Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-05
The Political Mill
Hoover Presents Program Thot Merits
Fair Consideration for Conduct Of War

There was a War Council or War
Cabinet in every principal nation
in the last war. There is one in
every principal nation in this
war except the United States"
Is there any good reason why
there should not be such war
council here? The answer is
no" Already there has been
lack of proper coordination and
cooperation in the absence of
such council.
1t has been responsible for too
many conflicting statements,
emanating from too many agen-
cies of Government with over
tapping authority over ifportant
civilian activities. And, indeed,
there have been conflicts within
the individual agencies of Gov
eminent, due to the fact that the
single administrator with def
mite powers, has not been the
order Of the day.
Would Avoid Regulation.
Mr.. Hoover's eighth principle"
bears repeating, for the failure
to live up to it already has the
country by the ears. 1t is: The
eighth principle is to do no more
regulating than is necessary to
attain the major detectives. Fix
ing of prices is necessary only on
things the Government uses or
that comprise the essentials of
the cost of living. To the great
mass of the people, 95 per cent
OF the cost of living lies in less
than 40 staple raw materials, and
with price control starting near
the source avoids host of price
fixing and policing of non-essen-
tials."
Ailo 4oi ilici TItSlutllI also
urges the utmost and enthusiast
tic cooperation Of civilians with
the Government with the least
bureaucracy and force" The
Government today is a mass of
bureaucratic agencies-and all
signs point to an increase in bu-
reaucracy. No less a person than
Leon Henderson, head of the
OPA, has warned the people
within the last few days they
must expect more and more of
this.
Mr.. Hoover'S final principle
calls for the organization of all
civilian activities for war 80 as
to assure the return to economic
and personal liberty the moment
the war is over" Too many per-
sons fear today that this is not
the policy of the New Dealers
who have been seeking to extend
Government control over civilian
actlvities-not just during the
war, but long before the war be-
gan.
Program Suggested.
Representative Bender of Ohio,
president of the National FEEDER
alton of Republican Clubs and
publisher of the National Re-
publican, has made public
statement of policy for the guild
ance OF the Republican party
during the next two years, and
has submitted it to the national
committee for its consideration.
1t deals with the war front,
the domestic front and with the
peace that must be made after
this country has won the war.
He faVors, among other things,
the creation of joint congress.
Sional committee on the war eff
fort.
Important particularly is a de-
mand that the Republican party
continue its opposition to any
negotiated peace with the dicta-
tors and pledge that the Re-
publican party will support the
participation of the United States
IN postwar peace program de-
signed to assure economic and
political freedom to all the ma
tons of the world"
Obviously if the Republican
party will support such a post
war program, isolationism is
dead.