Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-08-11


low and sinister motive to any one
who dissents from the particular
project to which it Is committed. In
this case the bill the Republicans
are supporting was introduced by
the distinguished Democratic chair
man of the Senate Finance Commit
tee, whose motive and character are
above suspicion.
1t is more or less along the lines
advocated by Mr. B. M Baruch
whose known political and personal
Observation-Disclosures in these matters
is generally recognized and whose
advice if taken by the administra-
ton as often as it has been asked
would have saved priceless time
money and material in the conduct
of the war on the home front.
Nevertheless, the fourth term
spokesman are trying to make it ap-
pear, as they did in the soldier
vote business, that the opposition
wants no compensation at all for
unemployed workers during the re-
conversion period. This is an absurd
allegation but typical. The issue be-
tween the two bills, of course, is
whether under the Truman Murray
Kilgore bill the Federal Government
shall administer the law and provide
the funds or whether the States
shall do so.
Democrats Split.
On this issue the Democrats are
split. with the independent ones for
the George bill and the New Deal
forces against it. With the indie
pendent Democrats are most of the
Republican Senators. whose position
Is consistent with that taken by the
Republican Governors in their recent
St. Louis conference
To find In this that either the
Republican or the independent
Democrats are inspired by anti
fourth-term politics Is too far
fetched to stand up. 1t would be as
stupid as 1t would be awkward and
inevitably would react upon those
responsible The truth is that the
demagoguery and the politics in
in this controversy are on the Tru-
man urray-Kilgore side and not
on the other. For one thing, the
Truman Murray-Kilgore bill pro-
vides so much more lavish compen-
sation that in many cases 1t would
pay a worker to remain unemployed
rather than take a private job.
For another-and this the Tru-
man Murray -Kilgore advocates re-
frain from mentioning-the labor
leaders, and particularly the Clio
and its PAC committee, are back of
their bill and against the George
bill. The prospect that the C1O and
Mr.. Hillman may become leading
issues in this campaign to which
the people, infamed by an out
rageous strike record and other
things. might react most unfavor-
ably, has induced a new modesty in
him and it.
White House Backing Reported.
Accordingly, in this fight they are
not shouting their heads off as
usual. But, they are in it up to the
neck Just the same and every posted
person knows it. 1t is hardly neces-
sary TO add that Mr.. Roosevelt is
with them and that the White
House weight is surely behind the
Truman Murray kilgore bill, which
has become known as the liberal
bill II is a typical Roosevelt per-
Torrance, the politics in which is
brazen and undlsguised, and it piles
UP evidence as to where the real
power will be in the next admins
tration should he be reelected.
It is charged that the Truman
MURRAY -Kllgore bill is the genesis
Of a system Of permanent pensions
for many thousands of war work
erS." It sets up another great bu-
reau which is known as a National
Production Employment Board,
which will certainly increase the
number of Federal jobholders and
add to the expenses of govern
ment. 1t provides as unemployment
compensation more money from
the Federal Treasury than many
workers were earning in their pri-