Evening star., 1942-12-17

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property rights, David Lawrence.
and the defenders of the free enter
prise system, Congress has had to
face the greater issues of interna-
tional warfare at the same time.
The parallel between World War I
and World War II does not hold
because in the former instance there
was only a rivalry between political
parties, and mild sort at that
whereas today the New Dealers have
never stopped their economic feud
and have been encouraged by the
President himself to keep it up.
The country will see continuance
Of the class warfare in January, be-
cause the President, since last No.
vember, has chosen to ignore the
protests of the people against the
incompetent and inefficient admins
traitors in the New Deal group to
whom he has entrusted wide powers.
Ignore Election.
The friction and cleavage could
have been removed by a leadership
that recognized the verdict of the
people at the polls, but, since the
election, the New Dealers have de-
cided to argue that the people didn't
vote and that hence the election
meant little, If anything.
unity all elements behind the war
effort. Already the arrogance of the
New Deal group has brought about
q refusal of the majority, even in
this Congress, to enact extra legisla-
ton on such vital subjects as i'm
migration during wartime. Here is
something on which the President
deserved support provided the re-
quests could have been explicitly
stated, Congress was disturbed by
the reaching out for power by the
bureaucrats. The misuse of the
powers of the anti-inflation law
merely to curry favor with the CIO
while at the same time confiscating
the earnings of the management
class above certain salary point
without any tax law to govern such
taxation, has aroused a bigger pro-
test than the New Deal realizes.
Believing that a demagogic cry about
big salaries could easily dispose of
the issue, the Administration may
discover in due time that it was the
costliest blunder of the year and
will lead to flock of legislative pro-
posals of a restrictive nature con-
corning the operations of executive
departments and bureaus.
Makes Votes for COP.
The President is believed to be too
busy to realize that politically his
executives and associates are max
ing votes for the Republican party
every day and that the sensible
Democrats of the country resent
the manner in which the party S
future is being impaired by the New
Deal bureaucrats.
The lame excuse is already being
offered that the people always dis
like wartime restriction and usually
vote against the party in power
This need not happen if the party
In power can justify It's acts Con-
sidering the wide opportunities
available to the administration tc
explain its numerous acts of re-
striction, there need have been little
doubt about the willingness of the
American people to cooperate ant
make any sacrifice provided the
necessity for such restriction il
properly explained.
Unfortunately, the many twists
and turns in public policy, the many
missionaries with socialistic flavor
the tricky phrasing of regulation.
that have no obvious justification
in the words of the statute merely
create a distrust of the admins.
TRAITORS and add to their problem!
and difficulties.
The new Congress was elected Al
a protest against misuse of powe,
by the administration. The mem
bers of the Senate and House whit
were elected know full well tn,
temper of the people and they will
do their utmost to curb the bureau
Gratis and stop the misuse of funda
mental rights.
What some of the New Dealer
have overlooked Is that the countr,
at large contains many people toda.
whose sons have made the suprem
sacrifice The sons of men with bi,
salaries are at the front, taking tn
risks and losing their lives Just a.
are the sons of persons with small
incomes.
In wartime there should be NJ
effort to carry on class feuds. Ye
there isn't the slightest sign tina
the administration will ever yiel,
on its program of granting specia
privilege to the labor politicians an
their retlnue, While at the same TIM
coercing the other groups and fore
ing them to grant privileges to sucl
labor groups, all under the guise O
"aiding in the war effort"
Until the administration learn
the simple lesson that sacrifice mus
be equal and that war powers mus
not be used for selfish political O
class purposes, there will be evel
more friction between Congress an,
the Executive in the future than II
the past. The recess of the mex
fortnight could be used to reconcil
differences and form a constructive
unity for the next session OF Con
gress. Maybe the Christmas seasol
will bring an awareness Of the de
STABILITY of such step.
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