The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-12
BY ALEXANDER R. GEORGE

ny hLLAANDER n. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, Nov. II. tn -
The No. l problem of the new Con.
gress, in the opinion of it's mem.
bers-elect, will be a world organi.
cation to preserve the peace.
A nationwide poll taken by the
Associated Press indicates that a
large majority of the men d
women who will make up the 18th
Congress regard the establishment
of international peace machinery
as their prime task. Their express.
eG desire to win the peace is pred.
icated, of course, on speedy win.
ming of the war.
A few of those who were inter.
viewed said they favored creating
ar armed force to curb aggres.
sors. Most members, however,
merely emphasized the obligation
of Congress to work for an endur.
ing peace arrangement.
Putting the nation on a strong
peacetime economic basis was rat
ed as the No. 2 problem for the
next Congress. Several members.
elect specified revision of the tax
law as necessary to encourage
business and produce Jobs.
Senator Connally O-Tex.), who
will continue as chairman of the
Senate committee on foreign rela-
tons, said he would like to lead
a fight for an organization that
would enforce peace with iron
and steel" He predicted another
conference, following up Dunbar.
ton Oaks, will be held soon to cor
struct the framework of a peace
OF ganiZation.
Wayne L. Morse, Republican SEN
ator-elect of Oregon and former
member of the War Labor Board
said Congress should proceed Sin
united action with those steps nee
essary for most effective prosecu.
ton of the war Then, it will
be a sacred obligation of Congress
ard the President to carry out the
Dumbarton Oaks plan to establish
permanent peace"
Emily Taft Douglas, Democratic
representative elect, of Illinois,
said: 1.-The building of a durable
peace is undoubtedly the most inn
portant problem of our generation.
We tried last time but the Allies
fell apart. We must assure that
teamwork in our shrunken world
will build lasting peace"
Senator C. Wayland Brooks CR..
ILL.,, believes that Gin addition to
winning the war and establishing
a cooperative organization to pre-
serve peace, we must develop a
reconversion and tax program that
will insure speedy development of
business activity and provide jobs
in private enterprise"
Senate Majority Leader Barley:
THE most important problem,
aside from winning the war and
gaining a just and durable peace
is putting the nation on sound
economic basis by adjusting pro-
duction, consumption and purchas-
ing power. Tax reduction is an
other issue but we can't tell what
should be undertaken n il we
know what our obligations will be"
Senator-e elect Leverett Saltonstall,
Republican of Massachusetts:
IT want to do anything I can to
help win the war and secure the
peace"
Representative-elect Mrs. Chase
Going Woodhouse, Democrat OF
Connecticut:
''The No. issue is to have the
world organization functioning i'm
so problems can be de-
cided before hostilities cease"
Rep. James Wadsworth, R.-N
", reelected to sixth term:
1.-The main problem facing Con-
gress is continued support OF the
about war efforts, which support
must include immediate action to-
ward revision of taxes, to take ef-
feet at the conclusion of hostili-
ties"
Rep. George Rogers, (D.-N. W:
"Congre, must secure a lasting
peace. I hope to see legislation
creating an armed force to main
tain the peace if necessary.
Senator Ball (R. Mimi: ''The
postwar security organization is
the No. 1 problem. In full dress
conference, the United Nations will
draft a charter of this world Sc
curity organization and the Senate
will be called upon to ratify it. We
should see to Lit that we get this
plan, which is the joint response
bility of the executive and Con-
gress, in the shortest possible
time"
Senator Taft R. -Ohio): "Domes-
tic questions of peace, especially
formulation of the postwar tax sys-
tenn, reorganization of social Sc
curity, health and housing and the
methods by which they become a
reality, are prime issues before the
new Congress. The foreign issues