The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-21

Wallace-Jones
Fight DOeSn' I
Augur Well
BY Charles p. stewart


president Wallace and CONNER"
Secretary Jesse Jones for ihelr
quarrel over Uncle Sans var
time buying from shfoad % ap
pears that The dispute will have to
be congressiouslly investigated
when the lawmakers reassemble IN
Washington in September after
their present recess
The White House quite obviously
wanted Ia hush the case up
1t was an ugly dispute. not So
| much on account OF any Immediate
issue involved as because Henry
Wallace and Jesse Jones were
sassy in their remarks anent one
another
Henry. besides being head OF
orr Board Of Economic Warfare.
charged with the jon Of assuming
financial obligations between or
selves and overseas Allies. cou'ln-
ned 10 he our vice president He
simply was REW "on the side
Pint equally on he side Jesse.
besides being commerce secretary,
was director OF the ReconstruC-
ton Finance Corporation. reSpon-
sible for Endorsement OF the bar
gains Henry made.
Well Jesse was free TO say that
he considered Henry a poor bar
gamer. and turned lot OF the
lattsrs dickers down.
This policy OF lesse's was de
nouncsd Dy Henry az an unintelli-
gent Grabbing OF ouy wsr game.
Jesses reply in effect was that
Henry needed a guardian 10 veto
his International deals.
We'll. President Roosevelt alike
abolished Henrv's BEW and Jesse 5
RFC. substituting for them. IN
comeinatiou new concern a
Federal Insurance Corporation ua-
der Leo r. Crowley. TO speak for
Jesse Jones aud Henry Wallace as
= kind OF com promiser.
Incidentally. r D. R rather
strongly implied thai we've got to
have some system TO fight the
pending war TO successful demo
cratic conclusion. and the infer
ence was that II isn't system
We can hope for from disagree
ments OF the sort, between Henry
Wallace and Jesse Jones The
pair OF them have scquies ed, rot
overly violently reluctantly, hut
1t isn't a pleasant compromise.
-Ths problem becomes milky over
the question
Who's an sIecutiye and who's
q legislator?
As a cabinet member, Secretary
Jones is an executive.
But isn't Vice President Wal
lace a legislator?
always thought Of the vice
president as executive, like the
President.
IL the President dies or retires
the Vice President does become
executive.
But. in the meantime, he has a
vots in the SeHate-on ties II
may not happen often. but he's
an occasional kind Of an execu-
tvely-legisletiYe twin.
AID Congress is inclined TO
stant pat for him.
Il % not that Henry IL very pop
sia~ ca Capitol Hill II is of his
Job that the Senate is legislatively
tsaleus A test would not happen
often enough to signify Never
thelsss. IL IL a thought that weighs
with eoRstitstiohalists II is a sub
jeot that they are bugs on
RS characteristic OF the Senate
The representatives do not care
80 much
The senators. though. want an
Investigation. It Is an honest com
pick with some OF them.
II n a naNer OF sonstitutionaHty.
They have a case.
N will count at the next election.
1t would count now in the event OF
vacancy.
Them wallace 1t wsuld he
. confusing situation.
How about Congress- Which
would wallace be? President, or
what.
He would be president. OF coarse.
II would he confusing. tAough.
Henry wouldn't inherit anything
He would not have much backing.
either. Jesse Jones does not talk