Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Congress Fights Rule
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By Minority and Alien
Ideas, Says Taft

Congressional action in the last
session of Congress was not dictated
by blind opposition to the President,
but by "a determination that gov
eminent of the people of the United
States shall be, and shall continue
to be, government by a ma jority of
those people and not by 10 per cent
minority, with ideas imported from
Europe and a complete contempt for
American constitutional democracy"
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
declared last night.
Speaking on the National Radio
Forum arranged by The. Star and
broadcast over Radio Station WMAL
and the Blue Network, Senator Taft
said the differences between Con-
gress and the President have been
almost entirely on domestic issues.
There is no difference of opinion
with regard to our goal in the war"
he said. land no hesitation in CIV
ing to the armed forces the unlim-
tied support and sacrifice which they
require"
Sees Plan to Smear" Congress.
The Ohio Senator said there was
some evidence of an attempt to
smear Congress while in recess by
humorous folk" who fear quarreling
at home, no matter how important
the questions are. and by those like
Henry Wallace, the CLIO and the
Communists, who picture group
of reactionaries, controlled by Wall
Street, destroying everything that
the President has accomplished on
the domestic front in the last 10
years"
II don't believe" Mr. Taft added.
"that a few healthy differences on
policy at home do any harm to the
war effort.
IF they wish Congress to cooper
ate more with the President, what
about the President cooperating
with Congress? As far as I know, he
has never consulted on domestic
questions any members of either
House or Senate who differ with him
on such questions
I'm England" he said. they have
q coalition government. But there is
none here and, of course, coalition
government is impossible even in
time of war unless both branches
of the coalition are prepared to
make concessions on domestic policy
to those who cooperate with them
in the war. The President never
makes such a concession. He never
appoints to important office any
man who has seriously differed with
him. unless subsequently that man
has fought on the Presidents side"
Lauds Congress Record.
Declaring that if there were any
lack of cooperation lit lies on the
Presidents side" Senator Taft said
that Congress has gone too far. If
anything, in its efforts to assist the
Presidents war program" He said
that Congress had been anxious Ito
err on the side of generosity.
Much Army and Navy money is
wastefully spent" he said. Most Of
the vast horde of Federal civilian
employees are in the War and Navy
Departments. But if an Army or
Navy officer appears before Con-
gress and asks for money for war
purposes. it is impossible to be par
simonious. and difficult to determine
exactly the sum which is really nee
essary.
Congress has granted the Presi-
dent power to reorganize the Gov
eminent, and to set up many new
bureaus It has given him dis
cretionary fund, which can be used
for time to support these bureaus
Thus we see the owl and the
Board of Economic Warfare (now
the Office OF Economic Warfare
and many others with no specific
legislative authority, though subject
after their preliminary period to re-
straint through appropriation. Ire
mendous authority was given to the
Reconstruction Finance Corp, be-
cause 1t was felt many things had