The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-07
Observations
Churchill Popular
With Washingtons
Legislators
BY Charles p. Stewart

tween fltHlutul huostNtlL anu
British Prime Minister Churchill
are not, in general, a bit fattering
10 our own Chief Executive. That
is TO say. / think IL is a safe bet
that a stable majority OF Washing
tons lawmakers like Winnie, pers-
,nally, better than they do Frank.
yn d. They associate with the
.ormer when he is available, on
riendlier terms.
OF course. there is a group Of
the legislators whose relations with
the White House tenant are eX-
ceedingly close. As a broad propu-
sition. however Capitol Hill isn't
overly enthusiastic for Franklin on
a back-slapping basis. Winnie IS
referred 10 as a good fellow IN
the FIRST class
That F. D. r. is entitled TO 100
per cent congressional support IN
connection with his war leadership
not questioned for A minute.
some Of his methods are criticiz.
u but not his central authority
or an instant Yet fault.hndinS
with his original New Dealerish-
ness is noticeably on the increase.
even among some of his earlier
followers. There is disposition
in short, to adopt precautions to-
ward prevention of a possible slop.
over OF New Dealcrism into subse-
quent peace times II is a senti-
ment that is not confined TO strict
conservatives, either j. is indoors
ed by quite a few Democrats, as
we'll as by pretty solid alignment
OF Republicans
A diagnosis OF the situation i'm
piles that Franklin D has aroused
antagonism 10 himself by a patron
ling attitude toward the govern
ment's lawmaking branch.
He has treated them, the law
makers manifestly think. like
school children. He has talked
down" 10 them. He has regarded
them as juniors, il not Interiors
or so a lot OF them evidently think
Now, Winston Churchill met
Before he had been here Iona.
he began giving them war informa-
ton that F d. r. had not deemed
It iudicious 10 trust them with.
They heard things from him, con-
corning American war operations,
that F. D R previously had kept
corked up
II was kind OF irritating TO be
told by a British prime minister,
for the first time. what We had
been doing all along
II wasn't the first time, either.
We have had plenty OF American
war news before that had to reach
US by way OF London. Briefly,
their censorship covers Us.
The nub OF it is that Winston
Churchill is rated in Washington
as a better democrat than Presi-
dent Roosevelt is.
Congress idea today Is to create
an inter-le zislative-executive or
ganization that will keep the two
branches in touch. 1t isn't TO pro-
woke conflict between them, but to
coordinate the pair
The judiciary doesn't figure much
at present. however. The situation
Is versus executive and legislative.
The legislative's TO grant authori-
" and provide the cash. The exc.
cutive folk are TO deliver the goods. d.
Prime Minister Churchill sub
ordinates himself executively, to
the legislature. Consequently. his
program is to tell parliament fas
a member OF iD what he and his
country needs. President Roose-
velt's is to DEMAND what he re-
quires as a military commander
From a local standpoint Winnie
Churchill Is diplomatic about. II.
He EXPLAINS TO parliament
President Roosevelt is peremptory
He makes Congress sore
Furthermore, Franklin tells Cen
gress what he wants-or else.
Winnie tells WHY.
Winnie also IS affable Franklin
is thought by many as oyerbearing.
One OF them is Democrat
Winnie The other Is dictatorial-
Franklin
Congress is democratic-in the
long run.
II would he cute, II possible. 10
substitute Winnie Churchill for
Franklin Roosevelt as postwar
observation-disclosures later on
Scarcely needful TO say, We
wouldn't all agree TO it.
Even Congress wouldn't &C.
quiesce. Nevertheless. I will bet
that he would be acceptable on
Capitol Hill as a fair compromise.