The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-04

ern New Deal element and the lit
tie group who already were Tight
Ing for liberal principles In the
DAYS long before the New Deal
was invented and conservatism
was In the saddle in Washington.
The conscriptionists lost the
votes OF a few senators who ordi-
narily are pro-New Deal, like Sen
ators LaFollette Of Wisconsin and
Norris Of Nebraska. They also
scored the votes Of several solons
who normally are anu-New Deal
conservatives, such as Glass OF
Virginia and Tydings Of Maryland.
Conscripdons opponents weren't
exclusively old-fashioned liberals,
either. For instance, they Included
Senators Clark Of Missouri and
Smith of South Carolina I'd call
them rather conservative.
The old-time liberals I have In
mind as anti-conscriptionists were
Senators Capper of Kansas. john
son Of California, LaFollette OF
Wisconsin, Nye Of North Dakota,
Norris OF Nebraska, Lundeen and
Shipstead Of Minnesota and Vice.
Ter OF Montana. Senator Frazier
Of North Dakota wasn't present
when the vote was taken, but, as
another chronic LIBERAL he was
raira1 AGAINST the hill
Senator Wagner Of New York
was Tor il, and there's no denying
that he's a liberal all right, but
not Of as ancient a senatorial
vintage as the others, excepting
Lundeen.
All Parties Represented
Senators Johnson, Capper, Nye
and Frazier are Republicans. Al
least Capper, Nye and Frazier are
Johnson was elected as one, too
but he's running for reelection
this year on a Republican-Demo-
cratic-Progressive ticket. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is on record as say
ing that he's neither a liberal nor
a progressive" but his somewhat
liberal state seems to think he Is,
for it renominated him almost 2-1
against all opposition.
In point of service Arthur Cap
per is the Oldest Republican liberal
in the senate, next after johnson.
1 never heard even the White
House charge that he isn't a lib
eral. Nye's another veteran. He
broke into Washington as a baby
senator" half a generation ago.
He isn't old yet, and he's always
been rated as a near-radical. Fra
zier was beaten for denomination
awhile back, but he's ultra-ad-
vanced also.
Norris is senior Of the whole lib
eral aggregation. He's the sole
survivor of tthe-bunch- who voted
against going into the last World
war. He used to be Republican,
but he's an Independent now.
Lundeen's Farmer-Laborite.
Shipstead was elected on the same
ticket, but is after reelection in
November as a Republican and a
Willkeite.
LaFollette's a Progressive, by
himself and by heredity.
Wheeler's party label is Demo-
cratic. Nevertheless he's fought a
lot Of New Dealerishness. He not
only is liberal; he used to be called
downright radical. He was enough
so to bolt Democracy and run in
second place on the elder Senator
LaFollette's Progressive presiden-
tial ticket q decade and a half
backagThen he graTtated into De-
mocracy again.
Sheppard and Walsh
It was rather curious to- see
Chairman Sheppard (Texas) Of
the .senate's military affairs COM
mittee voting for the CONSUMPTION
bill, and Chairman Walsh Mass
achusetts) of its naval affairs
committee voting against IL
OF course they're both Demo
Gratis.
Up until the G. o. p. lost ma
tional control Senator Hale Of
Maine used to be navy chairman.
He voted for CONSUMPTION this
time. That was odd likewise
Even supposing that the army and
navy are jealous Of one another,
why weren't Walsh and Hale jeal-
Gus the same way?
Incidentally. Senator Sheppard
formerly was known as prohibi-