Isom about SO per cent collision on your car. B. . iSOM Heppner, Oregon Shorten the War! 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