The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-25
Postwar Unity
BY ARTHUR KROCK

over their Presidential choice, Governor Dew
ey has presented one of the most effective
points in his favor. This is the prospect. as
seen by most political observers, that the next
House will have a Republican majority and
that changes in the Senate as the result of
the November national poll will strengthen
the bipartisan coalition which has repeatedly
rejected the Presidents leadership.
On the other hand prevailing expert opinion
(Which is supported by our political history is
that, if Governor Dewey can be elected the re-
verse trend by which that will be accomplish
ed will bring in a Congress responsive to
the new national leadership which the voters
have decreed
/ Internationally many Independent citizens,
including Democrats opposed to the Presi-
dents domestic record and a fourth term
successor in these times and the following
have great doubts of Governor Dewey as his
successor in these times and the following
era. They are not sufficiently impressed with
his convictions on many matters, including
postwar system Of effective collective securi-
ty. They are not sure Of his capacity for the
office Their doubts have been intensified by
seeming to question the supply ALLEGATIONS by
those Chiefs Of Staff whom he said he would
not disturb in the military conduct Of the
war.
But it many of these citizens were per-
suaded that the quarre1s between President
Roosevelt and Congress will be intensified
by the results OF the election, even if the
4 President is given fourth term BY the
nhoh 10 ro1;~
resolve their doubts of Governor Dewey in
favor of cooperative action by the next Presi-
dent and the next Congress. The Republican
candidate shrewdly and impressively address,
ed himself to this situation in these passages
OF the Portland speech:
Now there is second thing that is es-
sential to achieving our agreed objective
Of peace and prosperity. That essential
! thing is joint, harmonious action between
II the President and the Congress. Is a
4 fourth term Indispensable to that?
Every step we take in these critical
4 years ahead must have the joint support
! OF the Congress and the President Can
\ any such joint action and harmonious re-
lationship be achieved under this Admin
istration?
My opponent has demonstrated that he
: cannot work with the present Democra-
d tic Congress How in the name Of the
future Of our country can he be expected
that will certainly be elected this fall?
: To this the Democrats can truthfully re.
!. spond that, so far as party labels are con.
, Ecerned, the next Senate is more likely than
not to retain Democratic majority. But il
can be stated as fact and not as fore.
cast, that number of these Democrats are
only waiting for the end of the campaign to
renew active opposition to Mr.. Roosevelt
Many things in the past are responsible for
this. But the Presidents encouragement, and
then rejection of, the Vice Presidential can.
2 didacy of one of the most popular men who
: ever served in the Senate Mr.. Byrnes, added
greatly to their resentment and distrust, par.
ticularly in view of the fact that the Presi
dents about-face was based on Mr.. Hillman's
: veto of Mr.. Byrnes' candidacy.
Southern Senators are the ones chiefly dis
= affected by train of events that eliminated
. in the withdrawal of Mr.. Byrnes at Chicago
and the short shrift which the Administration
leaders gave to the candidacy Of the MAORI
& ty leader, Senator Barley, for second place
on the ticket. But there are others in the
> same mood.
MIR. Dewey must, Of course, persuade a fa1
: larger group than the political observers thai
: this condition in Congress exists and this
!. shift in1pends. And even then he must spread
the conviction, not only that these factors
will imperil postwar security and national
4 recovery, but that he can and will leae
t his party in Congress along the path OF post
:. war security policy charted by the President
;, and Secretary Hull. II he can implant the
q first belief however, he will have opened
e wide breach in the twelve-year entrench
ments of the President
~ The membership Of the Senate is now di
= vided as follows: Democrats, 81; Republi
n cans, 80; Progressive, 1. This November
:, thirty-two Senate seats to be filled by thu
d electors, and a change of party in ten O.
}, them would permit the Republicans to or
- ganize that body. This is not generally an
tcipated. But Republican gains are, and i
should be remembered that of the ffty-seve1
Democrats many are political adversaries o
the President.
The House now has 215 Democrats, 212 Re
publicans, Progressives Farmer-Laborite
Il Americana aborite, and vacant seats. Thu
W It can be seen that, il there is rising Re
:, publican trend for Congressional candidates
- as all signs indicate the Republicans will car
Al nv the House even if they lose the Presidency
l. The House is junior partner in foreign affair
and treaties are not submitted to it. Blu
~ agreements are, and the present plan is tt
~ effectuate many phases OF the peace settle
le ments by agreements. Also all appropriation
must originate in the House