Evening star., 1943-04-29
Nebraska's 5 Governor
Calls for Return Of
Powers 10 States
Fears Pro-Administrution
Bloc of Voters Unless
Federal Rule Is Curbed

NEW YORK. April 29-Gov.
Dwight GrisWold of Nebraska said
today that continuation of direct ad-
ministrative powers In the Federal
Government tended to develop
pro administrator voters bloc,
which, he contended. might become
the deciding factor in future elec-
tions.
| In an address at the general ses-
sion of the annual meeting of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce. Gov Griswold, Republican,
called for a greater concentration of
administration responsibilities in the
governments of the States.
Subject of the session was Our
Post Victory Democracy. Gov. Girls
void talked of the place Of the
States in the postwar period. The
place of Congress was outlined by
Representative Gore, Democrat. OF
Tennessee and the place of business
by Frank P. Doherty, president Of
the Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce.
REORGANIZATION OI NUlSIC CSS.
Representative Gore called for
reorganization of Congress and sug-
gested "lease-for-u system un-
| der which the vast productive IA
cinties now under Government own
ership would be leased to private
capital, the lease to terminate on
cessation of production.
Mr.. Doherty said Government
| domination of a Nations economic
life leads inevitably to state So
| cialiSm."
| Calling for return after the war
| to what he described as economic
democracy" Mr.. Doherty said:
Free enterprise cannot flourish
and prosper under an economic sys-
tenn dominated and controlled by
government. A system of free en-
terprise is inseparably linked with
free institutions. Under a State
dominated system, free institutions
weaken-wither-
Speaking of his proposal for in
creasing administrative power OF
the States, Gov. Griswold said:
by permitting authority to play
| the role of director and admins
traitor we have allowed the assem-
blage of millions of workers who. by
virtue of their employment and in
terests, find themselves approving Of
the particular way their agency is
| functioning.
What is. therefore, in formation
| is huge contingent of voters who
constitute floating power that is
for the wsy the Federal authority
does things. Whether the authority
happens to be Democratic or Re-
publican makes no difference.
Fears Landslide Elections.
Landslide elections in this Ma
ton are not so frequent but what
! the commitment Of 100000 or s.
100000 votes to the ms can very
easily become the determining fac
tor which robs the unprejudiced
ma jority of franchise
! He declared that with the pro-
tecting State and local governments
shorn away" increases in Federal
power would destroy the heart Of
democratic living just as the power
of Diesel engine would destroy
the workings of fine watch" He
suggested the Federal Government
must be the general director and the
States the administrators.
Asserting that both the executive
and judicial branches of Govern
ment have undergone change while
Congress differs little now from
what it was in Jefferson's day, Rep
resentative Gore said: In fact,
Congress is wholly unable to func-
ton on an equal footing with our
aggressive, ever-eXpanding bureau
| cracy."
He said that individual members
Of Congress must give more concern
to the national good instead of con-
centrating on what he described as
! sectional interests.
! Referring to persons who fear in
| naturalization of Americas COM
petitors, Representative Gore said
| industrial nations, with their higher
standards of living, were Americas
| best customers
A fuels and power for war confer
ence. attended by 400 delegates to
the convention, unanimously adopt
ed resolution yesterday calling on
the chambers president and Board
of Directors to register formal pro-
test against stoppages in coal pro-
duction.
Mine Strike Condemned.
The resolution, offered by Ward
c. Clifford, Kansas City MO- Cham
Der of Commerce president, said:
whereas the Nation is now con-
| fronted with suspension of coal
| production and whereas any sus-
pension of coal mining during this
| au-out war is unthinkable now,
therefore, be it resolved, that this
body request President Eric A. john
ston and the Board of Directors of
the United States Chamber OF COM
merce, as the largest body represent
ing the consuming public, to 60 on
record in formal open declaration
to the effect that no group or groups
OF persons be permitted to stop or
impede the production of so vital
tuel as coal in this critical period :.
Charles G. Dickinson, president of
the National Coal Association. said
the coal industry has met the Ma
tIons war fuel needs and pledged
the industry would exceed last years
production peak IF We have the
men, the materials and the railroad
cars to load"
Mr.. Dickinson termed the method
OF negotiating biennial wage agree
ments archaic" and added that at
the wage conferences lesser lights
and acolytes are paraded on the
stage day after day to make ex-
aggerated, absurd misleading and
deceptive statements with regard to
earnings, cost of living and living
conditions.
The good name of the entire
bituminous coal industry, and. there
fore, the best interests OF both par
ties, have suffered inestimable dam
age as result of the muck -raking."
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