The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-05-24

by implication, to support injustice.
perpetrated by other nations. past
or present.
Truman Understands
Congress- Viewpoint
With Harry Truman in the White
House the position Of the delegation
has been strengthened by his an.
nouncement that he would not attend
the meeting in person, but would
back up his delegates from his desk
where he belonged" There are
several other things that augur well
for harmony. The senate knows that
MI. Truman is not personally com.
mitted in any way to Britain or
Russia since he did not participate
in any Of the talks of the Big
Three; they noted his remark that
Foreign Commissar Molotov when
he arrived in this country would pay
his respects to the President Of the
United States "as he should" This
time the mountain had come to Ma.
homet, not the reverse.
Lastly. there is the very potent
fact that President Truman was
Senator Truman for a long while.
He knows the legislative viewpoint
and, to know the legislative view.
point, not accidentally as an out.
side observer. but as a longtime
possessor of that viewpoint, is OF
great practical importance. Remem.
Der the frequent controversies be.
tween the administration and con.
gress in the past few years. Note,
likewise, two of the outstanding sue.
cesses in obtaining cooperation be.
tween the executive and the legisla.
tive branches: Cordell Hull and
James Byrnes. both former mem
bers Of congress.
So much for the hope for domes.
tic harmony. Now consider the dit.
ference between the position of the
United States in 1919 and the United
States in 1945.
Then, it is true. our entry into
the war made victory possible. But
now we have taken over the major
burden Of the fighting and in so do.
ing have become the most powerful
country in the world and Of all the
powerful countries. the one which
emerges with its military resource:
least impaired-by far the mos
powerful in terms Of army, navy
and war material and wealth.
On the whole I think it is fair t.
report a general feeling Of optimism
on the part Of the American delega'
ton and at least a feeling on the
part of other delegates I have met,
Of willingness to try to justify that
optimism.
A G.I. President
It is a long time since we have
had an ex-soldier in the White
House. President Truman is the
first veteran Of World War I to &C.
cept the mansion.
AS you know he broadcast to the
troops overseas soon after he ad.
dressed congress. Naturally the
movie-cameras and the sound-track
boys were there. So were the army
photographers. But the Big Boys
get the priorities at such shows. The
newsreels. the top-fight magazines
and the rest. The boys in uniform
were pushed back. They didn't be-
long.
As a result they got a sad side
shot that was strictly ng.
So the officer in charge went ur
and asked if he could have a re
take. Certainly" Cor words to tina
effect since we don't quote presi
dents) said President Truman. &c
ahead. we'll do the whole thing
over"
Well. army pictorial does thing.
right. 1t has some of the best Hol
lyWood technical men in uniform. L
took a long time to get just the RICH
lighting. So an official came up anc
said:
You have just ten minute.
more"
Up spoke the captain: DO 20,
want the President taken right o.
wrong?"
The President broke in: TAX.
all night if you want to-" Cor, as
said, words to that effect). This pic
ture was for the G.I.s.
And so they iddled and fooled I'm
til they had the lights right, unit
they had everything just right.
And then the President wen
ahead and did his speech owe,
again.
1t is one Of the best action shot:
taken in the White House.
But you won't see it. 1t was jus
for the G