The document is a response from Congressman George B. Schwabe to a constituent, C. L. Tracy, regarding the Office of Price Administration (OPA). Schwabe expresses his opposition to OPA and criticizes the bureaucracy within the federal government. He believes that planned economy cannot work successfully under a system of free enterprise. Tracy, in his letter to Schwabe, also expresses his support for getting rid of OPA and other similar agencies in order to improve the country's situation.

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The Battle Against Bureaucracy: A Letter from George B. Schwabe

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_21_0032
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Battle Against Bureaucracy: A Letter from George B. Schwabe
Date Created:
1946-05-09
EDTF:
1946-05-09
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The document is a response from Congressman George B. Schwabe to a constituent, C. L. Tracy, regarding the Office of Price Administration (OPA). Schwabe expresses his opposition to OPA and criticizes the bureaucracy within the federal government. He believes that planned economy cannot work successfully under a system of free enterprise. Tracy, in his letter to Schwabe, also expresses his support for getting rid of OPA and other similar agencies in order to improve the country's situation.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 21, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages