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: THERE IS plenty of evidence that Henry A. Wallace's : opinions carry little weight in this country, however enthusiastically they may be approved in Moscow. But that doesn’t discourage Mr. Wallace. He now charges that the Truman administration is “selling out” labor by compromising on repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act. Purpose of the alJeged sell-out, he says, is to win support of “reactionaries” in Congress for the North Atlantic Defense Pact. The charge was made at a Chicago rally, where Mr. Wallace opened a nation-wide speaking tour in opposition to the pact. ‘ It seems clear that the adndinistration is going to have to compromise or be beaten on its bill to repeal the TaftHartley Act and restore the old Wagner Act with a few inadequate “improvements.” But that prospect, certainly, * has nothing to do with the’North Atlantic Pact. . # ” : » ” 0» IT HAS been brought about by the administration's own abject efforts to carry out the big union bosses’ orders and by its uncompromising refusal to face the facts. The facts are that majorities in both branches of the present Congress voted in 1947 td pass the Taft-Hartley Act over President Truman's veto. And that, though wil. ing to acknowledge and correct imperfections in that law, they are unwilling to wipe it off the books and rubberstamp the administration bill, which would not protect individual workers, employers and the public against abuses of organized labor's power. Henry Wallace, as usual, is talking dangerous nonsense. No charge is too absurd for him to make if he thinks it will promote his purposes. A reasonable administration willingness to compromise might still help to insure enactment of a new labor law that would be fair to all concerned. That would be a service to labor, not a ~ sell-out. : 1h A :

* A Policy Personified he oo IF HAS been in keeping with the nonchalant role we have "© * played in the Chinese tragedy that the American ambassador to China during this historic crisis should have been a 72-year-old missionary-educator, with no previous political or diplomatic experience. The spectacle of this kindly old gentleman — Dr. J. . Leighton Stuart—being routed out of his bed by armed «Communist troops, as reported in Nanking dispatches, re‘called an interview he gave to 10 visiting American editors in July, 1047. : “© At that time the Communists held most of Manchuria, large areas of north China, and were pressing toward Mukden, Harbin, Peiping and Tientsin. Americansponsored peace negotiations had collapsed. Yet Dr. Stuart declared Chiang Kai-shek should reduce his forces to 150,000 “well-trained and equipped troops.” He went on to insist that Chiang should cease waging “aggressive war,” and put into immediate effect the guarantees in China's new constitution — freedom of speech, press, religion, habeas corpus. » § " x a THESE things, including the reduction of Chiang’s forces, should be the conditions of future American assistance, Dr Stuart held. How this would have stopped the Communists, he did not indicate. He admitted that, while civil liberties were few in Nationalist China, there were “none at all in Communist China.” Yet he dwelt on the hope that China might be reunited under a renovated government, when living conditions could be made so attractive that the Communist provingés would want to join up. He théught this might be arranged by “an honest plebiscite” in Communist territory—areas the Communists : had won by the sword. “Honest plebiscites’” under communism! ’ Here was a policy personified. But Dr. Stuart shares that role with another elderly victim of wishful thinking— Sen. Tom Connally of Texas. When the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard how Communist soldiers had invaded Dr. Stuart's bedroom, he thundered: “They've got to learn to respect United States rights and property. The State Department should make representations and ram them down their throats!” : Diplomatic representations! From the United States! What would they mean to a million victorious Communists, beholden only to Stalin?

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A Lot of Crust SEN. WILEY of Wisconsin has introduced a resolution asking President Truman to proclaim June, 1949, as ¢ “dairy month in honor of the American dairy industry.” . * One purpose of ‘“dair:” month,” according to Sen.

margarine taxes and license fees and to permit untaxed _ sale of yellow margarine. This bill has passed the House by a 287-to-89 vote. It has been approved by the Senate Finance Committee. It almost certainly will be approved by the Senate if it can be brought to a vote there. Mr. Truman has advocated - repeal of the margarine taxes and license fees. "Yet Sen. Wiley wants Congress to pass that resolution, “and the President to designate a special month, to help the _ butter lobby beat the bill. The Senator has a lot of crust.

fh dN Party Line MERICANS sre growing more insincere in their phone - conversations, according to a New York chief operator. ~ “Wontfen are overdoing the giggle and flattery,” she says, _ “while men call almost any woman ‘honey’ or ‘darling.’ ” It also seems that some critics of our manners and the pastime of listening in on private em |

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Labor Forces Face Setback

Opposition to Truman

Plan Grows in Senate

WASHINGTON, May 3—-If the administration and organized labor forces meet defeat in the House on current labor legislation, as is indicated by what happened last week, they are even more likely to be set back in the Senate. * The reasons are: ONE: The 98 Senators include 54 who voted io override President Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley law in 1946. That is a greater ratio than the comparable House majority that voted anti-veto, The Senate's 54 is made up of 11 who were re-elected last November, 39

ride in the House and subsequently were elected to the Benate. TWO: Of the 54 anti-veto Senators, 40 are Republicans and therefore insulated from threats of no patronage, which President Truman has made against House Democrats who do not follow party policies on labor legisla+ tion and other matters.

Back Wood Bill

THE HOT FIGHT in the House was to be resumed today. Both sides are maneuvering for votes. The administration forces are trying to bar further softening amendments to the Wood bill, which has been described as “the Taft-Hartley law with a southern accent,” and thus improve their chances of defeating it and getting a vote on the administration-backed Lesinski bill. They also are expected to make public announcement of willingness to accept toughening amendments fo the Lesinski bill. The coalition of Republicans and Democrats which ‘wants to retain as much as possible of the Taft-Hartley law will strive for three or four further changes to make the Wood bill less repugnant to union supporters, and with each one they expect to pick up a few votes. The House battle’ will not decide the issue, because the Senate .will have an equal and important say in the final outcome. Beginning with the Wagner Act in 1935, and extending to the Taft-Hartley law of 1947, the Senate had had no more influence than the

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‘Take Defeat Properly’ 211%

By N.W.H.

cease? Will people ever learn to take defeat in the proper manner? We as a nation have thankful for. When I went to vote in the recent election, my prayer was “May the best man win.” The peopl» have spoken, now why not support your leaders instead of constantly picking flaws, condemning and putting the worst construction on all they say and do? ; + It is to no one's credit to be able to swear, Be he little or be he big. When we do swear, it only shows lack of vocabulary. : But, don’t you think it would be much better to pray for the President of the United States, and for Congress, asking God to endow our officials with wisdom from on high—that they fnay be given strength and courage to carry on their responsible work. 2 We have much to be thinking about in these days of confusion. We might also pray that the false doctrines and ungodly movements that are threatening to destroy us be exposed and brought to naught. Our thinking then may be benefitted, and we will not be so apt to condemn and criticize and belittle our fellowmen so much of the time.

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: ¢ + ‘Protection of Health’ By Vernon Sennett.

Safety and health are two very closely ree lated terms. When the safety of our people is endangered by some foreign body, we consider it the duty of the federal government to eradie cata this danger. Why ey is so much objection raised when it is proposed that the federal government pere

House on the fate and final shape of labor legislation. After the Wagner Act, there was a series of House efforts to amend it, in most cases led by Rep. Howard W. 8mith (D. Va.). The House would pass the Smith amendments by large majorities only to see them pigeon-holed by the Senate Labor Committee, which was strongly for organized labor.

ARMED SERVICES . . . By Marquis Childs

Off-Record Talk on Defense

WASHINGTON, May 3—In the course of .

ference and on the same “don’t quote me” basis,

‘form the same function in regard to the nae tional health? It is true, as the opposition cone tinually points out, it would take a lot of money, but it is also true, as a British official pointed out when speaking of their medcial plan: “No

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Disputed Period THE SMITH-CONNALLY War Labor Disputes Act of 1943 and the Case Bill of 1948 were exceptions in that they were passed by both branches of Congress, with House ideas apparently in the ascendancy. But that was in ‘wartime and In the disturbed period after the war. The pattern of Senate influence was resumed in May-June of 1846. Alarmed by serious coal and railroad strikes, President Truman made his famous request to a joint session of Congress for authority to draft strikers under military control. The House gave it to him within a few hours by a 306-to-13 vote. The Senate, however, delayed and deliberated finally passed a watered-down bill and sent it to ‘the House. There it was forgotten. In 1047 the House passed the sweeping Hartley bill. The Senate passed a much milder

measure. In conférence between the two Houses

most of the Senate version was adopted and became law.

In Tune With the Times

Barton Rees Pogue .

YOU AND ME,

You and me, we've walked together For a mighty long time now— Sure we've had our up and down times Like most others, I allow, Seems we've always known each other. Why, I scarce remembefr when I was anything but married, But I ponder, now and then, On the day that I first met you, And the day that we were wed. Seems we've done a lot of livin’ Since the preacher’s words were said.

Somehow it hasn't mattered If our luck was good or bad, We just shared our bit of pleasure In the good things that we had. Sure, I know we're growing older, But the silver in our hair Didn't get there by our grievin’ For a crown in life to wear, But it glistens as a token That our old friends all can see, . That we shared a lot of livin’ Here together, you and me.

- record discussion of air policy.

knocking heads together on the theory that this is the way to bring about unification of the armed services, Secretary of ‘Defense Louis Johnson has in the space of one crowded month offended many important people. One of them is the President of the United States. Shortly before Mr. Johnson's appointment was decided upon, Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force and the only service head to survive Mr. Johnson's sweep, had agreed to meet with a group of newspapermen for an offMerely as a formality, he felt he should check this with his

* new boss.

Mr, Symington reported to the newspapermen that the meeting would have to be called off. Mr. Johnson did not approve of off-the-record talks. This sounds slightly laughable in retrospect. One of the reasons Mr. Johnson finds himself in hot water is his tendency to tell on an off-rec-ord basis, or “use it but don't quote me,” so many important decisions.

Farce of Misunderstanding

DURING the past week it added up, if not to a comedy of errors, then to a farce of misunderstanding. In three specific instances, Mr. Johnson used the “don’t quote me” technique. Because I think this causes harmful confusion in government and in the newspaper business, I think it’s important to list those examples: ONE: Late Tuesday night when he stepped” off a plane from New York, where he had béen talking off the record to newspaper publishers, Mr. Johnson was asked about a report that Jonathan Daniels, former White Hotise aid and son of the late Josephus Daniels, would become Secretary of Navy. On a “don't quote me” basis, Mr. Johnson said, fn effect, no, that wouldn’t happen; it voglint promote harmony since Mr. Daniels and Undersecretary of Defense Stephen Early were not on friendly terms, TWO: On Wednesday coming out of the President's office in the White House, Mr. John- : son had a long off-record.talk with reporters. Using the “don't quote me” technique, he told them Curtis Calder, head of Electric Bond & Share, would become Secretary of Army in 60 days after he had wound up his personal affairs. THREE: At the same off-the-record cone

Mr. Johnson indicated that the Marine Corps’ separate air unit would eventually become part of the Air Force or the Navy's air arm. All these statements got into the newspapers within a few hours, under the formula “it was learned from an authoritative source,” “a high ranking spokesman.” later, President Truman made at least one directly contrary statement. He said Mr. Daniels was one of those under consideration for Sec.retary of Navy. - *Not Accepted Post MR. CALDER announced that he had not fccepted the Army post. The Presilent said at his press conference he was still hopeful the * New Yorker would take the job. By long precedent, of course, it has been the President's privilege to make known who will or will not acctp high office. Understandably, the White House was upset, particularly since there had been no way of kn “authoritative source” and the “high ranking spokesman’ were the Secretary of Defense. To compound the co himself on Thursday is: Chairman Carl Vin Services Committee saying he had never contemplated “transferring” the Marine Corps air unit, The out here may be that word, transfer. But a lot of people who heard Mr. Johnson talk about the duplicating waste in three separate air forces, and the need to end that waste, were siderably surprised.

“Favor Unification

IT SEEMS to me that the public is willing °

and ready to go along with unification that will mean a more effective military establishment at reduced cost. Mr. Johnson’s action in calling off construction of the $200 million super-air-craft carrier seems to have been rather widely approved. . Someone had to keep the armed services within a budget that the American economy can

stand. Each service simply cannot have everything it wants. But knocking heads together is not the only way to bring about the necessary unification. While a number of people are bound to get angry and hurt, with a little finesge and tact this will not necessarily include everyone in any way involved in the ordeal.

: nt amount is too great for a country to spend if it oe : will insure the health of its people.” * 1. : This writer doesn’t believe that the people of Sol Lewis this country are ready to accept “socialized - 2 .. weight, and | medicine.” £ .. have been si The President's program is just plain coms bout Friday mon sense to want to make medical avails Leland ha able to all our people. Unless the medical assos . ances here, ciations that are fighting so hard to defeat tha .. knockout a Then, scarcely 24 hours | plan provide an alternative, e law will ba . ,. Arnold by a enacted to provide such seryices for the people | far other. He 2 1 St ¢ Te Sgro's state : 1) Promoter | ‘Protect Americans Abread the Indiana) By V. T. N., Indianapolis. . foment as glso Sit opinion, if the truth of the statemen! tay Navy has abandoned its efforts a’, National AA to evacuate our citizens from Shanghai is cone 2 plo Ton firmed, no greater disservice could be rendered ~thur oe e | the cause of peace in the Far East than such = Hy 5, ee tion. . . ; ae As a world power supplanting the British ue hgnt who have carried the “White Man's Burden” for : Hal Shy es ou centuries, we cannot afford mistakes of this 3 v ys nature if we are to fulfill our destiny. We must 4 ’ Jimmy re g ur export trade srl 4 g that the protect our nationals who carry © ca and our flag to all corners of the world. ¥ ante The hundreds of repatriates, many of whom : g! returned on the transport which brought me __ windup. usion, Mr. Johnson | oo. "from India in 1944, could better describe os Bt 4 3 siateent Hough the hopelessness of those deserted by their own | od Mid et or government. # . EYE ps

What Others Say— Opens

: t The midgy HAVE tried my level best to carry thal g ny (the presidency) in the interest of all . son at the In the people of the country, and 1 hope that when . Kitley Ave. the history of the period is written it will be , Friday = nig said that the effort was not in vain,—President tons et for to ay’s r sin 4 a 5 rates a 26-w & track in whi EWARE of the day when United Nations = re oret are not going to be prompt enough | y ing groups to prevent the spread of fire. Then the boys rst race who started the fire might have the seat of Seth Klein their pants burned. —Jan Drohojowsky, Jolie} ing o delegate to the United Nations Senerst 8 ‘: gasading | Setnply: ¢ o @ : who is star YOU CANT run a circus or a business of racing. Oth

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FOREIGN POLICY . .. By Clyde Farnsworth

Aid to China’s Reds?

SHANGHAI May 3<<A long secret dispute within the U. 8. State Department and the Economic Co-operation Administration on the question of possible help to the Chinese Communists is at last nearing a decision, and the answer seems to be “no.” + But the actions of the Communists themselves have had more to do with working it out than all the controversial reports and theorizing that have occupied leading American diplomatic, consular and relief agents for many months in China. It is quite possible that departmental jitterbugging came to a tired end last week in Nanking. That was when a Red army squad byrst into the bedroom of American Ambassador J. Leighton Stuart, started fingering curtains, peeping into drawers and speculating on redistribution of wealth. . But probably the final yes or no will not be written into policy until the Ambassador returns to Washington to report on the dim prospects of weaning the Chinese from communism.

Damper on Idea

MEANWHILE, however, ECA, long regarded by some offi cials as the best way to win Communist friends and influence the Chinese people, at last has put a damper on the idea of laying down American supplies in Shanghai if it appears they will be taken over by the Communists,

“We are prepared to support the operation of mills in 8hanghal with American-aid cotton as long as the harbor is open and as long as the city is not under Communist <ontrel,” said Deputy ECA Chief Allen Griffin,

Although there is a two-months' backlog of raw cotton for Shanghal mills and more {8 being held for Shanghai in Japan, it was obvious that if ECA wanted assurance of a safe harbor and freedom from the Communists, no supplies would be forthcoming for a long time.

ECA's decision on Shanghai provoked loud editorial protest by the Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury, speaking for Amerfcan businessmen who wish to remain here and try their luck under Communists.

The newspaper has supported the proposition that Chinese Communists could be won over with American sympathy and Junderstanding. It suggested that the Shanghai American Chamber of Commerce protest to Washington through the. United States Chamber of Commerce.

With considerable reason, the editorial suggested that suspension of ECA ald for this isolated city might cause trouble, Shanghai has been living off ECA rice, and her principal industry, cotton milling, has depended upon ECA shipment of raw cotton.

Shut Off U. S. Aid

THE editorial said it ‘understood that contrary to the fervent feelings of many ECA executives who have seen the Chinese situation first hand, Washington is determined to shut off everything in the way of American ald at any moment the Communists may come in.” Europe, Shanghal is a “special case,” the editorial argued. e difference, acording to the newspaper, is that here’ among five n Chinese already distressed by impossible inflation, i ' 3 ’

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SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

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COPR. 1949 BY NEA SERVICE, ING. T. M. REQ. U. 5. PAY. OFF.

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there are upwards of 2000 Americans who hope to remain even under Communist occupation. The editorial argued that the humanitarian approach justified continued ECA aid even under the Reds and that suspension would “play directly into Communists hands by creating active hatred for the United States.” But the fact is that the Communists have been cultivating active hatred of the United States for years. : The whole public argument on what ECA ought to do here is becoming more academic by the hour. Even if ECA wished to continue aid shipments, it could séarcely argue that ships should be sent up the Whangpoo River when the U. 8. Navy has found it advisable to withdraw warships and its complete shore establishment in fear of a Communist attack. ’ eed American and British warships are now lying at the Woosung" a rage 10 miles from Shanghai at the confluence of the gtze and Whangpoo Rivers, sz

must be a boss. We're spending too much KY wie money for the national defense we are getting Force and today. There is no doubt of that in my mind.— The traci Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall, i cleanup and - the annoya » bothered th MEDICAL COSTS ...By Earl Richert | pre-season : : { h P| P h "| weeks ago. Health Plan Pushe Tech G ASHINGTON, May 3—Congresswoman Reva Bosone saya ; her Na, to put national health insurance on a “$50 deductible . Extend basis” has evoked such favorable response throughout the country, Tech Hig that she’s going to do something about it. have been s Her idea Is that a national health insurance plan should be rest of the worked out like $50 deductible collision insurance wherein the .« golf teams t auto owner pays repair costs up to $50 and the insurance ., to beat ‘in company the rest. ; ». County Invi She would have individuals paying their own small medical The Greer and dental bills but the government paying all costs of an illness «+ dual victory or operation above $50. Small deductions would be made from . x» day, downin paychecks for the health fund. ' -.-and Richmo! The red-headed Utah Congresswoman tossed out her idea i While Te a month ago just to “bat it around” and get reattion. She said state foes, ] then she hadn't time to work out any specific program. Today, « clipping Wa. she said: = on the same } liams led th Draw Up Plan over-par 73, “THE response has been such that I'm going to have to go to . a had work on it during Congress’ summer recess and see what kind a matche of specific program I can come up with. If Congress is summoned no Anderso back, I'll put some people to work drawing up a plan.” . . 22% and R Except for possibly some preliminary hearings, this session Mahan of T¢ of Congress is not expected to.take up President Trufnan’s com- 78. pulsory health program under which practically everyone would . make payments to the government and the government would pay a; Garringe all medical and dental costs, A Senate subcommittee last week ’ Pro-A decided to lay the President's program aside for this session. m .~ Rep. Bosone has received mail from all parts of the country, NOBLES and from persons in all walks of life, A team led ‘' “You have performed a notable Service in proposing that professional health insurance should not cover all minor expenses, but only, Speedwa those in the extraordinary category,” wrote Lewis Mayers, the Fv professor of law at City College in New York. ! here yesterc Favors Proposal Sage ’ | ’ PROF. MAYERS inclosed a letter which he had written | | son's Gran to Federal Security Administrator Oscar M. Ewing saying, “There | | «= craft and ( are many people who would go along with a proposal for compul« E » Noblesville, sory insurance against extraordinary medical expenses but who || .. 66. do not see the necessity for a vast regimentation of ordinary @ Second pl medical and dental expenses.” *- j teams led “I think your idea is a good solution, temporarily at least, g Noblesville, . wrote Mrs. E. B. Bender of Zionsville, Ind. “We should do f§ Tipton, Mik something about medical care and we should be careful about olis and Lo increasing expenses. ‘ And that idea of individual payment for olis. small amounts works satisfactorily I know in auto insuranes. . . . ‘ S—— What we want is a start—«not the whole works plus the kfichen hall sink. We don’t want to swamp the doctors as they've done in . So England.” fon : Sho Government officials backing the administration's all-incl sive health plan say Mrs. Bosone's proposal would a incto. iy preventive medicine. “Many people will not go to a doctor until : they have to, when it will cost them $5 or $10,” said one. dditi con gh te mre a ns : mi care as is th sections of the country, oun now in mom Pages